MSCI SASB Reference Table
2022

This is our third year of reporting using the SASB framework for the Professional and Commercial Services industryfor MSCI Inc. (“MSCI” or the “Company”). At MSCI, we strive to bring greater transparency to the investment
process, and we aim to apply the same emphasis on transparency to our own efforts. Unless otherwise noted,
all information is presented as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. In certain instances, we have also
included year-over-year comparisons. Inclusion of information in this data report should not be construed as acharacterization of the materiality or financial impact of that information with respect to MSCI.

Table 1: Sustainability Disclosure Topics & Accounting Metrics
TOPIC

ACCOUNTING METRICCATEGORYUOM

CODEDATA

Data
Security

Description of approach toidentifying and addressing
data security risks

Discussionand Analysisn/aSV-PS230a.1

MSCI is committed to designing and maintaining
an appropriate, robust program of information
security to secure data, systems and services.
Data security is overseen by our Information
Technology Risk group. See current information
on certain key features of our information
security program practices at this link:
https://www.msci.com/information-security

Description of policies
and practices relating tocollection, usage, andretention of customer
information

Discussionand Analysis

n/aSV-PS230a.2

Protecting the confidentiality and security of personal information is integral to the way in which
MSCI conducts business worldwide. Our Privacy
Notice explains how we collect, use and retain
client information and can be found at this link:
https://www.msci.com/privacy-pledge(1) Number of data breaches,(2) percentage involving
customers’ confidential
business information (CBI) or
personally identifiable
information (PII),(3) number of customers
affected

Quantitative

NumberSV-PS230a.3

MSCI does not report a metric on the precise
bases specified in this topic. MSCI is not awareof any material data breach that was required tobe disclosed under applicable law in any public
filings in 2022. Information on material risks
relating to information security and privacy regulation can be found in MSCI’s Annual Reports onForm 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the heading “Risk Factors.”(https://ir.msci.com/node/19691/html)

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Table 1: Sustainability Disclosure Topics & Accounting Metrics
TOPIC

ACCOUNTING METRICCATEGORY

UOM

CODE

DATA

Workforce
Diversity &Engagement

Percentage of genderand racial/ethnic
group representationfor (1) executive
management and(2) all other employees

Quantitative

Percentage (%)

SV-PS330a.1

Gender Representation of Global Employees %1
20212

2022

SASB Category

FemaleMale

N/A

Executive
Management

21%

77%

Non-Executive
Management

26%

Professionals

FemaleMale

N/A32%

22%

76%

2%

72%

2%

25%

71%

4%

38%

59%

3%

39%

57%

4%

All Other
Employees

88%

11%

1%

86%

9%

5%

Total

34%

63%

3%

35%

61%

4%

3

Racial / Ethnic Group Representation of U.S. Employees %120212

2022

Asian

Black orAfricanAmericanHispanicor Latino

WhiteAmerican
Indian or
AlaskaNativeNativeHawaiianor Other
Pacific
IslanderTwo or
more
races

N/A3

Asian

Black orAfricanAmericanHispanicor Latino

WhiteAmerican
Indian or
AlaskaNativeNativeHawaiianor Other
Pacific
IslanderTwo or
more
races

N/A3

Executive
Management

15%

3%

9%

56%

0%

0%

7%

10%

17%

3%

10%

58%

0%

0%

7%

5%

Non-ExecutiveManagement

24%

3%

7%

53%

0%

0%

3%

10%

26%

2%

7%

50%

0%

0%

2%

13%

Professionals

30%

3%

10%

39%

0%

0%

5%

13%

26%

5%

11%

34%

0%

0%

4%

20%

All OtherEmployees

0%

22%

48%

19%

0%

0%

7%

4%

0%

25%

50%

8%

0%

0%

4%

13%

Total

24%

4%

9%

48%

0%

0%

4%

11%

24%

4%

10%

45%

0%

0%

3%

14%

SASB
Category

Rounded up or down to whole numbers.
2
Data as of December 31, 2021.
3
N/A%: Refers to employees who selected “Decline to disclose” or employees whodid not actively make a selection.
1Additional Comments:• Executive Management: Members of MSCI’s Executive Committee or other Managing Director• Non-Executive Management: Executive Director or Vice President• Professionals: Senior Associate, Associate and Analyst except
those in Corporate Services department• All Other Employees: Senior Associate, Associate, Analyst inCorporate Services department, other administrative employees (assistants, etc.)
We additionally publish our Consolidated EEO-1 Report because
we want to be transparent about the diversity of our U.S.-based
workforce, and we recognize the value of public discourse ofstandardized data across companies. MSCI’s Consolidated
EEO-1 Reports, along with further information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at MSCI can be found at: https://www.msci.
com/who-we-are/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

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Table 1: Sustainability Disclosure Topics & Accounting Metrics
TOPIC

ACCOUNTING METRICCATEGORY

Workforce
Diversity &Engagement

1) Voluntary and (2)involuntary turnoverrate for employees

QuantitativeUOM
Rate

CODE

DATA

SV-PS330a.2

20214

2022

Voluntary Turnover

12.5%

13.8%

Involuntary Turnover
Comments:

2.3%

3.2%

4Employee engagement
as a percentage

Quantitative

Percentage (%)

SV-PS330a.3

For the one-year period ended December 31, 2021.

MSCI conducts a confidential employee engagement survey
at least annually that measures whether our approaches toperformance, growth and career development are driving
employee engagement. Managers receive anonymized
feedback and are accountable for improving and enhancing
the work environment to drive higher engagement. In our December 2022 employee engagement survey, the percentageof respondents characterized as fully engaged was 74%, thehighest since we implemented the engagement survey.
Additional information on MSCI’s Social Practices, including
further details on employee engagement, can be found at:https://www.msci.com/who-we-are/corporate-responsibility/
social-practices
Additional Comments: “Fully engaged” employees are those
who agree or strongly agree with all eight of the overall
company experience questions asked on the survey.

Professional
Integrity

Description ofapproach to ensuring
professional integrity

Discussionand Analysis

n/aSV-PS510a.1

Directors, officers and employees are expected to complywith all applicable laws and regulations and meet the highest
standards of business conduct as set forth in our Code ofEthics and Business Conduct, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. We are also committed to acting inaccordance with our own core values and expect our suppliers to exhibit a commitment to similar standards, including
those embodied in our Supplier Code of Conduct (https://www.msci.com/supplier-code-of-conduct).
See a description of MSCI’s Governance Practices, including
relating to professional integrity, at this link: https://www.
msci.com/who-we-are/corporate-responsibility/governancepractices

Total amount ofmonetary losses asa result of legal
proceedings
associated withprofessional integrity

Quantitative

Reportingcurrency

SV-PS510a.2

MSCI discloses all material legal proceedings in our Annual
Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under theheading “Legal Proceedings.” With respect to the year ended
December 31, 2022, we did not disclose legal proceedings
associated with professional integrity.

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Table 2: Activity Metrics
ACTIVITY METRICCATEGORYUOM

CODENumber of employees by:(1) full-time and part-time,(2) temporary, and (3) contract

Quantitative

Number

SV-PS-000.A

DATA

Employee Full Time

56

Employee hours worked,
percentage billable

Quantitative

Hours

SV-PS-000.B

20215

2022

4,268

4,722

Employee Part Time

3537

Temporary / Contract6634

649

Data as of December 31, 2021.
Temporary/Contract: Fixed Term Contract, Contingent Worker that includes temporary, vendor (project based third-party suppliers), interns.

MSCI’s services and products are typically not priced basedon hours worked, therefore, this item is not applicable.

Forward-Looking Statements
This report and reports that are referenced in this report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, objectives or achievements to be materially different fromany future results, levels of activity, performance, objectives or achievements expressed or implied by these statements. In some cases, you
can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “believe,”“estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases,
beyond MSCI’s control and that could materially affect our actual results, levels of activity, performance, objectives or achievements.
Other factors that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance, objectives or achievements can be found in the MSCI
2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2023 and in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form
8-K filed or furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if MSCI’s underlying
assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from what MSCI projected. Statements and reports on our website
or other websites that we refer to in this report will not be deemed a part of, or otherwise incorporated by reference in, this report. Some ofthe statements and reports contain cautionary statements regarding forward-looking information that should be carefully considered. Ourstatements and reports about our objectives may include statistics or metrics that are estimates, make assumptions based on developing
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