Highlights from MetLife's 2018 Global Impact Report
Read the MetLife 2018 Global Impact report here
Making a Global Impact: Our Corporate Responsibility Strategy
At MetLife, we see our role as building a more protected world in a time of unprecedented change. The company’s commitment to corporate responsibility is integral to this core business purpose. We deliver on this commitment in many ways: through the security we provide customers, the claims we pay during their times of need, our activities in the communities that we serve, and long-term investments in the broader economy. Our goal is to responsibly deliver long-term value for all stakeholders as we navigate life together.
Investing in Society
- Increased Responsible Investments to more than $52 billion, representing more than 8 percent of Total Assets Under Management at the end of 2018
- Joined the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
- MetLife Investment Management (MIM) signed onto Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as an investment manager and formed a cross functional Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Integration Council
Investing in Our Employees
- Committed to increase MetLife’s minimum wage level, establish a minimum life insurance benefit, and set a minimum credit of $3600 annually to the company pension plan
- Announced a $10 million Workforce of the Future Development Fund to deliver learning programs focused on digital skills, innovation and collaboration
- Updated the MyLearning platform, our online knowledge and skills development curriculum offering employees a personalized learning pathway
Protecting the Environment
- Joined the Climate Leadership Council as a founding member. This coalition of businesses, NGOs and prominent individuals promotes a steadily increasing price on carbon to help address climate change
- Mobilized 10,000+ employees in almost 30 countries to promote responsible environmental stewardship through MetLife’s Our Green Impact program
- Drove green and healthy building best practices, achieving three new LEED certifications
MetLife Foundation: Building Financial Health for All
- Fulfilled our five-year commitment to provide $200 million in global financial inclusion grants
- Contributed $44 million to improve financial health and build stronger communities through MetLife Foundation, MetLife, Fundación MetLife México and MetLife Foundation Korea
- Empowered MetLife employees to volunteer more than 99,000 hours to organizations that improve lives — 40 percent of these hours supported financial health efforts
