Moodys (MCO)

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Overall impact
B (74)

Commentary

Moodys is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 73.6 for overall impact (87th percentile compared to all companies), Moodys ranks 12th out of 131 industry peers, behind TD Holdings, Velocity Portfolio, Seix Investment Advisors and 8 others, and ahead of Everi, Synchrony Financial, Firstcash and 116 others. On top material causes for Moodys's industry (Financial Services), Moodys performs well in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (95.4 score), Quality Lifelong Education (95.4), Healthy Oceans (95.6) and 6 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in No Poverty (29.6 score), Reduced Inequality (7.5) and Affordable, Safe Housing (26.6).
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
Impact
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Company
Employees
15,838
Sector
Financials
Industry
Capital Markets
Sub-industry
Financial Exchanges & Data
SASB industry
Professional & Commercial Services
Headquarters
Ny, United States
Share classes
MCO
More info
https://www.moodys.com
Description
Moody's Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm worldwide. It operates in two segments, Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Services. The Moody's Analytics segment develops a range of products and services that support the risk management activities of institutional participants in financial markets. It offers credit research, credit models and analytics, economics data and models, and structured finance solutions; data sets on companies and securities; and SaaS solutions supporting banking, insurance, and know your customer workflows. The Moody's Investors Service segment publishes credit ratings and provides assessment services on various debt obligations, programs and facilities, and entities that issue such obligations, such as various corporate, financial institution, and governmental obligations, as well as structured finance securities. The company was formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet Company and changed its name to Moody's Corporation in September 2000. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Moodys, based on its industry sub-industry Financial Exchanges & Data. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.
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