Corporate Responsibility

"Corporate Responsibility is about maintaining trust, integrity, and credibility; responding to new risks; meeting societal needs; exceeding stakeholder expectations; and capitalizing on new opportunities.
It permeates how we think and how we behave."

- Harold McGraw III, Chairman, CEO & President
Opening Remarks at The McGraw-Hill Companies First Corporate Responsibility Symposium 2007

What makes a company responsible? At The McGraw-Hill Companies, we believe it is a commitment to transparency, integrity and sustainability. These core values guide all of our efforts whether it is our unwavering commitment to creating shareholder value, our dedication to protecting the environment, or our pledge to contribute in meaningful ways to society at large.

Our company's mission is to provide essential information and insight that help individuals, markets and societies perform to their potential. In support of that mission, we are committed to responsible business practices that enhance the economic, social and environmental well-being of the communities where we work and live.

Our ongoing commitment to Corporate Responsibility is seen in many ways around our company. We're deeply proud of these efforts, which include:

• developing a wide array of products and tools to serve the growing "green" marketplace
• employee "Green Teams" and other employee engagement activities that are helping reduce our environmental footprint
• driving sustainability through operations - from our facilities to paper procurement
• innovative grant-making in the financial literacy field.

These efforts speak to much more than our bottom line; they speak to who we are.

Recognizing that our business exists only in the context of a highly functioning and sophisticated economy and society, we engage in partnerships with other companies, NGOs, and governments to achieve mutual goals of sustainability and transparency. Active engagement with Business for Social Responsibility, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, Business Roundtable's S.E.E. (Social, Environment and the Economy) Change, and Climate Resolve initiatives, and AccountAbility and its Global Leadership Network among other activities, allows us to learn and contribute our knowledge to the larger discussion on corporate responsibility.

This website serves as the primary repository for our corporate responsibility information. Please let us know what you think.

Our Core Values

• Objectivity - It's the basis of everything we do.
• Integrity -It's what ensures the highest possible standards.
• Candor - It's how we earn people's trust.
• Diversity - It ensures all voices are heard.

Our Principles

People

• We are committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse workforce.
• We will not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
• We are committed to fostering teamwork and to providing an environment that values, empowers, and respects individuals.

The Environment

• We believe environmental protection is a management responsibility as well as the responsibility of every employee of the Corporation.
• We are committed to maintaining a safe, healthful, and efficient working environment for all our employees.
• We will actively pursue an energy program that will minimize environmental impacts through implementation of cost effective energy use, conservation and procurement measures.

The Community

• We are committed to using the fiscal and human resources of the Corporation to help people around the world learn, grow, acquire new skills, better their lives and, in doing so, better their community.
• We will encourage employee involvement in community programs and socially responsible activities.
  

The Marketplace

• We are committed to dealing with all suppliers with integrity and in an ethical manner and to supporting and encouraging the aspirations of diverse groups. The Corporation's Supplier Diversity Program is an expression of that commitment.

Corporate Governance

• We are strongly committed - as we have been for more than a century - to the highest standards of corporate governance. It is an integral part of who we are and how we operate. We understand that adhering to sound principles of corporate governance is critical to earning and maintaining the trust of our key stakeholders and ultimately to our performance goals.
• We have a global reputation for the highest standards of excellence, quality and reliability in all of our products and services, and for decency, respect, honesty and fairness in dealing with customers, investors, business partners, vendors, co-workers and all of our constituents. Our Code of Business Ethics adheres to these principles and standards.

The McGraw-Hill Companies' mission is to provide essential information and insight that help individuals, market and societies perform to their highest potential. The McGraw-Hill Companies accomplishes this by meeting three enduring and sustainable global needs:

1. The need for Capital
2. The need for Knowledge, Education and Training
3. The need for Business Information and Transparency

Fundamental to meeting these needs is conducting our business responsibly and in a manner that ensures maximum shareholder value by improving the economic, social and environmental well-being of the communities that we serve. Our commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability is an integral part of the way we do business and is how each of us conducts ourselves everyday.