Moody's Corp

Moody's Corp appears to have a relatively strong governance framework for ensuring its lobbying activities align with its climate strategy, with defined oversight, processes, and executive accountability. The company states that its Government Public and Regulatory Affairs team "manages Moody's political and public policy activities, including direct engagement with government officials and indirect engagement through trade associations," and notes that the head of this team "is a member of Moody's Executive Leadership Team with a direct reporting line to the President and CEO," establishing clear accountability for lobbying efforts. Climate-related engagements are coordinated through the newly established ESG Outreach and Research function, which "convenes quarterly ESG Content Councils" and "coordinates strategic ESG partnerships with membership organizations and bodies, and speaking and policy engagements on ESG topics," thereby ensuring that public statements and policy engagements are "aligned across the corporation, and with Moody's corporate climate change strategy." Moody's further commits in its Sustainability Report to "advance our efforts by proactively engaging with stakeholders and policy-makers on corporate and industry action" through its participation in the Net Zero Financial Services Provider Alliance. However, we found no evidence of a dedicated climate lobbying audit or publicly available report evaluating alignment, nor an explicit mechanism for systematically reviewing or exiting trade associations whose positions may conflict with the company's climate policy.