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LONDON–(Marketwire – November 16, 2009) – A.T. Kearney announced nowadays that it has been selected by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to analyze and write the “CDP Supply Chain Report 2010.” This is the second annual CDP Supply Chain Report.

The CDP has surveyed hundreds of key suppliers to its member firms. The objectives of the Supply Chain Report are to raise awareness of the importance of supplier community carbon disclosure as well as to offer CDP member firms with actionable techniques for the effective implementation of a low-carbon supply chain.

Frances Way, head of supply chain for the CDP, said, “We selected A.T. Kearney to execute the ‘CDP Supply Chain Report 2010,’ due to the fact of its leadership position in both supply chain and sustainability. A.T. Kearney’s expert analysis for the 2010 Supply Chain Report will offer tangible insights for our members.”

The CDP Supply Chain Report is the initial initiative to bring together the large buying power of global corporations to offer a standard reporting model for suppliers to advance carbon disclosure in the supply chain.

Daniel Mahler, A.T. Kearney partner and global sustainability practice leader, said, “A.T. Kearney is pleased to be working with the CDP on the ‘Supply Chain Report 2010.’ The CDP is the preeminent global organization focused on the management of carbon emissions. It is critical that major corporations address the carbon output generated by their global supply chains. We believe the ‘Supply Chain Report 2010′ will raise awareness of this critical problem with suppliers as well as supply CDP member organizations with the tools they need to manage the carbon footprint of their supply base.”

About the Carbon Disclosure Project

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of corporate climate change info in the world. CDP gathers data via its annual Info Requests on behalf of 475 institutional investors with a combined asset base of trillion, buying organizations and government bodies. Since its formation in 2000, CDP has grow to be the gold standard for carbon disclosure methodology and method, providing primary climate change data to the global market place.

CDP Supply Chain was formed in 2007 and is a collaboration of global corporations who have extended their climate change methods beyond their direct corporate boundaries and are engaging with their suppliers via CDP’s annual Information Request.

Much more than 2,000 major corporations around the globe report their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks and opportunities posed by climate change by way of CDP.

The Carbon Disclosure Project is a Registered Charity (no. 1122330). In the United States, CDP’s sponsor liaison is Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, which supplies CDP with 501(c) 3 charitable status.

About A.T. Kearney

A.T. Kearney is a global management consulting firm that uses strategic insight, tailored solutions and a collaborative working style to assist clients obtain sustainable results. Since 1926, we have been trusted advisors on CEO-agenda problems to the world’s leading corporations across all main industries. A.T. Kearney’s offices are located in significant enterprise centers in 36 countries. For far more data, please go to www.atkearney.com.