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When are CDP scores released? (2026 dates)
CDP releases scores for the 2026 cycle in the week of 30 November 2026. The companies that responded receive their scores first, and the scores are made public later that week. The 2026 response window opened in the week of 15 June, responses had to be in by the week of 14 September to be scored, and the questionnaire closed to amendments in the week of 26 October.
While you wait for a score, the emissions a supplier has already published are on its DitchCarbon profile, with the source document behind each figure. A score and an emissions figure answer different questions, as CDP scores explained sets out. For how a CDP Supply Chain request compares with supplier-specific emissions data, see CDP Supply Chain cost and alternatives.
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What does a CDP B score mean?
A B is CDP's Management level, the second highest of its four levels. CDP awards it when a company's response shows evidence of action and processes to manage climate issues; a B- sits at the lower end of the same level. Above it is Leadership (A and A-), below it Awareness (C and C-) and Disclosure (D and D-).
A B grades the response and how the company manages the issue. It carries no figure for how much the company emits, which is found in its reported Scope 1, 2 and 3. More on each level in CDP scores explained.
Is a CDP score the same as a company's emissions?
No. A CDP score grades how complete a company's response to CDP's questionnaire is and how well the company manages the issue. CDP says the score reflects "disclosure quality and maturity, rather than absolute environmental performance".
A company's emissions are its reported Scope 1, 2 and 3 figures, published in its CDP response, annual report or sustainability statement. DitchCarbon shows them on the company's profile with the source document. Two companies with the same A can be hundreds of times apart in what they emit; CDP scores explained has a worked example.
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