CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Difficulty in identifying and reporting all relevant sources of Scope 3 emissions due to the qualitative nature of GHG Protocol criteria.
- Companies may prioritize easily calculable emissions over more significant but harder-to-calculate sources.
Mitigation Strategies
- This technical note identifies relevant and significant Scope 3 categories for high-impact sectors based on literature review and 2021 CDP response data.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GHG Protocol