From Our Corporate Responsibility & Diversity Officer

Our company sits at the intersection of data and insights with the global financial markets. We take that responsibility seriously. S&P Global’s commitment is to enable our customers to make decisions with conviction. Relying on our principles of integrity, independence and transparency, we help our clients make critical decisions that accelerate progress in the world.

Our purpose – “Accelerating Progress” – is the essence of all that we do, conveying how we operate, how we employ our people and how we interact with society and the economy. Today we are a leaner, united company focused on growth, value and sustainability. Accelerating progress takes on new

meaning considering sobering statistics about the context in which we operate:

• The global warming threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels has already been breached.
• 75% of the Earth’s land surface(opens in a new tab) has been significantly altered by human actions.
• Nearly 2.4 billion women(opens in a new tab) of working age worldwide still do not have the same rights as men.

At S&P Global, we strive to help our employees connect with their purpose so they can make meaningful connections between their day-to-day work and the bigger issues we must tackle as businesses and as a society. In December 2023, the company hosted its first-ever Purpose Day, an allhands session simulcast throughout the world to our more than 40,000 colleagues, which explored and celebrated our company’s purpose as well as our vision to “power global markets.” We were pleased to see our employee engagement increase to 87% favorable in 2023, as we continue to build a thriving, dynamic, inclusive workforce where people can have a bright future.

The 2023 Impact Report includes more than 220+ key performance indicators (KPIs), a growth of 100% since 2020.

Report highlights include:

• Refreshed materiality assessment to better reflect the newly combined company and address stakeholder feedback for clearer, refined material topics.
• Enhanced disclosure on our sustainability reporting governance process.
• Deepened narrative on our understanding of potential salient human rights risks in our full value chain.
• Enriched disclosures in employee learning and development, employee turnover, diverse supply spend, biodiversity and more.

The corporate sustainability ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. 2023 saw the European Commissionʼs adoption of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), launch of the new UN Global Compact (UNGC) disclosure requirements and the consolidation of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures into the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to name a few. We believe that these developments will help produce more accurate, consistent information.

We believe that responsible businesses are the foundation of sustainable development, and we appreciate your joining in this journey with us. Together with our DEI Report and TCFD Report, we hope that the Impact Report offers you a complete picture of the company’s philosophy, management approach, impact areas and outcomes. We invite you to review this report and share your feedback with us at cr@spglobal.com.