Service Description

CDP VOLUNTARY INTERNATIONAL CDP is a non-profit organisation, member of the CDSB and is supported by a large number of investors globally. The CDP collects, assesses and reports information on the environmental performance of companies, cities, and regions. It does this by publishing specific questionnaires on climate change, water, forests, and supply chain. Respondents are required to disclose and provide evidence on an extensive array of questions on their current and future sustainability strategy. They will receive a score from A to D representing their sustainability maturity. ESG INVESTOR-LED Who reports? Those who report are either (1) responding to a request filed by investors, (2) responding to a request iled by customers, (3) sell-selected companies. Most large organisations report: Over 23,000 companies disclosed in 2023, an increase of 23% since 2022. This represents 2/3 of global market capitalisabon Investor Partners and Supply Chain Members Represent $136tn in investor assets and 56.4tn in procurement spend. What is reported? There is one integrated questionnare consisting of up to three environmental aspects (Climate Change, Water Secunty, Forestal, depending on their business activities and what their investors have requested them to disclose 1 Cirmate Change Companies are requested to disclose their net-zero transition plans in line with a 15C pathway. They must disclose cimate-related risks and opportunities, detail how the business governance and strategy has adapted and report ermissions data. They are also n requested to to include Scope 12 & 3 emissions and their verification Several questions regarding biodiversity have also recently been added into the questionnaire, however these are, as of yet, unscored 2. Water Security Respondents evaluate and d disclose information on existing and future water risk, water strategy and water use. Includes sector-specific questions for organisations in Agriculture and Materials sectors 3. Forests This section enables investors to understand company exposure and risk associated with deforestation. Questions address the verification and monitoring of commitments, policies and standards and strategy for using forest commodities. Companies may also be required to respond via a supply chain questionnaire: The supply chain questionnaire is aimed at companies that are part of the supply chain of other companies. It is based on the questions int the climate change questionn