For the Environment
Driving Supply Chain Sustainability
To drive continuous improvement and mitigate potential sustainability-related risks in our supply chain, MetLife's Supplier Inclusion and Sustainability Program enables us to request sustainability information during supplier onboarding and ongoing supplier management processes.
Through supplier engagement, we expand our understanding of our suppliers' business goals and performance and foster a culture of transparency and collaboration. By 2030, we aim to have two-thirds of our top suppliers by spend set emissions-reduction goals.1 We look for innovative opportunities with our suppliers on sustainability and encourage our top suppliers to disclose their climate risks, environmental targets and GHG emissions through the annual CDP Questionnaire so that we can analyze our supply chain for resiliency.
Our supplier managers across the globe are important ambassadors of MetLife’s Supplier Inclusion and Sustainability Program. Through an internal Global Procurement sustainability resource hub that contains webinars, guides and CDP Supplier Scorecards, we seek to educate our vendor managers and equip them with information they can use in conversations with our suppliers.
In 2024, our Supplier CDP Scorecard results included:
17M
85%
$1.5B
MetLife also prioritizes products that allow us to consume less, operate more efficiently and generate co-benefits such as cost savings, when possible. We purchase ENERGY STAR®-certified equipment such as servers, monitors, laptops and desktop computers, paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and green building materials aligned with requirements of LEED and Fitwel, among other sustainable products and services. In the U.S., MetLife’s managed properties use cleaning supplies certified by Green Seal, a nonprofit that was a pioneer in the eco-labeling movement.
