2011 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI)
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Geographical Representation of the CDLI
From a regional perspective, for the second consecutive year, Europe is the region with the highest proportion of companies in the CDLI (58%, 2010: 49%) despite only representing 34% of the total Global 500 respondents. This can be seen as a reflection of Europe’s advanced regulation and high level of consumer awareness on climate change.
North America (USA & Canada) and Asia both have a low proportion of companies in the CDLI relative to their percentage of the total Global 500 respondents. Despite making up 42% of the Global 500 responding population, only 29% of North American companies make the CDLI. Similarly, Asia represents 15% of the total responses but only 8% of the CDLI. These trends are similar to 2010. 100% of African companies responded, but no African companies made the CDLI (2010: 1 company).
When analysing on a country level, the USA is the country with the highest proportion of companies in the CDLI (26%). However, this shows relatively lower leadership than average as 36% of the Global 500 responding population were from the USA. Germany shows strong leadership, with the highest ratio
Figure 19: Percentage of companies in the CDLI by region
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Africa
Asia Australia Europe North America
% of CDLI % of Global 500 Respondents
Figure 20: Percentage of companies in the CDLI by country15 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
South America
% of CDLI
% of Global 500 Respondents
15. Figure 20 showing % of CDLI by country does not include the countries with no companies in the CDLI.
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Australia Brazil Canada Finland France Germany Israel Italy
Japan
Netherlands South Korea Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom USA
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