Our Question Bank - CDP Disclosure Cycle 2026About UsAbout Us CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system The Leadership Team How We Are Funded Framework Alignment Collaborations and Partnerships Regulatory Compliance and Governance Disclose DataDisclose Data CDP disclosure serves as a one-stop shop for understanding and disclosing according to relevant market and regulatory demands. Why Disclose? Reporter Services Our Question Bank Accredited Solutions Providers Disclosure Cycle 2026 How to Disclose Use Data Discover CDP Data Our data is invaluable for companies, investors, and cities to take urgent action to build a truly sustainable economy. Supply Chain Membership Capital Markets Signatories Data Licenses Public Scores and A-Lists Governments and Policymakers City, State, and Regions Data InsightsInsights Explore our articles, case studies, reports, and policy briefings. Events Press Releases Climate Transition Plans Report InformationFAQs General information on disclosing, requesting, scores, and more. Contact Help Center Careers Guidance and tools SearchEN Sign in Open menuOur Question Bank CDP is committed to turning a single disclosure into powerful market intelligence that supports organizations to make Earth-positive decisions. We work tirelessly to ensure our question bank can be used by a wide range of stakeholders, including capital markets actors, regulators, and supply chain partners. CDP’s approach to simplifying disclosure is our unrivalled alignment with the existing body of frameworks and standards. In 2026, we have made questionnaire updates to strengthen our alignment across the board: expanding to ocean for the first time, enhancing our forests scope, and improving plastics questions. Ready to disclose in 2026? Log into the CDP Portal to disclose for the 2026 disclosure cycle. Disclose nowExplore questionnaires, guidance and scoring methodologies Find key dates and further information for the 2026 cycle Changes to the 2026 questionnaire  From accelerating climate impacts to resource insecurity and biodiversity loss, markets need intelligence that fills critical data gaps. High-quality data helps organizations navigate risk, build resilience and identify opportunities for Earth-positive action. In 2026, we've made some changes to the CDP questionnaire to support organizations navigating an increasingly complex global landscape. These updates are designed to strengthen the link between data and action. We are committed to:   Deepening alignment with global standards; Expanding our coverage to ocean; and Enhancing the usability and accessibility of the data we surface. What changes are we making?Why we are making these changes Watch our short video explainers below, to learn more about these changes.     SMEs Learn more about the changes to CDP's questionnaire in 2026 for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) including new unscored questions on forests and water security. Expanded Nature Disclosure Discover how CDP is expanding its coverage in 2026 to meet the demand for high-quality, comparable nature data. Adaptation and Resilience Learn more about the changes to CDP's questionnaire in 2026, to capture how organizations are factoring in adaptation and resilience. Increased Alignment with Frameworks and Standards Discover how CDP's questionnaire is strengthening its alignment with key frameworks and standards in 2026. Disclose across all themes  CDP runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system, evolving our questionnaire and forging powerful partnerships to ensure disclosed data goes further and faster. CDP’s single corporate questionnaire empowers companies to better assess the full extent of the environmental risks, impacts and opportunities in their operations, supply chain, product and service offerings, and financial decisions, and to understand how environmental relationships are connected. A record 3,500+ companies disclosed on climate change, deforestation and water security together in 2025. Note, cities, states and regions disclose on climate only through their respective questionnaires, while the States and Regions questionnaire has a forests module. Climate Change Improving corporate awareness through measurement and disclosure is essential to the effective management of carbon and climate change risk. Explore More Water Security The world faces a water crisis impacting the stability of the global economy – a major financial risk to companies that also serves as a significant opportunity. Explore More Forests CDP provides companies, financial institutions, states and regions with opportunities to measure and manage their forest-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities. Explore More Plastics CDP is committed to scaling plastics disclosure and encouraging a shift from a linear model of plastics production, commercialization and usage to a circular economy. Explore More Biodiversity Companies and capital markets can measure their biodiversity-related dependencies to better manage their impact, risks and opportunities. Ocean CDP is expanding its framework to cover the ocean – a critical environmental domain that remains underreported despite growing demand for data. This will enable and encourage disclosure where regulatory frameworks are taking shape. Explore More Learn more Disclosure 2026 Find the latest information, key dates and guidance throughout the 2026 disclosure cycle. Learn More Alignment with disclosure frameworks and standards By bringing frameworks and standards together in one questionnaire, we simplify the process and make it easier to share information back to the market in one dataset. Learn more How to disclose Find step-by-step instructions to disclose through CDP in 2026, plus guidance and scoring materials for corporates, SMEs, cities, and states and regions. Learn more About CDP CDP runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system with unparalleled depth and breadth across regions, sectors and environmental issues. Learn more FAQs Learn more about CDP, disclosure, scoring, and more. 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