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- Climate & Nature
CDP Calls Disclosure an Economic Imperative as Three ASPs Renew Partnerships
CDP's 2025 Disclosure Dividend report identifies environmental disclosure as an economic imperative rather than a transparency exercise, with companies that act on disclosure data unlocking measurable…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Launches API for 2025 Disclosure Cycle Enabling Direct Data Transfer
CDP has launched a Disclosure API for the 2025 reporting cycle, allowing organisations to transfer environmental data directly from third-party software platforms into the CDP Portal, reducing manual …
- Climate & Nature
CDP Midway Through 2025 Disclosure Window With New ASP Partners Onboarded
One month into CDP's 2025 response window, thousands of businesses, cities, states, and regions have begun disclosing environmental data, with CDP's global disclosure workshops providing guidance on r…
- Climate & Nature
Corporate Engagement in Landscape Approaches to Deforestation Rises 70 Percent
The number of companies disclosing engagement in Landscape and Jurisdictional approaches to deforestation through CDP increased by more than 70 percent between 2020 and 2021, rising from 27 to 47 comp…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Expands Accredited Solutions Provider Network for 2025 Disclosure Cycle
CDP has announced new and renewing members of its Accredited Solutions Provider network, which supports organisations in navigating the platform's alignment with major sustainability disclosure framew…
- Climate & Nature
Companies Collaborating on Supplier Emissions Save Over US$13 Billion, CDP Data Shows
CDP data presented at the Economist Impact Sustainability Week shows that companies collaborating with suppliers to reduce emissions have collectively saved over US$13 billion. The findings were share…
- Climate & Nature
89 Percent of European Market Capitalisation Discloses Through CDP in 2023
More than 1,600 European organisations representing 89 percent of European market capitalisation disclosed through CDP in 2023, according to CDP's Europe Report released in partnership with Oliver Wym…
- Climate & Nature
23,000 Companies Representing US$67 Trillion Disclose Environmental Data to CDP in 2023
More than 23,000 companies with a combined market capitalisation of US$67 trillion disclosed environmental performance data to CDP in 2023, a 24 percent increase from 2022. The expansion marks an over…
- Climate & Nature
Jambi City Indonesia Pursues Green Urban Transport Project to Cut Mobility Costs
Jambi City in Sumatra, Indonesia is seeking Gap Fund technical assistance for a Green Urban Transportation project aimed at reducing the city's transportation cost burden, which currently consumes 25.…
- Climate & Nature
367 Institutions Worth US$33 Trillion Back CDP Campaign Targeting 2,100 High-Emitting Companies
CDP has launched its annual Science-Based Targets campaign with the backing of 367 financial institutions and multinational companies with a combined US$33 trillion in assets and spending power, targe…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Expands Automated Disclosure API to Full Questionnaire for 2024 Reporting Cycle
CDP has expanded its Disclosure API to cover the full questionnaire for the 2024 reporting cycle, following a successful pilot in the previous year. Cities, states and regions are included for the fir…
- Climate & Nature
South Africa CDP Disclosures Rise 35% Since 2018 But Nature Reporting Lags
Public environmental disclosures by South African companies through CDP grew 35% between 2018 and 2023, rising from 50 to 84 organisations, according to new CDP-Brundtland analysis. Despite this progr…
- Climate & Nature
Sherry Madera Takes Charge as CDP Chief Executive Officer
Sherry Madera has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer at CDP, the global non-profit that operates the world's largest environmental disclosure system. Her appointment comes ahead of the UN Gen…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Launches Disclosure API Pilot to Automate Corporate Environmental Reporting
CDP has partnered with select software Accredited Solutions Providers to pilot a new Disclosure API for the 2023 corporate climate change questionnaire. The tool allows organisations to transfer envir…
- Climate & Nature
Canadian National Railway Targets 43% Emissions Intensity Reduction by 2030
Canadian National Railway has committed to reducing Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 43% per gross ton miles by 2030 from a 2019 base year, alongside a 40% Scope 3 intensity reduction from fuel and ener…
- Climate & Nature
AstraZeneca Invites 700 Suppliers to CDP Disclosure to Meet 2030 Net-Zero Target
AstraZeneca expanded its supplier CDP disclosure programme from 250 to more than 700 suppliers in 2022, nearly tripling its supply chain engagement as it works toward a 50% reduction in its entire val…
- Climate & Nature
Record 1,152 Companies Disclose Forests Data as Deforestation-Free Progress Lags
A record 1,152 companies disclosed through CDP's forests questionnaire in 2023, yet only 64 reported achieving at least one fully deforestation- and conversion-free commodity supply chain. The finding…
- Standards & Frameworks
CDP and PCAF Align Reporting Standards to Streamline Financial Institution Emissions Disclosure
CDP and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials have aligned their reporting frameworks for the 2024 disclosure cycle, simplifying how financial institutions measure and disclose emissions as…
- Sustainable Finance
Global Cities Disclose US$146 Billion in Climate Infrastructure Projects Seeking Finance
A total of 636 cities across 86 countries disclosed 2,346 climate infrastructure projects valued at US$146 billion in 2023, with US$65 billion in investment being actively sought through CDP-ICLEI Tra…
- ESG Movers
Corporates Accelerate Renewable Energy Procurement Through PPAs and EACs
Corporate demand for clean electricity is reshaping renewable energy markets, driven by emissions reduction targets and electricity price volatility. RE100 members currently secure 249 terawatt-hours …
- Sustainable Finance
Asia Pacific Cities Seek Nearly US$10 Billion for 169 Climate Infrastructure Projects
Cities across Asia Pacific disclosed 169 climate-related projects collectively valued at nearly US$10 billion through the CDP-ICLEI Track system in 2022, with 169 of those projects reported as seeking…
- Standards & Frameworks
Ørsted Prepares One Year Ahead of Mandatory CSRD Deadline Through CDP Platform
Danish offshore wind company Ørsted developed sustainability statements aligned with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards in its 2023 annual report, one year before the mandatory CSRD deadl…
- Standards & Frameworks
Corporate Biodiversity Disclosure Remains Far Below Global Biodiversity Framework Targets
Only 7% of companies and financial institutions assessed their dependencies on biodiversity as of 2023, despite the Global Biodiversity Framework requiring all businesses to disclose and reduce biodiv…
- Climate & Nature
Cities Disclose 5,600 Climate Projects Worth US$166 Billion
Over 1,100 cities across 102 countries have disclosed more than 5,600 unique climate projects through the CDP-ICLEI Track platform, representing US$166 billion in investment opportunities. The data, s…