Sustainability For Our For Our Creating Value For the For Our Managing Appendix at MetLife Workforce Customers as an Investor Environment Communities Responsibly Letter from Our CEO While much has changed throughout MetLife’s of sustainability, we’ve charted an ambitious history, one constant has been our focus on path forward and are holding ourselves the future. accountable by tracking and reporting As a global insurer, MetLife exists to protect our progress along the way. people, businesses and communities from unexpected challenges, to sustain them in NET ZERO BY 2050 times of need and to help them move forward confidently. Our liabilities are a promise to MetLife has made the commitment to pay, helping to sustain people as they rebuild. achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) And our assets promote job creation, emissions for our global operations and economic growth and financial stability. general account investment portfolio by 2050 or sooner. At the very heart of our commitment to sustainability is MetLife’s purpose: Always OUR 2030 CLIMATE GOALS with you, building a more confident future. As we look out at the horizon, we see Our net zero commitment builds upon our inequities running deep, underserved existing 2030 Climate Goals aimed at reducing communities requiring innovative ways the environmental impact of MetLife’s global to drive long-term economic growth and the operations and supply chain, while leveraging risks associated with climate change our investments, products and services to continuing to mount. It is difficult to drive innovative climate solutions. Specific overstate how crucial sustainability will goals include maintaining carbon neutrality be in building a more confident future annually, which we’ve done since becoming for generations to come. the first U.S.-based insurer to achieve that status in 2016; reducing our location-based This is why we’re deploying the full strength emissions by an additional 30%; originating of our people, products, services and $20 billion in new green investments; and investments to be a greater force for good planting 5 million trees. in the world. To ensure we’re making meaningful impact across multiple dimensions 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 4
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