Sustainability For Our For Our Creating Value For the For Our Managing Appendix at MetLife Workforce Customers as an Investor Environment Communities Responsibly Our Approach MetLife’s commitment to environmental We are committed to collaborating with stewardship has been a cornerstone of stakeholders to reduce the risks and effects our 154-year history and is at the heart of climate change, while working toward a of our purpose. Our approach includes a more inclusive future. comprehensive environmental, health and Our employees lead our efforts to achieve safety agenda that considers the need to use our goals within every MetLife department natural resources sustainably and be a force and across every office location. To build for good in the world. a workforce that is fully engaged in our At MetLife, we believe that it is our strategy, we provide training and education responsibility to minimize our carbon footprint. opportunities focused on multiple ESG and We manage and monitor climate risks while sustainability topics. seeking opportunities to leverage our people, Our approach to addressing environmental products, services and investments to support a issues has three focus areas: low-carbon economy and a resilient planet. We support the intention of the Paris Agreement 1. Resilient operations and the recent commitments made at the 2021 2. Protecting communities United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow to reduce GHG emissions. 3. Driving climate solutions Governance The MetLife Board of Directors’ Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee oversees our climate change and environmental strategy and implementation. This responsibility includes reviewing our climate goals, metrics associated with those goals and the MetLife Environmental Policy. MetLife’s senior leadership reports progress on commitments and programs to the Board multiple times per year. 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 55
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