Oak Park Recognized on CDP’s 2024 A List for Climate Leadership
Published on May 29, 2025
The Village of Oak Park has been named to the 2024 CDP A List, the top status available from the largest global independent environmental disclosure system, recognizing global leadership in environmental transparency, climate action and resilience planning. Only 112 cities worldwide earned CDP’s top status, including 29 US cities, the most from any country. Oak Park is the only municipality in Illinois to receive this recognition.
Oak Park’s score reflects community-wide planning and implementation efforts made towards the comprehensive sustainability and resilience plan, Climate Ready Oak Park. Earning a spot on CDP’s A List is a significant achievement that reflects the highest standard of local climate leadership. To be recognized with an A, communities must publicly disclose through CDP-ICLEI Track and meet rigorous criteria—including a city-wide emissions inventory, a climate risk and vulnerability assessment (CRVA), and a published climate action plan.
US A List cities such as Oak Park are demonstrating that local leadership drives climate innovation, infrastructure investment, and economic opportunity. Transparent disclosure through CDP-ICLEI Track provides a platform for cities to track progress, engage communities, and unlock increased access to funding to accelerate solutions and strengthen long-term community resilience.
"We are incredibly proud that the Village of Oak Park has been named to CDP’s 2024 A List," said Village of Oak Park Chief Sustainability Officer Lindsey Roland Nieratka. "This recognition places us among a select group of global leaders in climate action, transparency and resilience. We are truly honored to be the only municipality in Illinois to receive this important distinction as it reflects the commitment of our entire community to building a sustainable future. It also energizes us to continue advancing bold climate initiatives set forth in our Climate Ready Oak Park plan that protect our environment and enhance the well-being of every resident."
"Congratulations to Oak Park for earning a spot on CDP’s A list," said Katie Walsh, Head of Climate Finance for Cities, States and Regions and North America Lead, CDP North America. "Oak Park is leading by example, by disclosing transparently how it is prioritizing and integrating climate resiliency and sustainability across their city. From investing in infrastructure to building stronger local economies and creating jobs, American local governments on CDP’s 2024 A List are forging ahead on climate action.”
To view CDP’s full Cities, States and Regions A List please visit: www.cdp.net/en/data/scores.
Please visit www.oak-park.us/sustainability, call 708.358.5770 or email sustainability@oak-park.us for more information about the Village’s Office of Sustainability & Resilience.
About Oak Park - The Village of Oak Park, located just nine miles west of downtown Chicago, offers a distinctive urban/suburban lifestyle in a thriving, multi-cultural community. Well-known for progressive values, tree-lined streets and bustling business districts, Oak Park serves as an ideal place to live, work and play. As a longstanding community of choice, the Village benefits from convenient access to local and regional transit, high-quality public schools, and arts and cultural attractions, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio and his acclaimed Unity Temple, which was recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
About CDP - CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change. Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions. Aligned with the ISSB’s climate standard, IFRS S2, as its foundational baseline, CDP integrates best-practice reporting standards and frameworks in one place. Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are truly balanced. Visit CDP.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.