CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT

BY JULIEN DIEMER AND STANISLAV GORBACHOV

INTRODUCTION

• CDP (CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT

ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO HELP COMPANIES BECOME MORE

ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIENTIOUS

WHO THEY WORK WITH

• INVESTORS-CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER SCARCITY, FLOODING, POLLUTION AND

DEFORESTATION PRESENT MATERIAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO

INVESTORS

For HSBC, climate change is a cornerstone of our

ongoing business strategy…The reporting framework

that CDP has pioneered over the past decade has

helped us both as a respondent and a signatory, to

improve our understanding of the strategic risks and

opportunities in this area.

Douglas Flint, Group Chairman,

HSBC Holdings plc

WHO THEY WORK WITH

COMPANIES-FOR OVER A DECADE CDP HAS WORKED WITH COMPANIES TO

CATALYZE ACTIONS TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD.

-THOUSANDS OF COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE REALIZING THE

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH THE CDP

WHY SHOULD COMPANIES REPORT TO CDP?

• COMPANIES THAT DISCLOSE TO CDP ARE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE:

• INCREASED AWARENESS

• BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

• HOW THEY ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES

• HOW THEY ARE FUTURE-PROOFING THEIR BUSINESS

HOW DOES CDP WORK WITH COMPANIES?

• TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE

• TO ADDRESS EXPOSURE TO DEFORESTATION RISKS

• TO DRIVE MORE SUSTAINABLE WATER USE

• TO MITIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS

CDP’S CITIES PROGRAM

• CDP’S CITIES PROGRAM PROVIDES A VOLUNTARY CLIMATE CHANGE

REPORTING PLATFORM FOR CITY GOVERNMENTS

BENEFITS OF REPORTING TO CDP’S CITIES PROGRAM:

-YIELDS RESULTS

-PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK

-LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

-VISIBILITY

THE CHALLENGE

• CDP RECOGNIZES THAT CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

WILL BE UNIQUE TO EACH CITY

• DELIBERATELY FLEXIBLE AND DESIGNED TO EVOLVE

• CDP IS AIMING FOR A STANDARD GLOBAL REPORTING PLATFORM

GOVERNMENT AND POLICYMAKERS

• CDP PLACES INFORMATION, INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE AT THE HEART OF POLICY-MAKING

DECISIONS

• THEY DO THIS THROUGH:

-TAILORED RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

-BRIEFINGS AND CONSULTATION

-ADVICE

-PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT DELIVERY

-WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

CDP HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD

“HERE, THE CAPITAL MARKET IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE AND IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

FOR INVESTORS TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THEIR DECISION-MAKING. I WISH

THE CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT SUCCESS WITH ITS FURTHER EFFORTS BOTH IN

GERMANY AND WORLDWIDE.”

GLOBAL OPERATIONS

• CDP COLLECTS CLIMATE CHANGE DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS IN SOME 60

COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE

• OPERATES IN MOST OF THE WORLD’S MAJOR ECONOMIES

• GLOBAL RESEARCH CONTINUES TO EXPAND

• CDP IS HEADQUARTERED IN LONDON, AND HAS OFFICES IN NEW

YORK, BERLIN, BRUSSELS, SYDNEY, STOCKHOLM, MILAN, SAN PAULO, NEW

DELHI, BEIJING, AND TOKYO.

• ALSO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE ON A

SIMILAR TRACK

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• THE CLIMATE DISCLOSURE STANDARDS BOARD (CDSB) IS COMMITTED TO THE

INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED INFORMATION INTO

CORPORATION’S MAINSTREAM FINANCIAL REPORTING.

• ENCOURAGES A STANDARDIZED APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED

REPORTING.

• SEEKS TO FILTER OUT WHAT IS OF MOST VALUE TO INVESTORS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

• WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOYED IT AND FOUND IT USEFUL

• IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU MAY ASK THEM NOW