CDP North America

CDP’s mission is to focus investors, companies, and cities on taking urgent action to build a truly sustainable economy. Some of the strategies include increasing and strengthening disclosure of companies across all major economies; generating data-driven insights to drive action and a transition to a net-zero, sustainable economy; improving progress and accountability tracking to further accelerate shifts in corporate behavior; and informing and supporting regulation and supervisory authorities in target geographies. The organization focuses on policy related to disclosure, governance, and market-based solutions to address climate risk and support the Paris agreement. (Substrategy: Multilateral)

CDP’s Net Zero Incubator is working to accelerate China’s industrial and financial sectors’ low-carbon actions. This project will be carried out in two phases, for the first six to eight months, CDP will undertake a scoping study with the Hong Kong stock exchange to assess barriers faced by publicly listed Chinese companies in setting science-based targets (SBT); identify levels of support companies are seeking; and determine the ideal structure, feasibility, and funding model for an effective net-zero incubator to facilitate significant emissions reductions by the Chinese targeted companies. Phase two the project will use the remaining four to six months to implement recommendations from phase one. (Substrategy: China National Policy)