Terms of Reference for Third Party SDG mapping - Consultant Overview Governments cannot achieve the ambitious Agenda 2030 alone; business, capital markets and other nonstate actors’ engagement is crucial. Through its disclosure platform, CDP is uniquely positioned to drive corporate stakeholder engagement and action in achieving the SDGs, as well as enhance policy on corporate environmental related disclosure. To ensure that CDP’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda is driven by sound evidence and that it makes the most of CDP’s data, it is crucial to understand the interlinkages between CDP’s questionnaires and the insights it generates with the SDGs. A mapping of CDP’s questionnaires against the SDGs, targets and indicators was performed in 2019, and an updated mapping is needed, considering the evolution of CDP’s questionnaires, to allow for improved data-driven policy engagement. Key SDGs relevant to the mapping include: 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
About CDP CDP is a global non-profit that focuses investors, companies, cities and governments to disclose and act on their environmental impacts. This network of over 515 investors and 125 purchasing companies representing over $106 trillion in assets and purchasing power, along with policymakers and NGOs around the world, uses CDP data and insights to make better-informed decisions to shift capital towards a lowcarbon economy. Our disclosure platform collects data annually from over 8,400 companies on their business operations related to climate change, water security, and deforestation, as well as reporting from over 920 cities, states and regions on mitigation and adaption efforts. The result of this disclosure across sectors and geographies is the world’s most comprehensive collection of accessible, comparable, and selfreported environmental data that is used to drive action by public and private actors.
Objective Mapping of CDP’s 2020 questionnaires (climate, forests, water, and CStaR) against the SDGs. Outputs The mapping will be carried out over a period of six weeks (between 9 November to 18 December 2020, and a total of 23 days of work). The consultant will be responsible for the development of the following outputs and deliverables: Task/output 1 – Map CDP’s 4 questionnaires against the SDGs •
Activity 1.1– Design SDG mapping methodology in consultation with the disclosure, policy and thematic teams.
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Activity 1.2 - Confirm/develop a relevancy rating, to provide a more detailed understanding of how each question (and its data points) is relevant to the SDG indicators. Activity 1.3– Create a CDP SDGs linkage table for each questionnaire, which assesses linkages down to the SDG target and indicator level.
Task/output 2 – Develop high-level policy brief outlining CDP's alignment with the SDGs • • •
Activity 1.2.1– Develop SDG mapping methodology, including 2 Indonesian corporate case studies focused on forest-risk commodities, and policy recommendations. Activity 1.2.2 – Select key insights to use for infographics. Activity 1.2.3 – Author a brief (no longer than 5 pages, excluding annexes) to share with key policy stakeholders to be published Q2 2021. Consultant will be responsible for all proof reading.
Required qualifications The consultant responsible for this work should have the following qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Development, Sustainable Management, International Relations or related is preferred; At least 5 years of proven engagement or communication experience in related field; Knowledge of SDGs and corporate engagement is highly desirable; The engagement will be coordinated by the Global Forests Policy Team of CDP. There will be weekly coordination call to update on engagement progress. Recruitment process The interested parties should send the documents listed below to
[email protected] The subject line should be titled: CDP SDG Mapping Please submit (1) a curriculum vitae of the consultant(s) responsible for delivering the work; (2) a cover letter outlining the consultant(s) suitability for this assignment. Deadline for submission: 20 November 2020 Timeframes: November 2020-January 2021 Appointment of consultant – 25 November 2020 Contract begins – 30 November 2020 Final report delivered to CDP – 30 January 2020 Budget: The budget allocation for the project is £ 9000 incl. VAT. Payments to the consultant will be performed as follows: 20% of the fee upon commencement of the contract 40% of the fee following approval of Output 1 40% of the fee after approval of the final brief (Output 2)
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