2021 Stakeholder Sustainability Report
A MESSAGE FROM OUR
PRESIDENT & CEO
2021 SUSTAINABILITY
HIGHLIGHTS
ABOUT MOODY'S
BETTER BUSINESS
BETTER LIVES
BETTER SOLUTIONS
APPENDIX
Moody's 2021 Stakeholder Sustainability Report
Ethics and Integrity'
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Our commitment to operating in an
ethical and lawful manner, including to
help protect human rights, serves as the
foundation for our relationships with
employees, customers and suppliers, as
well as the people in the countries and
communities in which we operate.
OUR CODE OF CONDUCT
We require all employees and directors to abide by our
Code of Business Conduct, which outlines the principles and
policies they are expected to uphold to achieve the highest
standard of integrity and ethics in all business practices. The
Code of Business Conduct is revised and republished at least
every two years and is available in 11 languages. In addition,
MIS has a Code of Professional Conduct that governs its
credit ratings activities.
All employees must complete compliance and ethics training
as an integral part of their professional development. Upon
hiring and periodically thereafter, our employees receive
mandatory training on the Code of Business Conduct and
other company policies, which set forth our expectation
that employees comply with all applicable laws and address
various topics including health and safety and human
rights content.
In addition to complying with all relevant codes, laws
and regulations, employees are expected to display the
highest standards of professionalism and appropriate
judgment in their decision-making. Our performance
evaluations include criteria such as "Exhibits highest
standards of professionalism, ethics and credibility,"
"Behaves responsibly and takes accountability for actions"
and "Is transparent in words, actions and intentions."
HUMAN RIGHTS
Our commitment to operating in an ethical and lawful
manner includes protecting the basic dignity and human
rights of our employees and the people in our supply chain.
Our Human Rights Statement provides an overview of how
we endeavor to meet the responsibility with respect to
human rights, in addition to the principles and requirements
within our Code of Business Conduct. We also issue a
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement annually
that sets out our approach to preventing human rights
violations in our workforce and supply chain.
ANTI-CORRUPTION AND
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
Our employees receive training upon hiring and periodically
thereafter on our Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy,
which sets forth the expectation that employees comply
with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.
Additionally, we offer guidance through our internal
Anti-Bribery Resource Center. For more information,
see Moody's Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy.
We comply with all applicable anti-money laundering (AML)
laws and related know Your Customer (KYC) and Enhanced
Due Diligence (EDD) requirements wherever we operate.
Although our business activities generally do not expose us
to the risk of being a conduit for money laundering activity,
in certain jurisdictions, our role in the financial transactions
of others may subject our activity to locally applicable AML
laws or regulations and require the establishment of an
AML program. In such jurisdictions, we have implemented
appropriate AML policies and programs, including annual
policy certification for all applicable employees.
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