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CDP supplier sustainability response support
For suppliers with a CDP request

Respond to a buyer CDP request with a clear emissions evidence base.

If a customer, investor, or procurement platform has asked your company to disclose through CDP, Keslio helps you understand the request, calculate the needed emissions data, organize evidence, and prepare a response workflow your team can refresh each year.

Independent advisory, no CDP affiliation

Built for teams without sustainability staff

Annual disclosure-cycle support

If the request is already in your inbox

You need a disclosure-ready evidence base, not a generic ESG deck.

The first job is to identify who requested the disclosure, which questionnaire or pathway applies, what data is missing, and what needs to be ready before the scoring deadline or final response deadline.

Request review and scope read
CDP request and portal wording review
Questionnaire pathway check
Scope 1 and Scope 2 calculations
Relevant Scope 3 category mapping
Methodology note
Evidence pack
Response drafting support
Annual refresh path
Why suppliers get stuck

What does a CDP supplier request usually require?

A CDP supplier request usually asks your company to disclose environmental information through the CDP Portal because a buyer, investor, bank, or initiative requested it. For most mid-market suppliers, the hard part is not opening the questionnaire; it is building the emissions data, methodology, source records, and internal approvals behind the response.

Treating CDP as only a questionnaire.

The response needs calculations, assumptions, supporting documents, and reviewable source records. Confident wording without evidence creates avoidable risk.

Starting calculations before checking the request scope.

A customer request, capital-markets request, SME questionnaire, full corporate questionnaire, or additional supply-chain questions can each change the workplan.

Missing the annual cycle.

CDP disclosure operates on a yearly rhythm. A rushed first response should become a reusable base for next year's disclosure, not a one-off file.

A strong response should protect the buyer relationship while leaving your team with a repeatable CDP evidence base.

Supplier request review

Have the request open now?

Share the CDP wording, deadline, and customer context. Keslio will review the request first, then reply with the practical next step.

Use the review form when a request, portal instruction, scorecard, or deadline is already in front of you.

Response path

How does Keslio help with a CDP supplier reporting request?

Keslio starts with the exact request you received, then scopes the emissions calculations, evidence, response drafting, and internal handoffs needed for a buyer-ready disclosure.

01

Request review

Keslio reads the buyer request, CDP portal wording, deadline, and likely questionnaire path before recommending scope.

Clarity before scope
02

Data and boundary plan

We map entities, reporting year, Scope 1, Scope 2, relevant Scope 3 categories, responsible owners, and source records.

Data plan
03

Calculations and evidence build

Emissions data, methodology notes, source files, and response-ready evidence are organized for the disclosure.

Defensible output
04

Response and refresh path

Keslio supports response drafting, clarification questions, and the annual refresh workflow. Platform submission and final approval remain with your authorized team.

Reusable base
Pricing indication

Fixed-fee projects, quoted after the free review.

Pricing depends on the CDP request, questionnaire path, deadline, data quality, number of entities, Scope 3 depth, and whether independent assurance or review is needed. Keslio anchors the work to published service pricing: GHG calculations from $3k, ratings and reporting projects from $8k, and ongoing fractional sustainability support from $3k per month.

Get a fixed-fee quote

Free request review

$0

For teams with a CDP request, portal instruction, buyer email, or deadline that needs a practical scope read before work begins.

GHG baseline and evidence

From $3k

For suppliers that need Scope 1 and Scope 2 calculations, a manageable Scope 3 screen, methodology notes, and source-record organization.

CDP response package

From $8k

For suppliers that need GHG calculations plus CDP response support, evidence mapping, internal review materials, and buyer-facing clarification support.

Annual disclosure retainer

From $3k/mo

For suppliers that expect recurring buyer, CDP, EcoVadis, or investor requests and want a standing fractional sustainability team for the annual cycle.

Relevant experience

Built from real supplier reporting work.

Keslio has already supported enterprise customer supplier reporting work. Details are anonymized for confidentiality.

Relevant client

Microsoft supplier, service-business context

Keslio supported a Singapore-based outsourced marketing services provider supplying Microsoft.

Result

Accepted reporting work

The engagement covered annual GHG emissions calculations and consultant-letter reporting that was accepted.

Repeatability

Three annual cycles

The client returned across three consecutive disclosure cycles, which is the refresh behavior this offer is built around.

Annual workflow

How should you handle CDP as an annual disclosure cycle?

CDP describes disclosure as an annual cycle. The practical move is to treat the first response as a base-year system your team can refresh, improve, and reuse.

01

Request received

You share the buyer request, CDP portal wording, disclosure path, and deadline.

02

Requirements mapped

Keslio identifies the likely questionnaire, emissions data, Scope 3, evidence, review, and approval needs.

03

Response materials prepared

Calculations, methodology notes, evidence, and response-ready content are assembled.

04

Annual refresh

Next year's disclosure starts from a working evidence base instead of a blank questionnaire.

Free review

Have the CDP request in front of you?

Paste the details below. Keslio will review the request, ask clarifying questions or schedule a short call if needed, and send a fixed-fee quote with timeline and data needs.

Best if you already received a CDP request, buyer instruction, portal prompt, questionnaire, scoring deadline, or final response deadline.

The free review does not include emissions calculations, CDP submission, independent review, assurance, or final response materials.

The free review does not include emissions calculations, CDP submission, independent review, assurance, or final response materials. By submitting, you agree to be contacted by Keslio. See our privacy policy.

Quick answers

FAQ

Short answers for the first questions a CDP supplier usually has before sharing the request.

What is CDP supplier reporting support?

CDP supplier reporting support helps a company respond when a buyer, investor, bank, or other requester asks it to disclose environmental data through CDP. Keslio focuses on the practical work behind the response: request interpretation, emissions calculations, evidence, methodology, drafting support, and annual refresh planning.

What data is usually needed for a CDP response?

Most suppliers need entity boundaries, reporting year, energy and fuel records, purchased electricity, travel, procurement or spend data, employee commuting where relevant, operational activity data, existing targets, policies, and supporting documents for Scope 1, Scope 2, and relevant Scope 3 categories.

Can Keslio submit the CDP questionnaire for us?

Keslio can prepare calculations, evidence, methodology, and draft response content. Your authorized company users should control portal access, final approval, and submission. If hands-on portal support is needed, Keslio scopes that clearly before work begins.

How long does CDP supplier reporting support take?

A simple, well-organized emissions response can often be scoped into a short project. Multi-entity, material Scope 3, review, assurance, or late-deadline work needs more time. The free review confirms the timeline before Keslio quotes.

Why consider an annual retainer for CDP?

CDP disclosure is annual, and many suppliers receive repeat buyer requests. A fractional sustainability retainer keeps the emissions data, evidence, policies, and progress updates warm throughout the year instead of rebuilding everything near the deadline.

Is Keslio affiliated with CDP?

No. Keslio is not affiliated with, endorsed by, approved by, or an accredited provider of CDP. Keslio provides independent sustainability advisory support for suppliers responding to buyer and platform requests.

Keslio is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by CDP. Keslio provides independent sustainability advisory and GHG reporting support for suppliers responding to customer requirements.
Next step

Turn the request into a scoped response plan.

Paste the CDP request into the supplier review form. Keslio will check the likely scope and reply with a clear response path.

Use the review form when a request, portal instruction, scorecard, or deadline is already in front of you.