Bloomberg - Modern Slavery and
Human Trafficking Statement
This statement is published jointly on behalf of Bloomberg LP, Bloomberg Index Services Limited(BISL), Bloomberg Trading Facility Limited (BTFL), and Bloomberg Finance L.P. (BFLP), together({(Bloomberg"), and constitutes our Modern Slavery Statement for the financial year ending 31
December 2019.
Introduction

Bloomberg is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships.
Although it is for our business partners to manage their operations, we expect those in our supply
chain to align with our values and operate in accordance with the principles of the Bloomberg
Supplier Code of Conduct https://www.bloomberg.com/procurement
Report https://www.bloomberg.com/impact/downloads

and the Bloomberg Impact

and in full compliance with all applicablelaws and regulations.
The Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct outlines Bloomberg's expectations for supplier conduct
regarding labour and human rights, health and safety, environmental

protection,

ethics andmanagement practices.
OUR ORGANISATION

Bloomberg is a global business information and financial news leader. We give influential decision
makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas.
Bloomberg delivers data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately.
Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength: leveraging technology toallow customers to access, integrate,

distributeand manage data and information

acrossorganizations more efficiently and effectively.
The wider organisation is headquartered in the United States and engages around 20,000 employees
and workers in 176 locations around the world. Bloomberg's European headquarters in London
house around 4,000 employees and serve as a hub for the company's regional operations.
BFLPis the owner of the Bloomberg Terminal and distributes the Bloomberg Terminal service andrelated products in a variety of jurisdictions. Whilst BFLPdoes not have any employees it does enter
into contracts with both customers and suppliers.
BISL provides benchmark administration services across multiple asset classes. With expertise incapital markets, technology, data, pricing, analytics, distribution and research, BISL provides theglobal investment community with comprehensive solutions to fulfil their benchmarking needs.
BTFLis authorised by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority to operate a multilateral trading facility(MTF). BTFL's MTF is a robust trading platform used by more than 1,000 global institutions fortrading cash bonds, repos, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, exchange-traded funds, equity
derivatives and foreign exchange derivatives.

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SUPPLY CHAIN

In addition to our New York headquarters, Bloomberg has branches and operations in various
jurisdictions throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC.
Our direct supply chain includes the sourcing of goods and services to support the manufacturing,assembly, distribution

and infrastructureof the Bloomberg Terminal and the publishing anddistribution of our printed news products. In addition, Bloomberg sources products and services tosupport general office-based and administrative
management and maintenance, information

operational

needs, including property, facility

technology, distributionand logistics, media andprofessional services.
PHILANTHROPY

Bloomberg supports charitable institutions dedicated to combating modern slavery and humantrafficking. We work with more than 1,500 organizations worldwide, many of which aim towards
advancing basic human rights of safety, education, and food security. At Bloomberg, we'recommitted to giving back to the cities in which we live and work. For more detail on Bloomberg's
charitable

initiatives,

pleasevisit

ourPhilanthropies

websiteathttps://www.bloomberg.com/philanthropy
DUE DILIGENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT

To identify and mitigate risks associated with slavery and human trafficking, we have in placesystems that:•Increasingly require suppliers who participate in a formal tender process (Request forInformation or Request for Proposal) to accept Bloomberg's Supplier Code of Conduct;•Perform targeted social audits within our supply chain in order to ensure ethical standards
are monitored and maintained;•Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains; and•Protect whistleblowers(see furtherinformationon our Whistleblowing

Policy in the"Policies" section below) to encourage reporting by both employees and third parties
without fear of retaliation or detrimental treatment.
POLICIES

In addition to our Supplier Code of Conduct and Bloomberg Impact Report, as part of our overallcommitment to safe and ethical working practices and safeguarding of human rights, we have inplace the following policies:•An Anti-Slavery Policy making the prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery in
any part of the business or supply chains the responsibility of all of those working for
Bloomberg or under its control.

•A policy setting out General Standards of Conduct and Ethical behaviour, requiring staff toconduct themselves and Bloomberg business with the highest ethical standards, with

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integrity and within guidelines that prohibit actual or potential conflicts of interest or theperception of impropriety; and•A Whistle blowing Policy, which provides further information on how whistleblowing

cantake place and who to contact should an employee know or suspect an instance of slavery
or human trafficking has occurred.
TRAINING

Bloomberg LPhas partnered with a vendor to provide e-Iearning training to targeted employees on
the significance and risks of slavery and human trafficking and our employees' obligations in thiscontext.
As part of its training programme Bloomberg LPalso requires all employees to undertake an annualreview and attestation of policies relating to standards of conduct and ethical behaviour. We are. committed to maintaining these steps which seek to ensure no modern slavery or human trafficking
in our supply chain or in any part of our business.
MONITORING

AND IMPLEMENTATION

If issues are identified in relation to modern slavery, these can be reported to Human Resources orthrough the Bloomberg Ethics Hotline, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days
per year.
Our Global Strategic Sourcing, Workplace

Operationsand Supply Chain areas shall takeresponsibility for implementing the objectives considered in this statement and we will monitor
progress of our efforts in this area.
This statement

was approved

BFLP and is made pursuant

by the Boards of BISL, BTFL and by the Chairman of Bloomberg

to section 54(1) of the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015.

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Peter T. Grauer
Chairman

Date: January 2020
Next Review: January 2021

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