CDP - GHG Emissions Dataset
Data category
Environmental dataThe data offers solutions for:
- Carbon footprinting
- Investment decisions and portfolio insight
- Reporting: Impact
- Reporting: Other Regulations
- Transition risk
- Carbon footprinting Financed emissions Carbon risk analysis Portfolio screening Regulatory reporting Benchmarking Scenario analysis Transition risk
Who are the data users?
- Corporates
- Financial institutions
- Government
- Investors
- Trustees
- index providers, consultants, data providers
What asset class does the data cover?
- Alternatives
- Credit/loans
- Fixed income
- Listed equity
- Private equity
- Real assets
- Real estate
Brief description of the data offering
CDP’s GHG Emissions Dataset is a proprietary dataset providing reported and modelled greenhouse gas emissions data for over 14,500 companies globally. It combines directly reported, board-signed emissions disclosures collected through CDP with robust estimation models to deliver comprehensive, decision-useful emissions coverage across Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3.
The dataset includes both reported and estimated data across Scope 1, Scope 2 (location-based and market-based) and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, as well as fuel and energy use (including steam, heat, electricity and cooling), renewable energy procurement and carbon intensity metrics, such as emissions per unit of revenue.
To enhance completeness and comparability, CDP applies two complementary modelling approaches. In 2025, a k-nearest neighbours (KNN) model was introduced alongside the long-standing gamma generalized linear model (GLM), in use since 2015. As a result, two versions of the modelled dataset are available: a GLM-based emissions dataset reflecting the established statistical approach, and a KNN-based dataset which improves estimation accuracy by identifying similarities across companies using expanded feature sets.
Both methodologies are fully documented through published technical summaries and annexes covering data cleaning, estimation frameworks and Scope 3 modelling approaches. This transparency enables users to understand and evaluate underlying assumptions in both reported and modelled components of the dataset.
The dataset is also aligned with financial sector emissions methodologies, including the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), supporting financed emissions calculations and portfolio-level carbon accounting.
Where and how do you source your data?
Reported emissions, energy and fuel data are sourced directly from over 14,500 company disclosures submitted through CDP’s climate change questionnaire. Where reported data is incomplete or unavailable, CDP applies proprietary modelling techniques to estimate emissions, increasing coverage across companies and sectors while maintaining methodological transparency and quality control.
Since 2015, CDP has maintained an annual, quality-reviewed modelled emissions dataset supported by expert input from CDP’s Technical Advisory Committee (Data), which provides guidance on model development and methodological consistency.
What is the cost for your data offering?
Prices start from GBP 45,000
Contacts
James Chamberlayne