2021 Stakeholder Sustainability Report
A MESSAGE FROM OUR
PRESIDENT & CEO
2021 SUSTAINABILITY
HIGHLIGHTS
ABOUT MOODY'S
BETTER BUSINESS
BETTER LIVES
BETTER SOLUTIONS
APPENDIX
ESG DOMAIN OFFERING
We aim to provide comprehensive coverage in the form
of granular and clearly defined ESG metrics spanning
every major asset class and industry. The following table
outlines our capabilities and related impact.
CAPABILITY
WHAT WE PROVIDE¹
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Analyst-validated ESG data, scores and assessments for global public and
private companies;
OUR IMPACT
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Enables organizations to:
>>> Seize opportunities for sustainable value creation;
>>> Identify and manage material ESG factors affecting portfolio and
supply-chain performance for more than 140 million companies
through analyst-validated and model-driven ESG assessments; and
Identify best-in-class performers to build innovative,
labelled products.
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Notable Second Party Opinions (SPOs) in
2021 included:
>>> Republic of Benin's SDG Bond
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Framework, first-ever SDG bond
issuance in Africa and one of the
first in the world;
IDB Invest's Sustainable Debt
Framework, first ICMA-aligned
Sustainability Debt Framework
from a high-grade multilateral
development bank;
European Commission's
NextGenerationEU Green
Bond Framework, with the
NextGenerationEU green bond
program of up to €250 billion,
the EU will become the largest
green bond issuer worldwide; and
» Ford's Sustainable Financing
Framework, North America auto
industry's first sustainable
financing framework.
ESG
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Modelled ESG data and scores for global public and private companies;
Controversy monitoring and portfolio management tools for
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MEASURES
over 10,000 entities; and
ESG data powering more than 100 ESG indices.
CLIMATE
SOLUTIONS
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Climate Risk Identification:
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Forward-looking data capturing exposure to climate hazards for thousands of
listed companies with global corporate facilities, millions of U.S. commercial
real estate properties, as well as global sovereigns and sub-sovereigns; and
Assessments of thousands of companies to identify transition risk exposure
from different fossil fuel resource types and power-generation technologies.
Climate Risk Quantification:
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Climate-adjusted Macroeconomic Scenarios;
Climate-adjusted Probability of Default (PD); and
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Climate Pathway Scenarios.
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SPOs of green, social and sustainability bonds and loans for corporates and
sovereign customers, with more than 450 SPOs to-date in over 30 countries
Sustainability Ratings and benchmarks; and
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Green Verifications (including the CBI verification scheme, Nasdaq Green
Equity and Nasdaq Green Equity Transition designations).
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SUSTAINABLE
FINANCE
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Empowers market participants to identify, quantify and manage their
climate-related risks and opportunities.
Brings clarity to a company or transaction's sustainability impact
and/or alignment to strategic frameworks and market standards;
Helps organizations to maximize their sustainability performance and
stakeholder value; and
Supports organizations' access to capital and their communication of
sustainability performance to key stakeholders.
1 Data as of December 31, 2021.View entire presentation