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CDP DISCLOSURE
 ABOUT CDP

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 ABOUT CDP

CDP is a global environmental impact non-profit working to secure a thriving

economy that works for people and planet in the long term.

CDP runs the global disclosure system that enables companies, cities, states and
regions to measure and manage their environmental impacts.

With the world’s most comprehensive collection of self-reported data, the world’s
economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting.

Our network of capital markets, purchasers and policymakers around the globe
use our data and insights to make better-informed decisions.

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 CDP’S VISION & MISSION

To see a thriving economy that

works for people and planet in the
long term.

To focus investors, companies,

cities and governments on building
a sustainable economy by
measuring and acting on their
environmental impact.

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 BY THE NUMBERS

680+ financial institutions with US$130 trillion in assets

280+ supply chain members with combined purchasing power of US$6.4 trillion

18,700+ companies disclosed through CDP in 2022

1,100+ cities, states and regions disclosed through CDP in 2021

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 GROWTH OF CDP DISCLOSURE
2003 - 2022

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 THE EVOLUTION OF CDP

Moved to sector-based disclosure.

More forward-looking metrics to assess how companies are planning for

the transition to a sustainable economy.

Integrated the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure

recommendations into the disclosure platform.

Greater alignment across climate change, deforestation and water security.

A new, robust reporting platform for companies and cities disclosure.

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 CDP AROUND THE WORLD

 CDP is an international
organization, with regional
offices and local partners
spanning 50 countries.

 CDP has regional offices in:

 the UK with 250+ employees

 Europe with 80+ employees

 North America & Latin America with 120+ employees; and

 Japan, India, China, Hong Kong & Singapore with 80+ employees.
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 DISCLOSING
THROUGH CDP

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 HOW IT WORKS

Capital markets and purchasing companies

use CDP to make informed decisions, reward
companies with superior performance and
drive action

CAPITAL
MARKETS & Request COMPANIES Measure
environmental their impact
COMPANIES
information to improve
through CDP performance Companies take action
to tackle climate change,
prevent the destruction of
forests, and safeguard water
resources

Companies and suppliers provide data on

environmental impacts, risks, opportunities,
investments and strategies
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 OUR DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

DATE​ ACTIVITY​

w/c 11 April, 2022 Online Response System (ORS) opens.

Companies must submit their responses to investors and/or customers using the ORS
July 27, 2022 by July 27 to be automatically eligible for scoring and inclusion in reports (where
applicable).

 For more detailed information please visit our website.

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 DISCLOSURE:
THE BUSINESS CASE

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 INFORM INVESTORS

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 680+
financial
institutions
with US$130 trillion in assets request
information on climate change,
forests or water security.

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 CDP DATA SITS AT THE HEART OF THE CAPITAL
MARKET RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
 CDP disclosures power new financial products, indices and ratings including Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes, Bloomberg, MSCI ESG Research, the STOXX Low Carbon Indices and the New
York State Common Retirement Fund’s low carbon index created by Goldman Sachs.

 CDP’s data is used for Climetrics, the world’s first and only independent environmental rating for
investment funds.

 The Euronext Environment Indices, used by Goldman Sachs for structured products and to select
stocks, is entirely based on companies’ average performance across CDP climate, forests and water
scores.

 The CPR Invest – Climate Action fund uses CDP Climate scores to select stocks and reached €1.1
billion of assets under management since launching in 2019.

 The Rate the Raters 2020 report recommends CDP as “important and of high utility” to companies
wanting to use ratings to inform investors about their ESG performance.
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 Investors have an important role to play in driving corporate transparency and action on
environmental issues – we recognise this and have supported CDP’s disclosure request for the
last 12 years. We need this comparable, consistent and clear data for our investment decision
making, our research, our product development, our corporate engagement and our regulatory
compliance. It is also vital for us to meet our own climate goals. But crucially, we don’t just need
data on climate, we also need more information on other areas of natural capital, and we must
ensure that this is incorporated in what companies disclose and take action on going forward.

- Jean-Jacques Barbéris, Head of Institutional and Corporate

Clients Coverage & ESG Supervisor at Amundi

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 INFORM PURCHASERS

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 CDP DATA IS USED IN PURCHASING DECISIONS

 90% of large purchasing organizations are engaging their suppliers on

improving environmental performance, including through
environmental disclosure, with an additional 9% planning to do so soon.

 Purchasing organizations use CDP data to benchmark suppliers year-

on-year and assess a company’s performance against their peers.

 Some purchasers, such as L’Oréal and Diageo use CDP data as part of
supplier evaluations and performance reviews.

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 At L’Oréal, alongside our own sustainable commitments, we are committed to
actively supporting our business partners to improve their social and
environmental performance and have made participation to CDP mandatory
for all our strategic suppliers. We want to inspire others to act, and be a
catalyst of change in the beauty sector and beyond.

- Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO, L’Oréal

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 CDP Supply Chain membership allows us to gain better insights into our
Scope 3 emissions and highlights opportunities to engage with our
suppliers to reduce emissions across the value chain. Together with our
suppliers, we want to build a strong foundation and scale impact to
achieve results.
- AstraZeneca

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 PREPARE FOR
REGULATION

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 MANDATORY DISCLOSURE IS GAINING MOMENTUM

 Since 2018, CDP’s alignment with the TCFD recommendations means that reporting
companies already prepare material climate and natural capital disclosures that can be used for
their annual reports and ensure that the data can be used by more than 680+ financial
institutions with over US$130 trillion in assets.

 In a world in which mandatory disclosure is gaining momentum, disclosing through CDP

remains vital as a standardized, global and comparable data platform.

 CDP disclosure represents evolving best practice - helping companies to meet their mandatory
requirements and to report on the metrics that are needed to deliver on the Paris Agreement
and Sustainable Development Goals.

 Disclosing through CDP means that companies can consider not only financial and risk-based
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 BOOST COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE

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 86% of responding companies
76% of responding companies
agreed that protecting and
say reporting through CDP helps
improving their organization's
boost their organization's
reputation is an important benefit
competitive advantage
of disclosing through CDP

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 THE A LIST
CDP’s annual A List names the world’s companies leading on
environmental performance

The STOXX Global Climate Change

Leaders index – based on CDP’s
Climate Change A List – has an
annualized outperformance of 5.8%
per annum over its reference index,
from 2011 to 2021

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 CDP provides not only a disclosure platform but also a well-established rating
mechanism. Being able to say we are on the A List is well-recognised. It shows
we have a complete and well performing sustainability program, so we use our
CDP score in external communications and investor presentations, and we get
recognition for that.

- Signify NV

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 BENCHMARK AND
DRIVE PROGRESS

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 69% 270+
of companies disclosing 1,200+ companies were
for the third year have companies have set or recognized on CDP’s A
emissions reductions committed to set a Lists for climate change,
targets, compared to just science-based target forests and water
38% in year one security in 2021

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 CDP SCORING & THE A LIST

 CDP’s scoring methodologies incentivize and guide companies on a

journey through disclosure to awareness, management and finally to
leadership.

 Undertaken annually, CDP’s scores – and A List of leaders – are given to

the investors and major purchasing companies requesting disclosure
through CDP and are published on the CDP website.

 CDP’s scores and A List are used in the STOXX Low Carbon Indices and
the Euronext Index licensed to Goldman Sachs.

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 CDP plays a critical role in providing a transparent and science-
based disclosure system which allows companies and cities to
monitor the progress they achieve in reducing their environmental
impact.

- L'Oréal

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 MANAGE RISKS AND
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES

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 YOU CAN’T MANAGE WHAT YOU DON’T MEASURE
Companies reported potential financial impacts of US$301 billion from water risks
and up to US$79.3 billion from deforestation risks through CDP in 2021.

US$1.26 trillion of financial impacts from environmental risks in the next five
years reported by suppliers.
Supply chain emissions are, on average, 11.4 x greater than operational
emissions. Yet just 38%, 47% and 16% of companies engage with their suppliers
on climate change, deforestation and water security, respectively.

220+ of the world’s largest companies report cumulative gains of realizing

business opportunities related to climate change at US$2.1 trillion.

94% of companies agree that “CDP’s questionnaires ask the right questions to
raise awareness of important environmental risks, opportunities and impacts”.
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 We can't model out of thin air. We need the
information and it is CDP's data that underpins all
our analysis.
- CalPERS

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 Asking our suppliers to disclose through CDP helps us
identify hotspots and opportunities, collectively build
sustainability into our supply chains and increase resilience.

- Diageo

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