Sustainability For Our For Our Creating Value For the For Our Managing Appendix at MetLife Workforce Customers as an Investor Environment Communities Responsibly 2021 TAPROOT FOUNDATION SKILLS-BASED AND PRO BONO New York Business Council PARTNERSHIP BY THE NUMBERS VOLUNTEERING for Access to Justice workshops MetLife employees around the globe drive MetLife recently joined the New York State 3 social impact through skills-based and pro Business Council for Access to Justice, bono volunteering, sharing their expertise in which supports the provision of critical technology, legal and HR, among other areas. free legal services for low- to moderate- Learn more about our volunteering and pro income New Yorkers. MetLife Legal Affairs 29nonprofits bono services initiatives. partnered with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton and Legal Services NYC to host a virtual Emergency Rent Assistance Program Taproot Foundation application clinic to help New York tenants facing eviction access financial assistance. volunteer hours Since 2016, MetLife Foundation and The clinic is part of the New York State 550 Taproot Foundation have offered Business Council for Access to Justice’s “Opportunity Workshops,” which pair efforts to address the looming housing and skilled employees with nonprofits who eviction crisis. need support to develop approaches of nonprofit partners and solutions for issues critical to their 91%that worked with MetLife day-to-day success. volunteers found the In 2021, we partnered with Dell Technologies deliverable they received to be good or excellent on two workshops, including the first-ever Opportunity Workshop in the U.K. and Ireland, bringing our companies’ best combined skillsets to the table. 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 74