CDP reporting to Salling Group
Report your climate data via CDP
Salling Group collaborates with CDP to collect data on our suppliers' climate goals and emissions in a consistent and credible way. CDP is an international non-profit organization that since 2002 has helped thousands of companies measure, report and act on their climate footprint.
If your company is among our largest suppliers in terms of emissions, you should have received an invitation from CDP and Salling Group.
How CDP reporting works
CDP reporting takes place annually and typically follows the below cycle.
- Invitation
You will receive a notification and invitation to report via CDP. - Reporting
You fill in your climate data and targets in CDP's online platform during the reporting period. - Assessment
CDP assesses and consolidates the submitted data. - Feedback
If you report before the scoring deadline, you are eligible to receive a CDP score and feedback.
The reporting takes place once a year – typically from June to November.
Our focus areas in the CDP questionnaire
The CDP questionnaire covers many topics. Salling Group therefore only focuses on selected issues under the Climate Change theme, which relate to:
- your climate targets (targets),
- your emissions and reductions, and
- your governance and collaboration (optional).
The issues we focus on are set out in the document:
Salling Group prioritised issues
The document shows,
- which questions in CDP’s full questionnaire and SME questionnaire are relevant to us
- why they are important, and
- how we use the answers in our work to achieve our own climate goals.
Review of the priority questions in the questionnaire
Step 1: Climate data (calculation and reporting of emissions)
We ask our suppliers to:
- Prepare a climate account (scope 1 and 2 – preferably also 3) and
- Allocate emissions associated with trading with Salling Group.
This can help us calculate our scope 3 emissions, which comprise around 95% of our total carbon footprint.
Step 2: Climate targets (targets, actions and progress)
Set science-based climate reduction targets – and indicate whether they are in line with the Paris Agreement (1.5°C).
The goal does not need to be validated by SBTi, but must be documented that it is scientifically based – e.g. via SBTi's Excel tool or SME Climate Hub.
Step 3: Governance (management anchoring and collaboration - optional)
Here we emphasize management responsibility, risk management and collaboration on reduction initiatives. This step is not mandatory, but helps us understand how climate action is anchored in your business.
Alternative to CDP
If you do not report via CDP, you can instead send your information directly to us:
sustainability@sallinggroup.com
Read more about documentation requirements here.
Frequently Asked Questions
CDP questionnaire for SMEs
If you are a small or medium-sized business (SME), you can use CDP's special SME questionnaire, which is shorter and more focused.
This makes it easier to get started with reporting and still contribute to our common goals.
About the SME questionnaire
- Designed to make reporting simpler and more relevant for small businesses
- Contains fewer data points and a more pedagogical flow
- Built on CDP's collaboration with SME Climate Hub and SME Climate Disclosure Framework
Who can use the SME questionnaire
Companies are generally eligible if they:
- have less than 500 employees and an annual turnover of less than USD 50 million (recommended for the SME questionnaire), or
- have up to 1,000 employees and a turnover of less than USD 250 million (can choose SME questionnaire, but is recommended to use the full version).
If in doubt, CDP's system can automatically select the right questionnaire based on your company’s data.
You can find more information on CDP's website or in our Guide to SMEs, where we have gathered relevant links and tools.