Driving transformation through transparency

The latest insights from CDP, the global environmental disclosure system

We are on the cusp of great global change. In the last month alone, we have seen banking and investment giants warn of the threat of climate change, employees lobby their companies to take action, and international climate protests sweep the globe. The need to act with urgency has never been clearer, and companies, local and national governments, and investors all have their part to play. But you can’t manage what you don’t measure. Our Online Reporting System is now open, allowing organizations to measure and monitor their environmental impact and opportunities. We’re calling on companies, cities states & regions to start their disclosure journey today and work to build a sustainable future

CASE STUDY: WPP on disclosure

We spoke to long-time disclosers WPP about the effects they have experienced from disclosing to CDP. Having improved their climate change score from D in 2011, to A- in 2018, WPP talk us through their journey to success, and the benefits it has brought them.

VIDEO: The benefits of environmental disclosure

Hear from Hermes EOS, L'Oréal and Ørsted, on how CDP disclosure is helping their journeys towards sustainability, and the benefits environmental reporting has brought them along the way.

Why disclose to CDP?

With increased pressure on companies to up their sustainability efforts, we’re seeing more companies turn to disclosure, and it’s bringing a multitude of benefits. Explore our graphic to find out what advantages companies are experiencing from reporting to CDP.

CitiesToday: New simpler climate reporting platform launched

Holding warming at 1.5C will require urgent and ambitious action from cities. Together with ICELI, CDP have worked to ensure the disclosure process is as simple as possible, by creating the unified reporting system – saving our cities precious time and resources. Learn more from Kyra Appleby, CDP’s Global Director of cities, states & regions

Cascading through the supply chain: what will the next ten years of supplier sustainability engagement look like?

For ten years CDP has been working with companies, helping them to leverage their purchasing power to drive sustainable change within their supply chains. CDP’s Sonya Bhonsle, Global Head CDP Supply Chain, reflects on five lessons companies have learned from a decade of action.

We cannot solve climate change without transforming the global financial system

In April, calls for sustainable reform within the financial system came to a head, with the Bank of England’s Mark Carney warning of the existential threat posed by climate change to the global financial system. Read our blog exploring the ways in which all players within the system can do their bit to advance the low-carbon transition.