Global environmental disclosure platform CDP has announced the extension of its 2024 reporting window, citing technical issues with its recently launched portal. The new platform, which went live in June, was designed to improve the reporting process for firms and to ultimately make it easier for CDP to share data with the market. However, CDP said “unforeseen challenges” with the new technology meant these goals have not been met. “We are here to support the ecosystem and apologise for the inconvenience caused by the technical issues,” CDP said in a statement. “Our priority is to fix these problems and ensure they do not affect disclosure or scoring.” CDP has implemented an improvement plan and will be developing fixes throughout this month to address data-entry challenges. As such, the scoring deadline has been pushed back from 18 September to 2 October, with the reporting window for companies now expected to close on 16 October. Companies entering data will not be penalised because of technology challenges, CDP added. Over 21,000 companies and 3,000 other organisations disclose environmental data through CDP’s platform every year. “We deeply regret the disruption caused by these challenges and share your frustration,” the disclosure platform said. “We’re conscious there is more work to do to ensure the reporting process is as streamlined as possible, and we remain committed to making improvements.”
