CDP Handbook: Climate, Water & Forests

CDP has become the de facto language of corporate environmental disclosure, used by investors managing over $150 trillion in assets, procurement teams across global supply chains, and regulators increasingly using it to benchmark sustainability claims. Yet the methodology behind a CDP score is often misunderstood. Many companies leave points on the table not because they lack action, but because they lack a structured, evidence-backed response.

This ebook is Oren’s end-to-end guide to CDP disclosure. It walks through all three pillars, Climate Change, Water Security, and Forests, and the four scoring levels that determine a company’s final band: Disclosure, Awareness, Management, and Leadership. Each module unpacks the questions CDP asks, the evidence scorers expect, and the gaps that most commonly hold companies back.

Along the way, it covers the foundations of a strong submission: robust GHG inventories, SBTi-aligned target-setting, supplier engagement for Scope 3, water stewardship, deforestation-free sourcing, and alignment with GRI and other reporting frameworks.

Whether you are a first-time discloser or working toward the A List, this ebook is designed to help you understand the system, locate your current band, identify where points are being lost, and build a credible path to the score your stakeholders expect.