[open-sustainability] Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

Tue Feb 5 17:12:43 UTC 2013

Sorry...this link probably more relevant
http://hiyamaya.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/counting-what-counts/

And the data (one year ) is here
http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/visualizations/corporate-carbon-footprints

Maya Forstater
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On 5 February 2013 17:10, Maya Forstater <hiyamaya at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is high-time that the CDP data was made more open and accessible.
>
> I think the CDP has done a great job in getting a first round of carbon
> disclosure over the past ten years, and making the case for mandatory
> disclosure.
>
> Some of the data is not released because companies report it on that
> condition, but even the data which is made public is made unusable because
> it is locked into tables in the back of the annual CDP reports (pdfs...)
> https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/Results/Pages/reports.aspx
>
> The CDP is perhaps constrained by a business model developed before the
> idea of open data really took off.
>
> But I think as a first step the existing public data should be made
> available in csv format for non-commercial and research purposes.
>
> I think that scraping the data from the pdfs and making it available on
> that basis would probably be in line (just about) with their T&Cs:
>
> "You may retrieve and view content from our site, print off one copy of
> individual pages, and may store these pages for research, your personal
> use, or other non-commercial use provided that wherever you cite the data,
> you credit “Carbon Disclosure Project” as the source. You may also use
> content from our site in editorial content, provided that you credit
> “Carbon Disclosure Project” as the source. You must not modify the paper or
> digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any
> way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio
> sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text without
> prior written permission from CDP."
>
> ...?
>
> But I don't have the technical nouse to do it. I have done a couple of
> years by cutting and pasting, but I am sure there is a better way! - If
> anyone wants help with this it would be a public service.
>
> More here:
> http://hiyamaya.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/a-little-tweak-to-the-broken-carbon-dashboard/
>
> Maya Forstater
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>
>
>
> On 5 February 2013 16:59, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
>
>> Indeed aware of this:
>>
>> https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/Pages/Terms-And-Conditions.aspx
>>
>> But (i) it isn't openly licensed, (ii) I understand that a lot of data
>> goes through them which is not released...
>>
>> J.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Daniel Dietrich <daniel.dietrich at okfn.org
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Just spotted this and thought sharing with those who didn't know this:
>>>
>>> https://www.cdproject.net/
>>>
>>> Daniel
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