Sector-specific participation of Asian companies in CDP 2007 originates primarily from lower impact and export-oriented sectors. Not only did these companies perceive lower operating risks from climate change, but they often face less significant reporting challenges in assessing their carbon footprint.

Other Asian sector trends include:

• Telecom companies have a low share of the total sample, but the highest response rate, reflecting user-friendly carbon calculators for the sector.
• Asian financials have a low response rate, despite their large share of the sample, seemingly due to the perception that they face limited carbon risks.
• The energy sector is the exception for reporting by carbon-intense sectors, recording a relatively high response rate despite having a low share of the sample. This may indicate global peer pressure and marketplace incentives for the energy sector to directly calculate and monitor emissions levels.

Sector response patterns