Burlington CDP A Score

The City of Burlington has been recognized by CDP, the global environmental non-profit, for its leadership in transparency and action, securing a place on CDP’s respected ‘A’ List.

CDP operates the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system, with over 1,000 cities, states and regions reporting environmental data through CDP in 2025. Achieving an ‘A’ places Burlington among the leaders demonstrating comprehensive disclosure and meaningful progress towards environmental resilience. Burlington is one of seven cities in Canada and one of two in Ontario to receive an ‘A’ score in 2025.

To achieve an ‘A’ score, a city must meet a series of robust leadership criteria. This includes publicly disclosing environmental data through the CDP-ICLEI Track platform, maintaining a comprehensive city-wide emissions inventory, and publishing a credible climate action plan. Cities must also complete a full climate risk and vulnerability assessment and set a clear climate adaptation goal that outlines how they will address current and future climate hazards.

Many cities on the A List demonstrate additional leadership through actions such as securing formal political commitment from the mayor to advance climate ambition and deliver resilient, low-carbon development.

For more information check out our Take Action Burlington blog post: Burlington Achieves CDP ‘A’ Score for Environmental Reporting