The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were introduced in 2015 are being increasingly implemented in global society. Governments and the private sector have taken the SDGs as the global framework underlying the direction and actions towards 2030, which has been set by the United Nations as the year in which the SDGs should be achieved.

CDP’s 2017 Global Forests Report draws on the disclosures from 201 companies that responded to the investor request for information on the risks and opportunities linked to four commodities responsible for the majority of deforestation and forest degradation: cattle products, palm oil, timber products and soy.

Written in partnership with CDP and the Carbon Trust, this report examines the current state of supplier performance on climate action. "Missing Link: Harnessing the Power of Purchasing for a Sustainable Future" analyzes climate and water data disclosed by more than 4,300 suppliers of CDP's 89 supply chain members.

The majority of the world’s major cities have disclosed that climate change presents a physical risk to the businesses operating in their cities. This real and current threat is driving local governments to take concrete action in response, so finds Protecting our Capital.

America's top corporates are emedding carbon pricing at the heart of their strategies according to fresh research by CDP, which sheds light on the business world's increasing hunger for government to put a price on pollution.

Even as the companies recognize that climate and water risks are rising, mixed regulatory signals make decisive action difficult reveals this sixth annual CDP supply chain information for 2013–14 with data on how suppliers and their customers are collaborating to drive down carbon emissions, mitigating water risk, seizing opportunities, and building revenue and brand along the way.