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
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ENVIRONMENT AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
We are committed to reducing our
environmental impact by embedding
responsible, sustainable processes across
our global operations and value chain.
Updating Our Environmental
Sustainability Policy
In 2021, we updated our Environmental Sustainability Policy
to reflect our latest efforts to enhance our environmental
performance and reach net-zero by 2040. The updated
policy describes our goals and initiatives to reduce
emissions and other environmental impacts, including
the introduction of waste targets, and was reviewed and
approved by our Board of Directors. In addition to our
corporate commitments, the policy outlines ways in which
we endeavor to empower our employees to be catalysts of
environmental and social change, support environmental
projects through the Moody's Foundation and provide
market participants with products and solutions that
help mitigate ESG-related, including climate, risks.
Reducing the environmental
impact of our offices
We are making our offices more environmentally friendly
by purchasing sustainable materials, improving waste
management, leveraging renewable electricity,
limiting business travel and promoting sustainable
commuting options.
As we return to our offices, we are implementing a number
of changes to encourage our employees to reduce, reuse
and recycle waste. By 2025, we aim to:
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Reduce office paper by 50% from 2019 levels through
initiatives such as reduction of individual printers and
digitization of daily business activities;
Implement centralized waste collection in offices
with more than 50 full-time employees; and
Phase out single-use plastics from our global
operations, where possible.
For more information on our policies regarding climate
mitigation and natural resource management, see
Additional Resources.
Waste from
office operations
metric tons
241
39
149
Reduction of office paper
from 2019 levels¹
99%
79%
50%
target
2020
2021
Landfill
Recycled goods
Recycled paper
Energy intensity ratio
kWh/sq ft
19.8
13.0
11.9
2019
2020
2021
1 Represents our offices in the U.S. We are working to collect actual data globally.View entire presentation