Sustainability For Our For Our Creating Value For the For Our Managing Appendix at MetLife Workforce Customers as an Investor Environment Communities Responsibly MetLife Investment Management ESG INTEGRATION As ESG integration efforts in our industry evolve, so too will MIM’s approach. We seek MIM serves institutional investors by to review and refresh our ESG Investment combining a client-centric approach with Policy at least annually. We work closely long-established asset class expertise. MIM with our clients to provide transparency to believes in the importance of investing our approach and adapt it, as needed, to sustainably and incorporating ESG factors, meet our clients’ guidelines. as appropriate, into investment decision MetLife Bangladesh was the sole investor making. As a well-established global ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT in a landmark transaction for the financial investment manager, our investment sector in Bangladesh—the first domestic teams are responsible for appropriately MIM believes active engagement with incorporating financially material ESG company and issuer leadership is key to bond backed by a development finance factors into their risk management-focused institution and subscribed to by an investment process. Focused on managing managing investment risk. Investment institutional investor. The BDT210 crore public fixed income, private capital and real analysts regularly interact and engage estate assets, we aim to deliver strong, in discussions with a firm’s senior (~$25 million) in proceeds were applied by management. Ongoing dialogue helps raise Pran Agro Limited to local infrastructure risk-adjusted returns by building tailored awareness of sustainable business practices. expansion, supporting the creation of new portfolio solutions that successfully Further details supporting our active jobs and new opportunities for farmers. integrate client-specified ESG investment engagement practices can be found within considerations today and beyond. MIM’s Engagement Policy. > 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 46