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CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

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International
v2025 Full Corporate Questionnaire (reporting guidance released 2 April 2025), with the 2026 changes recorded
13 domains
93 controls

The CDP full corporate questionnaire as disclosers answered it in 2025, section by section across all 13 modules: governance and incentives, risk processes, transition plans, the full GHG inventory with Scope 3 and verification, energy and targets, deforestation-free sourcing and traceability, water accounting, plastics, biodiversity and financed emissions, each with what CDP expects to see and what earns leadership points, with the 2026 additions on adaptation and ocean recorded.

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CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) is a compliance framework from International with 13 domains and 93 controls that map to 4 other frameworks. The largest domains are Module 7: Environmental performance, climate change – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) (23 controls), Module 5: Business strategy – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) (13 controls), Module 8: Environmental performance, forests – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) (10 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (13)

Module 10: Environmental performance, plastics – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

3 controls
Controls in the Module 10: Environmental performance, plastics – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 3 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::10.1-10.2Questions 10.1 and 10.2: Plastics: targets and activities
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::10.3-10.5Questions 10.3 to 10.5.1: Plastics: polymers, durable goods and packaging metrics
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::10.6Question 10.6: Plastics: waste and end-of-life management

Module 11: Environmental performance, biodiversity – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

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Controls in the Module 11: Environmental performance, biodiversity – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 6 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::11.1-11.4Questions 11.1 to 11.4.1: Biodiversity: exclusions, actions on commitments, indicators and areas important for biodiversity
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::11.12-11.15Questions 11.12 to 11.15.1: Biodiversity (mining): mitigation hierarchy, restoration, offsets and additional conservation actions
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::11.16-11.17Questions 11.16 to 11.17.1: Biodiversity (mining): closure plans and rehabilitation
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::11.18-11.20Questions 11.18, 11.18.1, 11.20 and 11.20.1: Biodiversity (mining): partnerships and stakeholder engagement
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::11.5-11.6Questions 11.5 to 11.6.1 and 11.19: Biodiversity (mining): land area, land disturbed and artisanal and small-scale mining
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::11.7-11.11Questions 11.7 to 11.11.1: Biodiversity (mining): action plans, significant impacts, strategy and targets

Module 12: Environmental performance, financial services – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

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Controls in the Module 12: Environmental performance, financial services – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 4 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::12.1-12.2Questions 12.1 to 12.2.1: Portfolio environmental impact and financed emissions
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::12.3-12.5Questions 12.3 to 12.5: Portfolio values: fossil fuels, commodities and sustainable finance taxonomies
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::12.6Questions 12.6 and 12.6.1: Environmentally sustainable financial products and services
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::12.7Questions 12.7 and 12.7.1: Portfolio deforestation-free and water-secure targets

Module 13: Further information and sign-off – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

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Controls in the Module 13: Further information and sign-off – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 2 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::13.1Questions 13.1 and 13.1.1: Verification of other environmental information
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::13.3Question 13.3 (with 13.2 and 13.4): Sign-off of the response

Module 1: Introduction – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

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Controls in the Module 1: Introduction – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 4 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::1.1-1.9Questions 1.1 to 1.9: Introduction: language, currency, reporting year, boundary and identifiers
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::1.10-1.21Questions 1.10 to 1.21: Organisational activities and questionnaire sector
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::1.22-1.23Questions 1.22 and 1.23: Produced and sourced commodities
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::1.24Question 1.24 (with 1.24.1 and 1.24.2): Value chain mapping

Module 2: Identification, assessment and management of dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

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Controls in the Module 2: Identification, assessment and management of dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 7 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::2.1Question 2.1: Definition of time horizons
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::2.2Questions 2.2 to 2.2.3 and 2.2.7: Process for identifying, assessing and managing dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::2.2.4-2.2.9Questions 2.2.4 to 2.2.6, 2.2.8 and 2.2.9: Portfolio process and client or investee environmental information (financial services)
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::2.3Question 2.3: Priority locations
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::2.4Question 2.4: Definition of substantive effects
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::2.5Questions 2.5 and 2.5.1: Water pollutant identification and management
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::2.6Questions 2.6 to 2.6.3: Tailings dam management

Module 3: Disclosure of risks and opportunities – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

4 controls
Controls in the Module 3: Disclosure of risks and opportunities – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 4 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::3.1Questions 3.1 to 3.1.2: Disclosure of substantive environmental risks
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::3.2-3.4Questions 3.2 to 3.4.1: Water-exposed facilities and environmental regulatory penalties
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::3.5Questions 3.5 to 3.5.4: Carbon pricing regulation
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::3.6Questions 3.6 to 3.6.2: Disclosure of substantive environmental opportunities

Module 4: Governance – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

8 controls
Controls in the Module 4: Governance – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 8 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::4.1-4.2Questions 4.1 to 4.2: Board oversight and board competency
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::4.11Questions 4.11 to 4.11.2: Public policy engagement
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::4.12Questions 4.12 and 4.12.1: Communication of environmental information outside the CDP response
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::4.3-4.4Questions 4.3 to 4.4: Management responsibility and management competency
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::4.5Questions 4.5 and 4.5.1: Monetary incentives for managing environmental issues
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::4.6Questions 4.6 and 4.6.1: Environmental policies
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::4.7-4.8Questions 4.7 to 4.8.1: Portfolio policy framework, exclusions and covenants (financial services)
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::4.9-4.10Questions 4.9 and 4.10: Pension schemes and collaborative frameworks

Module 5: Business strategy – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

13 controls
Controls in the Module 5: Business strategy – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 13 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.1Questions 5.1 to 5.1.2: Scenario analysis
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.10Questions 5.10 to 5.10.2: Internal pricing of environmental externalities
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.11Questions 5.11 to 5.11.2: Value chain engagement and supplier assessment
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.11-otherQuestions 5.11.3, 5.11.4 and 5.11.9: Engagement with clients, investees and other value chain stakeholders
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.11.5-5.11.8Questions 5.11.5 to 5.11.8: Supplier environmental requirements, supplier engagement and smallholders
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.12-5.13Questions 5.12 to 5.13.1: Collaboration with CDP Supply Chain members
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.14-5.15Questions 5.14 to 5.15.1: External asset managers and shareholder voting (financial services)
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.2Question 5.2: Climate transition plan
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.3Questions 5.3 to 5.3.2: Effects of risks and opportunities on strategy and financial planning
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.4Questions 5.4 to 5.4.3: Spending and revenue aligned with the climate transition and sustainable finance taxonomies
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.5Questions 5.5 to 5.5.8: Investment in low-carbon R&D
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.6-5.8Questions 5.6 to 5.8: Capital expenditure breakdown (oil and gas, coal, utilities)
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::5.9Question 5.9: Water-related capital and operating expenditure trends

Module 6: Environmental performance, consolidation approach – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

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Controls in the Module 6: Environmental performance, consolidation approach – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 1 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::6.1Question 6.1: Consolidation approach for environmental performance data

Module 7: Environmental performance, climate change – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

23 controls
Controls in the Module 7: Environmental performance, climate change – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 23 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.1-7.4Questions 7.1 to 7.4.1: Emissions methodology, changes and exclusions
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.10-7.11Questions 7.10 to 7.11.1: Year-on-year emissions performance
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.12-7.14Questions 7.12 to 7.14: Biogenic carbon and agricultural commodity emissions
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.15-7.25Questions 7.15 to 7.25.1: Emissions breakdowns
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.26-7.28Questions 7.26 to 7.28: Allocating emissions to customers
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.29-7.30.13Questions 7.29 to 7.30.13: Energy spend, consumption and generation
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.30.14-7.30.22Questions 7.30.14 to 7.30.22: Low-carbon and renewable energy sourcing
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.31-7.33Questions 7.31 to 7.33.1: Feedstocks and electricity transmission and distribution
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.34-7.44Questions 7.34 to 7.44: Sector efficiency metrics and production data
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.45-7.52Questions 7.45 to 7.52: Emissions intensity and other climate metrics
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.5-7.7Questions 7.5 to 7.7: Base year, Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.53Questions 7.53 to 7.53.4: Emissions targets
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.54Questions 7.54 to 7.54.5: Other climate-related targets and net-zero targets
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.55-7.56Questions 7.55 to 7.56: Emissions reduction initiatives
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.57-7.63Questions 7.57 to 7.63: Methane reduction, leak detection and repair, and flaring
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.64-7.66Questions 7.64 to 7.66.3: Best available techniques and carbon capture and storage or utilisation
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.67-7.70Questions 7.67 to 7.70.1: Agricultural and forest land management practices
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.71-7.72Questions 7.71 to 7.72.3: Life cycle and embodied carbon assessment
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.73Questions 7.73 to 7.73.6: Product-level emissions data for supply chain customers
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.74-7.78Questions 7.74 to 7.78: Low-carbon products, transport technology and net zero carbon buildings
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.79Questions 7.79 and 7.79.1: Project-based carbon credits retired
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.8Questions 7.8 and 7.8.1: Scope 3 emissions
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::7.9Questions 7.9 to 7.9.3: Verification and assurance of emissions

Module 8: Environmental performance, forests – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

10 controls
Controls in the Module 8: Environmental performance, forests – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 10 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.1-8.2Questions 8.1 to 8.2.1: Forests: exclusions and disclosure volume
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.10-8.11Questions 8.10 to 8.11.1: Forests: deforestation footprint and action on non-DCF volumes
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.12-8.13Questions 8.12 to 8.13.1: Forests: certified volumes sold to supply chain members and land-use emissions
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.14Question 8.14: Forests: legal compliance
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.15-8.16Questions 8.15 to 8.16.1: Forests: landscape and jurisdictional initiatives and other external activities
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.17Questions 8.17 and 8.17.1: Forests: ecosystem restoration and protection projects
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.3-8.6Questions 8.3 to 8.6.1: Forests: own land, sourcing origins and palm oil biofuel
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.7Questions 8.7 to 8.7.2: Forests: no-deforestation, no-conversion and other commodity targets
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.8Questions 8.8 and 8.8.1: Forests: traceability
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::8.9Questions 8.9 to 8.9.4: Forests: deforestation-free and conversion-free status and methods

Module 9: Environmental performance, water security – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

8 controls
Controls in the Module 9: Environmental performance, water security – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) domain of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project): 8 controls
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cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::9.1Questions 9.1 and 9.1.1: Water: exclusions
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::9.13-9.14Questions 9.13 to 9.14: Water: hazardous substances in products and low water impact products
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::9.15Questions 9.15 to 9.15.3: Water: targets
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::9.2-9.2.3Questions 9.2 to 9.2.3: Water: monitoring coverage and total volumes
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::9.2.4-9.2.6Questions 9.2.4 to 9.2.6: Water: withdrawals from water-stressed areas
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::9.2.7-9.2.10Questions 9.2.7 to 9.2.10: Water: withdrawals by source, discharges by destination and treatment, emissions to water
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::9.3-9.4Questions 9.3 to 9.4.1: Water: facility-level accounting, verification and supply chain impacts
cdp-formerly-carbon-disclosure-project::9.5-9.12Questions 9.5 to 9.12: Water: withdrawal efficiency and water intensity

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), you already cover:

GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard

5%

5 controls mapped

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AASB S2 Climate-related Disclosures

2%

2 controls mapped

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TCFD Recommendations

2%

2 controls mapped

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Maps to 4 other frameworks

106 total controls
GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard
5 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
5%
AASB S2 Climate-related Disclosures
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
TCFD Recommendations
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
2%
GRI Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
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What is CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) and who does it apply to?

CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) is a compliance framework from International with 13 domains and 93 controls. The CDP full corporate questionnaire as disclosers answered it in 2025, section by section across all 13 modules: governance and incentives, risk processes, transition plans, the full GHG inventory with Scope 3 and verification, energy and targets, deforestation-free sourcing and traceability, water accounting, plastics, biodiversity and financed emissions, each with what CDP expects to see and what earns leadership points, with the 2026 additions on adaptation and ocean recorded. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) actually require?

CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) has 93 controls organised across 13 domains. The largest domains are Module 7: Environmental performance, climate change – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) (23 controls), Module 5: Business strategy – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) (13 controls), Module 8: Environmental performance, forests – CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) (10 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) do I already cover?

CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) maps to 4 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard (5% coverage), AASB S2 Climate-related Disclosures (2% coverage), TCFD Recommendations (2% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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