Environmental sustainability reporting platform CDP announced the expansion of its disclosure system to incorporate ocean data, enabling companies reporting on the platform to provide information on their exposure to ocean-related risks and opportunities.
CDP runs a global environmental disclosure system, enabling investors and other stakeholders to measure and track organization’s performance in key environmental sustainability areas including climate, forests, water security, biodiversity and plastics, and now, oceans. In 2025, more than 22,000 companies disclosed data through CDP. The 2026 disclosure cycle opens this month.
According to CDP, the addition of the new category will help to close a key gap by decision-makers in understanding companies’ ocean-related dependencies, risks, impacts, and opportunities, and provide insight into their influence on strategy and financial planning, as well as details of ocean-related environmental policies.
New questions will cover target setting, supply chain engagement, and board-level oversight on ocean issues.
Oliver Tanqueray, CDP Head of Ocean, said:
“The ocean is fundamental to both planetary and economic health, yet decision makers still lack consistent data on ocean-related impacts and risks. By introducing ocean disclosure into CDP’s questionnaire, we’re helping to close that gap. Better data enables better decisions – for companies, investors and the ocean itself.”
