CDP Reporting Framework

CDP environmental disclosures are most commonly completed by medium-to-large enterprises with material environmental exposure. Organizations that participate in CDP reporting and follow the CDP reporting framework improve transparency and enable stakeholders to evaluate environmental performance through CDP scoring and CDP ratings. This is particularly relevant for organisations that are:

• Publicly traded, where CDP scoring can influence investor assessments and broader business performance evaluations.
• Part of global supply chains, where CDP supply chain disclosures help customers assess supplier environmental performance and risk.
• Suppliers to large enterprises participating in CDP Supply Chain programmes that require environmental data reporting.
• Operating in emissions or resource-intensive sectors, where the CDP reporting framework is often used to demonstrate environmental transparency and compliance expectations.

• CDP submission deadline for CDP 2026 scoring: September 2026.
• Companies that submit their disclosures by the CDP deadline are eligible to receive a CDP score (A–D ratings) as part of the CDP 2026 reporting cycle.
• There is a later CDP submission deadline window for companies that wish to disclose environmental data, but submissions made after the September CDP deadline will not be eligible for scoring.

Companies disclose environmental data on the impact their business activities following the CDP reporting framework, which provides structured guidance on reporting and ensures consistency and comparability across organizations. Key themes in CDP disclosures include climate change, water security and deforestation, reflecting the growing importance of these issues for sustainability, investor assessments and stakeholder transparency.

CDP is expected to release the detailed CDP 2026 scoring methodology in April, aligning with ESRS and other global sustainability standards. The update will include an “Ocean” module and refinements to forests and SME scoring. Organizations should review and update their CDP response strategies to ensure their disclosures align with evolving CDP sustainability expectations and continue to meet scoring and stakeholder transparency requirements.

• Leverage climate data to assess risk and navigate evolving reporting criteria under the latest CDP scoring methodology.
• Prepare your CDP response and update your strategy with our Sustainability Consulting team to align with evolving CDP sustainability expectations and improve your score.
• Aggregate your data and monitor progress using our Corporate Sustainability software.
• Collect, manage and track supplier performance with our Supply Chain Sustainability software, ensuring transparency and compliance across your value chain.