Carbon Disclosure Project

Carbon Disclosure Project

The Carbon Disclosure Project launched in 2000 to collect and distribute high quality information that motivates investors, corporations and governments to take action to prevent dangerous climate change.

We further this mission by harnessing the collective power of corporate CEO’s, investors and political leaders to accelerate unified action on climate change.

Over 2,000 organizations in some 60 countries around the world now measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies through CDP, in order that they can set reduction targets and make performance improvements. This data is made available for use by a wide audience including institutional investors, corporations, policymakers and their advisors, public sector organizations, government bodies, academics and the public.

We operate the only global climate change reporting system. Climate change is not a problem that exists within national boundaries. That is why we harmonize climate change data from organizations around the world and develop international carbon reporting standards.

We act on behalf of 475 institutional investors, holding $55 trillion in assets under management and some 60 purchasing organizations such as Walmart, PepsiCo and Cadbury. View our programs to find out more.