CDP
Prepare for disclosure, improve your score, and integrate advanced sustainability practices into your business operations.

CDP is a global not-for-profit that manages a comprehensive environmental disclosure platform on climate change, water security, and deforestation for companies, cities, and governments worldwide. CDP is a widely recognised system for environmental transparency.
Benefits of CDP
Environmental transparency: Provide stakeholders, including investors and regulators, with clear and comparable data on environmental impacts and strategies to enable informed decisions.
Uncover risks and opportunities: Help companies and cities to identify emerging environmental risks and opportunities that would otherwise be overlooked, to inform data-driven strategy.
Drive environmental leadership: Score and benchmark companies and cities based on their journey through disclosure and towards environmental leadership.
Stay ahead of regulation: Disclosing through CDP enables companies to meet reporting rules in multiple regions.

Key features of the CDP Questionnaire
- Environmental areas covered:
- Climate change
- Water security
- Forests
- ‘Multi-environmental issue’ format for the full corporate questionnaire from 2024.
- Supply chain program: A Supplier Questionnaire enables companies to engage with their suppliers on environmental issues.
- Scoring and benchmarking: CDP scores companies based on their disclosures, ranging from A (Leadership) to D- (Disclosure), and benchmarks performance
- Alignment with global frameworks: CDP’s climate disclosures are aligned with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and other key sustainability standards, such as SBTi (Science-Based Targets initiative).
How we can help companies on their CDP journey
No matter where you are in your CDP disclosure journey, we’re here to help. Whether you are preparing for your first disclosure, aiming to improve your score, or looking to integrate advanced sustainability practices into your business operations, our tailored services provide guidance and expertise.
Our CDP Services
CDP Readiness Check
Our CDP Readiness Check is an entry-level service designed to help you assess your preparedness for CDP reporting. This service provides a clear understanding of CDP requirements, evaluates your current activities, and offers a strategic roadmap to guide your journey to successful disclosure.

CDP Scoring Insight
Our CDP Scoring Insights service is designed to help your company understand the scoring process and methodology, helping you achieve better results. Through mock scoring and expert recommendations, we provide a clear roadmap to improve your CDP score while offering insights into how the questionnaire evolves year to year.

CDP Enhanced Reporting
Our CDP Enhanced Reporting service offers end-to-end support for the entire CDP disclosure process. From data gathering and mock scoring to stakeholder workshops and final reporting, we manage the process for you. This comprehensive service streamlines your resources while ensuring a high-quality, effective CDP response.

CDP Optimisation
Our CDP Optimisation service is a fully customisable, hands-on, end-to-end offering that goes beyond CDP reporting. It combines in-depth sustainability expertise with tailored support to meet your company’s unique requirements. Building on the Enhanced Reporting Package, this service helps integrate sustainability into your business strategy, enhancing transparency, compliance, and ESG leadership.
Other services include board training and workshops, materiality assessments, scenario analysis, Scope 1, 2, 3 reporting assistance, or any of our other service offerings that fit your company’s requirements.

What’s included & who are they for?
What’s included:
- Industry Impact Classification: Identify which CDP questions apply to your company based on industry classification.
- Activity Review: Assess your current sustainability activities through stakeholder interviews and workshops.
- High-Level Gap Analysis: Pinpoint key areas for improvement to align your business with CDP requirements.
- Disclosure Roadmap: Develop a clear, actionable plan with recommendations to prepare for CDP reporting.
- Industry Benchmarking: Compare your performance against key competitors to identify opportunities for growth.
- Comprehensive Final Report: Equip key stakeholders with insights and strategies to enhance sustainability awareness across your company.
Who is the service for?
- Companies considering or preparing for CDP disclosure
- Organisations new to CDP reporting or looking to deepen their understanding of its requirements.
- Businesses aiming to align their current activities with CDP standards and take a proactive approach to sustainability.
What’s included:
- Response Checks and Mock Scoring: Understand the CDP scoring methodology in detail and identify the key actions needed to achieve higher scores.
- Actionable Recommendations: Receive tailored guidance on how to improve your CDP response for maximum scoring potential.
- Year-on-Year Changes Analysis: Learn how the CDP questionnaire has evolved from previous years and what these changes mean for your company.
- Comprehensive Final Report: Gain a detailed analysis of your scores alongside practical recommendations to enhance your response.
- Stakeholder engagement: Participate in meetings with key stakeholders to integrate CDP scoring knowledge into your business processes effectively.
Who is this service for?
- Companies with the internal resources to construct their CDP response but seeking a deeper understanding of the scoring process.
- Businesses looking for expert advice to fine-tune their response and achieve significant scoring improvements.
What’s included:
- Scoping and Readiness Assessment: Conduct a preliminary evaluation of your company’s CDP requirements, identifying challenging areas of the questionnaire and the resources needed for successful disclosure.
- Readiness Client Workshop: Empower your team with the knowledge and skills to streamline the disclosure process. Gain key insights into what’s required for an efficient and effective CDP response.
- Year-on-Year Changes Analysis: Learn how the CDP questionnaire has evolved from previous years and what these changes mean for your company.
- CDP Response and Mock Scoring: Using your provided materials and insights from stakeholder interviews, we complete your CDP response and provide mock scoring for benchmarking and improvement.
- Actionable Recommendations: Receive expert, tailored advice on how to refine your CDP response to maximise scoring potential.
- Industry Benchmarking: Compare your performance against key competitors to identify opportunities for growth.
- Final CDP Submission: After collaboratively refining the CDP questionnaire, we deliver a completed response ready for your review and approval.
- Comprehensive Final Report: Gain a detailed report with recommendations for improved reporting, actionable steps, and industry benchmarking to see how your company measures up against competitors.
Who is this service for?
- Companies lacking the internal resources or expertise to gather data and prepare their CDP response.
- Businesses new to CDP reporting or those seeking to significantly improve their scores.
- Organisations needing comprehensive support with CDP reporting and scoring processes.
What’s included:
- Enhanced Reporting Package: Access all the services included in our Enhanced Reporting Package, from scoping and readiness assessments to final CDP submission and reporting.
- Customised Sustainability Support: Receive tailored assistance with specific sustainability needs, such as Scope 1, 2, and 3 reporting, materiality assessments, scenario analysis, or other services aligned with your goals.
- Workshops and Training: Engage your teams and leadership through expert-led workshops and board training sessions to ensure a fully integrated sustainability approach across your organisation.
Who is this service for:
- Companies committed to advancing beyond reporting to build a deeper understanding of ESG issues and a market-leading sustainability strategy.
- Organisations seeking alignment with broader regulatory frameworks such as CSRD, ISSB, SBTi, or ESOS, in addition to CDP.
- Businesses needing specialised support for specific sustainability challenges like scenario analysis, materiality assessments, or GHG accounting.

Why choose Acclaro?
With two former CDP staff on our team, bringing a combined 7 years of hands-on experience across both the Reporting Services and Technical teams, we offer unparalleled insights into CDP’s processes and expectations.
Insider expertise
Our deep understanding of CDP’s scoring methodology and reporting framework ensures your organisation maximises its disclosure performance.
Tailored strategies
We craft bespoke solutions that align with your organisation’s sustainability goals while meeting CDP requirements.
Proven success
Our team’s experience spans supporting organisations at all stages of their CDP journey—from first-time responders to industry leaders.
Let us help you confidently navigate the complexities of CDP reporting and unlock the full value of your sustainability data.
Unsure which CDP service is right for you?
Get in touch today and one of our experienced consultants will be happy to talk you through what we can do for your organisation.
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