CDP Climate Change Scoring Essential Criteria 2024

This document is a guide outlining the essential criteria for the CDP Climate Change Scoring for 2024. It details the requirements organizations must meet to achieve a high Leadership score and be included in the A List for their respective environmental issue areas. The introduction explains that CDP has introduced new checks for each environmental issue, reflecting the urgent need for collaborative change in response to climate concerns. The document specifies that essential criteria will now apply across all scoring levels, ensuring a consistent baseline of reporting. It describes how organizations can progress their scores based on their responses to the full corporate questionnaire. The guide also includes tables linking essential criteria to specific questions from the questionnaire, detailing the necessary disclosures and checks for each level. Furthermore, it clarifies the definitions of partial and complete disclosures and notes that a viable Net Zero target criterion is not included for 2024 but may be considered in the future.