Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a critical but often overlooked part of the global environmental transition. Representing roughly 90% of businesses worldwide and 60% of global business-related emissions, their ability to turn environmental ambition into action is essential. New analysis from CDP from almost 11,000 disclosing companies, shows encouraging signs of progress, as SMEs strengthen the foundations needed to manage their environmental impacts and drive action. From preparation to progress: SME Disclosure Data Insights 2026finds that more than 95% of SMEs have made progress against at least one key…
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More Than Half of Cities Turning to Nature to Tackle Climate Impacts
Cities, states and regions around the world are increasingly tackling climate change and nature losses together, showing that nature-based solutions1 are becoming a core part of local climate adaptation. That’s according to new analysis from CDP, the world’s leading environmental disclosure system, with data disclosed by subnational governments to CDP-ICLEI Track and CDP’s States and Regions Questionnaire. As 2026 has already shown – from the routine obliteration of temperature records to the worst wildfires in the history of several European countries, exceptionally low-water levels in the UK, and extreme flooding…
Read MoreCDP Introduces AI-Powered Disclosure Feature to Support Faster, Higher-Quality Environmental Reporting
CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, today announced the availability of a new AI-powered “Suggested Response” feature to help organizations respond more efficiently to disclosure requirements. The new tool is powered by technology developed in collaboration with sustainability AI specialist Briink. This innovation reflects CDP’s continued focus on maintaining the quality, consistency and comparability of global environmental data, while supporting organizations as disclosure requirements expand across markets, sectors and regulatory frameworks. It represents a deliberate step toward reimagining how disclosure can work in an increasingly complex operating environment. The demand…
Read MoreCDP Launches Earth-Positive Economics Advisory Board to Leverage CDP Data into Mainstream Economic Principles
CDP, the world’s environmental disclosure system, has announced the launch of the CDP Earth-Positive Economics Advisory Board, to bring together leading economists, academics and corporate strategists to leverage CDP’s decades of corporate sustainability and resilience data into mainstream economic principles. Grounded in the principle that environmental health underpins economic prosperity, the Earth-Positive Economics Advisory Board will guide work to utilize the power of CDP’s deep environmental data and insights, to move beyond the correlation of environmental impacts on economic value towards the identification of cause and effect based on proven…
Read MoreCDP Announces Transformative Investment to Accelerate Environmental Transparency Worldwide
CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, announced today that it will be transforming into two separate organizations: CDP, a commercial entity backed by global investment firm Permira, which will continue to provide environmental data and disclosure services to companies worldwide; and CDP Foundation, a charitable organization that will drive the strategic principles for disclosure based on the latest environmental science. Both organizations will be united in a shared ambition: to surface new information, enabling Earth-positive decisions to protect future generations. For 25 years, CDP has been at the forefront of…
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