CDP S&P 500 Report 2011 – Strategic Advantage Through Climate Change Action


CPLI leaders tended to exhibit a comprehensive approach to climate change action in four key areas.


• Strategy: Companies scoring highly in this area were most likely to demonstrate integration of their climate-related priorities into their overall business strategy. They frequently disclose targets aligned with those ambitions and emission reduction initiatives.


• Governance: Companies scoring highly in this area were most likely to demonstrate the most structured and most defined climate change management mechanisms by frequently reporting formalized accountability, incentives and oversight from the board or executive level.


• Stakeholder communications: Companies scoring highly in this area were most likely to recognize the importance of providing transparent and quality disclosures for their stakeholders by taking steps to verify data and report climate-related information in their external communications.


• Achievements: In support of their commitment to reduce emissions, these companies disclose the highest number of actions taken to reduce their emissions, and most report success in achieving emissions reduction.


Figure 16: Key indicators of performance leaders vs. all S&P 500 respondents S&P 500 337


Performance scorecard Sample Size Strategy


Integration of climate change risks or


opportunities into overall business strategy


Implementation of absolute or intensity emissions reduction targets


Governance


Board or executive-level oversight


Monetary incentives Stakeholder Communications


Assurance or verification of emissions


Disclosure of climate change information in mainstream filings or other regulatory filings


Achievements


Progress towards meeting targets


Absolute or intensity emissions reduction in the past year from climate change initiatives


27 91% 100%


57% 32%


100% 91%


20% 19%


100% 100%


87% 54%


100% 64%


S&P 500 CPLI 11


100% 65%


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