CDP annual conference and presentation of CDP's Annual Report 2012 "Business case climate protection – a myth"

15 October saw the presentation of the latest results of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) at the headquarters of Deutsche Börse in Eschborn near Frankfurt/Main. The Annual Report 2012 analyses climate-relevant information from the 350 largest companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region). The aim is to establish emission management and climate change as important economic and success factors in companies.

Deutsche Börse reached a disclosure score of 89 points this year (compared to 86 points in the previous year). The company has once again met the CDP requirements for the highest level of transparency and is therefore qualified for the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). Moreover, Deutsche Börse AG was able to position itself as Industry Group Leader of the CDP DACH region 2012 in the group Diversified Financials Industry.

The 2012 report was produced in cooperation with CDP’s strategic partners, the accounting firm KPMG, DZ Bank, First Carbon Solutions and Deutsche Börse Group, and has been published for the seventh time running. This year's event is being held under the motto "Business Case Climate Change ­ a myth." Decision makers from industry, finance, politics and science are coming together to discuss whether climate change has become a myth in the light of the euro zone crisis.

Deutsche Börse is hosting the CDP annual conference for the fourth time. This collaboration results from the company's own business case. The CDP project and Deutsche Börse Group share a core objective: the establishment of transparency. This transparency can be guaranteed at the stock market as real-time market data is provided to all market participants and the media further provide this information to the general public. This is very similar to the concerns of the Carbon Disclosure Project: the CDP collects and analyses climate strategies and emission data from the world's largest publicly-traded companies in more than 60 countries. It pursues the goal of making the climate strategies of companies comparable and causing them to reduce their CO2 emissions sustainably.

Deutsche Börse Group has taken part in the CDP questionnaire since 2006. Since 2011 and in response to the request of many investors, the numbers and answers have been made publicly available on the website of the CDP. The CDP is an independent, non-profit organisation, which has the world's largest database of company-relevant information on climate parameters.