2021 Stakeholder Sustainability Report
A MESSAGE FROM OUR
2021 SUSTAINABILITY
PRESIDENT & CEO
HIGHLIGHTS
ABOUT MOODY'S
BETTER BUSINESS
BETTER LIVES
BETTER SOLUTIONS
APPENDIX
Moody's 2021 Stakeholder Sustainability Report
2021 Sustainability Highlights
BETTER BUSINESS
We accelerated our work to embed responsible and
sustainable decision-making into our business by:
» Exceeding and progressing on our science-based targets:
92% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG
emissions from 2019 base year, compared with our
target of 50% by 2030
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- 95% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions from
fuel and energy-related activities, business travel
and employee commuting from 2019 base year,
compared with our target of 15% by 2025
28% of suppliers by spend covering purchased goods
and services and capital goods have science-based
targets, progressing to our target of 60% by 2025
Entering sustainability alliances, such as the Glasgow
Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and the
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial
Disclosures (TNFD);
More fully integrating sustainability-related
performance metrics into annual compensation
determination for all senior executives; and
Updating our Environmental Sustainability and
Privacy policies to reflect best practices.
(888) BETTER LIVES
We took steps to care for and equip our employees and
to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in our
business and our communities by:
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Committing to dedicating the resources necessary to
maintain pay equity and to drive pay decisions based
on legitimate factors. Our results show women earning
$0.99 for every $1 earned by comparable men globally
and non-white' employees earning $1.01 for every $1
earned by comparable white employees in the U.S.²;
Evolving how we engage, empower and invest in
diverse customers and underserved communities
through our Creating Opportunities for Racial Equity
(CORE) program;
Aligning to a single performance management
approach globally to empower employees to
manage their professional development; and
Engaging our communities through the donation of
more than $6 million in Moody's Foundation grants,
corporate charitable contributions, value of volunteer
hours and employee-driven giving³.
BETTER SOLUTIONS
We continued to apply ESG best practices to the
development of new solutions and the evolution of
our legacy platforms and offerings by:
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Launching several new solutions that provide greater
transparency into ESG-related risks or assist in
aligning investments more closely with regulatory
and disclosure frameworks, including:
Expansion of our Issuer Profile Scores (IPS) and
Credit Impact Scores (CIS)
The launch of the ESG Score Predictor and
Temperature Alignment Data
Establishment of normative screenings for alignment
with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
and Global Compact principles
Acquiring RMS, a leading global provider of climate
and natural disaster risk modeling and analytics.
1 Defined as LatinX, Black and Asian.
2 As of April 1, 2022. The population studied includes employees eligible for Moody's
compensation programs and excludes limited duration employees, non-employees,
temporary workers and employees from companies acquired in 2H 2021. Employees
from V.E and Four Twenty Seven were excluded from the analysis due to not being
integrated into Moody's compensation programs at the time of the analysis. This
exclusion is non-material and represents 3% of employees.
3 Employee-driven giving includes grants paid from Moody's Foundation toward the
Matching Gifts and Dollars for Doers programs.
4 Represents approximate revenue in (i) stand-alone ESG products and services, including
our Climate Solutions, sustainable finance, research and insights products; and (ii) MA
and MIS ESG-focused product enhancements.
92%
Reduction in absolute Scope 1
and Scope 2 GHG emissions
from 2019 base year
$0.99
Earned by women globally
for every $1 earned by
comparable men²
+36%
Year-over-year increase in
ESG-related revenue (excl. RMS)4View entire presentation