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CDP’s global policy engagement team supports the development of key climate and environmental legislation by distributing policy briefings to targeted audiences and releasing public comments.

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The Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework

Policy briefing – November 2023

Accelerating the Adoption of Landscape and Jurisdictional Approaches

Policy briefing – November 2023

Shaping High-Quality Mandatory Disclosure: Taking Stock and Emerging Best Practice

Policy briefing – September 2023

Data for Public Good: Steering the role of ESG ratings and data product providers

Policy briefing – July 2023

Analysis of Best Practices in Environmental Disclosure Policies - Joint policy briefings with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Policy briefing – December 2022

Disclosing nature's potential: Assessing corporate readiness for nature-based solutions in forest ecosystems

Policy briefing – November 2022

Seeking clarity amidst fragmentation: The development of sustainable finance taxonomies and the drive towards integration in CDP’s disclosure system

Policy briefing – September 2022

Setting the high-water mark for mandatory disclosure

Policy briefing – June 2022

The Paris Agreement's Global Stocktake: Integrating Non-Party Stakeholders into an Inclusive Stocktake

Policy briefing – June 2022

Disclosing Nature's Potential: Corporate responses and the need for greater ambition

Policy briefing – November 2021

Shaping a Sustainable Financial System: Future-proofing global finance for a net-zero, nature-positive world

Policy briefing – October 2021

Shaping High-Quality Mandatory Disclosure: Taking stock and building upon the TCFD recommendations

Policy briefing – September 2021

Turning the Tide: Recommendations for policymakers on tackling corporate water pollution

Policy briefing – August 2020

The Time for Action is Now: Recommendations for policy makers to incentivize corporate climate action

Policy briefing – November 2020

Unlocking Nature's Potential: Forests related nature-based solutions are key in addressing climate change

Policy briefing – May 2020

CDP's response to IOSCO consultation on sustainability-related disclosure

Public consultation

CDP’s response to IOSCO consultation report on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Ratings and Data Products Providers

Public consultation

CDP Policy Explainer on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

Policy Explainer - September 2024

EBA consultation on the draft guidelines on the management of ESG risks

Public consultation - April 2024

Below the surface: Snapshot on Principal Adverse Impacts (PAI)

Report - March 2024

EU Taxonomy Sector Snapshot

Reports - February 2024

A Holistic Water Strategy for the European Union

Reccommendations - December 2023

Stronger Together: Exploring the EU Taxonomy as a Tool for Transition Planning

Report - December 2023

Implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

Public consultation - December 2023

CDP Policy Explainer on EU Taxonomy

Policy Explainer - December 2023

Renewable Energy Briefing - Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft and CDP

Briefing - December 2023

CDP Policy Explainer on EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

Policy Explainer – June 2023

CDP Policy Explainer on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

Policy Explainer – May 2023

CDP Policy Explainer on the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), including links with CDP’s disclosure system

Policy Explainer – April 2023

Using Business Data to Drive Informed Policymaking on Energy and Climate: Germany / EU

Executive Summary – April 2023

Germany, Italy, France and the EU ahead of and at the G7 summit 2023: Bold action on climate and nature needed…and why the state of play is not enough

Policy briefing – March 2023

Business Letter in Support of Ambitious EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

Open letter – February 2023

Combatting the interlinked crises of climate change and nature – article 15 of the CSDDD on transition planning

Factsheet – January 2023

European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) - Comment from CDP

Policy briefing – July 2022

Tackling the climate and energy crises at once EU Environment Council on Fit-for-55

Public consultation – June 2022

Ready, Set, Act - Seizing opportunities through environmental action in italy

Italy Report – June 2022

CDP Europe lists recommendations for companies under the corporate sustainability due diligence directive, an important cornerstone on company law and corporate governance

CSDDD Policy briefing – May 2022

CDP's Q and A on the EU's deforestation-free products initiative and what it means for companies

Q&A for companies – April 2022

CDP's brief: how ACT methodologies relate to disclosure requirements on transition plans in EU environmental policies and instruments

Q&A Factsheet – March 2022

Deforestation-free products on the EU market: CDP Europe's policy recommendations for the proposed EU deforestation law

Policy briefing – February 2022

The Green Recovery at Risk: Corporate temperature pathways in Italy

Policy briefing – October 2021

Q&A: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): Comment from CDP Europe on what the CSRD means for companies

Policy briefing – June 2021

CDP Europe comment on European Commission proposal for an initiative on sustainable corporate governance

Policy briefing – April 2021

Comment from CDP Europe on the proposal for a directive regulation or a European single access point for financial and non-financial information publicly disclosed by companies

Public consultation – March 2021

The EU’s Forest Footprint: Policy to Drive Corporate Action

Policy briefing – February 2021

CDP Europe’s contribution to Jean-Paul Gauzès’, EFRAG Board President, ad persona mandate to develop proposals for possible changes to the governance and funding of EFRAG

Public consultation – October 2020

Sustainable corporate governance: Consultation on sustainable corporate governance with the aim of improving the EU regulatory framework on company law and corporate governance

Public consultation – October 2020

CDP data and insight to support European policy measures towards the Green Recovery from the Covid-19 crises

Policy briefing – July 2020

Accelerating Corporate Climate Action: The role of policy and regulation in accelerating corporate climate action

Policy briefing – June 2020

CDP Europe comment on EU climate ambition for 2030 and for the design of certain climate and energy policies of the European Green Deal

Comment – June 2020

Non-Financial Reporting Directive: Annex to CDP Europe’s response to the public consultation on the revision of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive

Policy briefing – May 2020

CDP and the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance: outlining how CDP can help its stakeholders to deliver the EU's climate and environmental targets

Policy briefing – April 2020

European Commission's Roadmap on the European Climate Law: CDP Europe's comment on the European climate law

Public consultation – February 2020

CDP Europe’s comment on the draft technical advice on minimum requirements for the EU climate-transition benchmarks

Public consultation – July 2019

CDP Europe’s comment on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks and amendment to Directive (EU) 2016/2341

Public consultation – August 2018

CDP Europe input to Working Document of the Commission for Economic Policy “Public procurement package” (ECON-VI/030)

Public consultation – April 2018

CDP Europe on the European Commission’s Action Plan: ‘Financing Sustainable Growth’

Public consultation – March 2018

Our input into EU policy

Environmental disclosure in Southeast Asia: regulatory landscape and regional trends for water-related requirements

Policy note

Using Business Data to Drive Informed Policymaking on Energy and Climate: Japan

Executive Summary – April 2023

Using Business Data to Drive Informed Policymaking on Energy and Climate: India

Executive Summary – April 2023

Corporate Contributions to Achieving Indonesia's Sustainable Development Goals and Commitments

Policy Briefing

Measuring Corporate Progress Towards Indonesia’s Sustainability Policies

Policy briefing – July 2021

Forest Commodity Finance: Four immediate actions to support policy makers and regulators to understand and manage forest and climate change risk

Policy briefing – March 2021

Insights from CDP Data to Assess Progress and Drive Action on the Sustainable Development Goals

Policy briefing – July 2021

Sustainability Risks for Southeast Asian Banks: Implications for Policy Makers

Policy briefing – March 2021

How Green Are Biofuels? Understanding the Risks and Policy Landscape in Indonesia

Policy briefing – April 2021

Mobilizing corporate engagement at sub-national level: How companies are supporting sustainable development action plans in Indonesia

Policy briefing – November 2020

China and Europe's opportunity to cooperate to halt global deforestation

Policy briefing – February 2021

Forests and Sustainable Finance: The Role of China

Policy briefing – March 2021