Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has again earned
a score of 100 percent, the highest possible, on the Corporate Equality
Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate
policies related to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender)
workplace equality administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Foundation.
Moody's ranking recognizes its status as a top employer for LGBT
workplace equality, and its perfect score also qualified the company for
inclusion in the HRC’s list of "Best Places to Work" for LGBT equality,
for the second year in a row.
"Moody’s culture strongly values inclusion and respect for all of our
employees around the world, and we are very proud to have once again
earned the highest possible score in the Human Rights Campaign Corporate
Equality Index," said Lisa Westlake, Senior Vice President and Chief
Human Resources Officer at Moody's.
The 2014 CEI rated 934 businesses in the report, which evaluates
LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination
workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive
health care benefits, competency programs, and public engagement with
the LGBT community. The CEI is released annually by the Human Rights
Campaign, America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
Recognition from the HRC comes amidst other actions Moody’s has taken to
advance workplace inclusion and equality across its global office
locations. Moody’s has active LGBTA (lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender and allies) employee resource groups, including several
recently established in office locations in Asia and Europe.
Moody’s was also a signatory to an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme
Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and supported
passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S.
Senate. Earlier this year, Moody’s was honored by the NY-based
Hetrick-Martin Institute for its support of LGBT youth programs.
For more information on the 2014 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
ABOUT MOODY'S CORPORATION
Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets,
providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute
to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation
(NYSE:MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which
provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and
securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software,
advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and
financial risk management. The Corporation, which reported revenue of
$2.7 billion in 2012, employs approximately 7,200 people worldwide and
maintains a presence in 29 countries. Further information is available
at www.moodys.com.
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