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
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CONTRIBUTING TO UNITED
NATIONS SDGS
We are committed to responsibly managing
our business and operations to further
advance all of the global SDGs. We have
identified the following five goals where
we have opportunity to make the greatest
impact given the nature of our business.
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GENDER
EQUALITY
9 INDUSTRY, INNOVATION
AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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REDUCED
INEQUALITIES
SDG
5 | Gender Equality:
Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls
9| Industry, Innovation
and Infrastructure:
Build resilient infrastructure,
promote inclusive and
sustainable industrialization
and foster innovation
OUR CONTRIBUTION
HOW WE MAKE PROGRESS
Met and, in some cases, exceeded our diversity goals to increase the number of women at officer and entry
levels globally;
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Responsible sourcing
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Diversity, equity and inclusion
» Advance our ambition to achieve global gender pay equity; and
Employee training
» Expand our paid return-to-work program, RE-IGNITE, to the U.K. for mid-to-senior level individuals who are
restarting their careers after at least a two-year hiatus.
and upskilling
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Communities
>> Develop products and services to drive innovation, such as our suite of ESG and Climate Solutions, including the
expansion of Issuer Profile Scores (IPS) and Credit Impact Scores (CIS) from sovereigns to corporations; and
ESG solutions
ESG integration
such as
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Diversity, equity and inclusion
Communities
» Help small- and medium-sized enterprises scale their business through our empowerment programs,
Reshape Tomorrow™ and our investment in Trident, a private equity firm focused on small business investments
to spark positive social and economic change in minority communities, as part of our CORE program.
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CLIMATE
ACTION
17 PARTNERSHIPS
FOR THE GOALS
10 | Reduced
Inequalities:
Met our diversity goal to increase the number of Black and LatinX leaders at senior levels in the U.S.;
» Advance our ambition to achieve pay equity for racial/ethnic underrepresented groups in the U.S.; and
Propel diverse talent forward through our dedicated talent accelerator programs, such as TIDE, Conecta Mos
mentorship initiative and the Asian Leadership Initiative (ALI).
Reduce inequality within and
among countries
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Employee training
and upskilling
13 | Climate Action:
Take urgent action to
combat climate change and
its impacts
17 | Partnerships for
the Goals:
Strengthen the means of
implementation and revitalize
the global partnership for
sustainable development
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Decarbonize our operations and value chain:
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achieve net-zero by 2040;
- reduce our absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 50% by 2030 from 2019 levels;
- reduce by 15% our Scope 3 emissions from fuel and energy-related activities, employee commuting and business
travel by 15% by 2025 from 2019 levels; and
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have 60% of our suppliers by spend covering purchased goods and services and capital goods set
science-based targets by 2025.
» Align and partner with like-minded organizations and campaigns driving impact across our sustainability
pillars, including the UNGC Say on Climate, WeConnect International and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S); and
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Continue to create new partnerships with other leading climate groups like GFANZ and TNFD.
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Climate
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Responsible sourcing
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Our commitment
to sustainability
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