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Last reviewed August 2026
Authored by Jeremiah Say

Lead Systems Architect at GreenCalculus. Translates GHG Protocol methodology into high-precision JavaScript calculation engines. Architect of the MasterBrain data layer covering 1,000+ environmental tools, aligned with IPCC AR6 and the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard (2026 revision).

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CDP Scoring Parameters

26 cdp scoring parameters held in the GreenCalculus MasterBrain, drawn from Cdp Technical 2025; Act Aluminium 2022. Values are read live from the data layer on every page build, so nothing here is re-typed and nothing can drift from the figures the calculators use. They span 26 units of measurement — 1 of them in indicator set (Aluminium-specific ACT assessment criteria) — which is why the spread below is reported per unit and never blended.

Where these factors are used

CDP Climate Questionnaire sets out how factors in this group are applied, and CDP Climate Questionnaire Calculator draws on them directly. Each value below names the upstream source it came from.

What this group contains

What this group contains
MeasureValue
Factors26
Publishers2
Distinct units1
Data versionMB v2026.110 · updated 2026-08-08

What has changed

Sources, citation & machine access

Where these factors come from
SourcePublisherYearLicence
ACT (Assessing low-Carbon Transition) Aluminium Methodology v2.0 — joint ADEME + CDP forward-looking sector-specific transition assessment framework (203pp, 9 modules covering Targets / Investment / Sold-product / Management / Engagement / Business Model)ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique, France) + CDP Worldwide2022ADEME + CDP joint copyright 2022 — reproduction without permission prohibited
CDP Climate Change Questionnaire (2023 Full + 2025 Corporate Overview + 2026 cycle) — 13-module structure + A/A-/B/C/D/F scoring + A-list designationCDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)2025CDP proprietary — annual public release of questionnaire + scoring rubric (commercial use of scores requires CDP licence)

Cite the upstream publisher for the values themselves. The reference below credits this compilation and, more usefully, pins the edition you read.

Say, Jeremiah (2026). CDP Scoring Parameters (MasterBrain v2026.110). GreenCalculus. https://greencalculus.com/factors/cdp-scoring-parameters/

Cite this factor group

Values change between editions. Quoting the MasterBrain version is what lets a reader resolve the exact number you used — see the change record above for factors in this group that have moved.

For a reference manager — BibTeX, then RIS:

@misc{greencalculus_cdp_scoring_2026,
  author       = {Say, Jeremiah},
  title        = {CDP Scoring Parameters},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {GreenCalculus},
  note         = {MasterBrain v2026.110},
  url          = {https://greencalculus.com/factors/cdp-scoring-parameters/}
}
TY  - DATA
AU  - Say, Jeremiah
TI  - CDP Scoring Parameters
PY  - 2026
PB  - GreenCalculus
ET  - MasterBrain v2026.110
UR  - https://greencalculus.com/factors/cdp-scoring-parameters/
ER  - 

Every factor on this page is readable from the open endpoint. No key, no signup:

https://greencalculus.com/wp-json/greencalculus/v1/factors/cdp_scoring
curl -s "https://greencalculus.com/wp-json/greencalculus/v1/factors/cdp_scoring?limit=500"
import requests
rows = requests.get("https://greencalculus.com/wp-json/greencalculus/v1/factors/cdp_scoring", params={"limit": 500}).json()["factors"]
print(len(rows), "factors in cdp_scoring")

Or the same rows as a spreadsheet — every factor with its source, the edition it last changed in, and its own link:

https://greencalculus.com/wp-json/greencalculus/v1/factors-export?page=cdp-scoring-parameters

Download this table as CSV

Both responses carry an X-GC-Version header, so a consumer can detect a new edition without diffing the payload. The CSV filename carries the edition too, so two downloads months apart do not collide.

All factors

Cdp Scoring — all 26 factors
FactorValueUnitSourceLast changedCanonical key
ACT Aluminium Methodology v2.0 — assessment indicatorsindicator set (Aluminium-specific ACT assessment criteria)ACT_ALUMINIUM_2022ACT Aluminium Methodology v2.0 (ADEME + CDP, 2022) §All Modulesreporting.cdp.act.aluminium.indicators
ACT (Assessing low-Carbon Transition) methodology framework — ADEME + CDPassessment framework (ACT methodology)ACT_ALUMINIUM_2022ACT Aluminium Methodology v2.0 (ADEME + CDP, 2022) + ACT Framework documentationreporting.cdp.act.framework
ACT methodology — sectors with bespoke methodologies10sector methodologies (ACT bespoke sector frameworks)ACT_ALUMINIUM_2022ACT Initiative sector methodologies list (ADEME + CDP)reporting.cdp.act.sectors_covered
CDP alignment with IFRS S2 as global climate disclosure baselinealignment statement (CDP since 2024 uses IFRS S2 as foundational baseline)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2025 §IFRS S2 alignment + ISSB partnership statementreporting.cdp.alignment.ifrs_s2_baseline
CDP-TCFD mapping legacy referencelegacy reference (CDP datapoints map to TCFD 11 recommendations)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Climate Change 2023 Questionnaire Introduction + TCFD-CDP mapping table + IFRS S2 successor designationreporting.cdp.alignment.tcfd_legacy
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 1: Introductionquestionnaire module (Module 1 – Introduction)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m01_introduction
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 2: Identification, Assessment & Management of Dependencies, Impacts, Risks, & Opportunitiesquestionnaire module (Module 2 – Identification, Assessment & Management of Dependencies, Impacts, Risks, & Opportunities)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m02_dependencies_impacts_risks_opportunities
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 3: Disclosure of Risks & Opportunitiesquestionnaire module (Module 3 – Disclosure of Risks & Opportunities)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m03_disclosure_risks_opportunities
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 4: Governancequestionnaire module (Module 4 – Governance)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m04_governance
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 5: Business Strategyquestionnaire module (Module 5 – Business Strategy)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m05_business_strategy
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 6: Environmental Performance – Consolidation Approachquestionnaire module (Module 6 – Environmental Performance – Consolidation Approach)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m06_env_performance_consolidation
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 7: Environmental Performance – Climate Changequestionnaire module (Module 7 – Environmental Performance – Climate Change)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m07_env_performance_climate_change
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 8: Environmental Performance – Forestsquestionnaire module (Module 8 – Environmental Performance – Forests)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m08_env_performance_forests
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 9: Environmental Performance – Water Securityquestionnaire module (Module 9 – Environmental Performance – Water Security)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m09_env_performance_water_security
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 10: Environmental Performance – Plasticsquestionnaire module (Module 10 – Environmental Performance – Plastics)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m10_env_performance_plastics
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 11: Environmental Performance – Biodiversityquestionnaire module (Module 11 – Environmental Performance – Biodiversity)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m11_env_performance_biodiversity
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 12: Environmental Performance – Financial Servicesquestionnaire module (Module 12 – Environmental Performance – Financial Services)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m12_env_performance_financial_services
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – Module 13: Further Information & Sign offquestionnaire module (Module 13 – Further Information & Sign off)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (p.4) – questionnaire-structure diagram (13 modules; integrated 1-6 + 13, environmental-performance 7-11, sector-specific 12)reporting.cdp.questionnaire.module.m13_further_information_signoff
CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire – integrated structure (2026 cycle)questionnaire structure (integrated full corporate questionnaire, 13 modules)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Full Corporate Questionnaire Overview 2026 (pp.3-4) – Full corporate questionnaire structurereporting.cdp.questionnaire.structure
CDP A-list designation criteriadesignation criteria (A-list = top climate performers)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP A-list annual methodologyreporting.cdp.score.a_list_criteria
CDP score level A — Leadershipscore level (Leadership; A-list designation)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP Climate Change 2023 Scoring Methodology + Full Corporate Questionnaire 2025 + CDP 2025 A-list criteriareporting.cdp.score.level.a_leadership
CDP score level A- — Leadership (transitioning to A)score level (Leadership transitioning grade)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP 2023 Scoring Methodology — Leadership level transition criteriareporting.cdp.score.level.a_minus_leadership_transition
CDP score level B — Managementscore level (Management; coordinated action)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP 2023 Scoring Methodology — Management level criteriareporting.cdp.score.level.b_management
CDP score level C — Awarenessscore level (Awareness; reporting + initial assessment)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP 2023 Scoring Methodology — Awareness level criteriareporting.cdp.score.level.c_awareness
CDP score level D — Disclosurescore level (Disclosure; minimum response)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP 2023 Scoring Methodology — Disclosure level criteriareporting.cdp.score.level.d_disclosure
CDP score level F — Failure to provide sufficient informationscore level (Failure; insufficient response)CDP_TECHNICAL_2025CDP 2023 Scoring Methodology — F score criteriareporting.cdp.score.level.f_failure

Last changed names the data-layer edition in which a factor last took a new value, reconstructed from every released edition since v2025.13. A dash means the value has not moved since tracking began — which is the answer to "is the figure I used last year still current?".

Common questions

26 factors. They are read live from the GreenCalculus data layer on every page build rather than re-typed, so the figures here are the same ones the calculators use. The upstream publishers are ACT (Assessing low-Carbon Transition) Aluminium Methodology v2.0 — joint ADEME + CDP forward-looking sector-specific transition assessment framework (203pp, 9 modules covering Targets / Investment / Sold-product / Management / Engagement / Business Model) and CDP Climate Change Questionnaire (2023 Full + 2025 Corporate Overview + 2026 cycle) — 13-module structure + A/A-/B/C/D/F scoring + A-list designation.

Not without checking the unit first. This group spans 26 different units of measurement, the most common being indicator set (Aluminium-specific ACT assessment criteria). A factor is only meaningful against the activity data its unit describes, which is why the spread on this page is reported per unit and never blended into a single average.

None of the 26 factors here has changed value since tracking began. The Last-changed column shows a dash against every row for that reason. Change history is reconstructed from every released edition of the data layer, so a revaluation would appear there.

Every row has its own link. Click the canonical key in the last column and the address bar will hold an anchor for that one factor, so a citation resolves to the number itself rather than to a table someone has to search. Quote the data-layer edition alongside it (currently v2026.107) — values change between editions, and the version is what lets a reader resolve the exact figure you used.

Yes. This group is readable from an open endpoint with no key and no signup: https://greencalculus.com/wp-json/greencalculus/v1/factors/cdp_scoring. Responses carry an X-GC-Version header so a consumer can detect a new edition without diffing the payload. Cite the upstream publisher for the values themselves.

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