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CDP Corporate Questionnaires and Scoring Methodologies

Contents
Full Corporate Questionnaire ............................................................................................ 3
SME Questionnaire............................................................................................................ 6
Full Corporate Scoring methodology ................................................................................. 7
SME Scoring methodology .............................................................................................. 21

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Full Corporate Questionnaire
The table below provides details of revisions made to the CDP full corporate questionnaire
and reporting guidance following its initial publication. This document will be periodically
updated if further revisions are made to the questionnaire and reporting guidance while theplatform is open during the 2024 disclosure cycle.

VersionRelease / Revision date

Revision summary

1.0

Released: April 29, 2024

Publication of the 2024 full corporate questionnaire and reporting guidance.

1.1

Revised: June 04, 2024

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1.22: Minor edits to guidance for column 6 following changes to conditional
logic.
4.11: Column “Indicate whether your organization is registered on atransparency register” split into two columns to avoid contradictory responses.
4.11, 4.11.1, 4.11,2: Columns on alignment of engagement with global
environmental treaties or policy goals split into two columns to avoid
contradictory responses.
5.11.7, 5.11.8: Organizations will now also be shown the commodities they
produce/source but are not disclosing on.
7.30.16: Column added to allow RE100 requested companies to detail the
portion of electricity excluded from their RE100 commitment, if applicable.
9.2.3: Updated response options to include the business divisions “Midstream”
and “Downstream” separately, instead of as “Midstream/Downstream”.
12.4. “Insuring companies operating in the coffee value chain” row has been
added.
13.1.1: Standard dropdown option removed.

1.9: “unit of measure” removed to make it clearer that the figure reported
should be in the currency selected in 1.2.
1.22: Added datapoints/help text/ guidance on commodities
5.11: Column 3 dropdown "We are producers, and do not have any
commodity suppliers" edited (added “suppliers row only”) and guidance on“smallholders” added to columns 1 and 2 to address dropdown logic issue.
7.54.1: Removed C5 “target type: activity” dropdowns and added“consumption” and production”.
8.1: Replaced guidance on reporting exclusions of environmental performancedata to avoid confusion.
8.6.1: Requested content added.
8.7.2: Duplicate dropdowns in column “Third-party certification scheme”
removed.
9.1: Replaced guidance on reporting exclusions of environmental performancedata to avoid confusion.
12.7: Question dependency added.
1.24: Updated to hide column 4 “Highest supplier tier known but not mapped”
if “Downstream” or “Portfolio” is selected in column 2 “Value chain stages
covered in mapping”.
2.2.8, 12.1, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5: Question and row dependencies updated for the
row “Insurance underwriting (Insurance company)”.
3.1: Updated to show column 3 “Please explain” if any option other than "Yes,both in direct operations and upstream/downstream value chain" or "Yes, both

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Revised: August 8, 2024

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within direct operations or upstream value chain, and within our portfolio" isselected in column 1 “Environmental risks identified”.
4.11.2: Updated to show column 10 “"Describe the aim of this funding andhow it could influence policy, law or regulation that may impact theenvironment” only if column 9 “Funding figure your organization provided tothis organization or individual in the reporting year (currency)” is above 0.
7.16: Columns 2 and 3 now always appear, rather than based on selections inquestion 7.3.
7.19: Updated to only show the "Net Scope 1 emissions" column to thecement sector.
7.30.16: Updated dependency to 1.7 to correctly show all rows
7.30.17, 7.30.18, 7.30.19, 7.30.21, 7.30.22: Organizations in the Financial
Services sector will now be presented with these questions.
7.53.1, 7.53.2: Behaviour for some auto-calculate columns modified to ensure
they can always be completed.
7.53.1, 7.53.2, 7.54.3: Updated guidance for column “Greenhouse gases
covered by target”.
7.53.4: Updated to show column 36 "Provide details of your target andmetrics" only when an Adaptation and resilience target has been selected incolumn 2 “Target type”.
7.73.1 to 7.73.5: Updated question dependencies and associated guidance.
Questions will now appear if companies say they are using the CDP x CO2 AI
Product Ecosystem tool.
9.2.2: Updated guidance for column 6 “Please explain” for companies tospecify in the “Total consumption” row if their water figures don’t balance.
9.3: Additional guidance for column 1 “Identification of facilities in the value
chain stage”.
12.5: Updated dependency for column 26 “Total assets aligned with thetaxonomy in the reporting year” so that it appears correctly.
12.7.1: Updated question dependency and appearance of dropdown“Insurance underwriting (Insurance company)” in column 1 “Portfolio”.
1.16.1: Two decimal places enabled in columns “Nameplate capacity (MW)”,“Gross electricity generation (GWh)” and “Net electricity generation (GWh)”.
3.1.1, 3.6.1: Updated to show a text box when “Other, please specify” isselected in column “River basin where the risk/opportunity occurs”.
4.1.2: Column 3 “Policies which outline the positions’ accountability for thisenvironmental issue” now appears only when “Yes” is selected in column 2“Positions’ accountability for this environmental issue is outlined in policies
applicable to the board”.
5.5.8: Updated to show column 1 “Activity” dropdowns to companies in theTransport OEMs-EPM sector.
5.11.2: Updated to hide column “Please explain” in rows the organization is
not responding to.
7.16: Updated guidance for columns 2 “Scope 2, location-based (metric tons
CO2e)” and 3 “Scope 2, market-based (metric tons CO2e)”.
7.72.3: Maximum year allowed in column 1 “Year of completion” updated to2024.
9.2.5: Updated dependency for the rows “Maize/corn” and “Nuts” to appear
under intended conditions.
1.4: Minimum date updated to 16 October 2019 and maximum date updated
to 16 October 2024 to reflect the correct date range of 5 years and the newplatform closure dates.
1.4.1: New question requesting the organization’s annual revenue for thereporting period.
2.6: Guidance updated to specify that organizations do not need to add rows
for river basins without active or inactive tailings dams.
3.6.1: Updated column “Mining project ID” to present it to relevant sectors only
rather than to all disclosers.
4.6.1: Updated to provide a text box if “Yes, in line with another global
environmental treaty or policy goal, please specify” is selected
4.7.2: Updated to present corresponding rows in 4.7.2 based on selections in
4.7.
5.1.1: Column 2 “SSPs used in conjunction with scenario” now only appears if
organizations specify they use an RCP scenario. Column 6 “Temperaturealignment of scenario” now only appears for climate scenarios.

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5.4.3: Updated to present column 1 “Details of minimum safeguards analysis”
if an organization selects “At both organization and activity level” in Column 4of question 5.4.
5.11.1: Updated to present option “Yes, we assess the dependencies and/or
impacts of our suppliers” in Column 1 when “Yes” is selected in Column 1 of
2.2.
5.11.4: Column header and corresponding requested content updated toreflect a link to 12.1.3.
7.18/7.18.2: Updated question dependency for question to show based on
selections in 1.11. Updated dependency so option “Agriculture/Forestry”
appears in column 1 when “Value chain (including own land) “ is selected incolumn 1 of 1.11.
7.21: Updated to present the correct sector rows based on oil and gas sector
selection.
7.30.17: Updated to present column “Commissioning year of the energy
generation facility” if “Yes” is selected in column “Are you able to report thecommissioning or re-powering year of the energy generation facility?”
7.30.20: Organizations in the Financial Services sector will now be presented
with this question.
7.45: Question updated to include sector specific requested content.
7.71.1: Updated to provide a text box if “Other, please specify” is selected inColumn 2 “Life cycle stage(s) most commonly covered” .
8.1.1: Question updated so organizations that select “No” in column 1“Exclusion from disclosure” for Timber products are not shown columns 3, 4,
5, 9, and 11 in 8.1.1
8.7.1: Updated to provide a text box if either “Country/area, please specify” or“Biome, please specify” are selected in Column 5 “Geographic scope of cutoff
date “
8.14: Updated dependency and guidance for Column 4 “Indicate if you collectdata regarding compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code”.
9.3: Updated to present option ““Yes, we have assessed this value chain
stage and identified facilities with substantive water-related dependencies,
impacts, risks, and/or opportunities” and “No, we have assessed this value
chain stage but did not identify facilities with substantive water-related
dependencies, impacts, risks, and/or opportunities” if “Yes” is selected incolumn 1 of 2.2.
9.3.1: Updated to provide a text box if “Other, please specify” is selectedunder dropdowns “Kuwait”, “Lesotho”, “Libya”, “Mali”, or “Mauritania" inColumn “Country/Area & River basin”
9.4.1:Updated to allow organizations to add more than 50 facilities.
12.1.3: Dropdowns in Climate change row Column “Portfolio” now appear
when "Other carbon footprinting and/or exposure metrics (as defined by
TCFD)" or “Other, please specify” in column 2 “Disclosure metric” of 12.1 areselected.
13.1.1: Updated to provide a text box if “Other data point in module 6, please
specify ” is selected in column “Disclosure module and data verified and/or
assured” under “Environmental performance – Consolidation approach,”
Question also updated to provide a text box if “Other data point in module 8,
please specify” is selected in column “Disclosure module and data verified
and/or assures” under “Environmental performance – Forests "13.3: Updated to add the “General Counsel” option to column “Corresponding
job category”.

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SME Questionnaire
The table below provides details of revisions made to the CDP SME questionnaire andreporting guidance following its initial publication. This document will be periodically updated
if further revisions are made to the questionnaire and reporting guidance while the platform is
open during the 2024 disclosure cycle.

VersionRelease / Revision date

Revision summary

1.0

Released: April 29, 2024

Publication of the 2024 SME questionnaire and reporting guidance.

1.1

Revised: August 8, 2024•

16.1.1, 16.3.1: Updated to show a text box when “Other, please specify” isselected in column “River basin where the risk/opportunity occurs”.

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Revised: August 27, 2024•

20.5: Updated to hide column “End Date” to SMEs reporting a market-based
scope 2 figure.
17.1.1: Updated to provide a text box if “Other C-Suite Officer” is selected inColumn 2 “Position of individual or committee with responsibility” under“Executive level”.
14.4: Minimum date updated to 16 October 2019 and maximum date updated
to 16 October 2024 to reflect the correct date range of 5 years and the newplatform closure dates.
14.4.1: New question requesting the organization’s annual revenue for thereporting period.

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Full Corporate Scoring methodology
The table below provides details of revisions made to the CDP full corporate scoring
methodology following its initial publication. This document will be periodically updated if
further revisions are made to the scoring methodology while the platform is open during the2024 disclosure cycle.

VersionRelease / Revision date

Revision summary

1.0

Released: May 17th, 2024

Publication of the 2024 full corporate scoring methodology in PDF format.
Please note: The PDF versions of the methodology have been archived following
publication of the scoring methodology in the CDP platform.

1.1

Revised: June 29th, 2024

Publication of the 2024 full corporate scoring methodology on the website and in
the CDP platform. In addition, the following changes have been made to themethodology:
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1.4: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
1.12: Addition of Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate change - Cement
1.15: Addition of Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate change Construction
1.20: Addition of Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate change - Steel
1.21: Addition of Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate change Transport services
1.24.2: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services
2.2.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services. Correction to Leadership scoring criteria for Climatechange and Water - all sectors excl. Financial services.
2.2.6: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - Financial services
3.1.1: Correction to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
4.1.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
4.6.1: Modification of Management and Leadership scoring criteria for
Climate change - Coal and Oil & gas
4.11: Modification to Awareness and Management scoring criteria for allenvironmental issues and sectors
4.11.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
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5.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change andWater - all sectors. Addition of Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - allsectors.
5.1.2: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors. Correction to Management scoring criteria for
Climate change and Water - all sectors.
5.11: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors excl. Financial services
5.11.3: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services
5.11.4: Modification to Awareness and Management scoring criteria for
Climate change - Financial services
5.14: Modification of Management level scoring criteria for Forests Financial Services
5.15.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - Financial services
6.1: Clarification to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
7.4.1: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors7.9.3: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors
7.16: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors
7.30.6: Removal of Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors excl. Financial services
7.30.16: Correction to Disclosure scoring criteria and modification to
Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - all sectors.
7.30.17: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate change all sectors excl. Financial services
7.51: Correction to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change Transport services
7.53: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors
7.53.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change Electric utilities
7.53.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change Electric utilities
7.53.4: Clarification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors. Modification to Awareness and Management scoring criteria for
Climate change - Financial services.
7.54: Correction to Management and Leadership scoring criteria for
Climate change - all sectors
7.54.2: Correction to Management scoring criteria for Climate change all sectors
7.55.2: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors
7.79.1: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors
8.2: Clarification to Awareness level scoring criteria for Forests - allsectors excl. Financial services
8.2.1: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services
8.3: Correction to Management scoring criteria and modification to
Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors excl. Financial
services.
8.7: Modification to Awareness and Management scoring criteria for
Forests - all sectors excl. Financial services
8.9: Modification to Awareness and Management scoring criteria for
Forests - all sectors excl. Financial services
8.9.1: Correction to Management scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services
8.10: Clarification to Management level scoring criteria for Forests - allsectors excl. Financial services
8.11.1: Clarification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services
8.17.1: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
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9.2: Clarification to Awareness scoring criteria and correction to
Management scoring criteria for Water - all sectors excl. Financial
services.
9.2.5: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for Water - Agriculturalcommodities and Food, beverage & tobacco
9.2.7: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excl. Financial services
9.2.8: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excl. Financial services
9.3.2: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excl. Financial services
12.1.1: Correction to Management scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services
12.2: Modification to Management and Leadership scoring criteria for
Climate change - Financial services
12.4: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests - Financial
services
12.6.1: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests - Financial
services
Clarification to how forest risk commodities are scored in Forests in thefollowing questions:o1.24.2, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5, 8.7, 8.7.1, 8.7.2, 8.8, 8.8.1, 8.9,
8.9.1, 8.9.2, 8.9.3, 8.9.4, 8.10, 8.10.1, 8.11 and 8.11.1
Addition of non-disclosure scoring routes in the following questions (forall applicable environmental issues and sectors, unless otherwise
specified):o1.11 for Climate change, 1.12, 1.15, 1.17 for Climate change,
1.19, 3.1, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 5.1 for Climate change and Water, 8.4,
8.7, 8.9, 8.11, 9.15
Removal of non-disclosure scoring routes in the following questions (forall applicable environmental issues and sectors, unless otherwise
specified):o1.13 for Climate change, 1.22, 2.2.1 for all environmental
issues and all sectors excl. Financial services
Modification and/or clarification of non-disclosure scoring routes in thefollowing questions (for all applicable environmental issues and sectors,
unless otherwise specified):o1.13 for Water, 1.16, 1.17 for Water, 1.23, 2.2.1 for allenvironmental issues - Financial services, 2.2.8, 2.5, 2.6, 2.6.1,
3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.11, 4.12, 5.1 for Forests, 5.5, 5.10,
5.14, 7.1, 7.4, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.15, 7.17, 7.20, 7.23,
7.30, 7.31, 7.34, 7.53, 7.54, 7.55, 7.60, 7.61, 7.66, 7.67, 7.69,
7.71, 7.72, 7.74, 7.76, 7.77, 7.79, 8.1, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10, 8.15,
8.16, 8.17, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.6, 9.7, 9.10, 9.11, 9.13, 12.1, 12.6,
12.7, 13.1
Correction of point allocation tables in the following questions:o1.12, 1.13, 1.15, 1.16, 1.16.1, 1.17, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23,
2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.4, 2.2.6, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6.1, 3.1, 3.1.1,
3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 4.1, 4.1.2, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.5, 4.5.1,
4.6.1, 4.7, 4.8, 4.8.1, 4.9, 4.11, 4.12, 4.12.1, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2,
5.2, 5.3, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.10, 5.10.2, 5.11, 5.11.1,
5.11.2, 5.11.3, 5.11.4, 5.11.5, 5.11.6, 5.11.9, 5.14, 5.14.1,
5.15, 5.15.1, 7.1, 7.1.3, 7.4, 7.9, 7.9.1, 7.9.2, 7.9.3, 7.10, 7.12,
7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.20, 7.30, 7.30.1, 7.30.3, 7.30.5, 7.30.14,
7.30.17, 7.34, 7.45, 7.53, 7.53.1, 7.54, 7.55, 7.55.1, 7.60,
7.60.2, 7.61, 7.61.2, 7.66, 7.67, 7.68.1, 7.69, 7.70.1, 7.71,
7.72, 7.74, 7.76, 7.77, 7.79, 8.1, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 9.2,
9.2.2,9.2.3,9.3, 9.6, 9.7, 9.10, 9.11, 9.15, 9.15.3, 12.1, 12.2,
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Clarification to Awareness and Management scoring criteria forall environmental issues and sectors
Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services
Clarification to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
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Correction to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change all sectors excl. Financial servicesoModification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - allsectors excl. Financial services
3.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
3.1.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
3.6.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
4.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
4.3.1: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
4.5.1: Modification to Management and Leadership scoring criteria for allenvironmental issues - Financial services
5.1.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change all sectors excl. Financial services
5.2: Clarification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors
5.10: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change andWater - all sectors
5.11.3: Correction to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests and Water Financial services
5.11.7: Clarification to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors
7.9.3: Clarification to Leadership scoring for Climate change - all sectors
7.10.1: Correction to Management scoring criteria for Climate change all sectors
7.30.14: Clarification to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change all sectors excl. Electric utilities and Financial services
7.30.17: Correction to title of scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services. Correction to Disclosure, Awareness, Management,
and Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change – Financial services
7.30.18: Correction to Correction to Disclosure, Awareness,
Management, and Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change –Financial services
7.30.19: Correction to Correction to Disclosure, Awareness,
Management, and Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change –Financial services
7.30.21: Correction to Correction to Disclosure, Awareness,
Management, and Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change –Financial services
7.30.22: Correction to Correction to Disclosure, Awareness,
Management, and Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change –Financial services
7.53.1: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria and point allocations
for Climate change - all sectors. Modification to Management scoring
criteria for Climate change - all sectors
7.53.2: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria and point allocations
for Climate change - all sectors. Modification to Management scoring
criteria for Climate change - all sectors
7.54.3: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria and point allocations
for Climate change - all sectors
7.55.2: Correction to Awareness and Management scoring criteria for
Climate change - all sectors
8.14: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services
9.2.2: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excl. Financial services
9.3.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excl. Financial services
9.15.1: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excl. Financial services
12.1.1: Modification of Disclosure and Management scoring criteria for
Climate change - Financial services
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1.4: Removal of Disclosure scoring criteria for all environmental issues
and sectors.
1.4: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors: Changed 'End date is between 2nd October 2023 2nd October 2024' to 'End date is between 2nd October 2022 - 2nd
October 2024'.
1.10: Removal of Disclosure scoring criteria for all environmental issues Financial services.
3.1.1: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors: Removed 'Time horizons...' from list of columns thatcriteria apply to.
3.6.1: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors: Removed 'Time horizons...' from list of columns thatcriteria apply to.
4.7.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change –Financial services: Scoring routes reordered and updated to match 2023
scoring approach.
4.11: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria and point allocations forall environmental issues and sectors: Scoring route A) criterion iii)
removed, therefore Awareness points reduced from 4 to 3.
5.7: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change Electric utilities: Scoring route B) introduced.
5.11: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excluding Financial services: Removal of "AND 'Forests' is selected incolumn 'Environmental issues covered' in row 'Smallholders'' in scoring
routes A and B.
5.11.4: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate change –Financial services: Rephrased Disclosure criteria rephrased for clarity.
5.11.4: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services: "Any option selected excluding 'Other, please specify'
in column 'Type and details of engagement'' added to scoring route A) toalign with Water and Forests scoring. Option and column names
corrected.
5.11.4: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests and Water –Financial services: Option names corrected.
5.11.6: Clarification to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - all sectors excl. Financial services: Accepted options in scoring
route A) criterion i) clarified.
5.11.6: Correction to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
issues – all sectors excl. Financial services: Wording corrected in
criterion ii).
5.11.7: Clarification to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors: Accepted options in scoring route A) criterion i)clarified.
5.11.7: Differentiation of scoring criteria for Climate change and Water Agricultural commodities, Food, beverage & tobacco, and Paper &forestry: Criteria differentiated to account for selections specific to these
sectors.
5.11.7: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change –all sectors excl. Financial services: Scoring route A) criteria modified toallow either any option selected excluding ‘None’ or ‘Unknown’ in column’% of stakeholder type engaged’ OR any option selected excluding‘None’ or ‘Unknown’ in column ’% of stakeholder-associated Scope 3
emissions’ as reported in question 7.8.
5.11.7: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests and Water –all sectors: Column reference corrected.
5.11.7: Correction to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors: Column reference corrected.
5.11.7: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors: Change to eligibility criteria in scoring route B).
Column reference corrected for Climate change - all sectors.

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5.11.8: Correction to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests – all sectors
excl. Financial services: Column reference corrected.
5.11.9: Correction to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - all sectors excl. Financial services: Reference to Managementlevel in eligibility criteria corrected to Awareness level.
7.15.1: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate change – allsectors excl. Financial services.
7.30.14: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change – allsectors : Scoring route A) criteria modified to allow either any option
selected excluding 'None (no active purchases of low-carbon electricity,heat, steam or cooling) OR 'Default delivered electricity from the grid(e.g. standard product offering by an energy supplier) from a grid that is
95% or more low-carbon and where there is no mechanism forspecifically allocating low-carbon electricity' in column 'Sourcing method'.
7.54.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change –all sectors: Added 'Achieved and maintained' as a selection option for thecolumn 'Target status in reporting year'.
8.1.1: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services: Criterion regarding 'Reason for exclusion'
removed.
8.2.1: Clarification to Disclosure, Awareness and Leadershio scoring
criteria for Forests - all sectors excl. Financial services: Added 'Please
note: This question is scored for Soy only.' to end of level.
8.6: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services: Added 'Please note: This question is scored forPalm oil only.' to end of level.
8.6.1: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services: Added 'Please note: This question is scored forPalm oil only.' to end of level.
8.9: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services: Added new scoring route B).
8.14: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services: Scoring routes added depending on whether'Brazil' is selected as a country or area of origin.
8.14: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excl. Financial services: Removed reference to question 8.4.1 in scoring
routes A) and B).
8.15.2: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests – all sectors
excl. Financial services: Please specify field is completed' changed to"'State the achievements of your engagement so far and how progress ismonitored' is completed".
12.1: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services: New scoring route B) added for situations where only
"No, but we plan to…" selected in all rows .
12.2.1: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services: Added criteria to allow for columns 'Industry', 'Assetclass' and 'Scope' to be reported in separate rows.
12.2.1: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services: Modification to allow for columns 'Industry', 'Assetclass' and 'Scope' to be reported in separate rows.
12.6.1: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - Financial services: Corrected option names from 'Sustainableagriculture' to 'Regenerative production', and 'Afforestation' to'Reforestation'.
13.3: Correction to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and sectors: Removed 'General counsel' as an option in scoring
route B).
1.4: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Water and Forests all sectors: Reporting year dates at Management level corrected to 'End
date is between 2nd October 2023 - 2nd October 2024 - 1 point' to 'End
date is between 2nd October 2022 - 2nd October 2024 - 1 point'
2.2.6: Modification of Awareness, Management and Leadership scoring
criteria for all environmental issues - Financial services sector:
Modification of wording for clarity.
2.6.1: Removal of management scoring criteria for Water - Metals andmining & Coal sectors: Change to account for removal of criteria andpoint allocation table adjusted.

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2.6.1: Modification of Leadership scoring criteria for Water - Metals andmining & Coal sectors: Change to account for removal of criteria andpoint allocation table adjusted.
2.6.3: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Water - Metals andmining & Coal sectors: Change to account for removal of criteria andpoint allocation table adjusted.
3.1: Modification to Awareness level scoring criteria for Forests- allsectors excluding Financial services: Route added for producer only
companies that have identified significant risks in their direct operations
only.
3.1: Modification to Management level scoring criteria for Forests- allsectors excluding Financial services: Route added for producer only
companies that have identified significant risks in their direct operations
only.
3.1.1: Modification of management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - all sectors: Change to account for removal of criteria and point
allocation table adjusted.
3.3.2: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Water - all sectors:
Change to account for removal of criteria.
3.5.4: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Climate change - Allsectors excluding Financial services: Change to account for removal of
criteria and point allocation table adjusted.
3.6.1: Modification of management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - all sectors: Change to account for removal of criteria.
4.6.1 Modification to Management scoring criteria for Water - Financial
services: All criteria modified.
4.6.1 Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests - Financial
services: Criteria iii) updated to 'iii) Any option selected excluding any'Other, please specify' in column 'Environmental policy content' – 0.5
points'4.6.1 Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - Financial
services: Criteria reduced to i) and ii) and modified.
4.7.1 Correction to scoring criteria for all levels for all environmental
issues - Financial services: Column name corrected for Environmental
issues
4.8: Correction to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - Financial Services: Removed 'One row scored' from Route C.
4.10: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - All sectors: Change of wording to 'Other, please specify'.
4.11: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - All sectors: Route B modified to 'Any option selected excluding‘Yes, we have a public commitment...’ in column ‘Indicate whether yourorganization has a public commitment or position statement…’ - 0/2
points'.
4.12 - Correction to Criteria title for all environmental issues - all sectors:
Correction of question referenced to 4.12.1.
5.1 : Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - all sectors
excluding Financial Services: Accepted options for scoring Route A
modified to 'Yes, both in direct operations and upstream/downstream
value chain', 'Yes, only within our direct operations' and 'Yes, only in our
upstream/downstream value chain'.
5.1 : Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - Financial
Services: Accepted options for scoring Route A modified to 'Yes, only in
our portfolio', 'Yes, both within our direct operations or upstream value
chain, and within our portfolio' and 'Yes, only within our direct operations
or upstream value chain'.
5.1.1 Modification to Management and Leadership scoring criteria for
Water - all sectors: Updated criteria so that we request 2 rows that meetthe criteria.
5.1.2 Correction to Management scoring criteria for Climate change andWater - Financial services: Criteria (ii) updated to the same as thegeneral criteria.
5.2: Removal of Leadership scoring criteria for Climate change Financial Services: Removal of criterion i) from both routes andadjustment of point allocation.
5.9: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excluding Financial Services: Change to account for removal of criteria
and point allocation table adjusted.

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5.10: Modification to scoring criteria at all levels for Climate change Financial services: Removal of Financial services specific scoring criteria.
5.10.2: Modification to Awareness level scoring criteria for Water - Allsectors excluding Financial services: A drop down option has been
removed and option names corrected.
5.11: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Water - All sectors
excluding Financial Services: Water' must be selected in the second partof the criteria.
5.11: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate Change - All
excluding Financial Services: Correction of all references of 'Emissions inreporting year' to 'Evaluation Status'.
5.11.3: Modification of Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria.
5.11.3 Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services: Route added and Route A) also updated to accept
additional options.
5.11.4: Modification of Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria.
5.11.4: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria.
5.11.6: Correction to Management and Leadership scoring criteria for allenvironmental issues - All sectors excluding Financial services: Column
names corrected.
5.11.7: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - all sectors: Change to account for removal of criteria.
5.11.7: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Water - Financial
services: Changed eligibility criteria selection options.
5.11.7: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Water and Forests– all sectors: Scoring route removed which differentiates engagementwith different tiers.
5.11.8: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - Allsectors : Change to account for removal of criteria.
5.11.8: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests Financial services: The smallholder finance/insurance selections havebeen split in two.
5.11.9: Modification of Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - All sectors excluding Financial services: Change to account forremoval of criteria and point allocation table adjusted.
5.11.9: Clarification to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - all sectors excluding Financial services: Clarification that theeligibility criteria for Route A refers to rows "Customers", "Investors andshareholders" and "Other value chain stakeholders, please specify" inquestion 5.11 (as applicable).
5.9: Removal of Leadership scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excluding Financial Services: Change to account for removal of criteria
and point allocation table adjusted.
7.30.4 : Modification of Management point allocations Climate Change all sectors excluding Electric Utilities & Financial services: Change toManagement level denominator values and for clarity, wording
restructured to make it clear first criteria in routes can be met in at least
one row.
7.30.4 : Modification of Awareness scoring criteria for Climate Change all sectors: Route A modified to include 'Remained the same overall' as
an accepted selection and a Route B added.
7.38.1: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Climate change - Oiland Gas sector: Change to account for removal of criteria and point
allocation table adjusted.
7.44: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Climate change - Coal:
Change to account for removal of criteria and point allocation tableadjusted.
7.48: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Climate change Oil & gas: Change to account for removal of criteria and point allocationtable adjusted.
7.53.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change All sectors: Date updated to align with 7.54.3.
7.53.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate change all sectors: Date updated to align with 7.54.3.

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7.53.3: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Climate change All sectors excluding Financial services: Change to account for removalof criteria.
7.53.4: Correction to Disclosure level scoring criteria for Climate change Financial services: Column reference corrected.
7.55.4: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Climate change All sectors: Change to account for removal of criteria.
7.57: Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change - Oil &gas: Change to account for removal of criteria and point allocation tableadjusted.
7.58: Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change Electric utilities: Change to account for removal of criteria and point
allocation table adjusted.
7.59: Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change - Coal:
Change to account for removal of criteria and point allocation tableadjusted.
7.60.1: Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change Coal sector: Change to account for removal of criteria.
7.60.2: Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change Coal sector: Change to account for removal of criteria.
7.61.1: Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change - Oiland Gas sector: Change to account for removal of criteria.
7.61.2: Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change - Oiland Gas sector: Change to account for removal of criteria.
7.62 Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change - Oil &gas: Change to account for removal of criteria and point allocation tableadjusted.
7.63 Removal of management scoring criteria for Climate change - Coal:
Change to account for removal of criteria and point allocation tableadjusted.
7.7: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate change - allsectors : Column name updated in each route.
7.9: Correction to point allocation table for Climate change - all sectors:
Change denominator to '0, 5, 10 or 15', rather than '0, 10 or 15'.
8.17.1: Modification to Awareness and Leadership scoring criteria for
Forests - All sectors excluding Financial services: Change to account forremoval of criteria.
8.3: Modification of Awareness point allocations for Forests - all sectors
excluding Financial services: Changed Awareness criterion i) from 0.5
points to 1 point, and criterion ii) from 1 point to 0.5 points.
8.6: Modification of Disclosure point allocations Forests - Financial
services: Changed numerator from '0 or 1' to 1.
8.8: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - All sectors
excluding Financial services: Removed criteria from level and adjusted
the route point allocations.
8.8: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - All sectors
excluding Financial services : A new Route added and adjusted point
allocation table.
8.8: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - All sectors
excluding Financial services: Removal of criteria and adjusted the routes.
8.8: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests - All sectors
excluding Financial services: Additional route added.
8.8.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - Allsectors excluding Financial services: Change to account for removal of
criteria and point allocation table adjusted.
8.9.3: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - Allsectors excluding Financial services: Change to account for removal of
criteria.
8.9.4: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - Allsectors excluding Financial services: Change to account for removal of
criteria.
9.2.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Water - all sectors
excluding Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria.
9.2.4: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Water - All sectors
excluding Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria
and point allocation table adjusted.
9.3: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Water - All sectors :Addition of Route C and route eligibility added to Routes A and B.

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9.2.5: Correction to Management scoring criteria Water - Agricultural
Commodities & Food Beverage and Tobacco sector: Changed 'in' to 'of'.
9.2.8: Modification of level points allocation for Water - All sectors
excluding Financial services: Point allocation table adjusted.
9.2.9: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Water - All sectors
excluding Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria.
9.6.1: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Water - Chemicals
sector: Change to account for removal of criteria and point allocationtable adjusted.
9.7.1: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Water - Electric
Utilities sector: Change to account for removal of criteria and point
allocation table adjusted.
9.8: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Water - Agriculturalcommodities and Food, beverage & tobacco: Change to account forremoval of criteria and point allocation table adjusted.
9.9: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Water - Agriculturalcommodities and Food, beverage & tobacco: Change to account forremoval of criteria and point allocation table adjusted.
9.10.1: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Water - Agricultural
Commodities & Food Beverage and Tobacco sector: Change to accountfor removal of criteria.
9.10.1: Modification of Management point allocations for Water - Metals
and mining & Coal sectors: Change to account for removal of criteria andpoint allocation table adjusted.
9.11.1: Removal of Management scoring criteria for Water - Agricultural
Commodities, Food Beverage and Tobacco sector: Change to accountfor removal of criteria.
9.11.1: Modification of Management point allocations for Water - Oil andGas sector: Change to account for removal of criteria and point allocationtable adjusted.
9.14: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Water - All sectors
excluding Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria
and point allocation table adjusted.
12.1: Modification of Management point allocations for all environmental
issues - Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria andpoint allocation table adjusted.
12.6: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests - Financial
services: Route B point allocation adjusted.
12.1.3: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - Financial services: Change to account for removal of criteria andpoint allocation table adjusted.
12.1.3: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues - Financial services: Correction to proportional scoring per row
and column name corrected.
2.2.2: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and all sectors excluding Financial Services: Modification forremoval of scoring related to column 'Supplier tiers covered'.
2.2.2: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and all sectors: Clarification of acceptable list of dropdowns forcolumn 'Risk type and criteria considered' according to environmental
theme.
2.2.2: Modification of Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and all sectors: Clarification of acceptable list of dropdowns forcolumn 'Risk type and criteria considered' according to environmental
theme.
2.2.2: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and all sectors excluding Financial Services: Clarification of
acceptable list of dropdowns for column 'Risk type and criteria
considered' according to environmental theme.
2.2.6: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and all sectors: Clarification of acceptable list of dropdowns forcolumn 'Risk type and criteria considered' according to environmental
theme.
2.2.6: Modification of Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and all sectors: Clarification of acceptable list of dropdowns forcolumn 'Risk type and criteria considered' according to environmental
theme.

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2.2.6: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and all sectors excluding Financial Services: Clarification of
acceptable list of dropdowns for column 'Risk type and criteria
considered' according to environmental theme.
2.2.9: Modification to Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues for Financial services: Modification for removal of scoring relating
to column '% of portfolio covered by the process in relation to total
portfolio value' and update to point allocation tables.
2.6: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Water for Coal andMetals and mining sectors: Correction to drop down option nameupdated from 'Not known' to 'Unknown' in column 'Country/area & Riverbasin'.
3.1.2: Correction to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests and Water for
all sectors: Correction to remove duplication of word 'available'.
3.6.1: Modification of Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate for all
sectors: Modification to exclude 'Commodity' 'River basin where theopportunity occurs' AND 'Mining project ID' columns. Addition of route toaccount for selections in question 3.6.
3.6.1: Modification of Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors: Modification to exclude 'River basin where the opportunity
occurs' AND 'Mining project ID' columns.
3.6.1: Modification of Disclosure scoring criteria for Water for all sectors:
Modification to exclude 'Commodity' AND 'Mining project ID' columns.
3.6.1: Modification of Awareness scoring criteria for Climate and Water
for all sectors excluding financial services: Modification to exclude'Commodity' 'River basin where the opportunity occurs' AND 'Mining
project ID' columns. Addition of route to account for selections inquestion 3.6.
3.6.1: Modification of Awareness scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors: Modification to exclude 'River basin where the opportunity
occurs' AND 'Mining project ID' columns.
3.6.1: Modification of Awareness scoring criteria for Water for all sectors:
Modification to exclude 'Commodity' AND 'Mining project ID' columns.
3.6.1: Modification of Management scoring criteria for all themes for
Financial services: Modification to exclude 'Commodity' 'River basin
where the opportunity occurs' AND 'Mining project ID' columns. Additionof route to account for selections in question 3.6.
3.6.1: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors: Modification to exclude 'River basin where the opportunity
occurs' AND 'Mining project ID' columns.
3.6.1: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Water for all
sectors: Modification to exclude 'Commodity' AND 'Mining project ID'
columns.
3.6.1: Modification of Leadership level scoring criteria for Climate for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Modification to exclude 'Commodity''River basin where the opportunity occurs' AND 'Mining project ID'
columns. Addition of route to account for selections in question 3.6.
4.12.1 Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for all environmental
issues for all sectors: Clarification of eligible environmental specificoptions for column 'Content elements'.
4.5.1: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria Climate for all sectors:
Correction of list of acceptable options for column 'Performance metrics'.
4.5.1: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests and Water
for Financial services: Correction of list of acceptable options for column'Performance metrics'.
5.10: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate and Water for
all sectors: Correction to drop-down options in column 'Use of internal
pricing of environmental externalities'.
5.1.1: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate forFinancial services: Modification to acceptable options for 'Scenario
coverage'.
5.1.1: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Water for Financial
services: Modification to acceptable options for 'Scenario coverage'.
5.1.2: Modification of Management Scoring for Climate and Water for
Financial services: Modification to acceptable options for 'Scenario
coverage'.
5.2: Correction to Awareness scoring criteria for Climate for All sectors:
Correction to column 'Climate transition plan' changed to 'Transition
plan'.

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5.11: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Water for all sectors
excluding Financial services: Modification remove scoring for column'Environmental issues covered'.
5.11.1: Modification of Management scoring criteria for all environmental
issues and all sectors excluding Financial Services: Modification to
management level criteria.
5.11.3 Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests and Water
for Financial services: Modification scoring for column '% of clientassociated scope 3 emissions as reported in question 12.1.1' removed.
"5.11.4: Clarification to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate forFinancial services: Correction to column references:o'% of scope 3 investees associated emissions as reported in
12.1.1/12.1.3'.
o'% of investing (Asset managers) portfolio covered in relation
to total portfolio value' OR '% of investing (Asset owners)
portfolio covered in relation to total portfolio value'".
5.11.4: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for Climate forFinancial services: Correction to column name references for column '%of scope 3 investees associated emissions as reported in 12.1.1/12.1.3'.
5.11.4: Clarification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests and Water
for Financial services: Correction to column reference: column '% ofportfolio covered in relation to total portfolio value' to either column '% ofinvesting (Asset managers) portfolio covered in relation to total portfolio
value' OR '% of investing (Asset owners) portfolio covered in relation tototal portfolio value'.
5.11.4 Clarification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests and Water
for Financial services: Correction to column reference: 'Investing (asset
manager) portfolio coverage of engagement' and 'Investing (asset
owner) portfolio coverage of engagement' to '% of investing (Assetmanagers) portfolio covered in relation to total portfolio value' and '% ofinvesting (Asset owners) portfolio covered in relation to total portfolio
value'"5.11.4 Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate for Financial
services: Correction to column references:o'% of scope 3 investees associated emissions as reported in
12.1.1/12.1.3'".
5.11.6: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Modification of criteria for Route B
to include scoring for 'any "No..." option selected in a "Forests" row in
5.11.5'.
5.11.6: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Modification of criteria for Route B
to include scoring for 'any "No..." option selected in a "Forests" row in
5.11.5'.
5.11.6: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Modification of criteria for Route B
to include scoring for 'any "No..." option selected in a "Forests" row in
5.11.5' as well as corrections to column references in Route A.
5.11.6: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Modification of criteria for Route B
to include scoring for 'any "No..." option selected in a "Forests" row in
5.11.5' as well as corrections to column references in Route A. Additional
option added for column '% tier 1 suppliers by procurement spend...'.
5.11.6: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Water for all sectors
excluding Financial services: Modification of criteria for Route B to
include scoring for 'any "No..." option selected in a "Water" row in 5.11.5'.
5.11.6: Modification to Awareness scoring criteria for Water for all sectors
excluding Financial services: Modification of criteria for Route B to
include scoring for 'any "No..." option selected in a "Water" row in 5.11.5'.
5.11.6: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Water for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Modification of criteria for Route B
to include scoring for 'any "No..." option selected in a "Water" row in
5.11.5' as well as corrections to column references in Route A.
5.11.6: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Water for all sectors
excluding Financial services: Modification of criteria for Route B to
include scoring for 'any "No..." option selected in a "Water" row in 5.11.5'.
Additional option added for column '% tier 1 suppliers by procurement
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5.11.7: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate and Water
for Financial services: Modification of crosscheck to remove reference to
5.11.5 as well as updating point allocation.
5.11.7: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate for all
sectors: Modification to scoring of column 'Commodity'.
5.11.7: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors: Modification to scoring of column '% of tier 1 supplier-related
scope 3 emissions covered by engagement'.
5.11.7: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Water for all sectors:
Modification to scoring of columns 'Commodity' and '% of tier 1 supplierrelated scope 3 emissions covered by engagement'.
5.11.7: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate and Water
for all sectors excluding Financial services: Removal of route A required
more detailed higher tier supplier engagement.
5.11.9: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests and Water
for all sectors: Clarification to which environmental issue is relevant forscoring.
5.11.9: Clarification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Clarification cross-reference
removed.
5.11.9: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for Climate for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Correction to scoring eligibility as
well as drop down options.
7.13.1: Modification to Disclosure and Awareness scoring criteria for
Climate for Agricultural commodities, Paper and forestry and Food,beverage and tobacco sectors: Exclusion of rows 'Sequestration during
land use change' and 'CO2 emissions from biofuel combustion (landmachinery)'.
7.14: Modification to Disclosure, Awareness and Management levels of
scoring criteria for Climate for Agricultural commodities, Paper andforestry and Food, beverage and tobacco sectors: Column 'Denominator:
unit of production' excluded from scoring.
7.31.2: Modification of Disclosure point allocations Climate for
Chemicals: Point allocation numerator and denominator updated from 1
to 5.
7.53: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria Climate for Financial
services: Update and clarification of the appropriate selections for eachscoring route. Point allocation table updated to reflect this.
7.53.4: Modification of Leadership scoring criteria for Climate forFinancial services: Modification to the scoring selections in question 1.10
which apply to scoring ROUTE B).
7.53.4: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Climate for Financial
services: Column '% of portfolio covered in relation to total portfolio value'
excluded from scoring.
7.54.1: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Climate for all
sectors: Clarification to dates of targets for criteria i).
7.54.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate for all
sectors: Removal of criteria which requested any option selected
excluding any 'Other please specify' option in column 'Target type:
category & Metric (target numerator if reporting an intensity target)'.
7.78: Modification of Management scoring criteria for Climate forConstruction and Real estate: Two additional scoring routes added toaccount for selections made in question 7.76.
8.3: Modification to all levels of scoring criteria for Forests for all sectors
excluding Financial services: ROUTE B added for companies who do not
produce commodity as per question 8.2.
8.11.1: Modification to Disclosure and Awareness scoring criteria for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Column 'Main measures identified
to manage or resolve the challenges' excluded from scoring.
8.14: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Forests for all sectors
excluding Financial services: Column 'Indicate if you collect data
regarding compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code' excluded fromscoring.
8.14: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Forests for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Column 'Indicate if you collect data
regarding compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code' excluded fromscoring and as a result former criteria ii) in ROUTE A also removed.
Scoring routes updated to reflect these changes.

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9.15.2: Clarification to Leadership scoring criteria for Water for Financial
services: Clarification to the formula used for '% of target achieved
relative to base year'.
9.2.3: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Water for Oil & Gas:
Correction to Disclosure level criteria which previously displayed
Leadership criteria.
9.3.1: Clarification to Management scoring criteria for Water for all
sectors excluding Financial services: Companies reporting more than
100 facilities in direct operation in question 9.3 will not be penalised ifthey report the maximum of 100 facilities in question 9.3.1.
9.3: Modification to Disclosure scoring criteria for Water for all sectors:
Column 'Please explain' excluded from scoring.
12.1.1: Modification to Disclosure and Awareness level scoring criteria for
Climate for Financial services: Column '% of financed emissions
calculated using data obtained from clients/investees (optional)' excluded
from scoring.
12.1.3: Modification to Disclosure and Awareness scoring criteria for allenvironmental issues for Financial services: Column '% of portfolio
covered in relation to total portfolio value' excluded at Disclosure andAwareness levels. Former criteria i) removed from Awareness level.
12.2: Modification to Leadership scoring criteria for Climate for Financial
services: ROUTE A and ROUTE B modified and ROUTE C added toaccount for Insurance underwriting (Insurance company) portfolio group.
12.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate forFinancial services: Option 'Yes, by asset class' removed from ROUTE A)
and ROUTE C).
12.5: Modification to Disclosure and Awareness scoring criteria for
Climate for Financial services: Exclusion of column 'Total assets in yourportfolio (unit currency as selected in 1.2)'.

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The table below provides details of revisions made to the CDP SME scoring methodology
following its initial publication. This document will be periodically updated if further revisions
are made to the scoring methodology while the platform is open during the 2024 disclosure
cycle.

VersionRelease / Revision date

Revision summary

1.0

Released: June 29th, 2024

Publication of the 2024 SME Scoring methodology.

1.1

Released: 26th September,
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18.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate:
Clarification of acceptable drop down options.
18.2: Modification to Management scoring criteria for Climate:
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