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CDP reporting software: test the response path
CDP reporting software can mean the CDP disclosure platform or an external product used to collect, map and review response information.
Establish which job is being offered before evaluating a vendor claim.
CDP maintains an Accredited Solutions Providers directory that includes software.
Use the live owner directory to check the provider’s current listing and category.
For the questionnaire, scoring and reporting requirements, see the CDP reporting guide.
Response workflow
What should CDP software produce?
Build the workflow around the current CDP questionnaire: collect information from responsible teams, attach the evidence, record review decisions and transfer the approved response into CDP’s disclosure process.
One answer
Question
One answer
Source
One answer
Review
One answer
Submit
For CDP’s own questionnaire structure, scoring and dates, use the owner material on the CDP reporting guide.
Owner directory
How should you check an accredited provider?
Open CDP’s Accredited Solutions Providers directory and check the named organisation, its listed service category and the current page details.
Do not turn a directory entry into a claim that a product guarantees a score or disclosure outcome.
Describe any other functionality from the vendor’s own current page, and keep that description separate from CDP’s accreditation status.
Demo checklist
What should the software demonstrate?
Test one response
Import
Test one response
Map
Test one response
Approve
Test one response
Export
Ask whether the tool stores passwords or logs in to CDP on your behalf, whether it uses official APIs, and how access and deletion work when the contract ends.
Software demo · evidence check
CDP response demo coverage
Tick a test only when the vendor has demonstrated it with a representative record and shown the evidence or export.
0 of 4 tests demonstrated (0%). This is a checklist result, not a score for the vendor.
Still to test: Trace an answer to its source and reporting period; Map it to the current questionnaire field and logic; Show review, evidence and change history; Export the response and working record.
Illustrative buyer case
How might a UK company preparing a CDP response test a software claim?
Illustrative only: a UK company plans a CDP response and wants its answers, evidence, review history and reporting period to remain traceable through the disclosure workflow.
One record, checked end to end
Source
One record, checked end to end
Method
One record, checked end to end
Review
One record, checked end to end
Output
Order of work
What should happen before a software decision?
Buyer sequence
1. Confirm the current questionnaire
Buyer sequence
2. Map answers to evidence
Buyer sequence
3. Review owner and changes
Buyer sequence
4. Export response records
Decision points
What should the buyer carry into the decision?
- CDP’s own platform is distinct from third-party tools.:CDP’s own platform is distinct from third-party tools.
- An accredited-provider listing is the owner’s evidence of that status.:An accredited-provider listing is the owner’s evidence of that status.
- A vendor feature statement does not guarantee a score.:A vendor feature statement does not guarantee a score.
Ask the vendor to show a current questionnaire field, its evidence and the resulting export.
Use a CDP tool to make each response traceable, and verify provider status and questionnaire claims directly with CDP.
Frequently asked
CDP software questions, answered
What is CDP reporting software?
It may refer to CDP’s own disclosure platform or to third-party tools that help prepare response data.
Check which one a vendor means and what data can be transferred into the actual CDP questionnaire.
Does CDP approve software?
CDP publishes an Accredited Solutions Providers directory that includes software providers.
A listing applies to the named provider and its stated category; it does not establish that every product or output is approved.
Can an accredited provider submit a CDP response for us?
A provider may offer preparation or platform services, but the company remains responsible for its response and the information submitted.
Confirm the scope directly with CDP and the provider.
Does CDP software produce an ISSB-compliant report?
No such conclusion follows from questionnaire alignment or question tags.
CDP’s own materials distinguish its disclosure response from reporting under a separate standard.
What should we test in a CDP software demo?
Trace one response from source record through owner review, supporting evidence and the current questionnaire field.
Check exports, versions, change history and the handling of unanswered or inapplicable questions.
Sources
Primary sources
Every figure, date and status on this page traces to the instrument’s owner.
Secondary commentary is never the source for a number.
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