Carbon Disclosure Project
Information on the purpose of your organization
CDP is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information. We work with market forces to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and natural resources, as well as take action to reduce them. CDP now holds the largest collection globally of primary climate change, water and forest-risk information and puts these insights at the heart of strategic business, investment and policy decisions. CDP acts on behalf of 767 investor signatories (with combined assets of US$92 trillion) and over 70 major purchasers. We have vital environmental information from over 5,000 companies based in more than 80 countries. Please visit www.cdp.net to find out more.
Information on your programmes and activities in areas relevant to the subject of the Summit and in which country or counties they are carried out.
CDP has several key programs which are relevant to the SDG Summit, including:
Climate Change
CDP's climate change program works to reduce companies? greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. We request information on the risks and opportunities of climate from the world?s largest companies on behalf of 767 investor signatories with combined assets of US$92 trillion.
Water
CDP?s water program provides critical water-related data from the world?s largest corporations to inform the global market place on investment risk and commercial opportunity. 573 institutional investors representing US$60 trillion in assets are signatories to CDP?s water program.
Forests
CDP?s forests program helps companies and their investors in understanding and addressing their exposure to forest risk commodities, such as cattle, biofuels, palm oil, timber and soy. CDP's forests program acts on behalf of 240 signatory investors representing US$15 trillion in assets.
Supply Chain
CDP?s supply chain program helps over 65 global corporations to understand the impacts of climate change and water across the supply chain, harnessing their collective purchasing power to encourage suppliers to disclose climate change information, targets and progress.
Cities
CDP?s cities program provides a global platform (in partnership with C40) that allows city governments to publicly disclose climate and water information. Over 200 cities and local governments from around the world disclosed to CDP?s cities program in 2014. CDP also runs a new reporting platform with The Climate Group for states and regions.
These programs are carried out in over 80 countries, including:
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Information on activities at the national or international levels
All of CDP's programs / activities are global / international in nature. These programs / activities are carried out in over 80 countries, including:
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Organization have an annual report? (YES/NO) (should contain financial statements and a list of financial sources and contributions, including governmental contributions)?
Yes -
CDPAccounts31March2014.pdf
List of members of the governing body of your organization, and their countries of nationality
CDP provides a full list (and biographies) of its board of directors and senior management here: https://www.cdp.net/en-US/Pages/Staff.aspx
CDP provides a full list (and biographies) of its of its trustees and advisers here: https://www.cdp.net/en-US/Pages/Trustees-And-Advisors.aspx
Directors are from a range of countries, including:
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Copy of the constitution and/or by-laws of the organization (WORD or PDF only), or a weblink to it
CDPWoldwideCertificateofIncorporation.pdf
