NTT DATA Strengthens Partnership with CDP

Background

In August 2022, NTT DATA became the first Japanese company to conclude an agreement to license the use of global corporate GHG emissions data from CDP for its in-house developed platform. As a result, NTT DATA's GHG visualization platform "C-Turtle," by combining information collected by NTT DATA with data from CDP, is able to more efficiently visualize emissions through the "Company-wide Emission Allocation Method⁵."

In addition, CDP had expressed concerns that with the continual increase in the number of responses to the CDP questionnaire due to a heightened sense of crisis regarding climate change and demands from investors and financial institutions, the burden on the CDP secretariat for data confirmation and scoring is expected to increase further in the future.

NTT DATA decided to strengthen its strategic partnership with CDP in the belief that providing IT technical support for the CDP secretariat's operations, while at the same time expanding the functionality of C-Turtle so that users are able to respond to CDP questionnaires through the system, will contribute to the early realization of carbon neutrality for society as a whole.

NTT DATA's Past Initiatives

NTT DATA pursues initiatives related to climate change, including proactive information disclosure through responses to CDP questionnaires. In 2022, NTT DATA was recognized by CDP as an "A-List" company for climate change for demonstrating best practices related to environmental leadership, including comprehensive disclosure, awareness and management of environmental risks, and setting ambitious and meaningful goals. In addition, NTT DATA participates in the CDP Supply Chain program⁶, and has received acclaim for activities such as outreach and dialogue to enhance supplier engagement. Such efforts to counter climate change were featured in "CDP Stories of Change⁷" for two consecutive years as representative examples of changes that should be introduced worldwide. Further, in March 2022, NTT DATA became the first company in Japan to be recognized as a CDP Gold Accredited Solutions Provider⁸.

Overview of the Strategic Partnership with CDP

Through the strategic partnership, NTT DATA and CDP will mutually promote the use of C-Turtle and CDP's initiatives, contributing to the reduction of GHG emissions throughout the supply chain and the realization of carbon neutrality for society as a whole.

Specific initiatives are as follows:

1. Optimization of the responses to CDP questionnaires through C-Turtle
   CDP sends out questionnaires to obtain environmental information from companies and local governments around the world, and collects the responses. This environmental data has become a global standard for environment-related disclosure. Up to now, while it has been possible to answer some sections of CDP questionnaires through C-Turtle, the platform will improve to allow responses for the entire questionnaire, mainly by expanding its functionality such as format examination. As a result, when companies respond to questionnaires on GHG emissions, it will be possible to systematically answer them in a comprehensive manner, from calculation to answer, using C-Turtle.
2. Joint promotions
   Although awareness of the need for initiatives to address climate change is rapidly increasing among companies, further acceleration of efforts is necessary to achieve carbon neutrality. For this reason, NTT DATA and CDP will collaborate on joint promotional activities aimed at reducing GHG emissions. Specifically, both parties will jointly exhibit at exhibitions and webinars, present examples of climate change initiatives, and promote responses to CDP questionnaires on C-Turtle. Through these activities, NTT DATA and CDP will encourage investors, companies, and local governments to recognize their environmental impacts and take action to realize a sustainable society.
3. Measures to further enhance the transparency of CDP secretariat operations
   Due to the growing sense of crisis in the field of climate change, and requests from investors and financial institutions, the number of responses to CDP questionnaires is expected to increase further in the future, resulting in a greater load on the CDP secretariat for data confirmation and scoring. In response, NTT DATA will consider ways to improve the transparency and integrity of CDP secretariat operations by utilizing its technical knowledge, such as providing generative AI and other tools to assist CDP response evaluators.

Endorsement

Dexter Galvin, CDP Chief Commercial Officer, commented: "NTT DATA and CDP have shared CDP's vision of a truly sustainable economy through disclosure. I am pleased that we have formed a robust partnership to realize that vision. This is an ambitious and unprecedented initiative for CDP, and I look forward to working with NTT DATA to create a successful model that can be applied globally."

Future Plans

Through its strategic partnership with CDP, NTT DATA will contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions throughout supply chains, and the expansion of environmental disclosure to CDP. In addition, by providing solutions and consulting that leads to reductions in GHG emissions, which are expected to increase in the future, NTT DATA will contribute to the realization of carbon neutrality for society as a whole.

NTT Green Innovation toward 2040

NTT Group announced its environmental vision "NTT Green Innovation toward 2040" on September 28, 2021, setting goals for FY2030 of an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (compared to FY2013), with carbon neutrality in the mobile and data centers businesses, and achieving full carbon neutrality by FY2040. NTT Group is expanding its initiatives for carbon neutrality to society at large, supporting the Japanese government's target of a 46% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (compared to FY2013) by FY2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050.

Reference

C-Turtle^® | NTT DATA - GHG Emissions Visualization Platform
https://www.nttdata.com/jp/ja/lineup/c-turtle/ (Japanese)

Event Information

NTT DATA will exhibit C-Turtle at "Decarbonisation EXPO September" Tokyo Show
Event name : Decarbonisation EXPO September
Date : September 13 (Wed) – 15 (Fri) 2023, 10:00-17:00
Venue : Makuhari Messe
Website : https://www.decarbonization-expo.jp/autumn/en-gb.html
Participation fee : Free