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CDP & ESG Reporting
Practical support for CDP disclosure submissions and broader ESG reporting. From first-time disclosers to businesses improving their score, we help you respond with confidence — backed by credible data and clear narrative.
Why CDP matters
CDP is the global standard for environmental disclosure
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) runs the world's largest environmental disclosure system. Over 23,000 companies disclose through CDP annually, and more than 740 major purchasers use CDP data to assess their supply chains. If a large customer, investor, or procurement team is asking about your climate performance, they're almost certainly thinking about CDP.
CDP questionnaires are detailed and time-consuming. They require high-quality emissions data, governance information, risk and opportunity assessments, and strategic responses on climate ambition and management quality. Getting a strong score — or simply completing a credible submission — requires preparation.
We guide you through the process from data collection to final submission, helping you present your environmental performance as accurately and compellingly as possible.
CDP questionnaires covered
CDP Climate Change
Greenhouse gas emissions, governance, risks and opportunities, targets, and management quality. The most widely requested CDP questionnaire.
CDP Water Security
Water withdrawal and consumption, water-related risks, targets, and engagement with suppliers and customers on water stewardship.
CDP Supply Chain
Responses to supply chain programme requests from CDP member purchasers — climate, water, and forests modules.
Our service
What we deliver
We offer end-to-end CDP submission support, or targeted help at specific stages of the process.
Preparation
Readiness assessment
A review of your current environmental data, governance structure, and management quality against CDP questionnaire requirements. We identify what data you have, what's missing, and what you need to develop before submission.
Data
Emissions data collection & calculation
Collection and calculation of Scope 1, 2, and material Scope 3 GHG emissions data using the GHG Protocol and DEFRA emission factors. Documented methodology for audit trail purposes. Linked to our carbon management service.
Questionnaire
Questionnaire response support
Section-by-section guidance and drafting support for CDP questionnaire responses. We translate your operational reality into CDP-compliant language, ensuring responses are accurate, consistent, and score-aware.
Strategy
Targets & ambition
Guidance on setting emissions reduction targets aligned with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) criteria, and developing management responses that demonstrate credible climate ambition — key drivers of CDP scoring.
TCFD
TCFD-aligned risk & opportunity
Development of climate-related risk and opportunity assessments in line with TCFD recommendations, which underpin CDP Climate disclosure and are increasingly required for statutory reporting under UK company law.
Review
Submission review & QA
Final quality assurance review of your completed CDP response before submission — checking for consistency, completeness, and scoring optimisation. Includes a final-hour support call during submission window.
Beyond CDP
Broader ESG reporting support
CDP sits within a wider ESG reporting landscape. We help clients navigate the full range of sustainability disclosure requirements and investor expectations.
ESG questionnaire responses
Many businesses receive multiple ESG questionnaires each year — from customers, investors, banks, and procurement teams. We help you develop a core ESG data set that can be efficiently adapted for different questionnaire formats including EcoVadis, Sedex, and bespoke customer requests.
Sustainability report development
Support for developing or improving an annual sustainability report, including selection of reporting frameworks (GRI, SASB), materiality assessment, data collection, and narrative development aligned with your business strategy.
CSRD gap assessment
Assessment of your readiness for EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) obligations, identifying gaps in data, governance, double materiality assessment, and ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards) requirements.
UK TCFD disclosure
For qualifying UK companies subject to mandatory TCFD-aligned disclosure under the Companies Act, we help develop governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics & targets disclosures in line with FCA and BEIS guidance.
First-time disclosers
New to CDP? Here's what to expect
Step 1
Understand the questionnaire
We review the CDP questionnaire with you, explain what each section is asking for, and map the data requirements against what you currently have.
Step 2
Build your data foundation
Measure your Scope 1 and 2 emissions, identify material Scope 3 categories, and develop the governance and management quality evidence that CDP scores heavily.
Step 3
Draft and review responses
We draft questionnaire responses with you, iterating until they accurately reflect your operations and are positioned for the strongest possible score.
Step 4
Submit with confidence
Final QA check and submission support within the CDP disclosure window. We're available to answer last-minute questions as you submit.
Step 5
Plan for year two
CDP scoring improves with time. We help you identify the gaps to close between submissions and build the data infrastructure that makes future disclosures progressively stronger.
Get started
Disclose with confidence this cycle
Whether you're responding to CDP for the first time or looking to improve your score, we can help. Book a free consultation to discuss your timeline and requirements.