What CDP Worldwide-Japan does

CDP Worldwide-Japan (一般社団法人CDP Worldwide-Japan) is the Japanese operating entity within the CDP Global System, a network of affiliated non-profit organizations headquartered under CDP Worldwide, a UK-registered charity (no. 1122330). CDP runs the world's only independent global environmental disclosure system, providing standardized questionnaires covering climate change, water security, and forests that are completed annually by companies, cities, states, and regions. The Japanese entity functions as the regional billing company for Capital Markets Signatories located in Japan and handles local contracting, supplier and member relationships, and CRM activities from its Tokyo office in Marunouchi.

The core technology is the cloud-based CDP Portal (myportal.cdp.net) — a disclosure platform where organizations submit questionnaire responses, augmented by AI-powered Response Suggestion Services that pre-fill answers from uploaded documents, and a Disclosure API accessed via authorized third-party software partners. Specialized dashboards serve distinct stakeholders: the Capital Markets Signatory Dashboard for investors tracking portfolio company responses, the Government Dashboard for subnational jurisdictions, and the Open Data Platform (data.cdp.net) for public dataset access. In 2025, CDP launched the AI-powered Adaptation and Action Explorer — developed with Google.org through the Google.org Fellowship and in partnership with ICLEI — which integrates CDP disclosure data with Google Earth Engine hazard data and AI chat capabilities to serve 1,000+ governments across 80 countries.

CDP operates a subscription- and membership-based revenue model across four streams: Capital Markets Signatory Fees (annual investor subscriptions), Disclosure Administration Fees (annual charges to fee-paying disclosers and public authorities), Data Licenses (paid access for commercial use of disclosure data and scores), and Supply Chain Membership Fees (companies engaging suppliers through the program). Distribution is primarily self-serve through the portals and dashboards, complemented by an authorized API partner channel, global marketing events and webinars, and a partner ecosystem that includes RE100, ICLEI, and various data and identity providers (S&P Global, Dun & Bradstreet, CUSIP, IEA). In 2026, CDP announced a forthcoming restructuring into two entities — a nonprofit CDP Foundation and a separate commercial CDP — to scale its disclosure and decision-making platform.

Name

CDP Worldwide-Japan

Legal name

CDP Worldwide-Japan (一般社团法人CDP Worldwide-Japan)

Website

https://cdp.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CDP Worldwide-Japan is the Japanese regional entity of CDP, a global non-profit running the world's only independent environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, and investors on climate, water, and forests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Disclosure Platform

akta.pro primary industry

CRM Data Quality, Enrichment & CDP-Adjacent CRM (HDAEAFAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental disclosure system
• Sustainability reporting platform
• Climate data services
• Carbon disclosure
• ESG scoring platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Capital Markets Signatory Fees: Capital markets signatories (investors) pay annual subscription fees to access disclosure data, scores, dashboards, and services including webinars, reports, and engagement campaigns. The subscription term is 12 months with fees specified on the Capital Markets Signatory Dashboard.
2. Disclosure Administration Fees: Fee-paying disclosers (organizations on Capital Markets requested list, Self-Selected Organizations, or Public Authorities) pay an annual administrative fee to enable CDP to maintain the CDP Portal, as specified on the CDP Portal.
3. Data Licenses: Organizations wishing to access or use data from the CDP site must contact [email protected] and obtain appropriate licensing. Data licenses enable use of questionnaire disclosure data and scores for specific purposes.
4. Supply Chain Membership: Supply chain members pay membership fees to engage suppliers in environmental disclosure through the CDP supply chain program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CDP Worldwide-Japan, as part of the CDP Global System, operates the world's only independent global environmental disclosure system. Organizations use the CDP Portal and Disclosure API to submit standardized questionnaire responses on climate change, water security, and forests; capital markets signatories and supply chain members request disclosure from portfolio companies and suppliers; and the AI-powered Adaptation and Action Explorer provides climate risk intelligence for cities, states, and regions.

Product overview

CDP runs the world's only independent global environmental disclosure system. The core product is the CDP Portal - an online disclosure platform where organizations submit questionnaire responses on climate, water, and forest security. The portfolio includes the Disclosure API for programmatic submissions, specialized dashboards for Capital Markets Signatories and Government users, the AI-powered Adaptation and Action Explorer for climate risk intelligence, and various open data portals. CDP also offers scoring services, supply chain membership, and data products including the Water Impact Index and Corporate Environmental Action Tracker. The system serves companies, cities, states, regions, investors, and policymakers to enable transparency and action on environmental issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CDP Portal Online disclosure platform where Disclosing Organizations log into user accounts to submit questionnaire responses and access information related to their disclosure. Serves companies, cities, states, and regions globally responding to investor and supply chain requests.
• CDP Disclosure API API enabling Disclosing Organizations to submit CDP questionnaire responses programmatically through authorized software partners, with secure identifier management and integration with existing enterprise systems.
• CDP Adaptation and Action Explorer AI-powered public purpose platform that helps cities, states, and regions understand physical climate and nature risks, link these to current actions, and identify effective adaptation pathways. Integrates CDP disclosure data with Google Earth Engine hazard data and generative AI chat capabilities.
• CDP Open Data Platform Public platform for downloading and exploring publicly available climate change and sustainability datasets from over 1,000 city, state, and regional governments, providing complete datasets of public responses to CDP's Cities and States & Regions questionnaires.
• CDP Scores Standardized scoring service assessing the level of detail and comprehensiveness of disclosure responses, awareness of environmental issues, management methods, and progress towards environmental stewardship; recognizes top performers with A-list status.
• CDP Water Impact Index (Water Watch) Database of water impact data available under a non-commercial license for national and global reporting, research, education, testing, and internal analysis — supporting water security decision-making.
• CDP Corporate Environmental Action Tracker Database tracking corporate environmental actions, available under a non-commercial open data license. Users can copy, distribute, create works, and build upon the database for non-commercial purposes with attribution.
• CDP Target 15.1 KMGBF Indicator Dataset Dataset providing country-level insights related to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 15a Headline Indicator, containing information submitted by companies in response to CDP's 2024 and 2025 Questionnaires.
• Supply Chain Membership Membership program for organizations to engage their suppliers on environmental disclosure through CDP's questionnaire system, supporting Scope 3 emissions and supply chain environmental risk management.
• Capital Markets Signatory Program Annual subscription program for capital markets investors to request environmental disclosure from portfolio companies and access Response Data, Scores, dashboards, reports, and engagement campaign participation. CDP Worldwide-Japan bills Japanese signatories under this program.
• Disclosure Cycle 2026 Annual disclosure cycle service for 2026 with the response window now open, providing organizations a structured period to submit their environmental disclosure responses through the CDP Portal in alignment with the latest market and regulatory demands.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ subnational governments disclosing annually across 80 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Google.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoogle.org collaborated with CDP through the Google.org Fellowship to develop the Adaptation and Action Explorer. The Explorer integrates CDP disclosure data with Google Earth Engine hazard data and AI capabilities to provide tailored climate risk intelligence for cities, states and regions.
• ICLEI – Local Governments for SustainabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCities data in the CDP Adaptation and Action Explorer was collected in partnership by CDP and ICLEI. ICLEI is a global network of local and regional governments committed to sustainable development.
• Ode PartnerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOde Partners participated in the development of the CDP Adaptation and Action Explorer, contributing to the AI-powered climate risk platform for local governments.
• RE100 InitiativecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe RE100 initiative (led by The Climate Group) is a Requester type that requests disclosure from its member companies committed to 100% renewable electricity. CDP integrates RE100 requests into its disclosure system.
• InktrapminorOthersInktrap, an independent third party, conducted an accessibility assessment of the CDP website in May 2025 against WCAG 2.2 guidelines, including automated and manual testing and assistive technology testing.
• NomensaminorOthersNomensa, an independent third party, conducted an accessibility assessment of the CDP Portal in June 2024 against WCAG 2.2 guidelines, including automated and manual testing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Workiva: Cloud platform for ESG, sustainability, and regulatory reporting. Comparable to CDP because many companies use Workiva as the system of record that submits data into CDP questionnaires, positioning it as a complementary disclosure infrastructure layer.
• MSCI ESG Research: Provides corporate ESG ratings, data, and analytics used by investors for stewardship and integration decisions. Comparable to CDP because it serves the same capital markets signatory buyer with corporate environmental and climate data products.
• ISS ESG: Part of Institutional Shareholder Services, ISS ESG provides corporate ESG ratings, climate data, and stewardship solutions to investors. Comparable to CDP in that it monetizes standardized corporate environmental data to the same investor buyer base.
• Sustainalytics: Provides ESG ratings and corporate research to investors, including environmental risk data. Comparable to CDP because both sell subscription ESG/environmental datasets and scores to capital markets signatories and asset owners.
• S&P Global ESG Scores: Provides corporate ESG scores and datasets used in investment products (e.g., S&P 500 ESG Index). Comparable to CDP because it offers scored corporate sustainability data to capital markets subscribers.

Emerging players

• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and climate platform used by corporates to measure and report emissions. Comparable to CDP because its customers' outputs are often submitted into CDP's questionnaire, making it an adjacent technology layer in the disclosure ecosystem.
• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform for enterprises measuring carbon footprints. Comparable to CDP as an emerging player whose outputs feed CDP-style disclosures and supply chain requests.

Broad incumbents

• LSEG (Refinitiv) ESG Data: LSEG's ESG data business (formerly Refinitiv) provides corporate ESG scores and datasets integrated into Workspace. Comparable to CDP as a broad incumbent monetizing corporate environmental disclosures to investors.
• Moody's ESG Solutions: Provides ESG scores, climate data, and sustainable finance analytics under Moody's. Comparable to CDP as a broad incumbent selling corporate environmental and climate intelligence to capital markets.
• Bloomberg ESG Data: Embedded ESG data offering within the Bloomberg Terminal serving buy-side and sell-side investors. Comparable to CDP as a broad incumbent distributing corporate environmental data to capital markets, though as part of a wider data platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CDP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCriW4gZMiuZsq51iLSRXdTQ
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/cdp-worldwide

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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