Our Question Bank
CDP question bank disclosure themes

Report on Climate Change
Improving corporate awareness through measurement and disclosure is essential to the effective management of carbon and climate change risk.

Report on Water Security
The world faces a water crisis impacting the stability of the global economy – a major financial risk to companies that also serves as a significant opportunity.

Report on Forests
CDP provides companies, financial institutions, states and regions with opportunities to measure and manage their forest-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities.

Report on Plastics
Companies and capital markets can measure their plastic-related impact to better manage risks and opportunities, transparently disclose the total weight and raw material content of their plastic products.
2024 CDP question bank guidance
Our focus on stability and core functionality delivery underpins the rationale for limited changes to the questionnaire and scoring methodology in 2025 – as well as improved support available through detailed guidance and training for account managers.

Companies
Responding to the CDP full corporate questionnaire

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Responding to the CDP SME corporate questionnaire

Cities
Responding to the CDP Cities questionnaire

States and Regions
Responding to the CDP States and Regions questionnaire

Public Authorities
Responding through either the Public Authorities questionnaire (not scored) or the Full Corporate questionnaire.