Sustainability For Our For Our Creating Value For the For Our Managing Appendix at MetLife Workforce Customers as an Investor Environment Communities Responsibly Stronger Communities MetLife Foundation focuses on supporting communities around the world through grants, impact investments, employee volunteerism and donations, and long-term grassroots partnerships. MetLife Foundation sought opportunities to support elders and children in Japan, lift up veteran entrepreneurs, honor 9/11 victims and their families, address COVID-19-related disparities and make an impact in numerous communities across the world by leveraging our resources and partnership ecosystem. THE NIPPON FOUNDATION HONORING THE 9/11 SUPPORTING VETERANS PARTNERSHIP 20TH ANNIVERSARY MetLife Foundation partners with Bunker MetLife Foundation announced a MetLife has a longstanding commitment Labs, a nonprofit supporting military- partnership in Japan with The Nippon to supporting 9/11 disaster recovery and connected entrepreneurs by providing the Foundation, a social innovation hub that honoring those who were lost in the resources that help grow their businesses. aims to achieve a society in which all attacks, including two MetLife employees. The Foundation supported Bunker Labs’ people support one another, reducing the Building on the $8 million MetLife has virtual events, which have provided burdens and challenges they face together. contributed to recovery efforts and the increased access for veteran entrepreneurs The two organizations launched “MetLife 9/11 Memorial and Museum, MetLife to learn how to launch and sustain their Foundation and The Nippon Foundation: Foundation made a series of contributions businesses, and The Transition podcast, Better Life Better Place for the Elderly and to commemorate the anniversary and which provides storytelling, subject matter Children,” a program that will develop 12 care educate new generations, while providing expertise and introductions to the Bunker facilities for the elderly and children across sustained safety and preparedness, and Labs community. Japan by the end of 2024. The program is the uniting America in service to communities. first step in MetLife Japan’s “Empowering MetLife employees in seven cities Learn more about all of our Stronger Our Communities” initiative which, through volunteered for the September 11 National Communities initiatives. employee support, aims to create a more Day of Service, packing healthy sustainable society. nonperishable meals, which were distributed to local food banks. 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 69