NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE-MCO) announced today that it has received a
100 percent ranking, the highest possible, in the 2012 Corporate
Equality Index (CEI) report issued by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).
Moody’s ranking recognizes its status as a top employer for LGBT
(lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) workplace equality. Because of
its perfect score, the HRC also designated Moody’s as one of the “Best
Places to Work” for LGBT equality.
“Moody’s is honored to have received a top ranking from the Human Rights
Campaign Corporate Equality Index, in recognition of our strong
commitment to fostering a diverse workplace that recognizes and values
the contributions all of our employees equally,” said Lisa Westlake,
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Moody’s.
This year’s CEI ranks 889 companies, based on a range of policies and
practices related to LGBT workplace equality, including equal employment
benefits, inclusive policies, and overall corporate and leadership
commitment to LGBT issues. 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.
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
$2.3 billion in 2011, employs approximately 6,700 people worldwide and
maintains a presence in 28 countries. Further information is available
at www.moodys.com.
Moody’s Corporation
Michael Adler, 212-553-4667
Vice President
Corporate
Communications
michael.adler@moodys.com
or
Salli
Schwartz, 212-553-4862
Global Head of Investor Relations
sallilyn.schwartz@moodys.com
Source: Moody's Corporation