Sustainability For Our For Our Creating Value For the For Our Managing Appendix at MetLife Workforce Customers as an Investor Environment Communities Responsibly Human Rights Government Relations FOSTERING SUPPLIER DIVERSITY As a UNGC signatory and participant, Our Government Relations team engages MetLife encourages respect for human with policymakers and relevant stakeholders Through MetLife’s Supplier Inclusion & rights and prioritizes compliance with at international, regional and individual market Development program, our goal is to grow policies and regulations designed to levels to support our business, customers partnerships with diverse suppliers to prevent any abuses of human rights, such and employees. Government Relations promote their economic growth. Supplier as human trafficking or slavery, forced supports opportunities and activities to Inclusion & Development is integrated labor and child labor. promote diversity, inclusion, financial health within Global Procurement so we can and well-being of customers and communities interact with sourcing professionals and Although we believe governments hold in the markets in which we operate. The team business stakeholders to include diverse the primary responsibility for safeguarding also collaborates with MetLife’s Sustainability suppliers in our supply chain. As part of our and protecting human rights, we also Office by seeking opportunities to increase new DEI goals, MetLife has committed to believe that our corporate values compel our voice and engagement with regulators spending $5 billion with diverse suppliers by us to promote DEI and human rights and other stakeholders to advance MetLife’s 2030 and to annually report the economic within our businesses, in alignment with sustainability goals. impact of MetLife’s diverse supply chain. the International Labour Organization’s See 2030 DEI Commitments for more Declaration on Fundamental Principles information, and read more about our and Rights at Work. Supplier Inclusion & Development Read MetLife’s statement on program. human rights. MetLife joined WEConnect International to enable women business owners to compete in the global marketplace. WEConnect International creates opportunities for women-owned businesses to connect with qualified buyers around the world. As part of our membership, MetLife gains access to a global database of women-owned businesses, as well as resources to develop a diverse and inclusive global supply chain. 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 87