With our purpose at our core—Always with you, building a more confident future—sustainability at MetLife is about managing business responsibly and sustaining people throughout their lives.
Sustainability is central to our business strategy and is ingrained across our operations. By deploying the full strength of our people, products, services and investments to deliver on our promises to our stakeholders, we drive long-term value for our shareholders. To help drive progress toward a sustainable future for people and our planet, we have aligned our sustainability strategy with a subset of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), given their relevance to our business.
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With our purpose at our core—Always with you, building a more confident future- sustainability at MetLife is about managing business responsibly and sustaining people throughout their lives. We demonstrate our commitment to sustainability through the care MetLife has for its employees, security we provide to customers, the claims we pay during times of need, our activities and investments in the communities we serve, and by making long-term investments in the broader economy. MetLife's sustainability commitments reflect our efforts to reduce inequalities and contribute to a more resilient planet.
At MetLife, we have been helping people protect their families, finances and futures since 1868. Climate change poses a risk for our stakeholders, and because of this we are working toward identifying solutions and building resiliency in a changing world.
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As one of the world’s leading financial services companies, MetLife plays an important role in communities. By deploying the full strength and commitment of our people, our products and services to deliver on our promises to our stakeholders, we drive long-term value for our shareholders.
We have built a culture where each employee takes responsibility for their actions, adopts an ownership mindset and is empowered to speak up. MetLife has focused on continuously improving governance practices and regularly adopts and updates trainings, policies and codes, and resources.
MetLife Foundation supports communities through grants and impact investments that uplift people with low incomes to build a more confident future.
MetLife is proud of our sustainability progress to date and the industry leadership we have been recognized for.
1 The Net Zero Commitment applies to GHG emissions from MetLife, Inc.’s global owned and leased offices and vehicle fleets, employee business travel, supply chain and assets in MetLife’s general account investment portfolio, which includes the general accounts of MetLife, Inc.’s wholly owned insurance company subsidiaries, where reliable data and methodologies are available. While reliable methodologies and data sets pertaining to certain GHG emissions are not available at this time, MetLife is committed to identifying and measuring relevant climate data as methodologies and standards evolve. Emissions are tracked in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, unless otherwise directed by regulators.
