CDP is a very exciting place to work. The pace of change is fast and with that comes great opportunities. For example, the Data Analytics & Reporting team has grown from 4 people to 10 in just 12 months. I, like my other CDP colleagues, are mission driven. Therefore it’s very rewarding to know the work me and my team does contributes to tackling the climate crisis. There is nothing more exciting than making a difference in such an urgent global issue.

Climate change is the prime crisis threatening humanity, with ancillary issues like water security and deforestation. Across these themes CDP provides the largest coordination of global resources, with 9,600 large companies and 800 major cities annually reporting on their environmental performance against an agenda we set, and scored according to our criteria. Governments are weak, only CDP can offer you the opportunity to make system change at this global scale.

During my time at CDP, I’ve been able to attend a variety of training courses, from public speaking to Microsoft Excel, which has really helped me develop professionally. I have been given an increasing number of responsibilities, have learnt new processes and systems and am continually increasing my knowledge base in both my team’s work and the wider organisation.

Driving change in the global economy is really motivating, and at CDP we have a sense that we are making a difference one day at time. Through our request for information from companies and cities, states and regions, CDP raises awareness of the practices and accountability that are critical for both environmental sustainability and business resilience.