ESG RATINGS
CDP is the world's most widely used environmental disclosure platform — used by thousands of organizations globally and referenced by investors, financial institutions, procurement teams, and regulators to assess environmental performance across climate, water, forests, and supply chain dimensions. CDP scoring now formally aligns with IFRS S2, meaning a CDP disclosure engagement simultaneously builds the data infrastructure that IFRS S2 climate risk disclosure requires. For organizations facing investor pressure on climate performance, enterprise buyer sustainability requirements, or regulatory disclosure obligations, CDP is not an optional exercise — it is the globally accepted measure of environmental credibility.
Semtrio is a CDP Accredited Solutions Provider — the designation CDP awards to consulting firms that meet its quality standards for questionnaire support. With more than 100 CDP reports delivered and a 75% A-List rate in 2025 — 33 of 44 projects achieved or preserved the highest possible CDP score — we manage the full disclosure cycle: from data collection and questionnaire structuring through scoring strategy and year-on-year improvement.
CDP has restructured its questionnaire to align with IFRS S2 and TCFD recommendations — meaning CDP disclosures and IFRS S2 climate risk disclosures draw from the same data: emissions inventories, climate risk and opportunity identification, scenario analysis, and transition plans. Organizations completing a CDP disclosure engagement with Semtrio are simultaneously building the data architecture that IFRS S2, CSRD/ESRS E1, and investor climate disclosure frameworks require.
Institutional investors managing trillions in assets under ESG mandates use CDP scores as a primary environmental performance signal. Supply chain CDP programs — where enterprise buyers request CDP disclosure from their suppliers — now cover thousands of suppliers globally. Financial institutions increasingly reference CDP scores in green bond issuance, sustainability-linked loan pricing, and climate stewardship engagement. A low or absent CDP score is no longer a missed opportunity — it is an active signal.
The CDP questionnaire — across Climate, Water, Forests, and Supply Chain modules — rewards organizations that understand how the scoring algorithm works at the question level. Organizations that answer completely and correctly for their sector but without scoring strategy consistently leave significant points on the table. The A-List — CDP's highest band — requires not just accurate data but evidence of leadership-level governance, verified targets, and scenario analysis. Without specialist support, the gap between actual performance and CDP score is often material.
The distinction between a CDP submission and a CDP disclosure strategy is the difference between a compliance exercise and a performance asset. Submitting answers to CDP questions produces a score. Designing the data architecture, selecting the right methodology, structuring governance evidence, and planning the year-on-year improvement trajectory produces a score that accurately reflects — and progressively improves — the organization's actual environmental performance.
Semtrio manages the full CDP disclosure cycle as a strategic engagement. We analyse the previous year's score against the scoring methodology, identify the specific questions and sections where performance is under-reflected, design the data collection process for the current cycle, structure responses for maximum scoring impact within the limits of what the data supports, and build the year-on-year improvement plan that compounds the CDP score over time. Our 75% A-List rate in 2025 — 33 of 44 projects achieving or preserving the highest CDP score — reflects the outcome of that structured approach.
OUR PROCESS
CDP disclosure management — from score analysis and data design to submission and year-on-year improvement strategy.
CDP Climate is anchored in Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG data — organizations with methodology-aligned, audit-ready GHG inventories consistently score higher on CDP's measurement and verification questions, which are among the highest-weighted sections of the Climate questionnaire.
Learn moreSBTi-validated targets are one of the most impactful single improvements available to CDP Climate scores — CDP's management section explicitly rewards validated science-based targets in the ambition scoring. Semtrio structures SBTi and CDP engagements to feed from the same data and target documentation.
Learn moreCDP's questionnaire has been restructured to align with IFRS S2 and TCFD — organizations completing a CDP disclosure engagement are simultaneously building the climate risk data, scenario analysis, and transition plan content that CSRD's ESRS E1 requires. Semtrio designs both from a shared data architecture.
Learn moreCDP questionnaire responses reference GRI disclosures as supporting evidence — organizations with rigorous, interoperable GRI data architectures have significantly stronger CDP evidence bases. Semtrio designs GRI reporting and CDP disclosure from the same underlying data where possible.
Learn moreCDP Accredited Solutions Provider. 100+ reports. 75% A-List rate. 100% improved or preserved.
Semtrio is a CDP Accredited Solutions Provider — the designation CDP awards to consulting firms that meet its quality, methodology, and delivery standards. This accreditation is not self-described; it is awarded and maintained by CDP based on the quality of the engagements Semtrio delivers. It means our approach to CDP disclosure has been validated against the standard we are advising on.
The proof is in the outcomes. In 2025, Semtrio achieved or preserved the A-List — CDP's highest scoring band — in 75% of projects where an A-List outcome was the target: 33 of 44 projects. Across all CDP engagements, 100% of clients either improved their CDP score or preserved an existing A-List standing. That record reflects a systematic approach to disclosure strategy — not just questionnaire completion. We analyse the scoring methodology at the question level, design the data architecture to capture what the methodology rewards, and build the year-on-year improvement trajectory that compounds the score over time.
CDP's formal alignment with IFRS S2 means a CDP engagement with Semtrio is increasingly a dual investment — in the CDP score that signals environmental performance to investors and buyers, and in the IFRS S2 climate data infrastructure that regulatory disclosure requires. We design both from the same engagement where the client's scope includes both.
Talk to our team about your CDP scoreThe designation CDP awards to firms meeting its quality standards — independently validated, not self-described
33 of 44 projects achieving or preserving CDP's highest score — through systematic disclosure strategy, not just questionnaire completion
Every CDP engagement Semtrio manages produces either a score improvement or preservation of existing A-List standing
Whether you're scoping a single service engagement, evaluating end-to-end advisory across multiple clusters, or looking for one accountable partner across strategy and disclosure — start here.
Yaren Ünal
Senior Specialist,Client Solutions
Hamza Söylemez
Specialist,Client Solutions
Frequently asked questions about CDP disclosure
Whether you are disclosing to CDP for the first time or improving an existing score toward the A-List — we will design the data architecture, develop the questionnaire responses, and build the year-on-year improvement strategy that compounds your score over time.
