Partnerships and Industry Engagement

MetLife seeks to use our resources and network to learn from others and collaborate on impactful climate action around the world. We engage and support several environmental advocacy, industry and enterprise groups that convene leaders, advance research and lobby for environmental policies aligned with MetLife’s climate change strategy. These organizations include the UN Global Compact, 1t.org, the Climate Leadership Council, the U.S. Green Building Council, GreenBiz Executive Network, EPA Green Power Partnership, the Geneva Association and the Institute for International Finance Sustainable Finance Working Group.

MetLife partnered for the second consecutive year with the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley, on the 15-week Cleantech to Market accelerator program. The program pairs interdisciplinary teams of Berkeley graduate students with promising startups to accelerate commercialization of climate tech innovations. In addition to awarding the top teams with MetLife Climate Solution Awards and providing financial support for the program, MetLife colleagues from around the world contribute professional expertise to students as volunteer mentors throughout the semester.

MetLife launched a new climate solutions collaboration in 2023 with MPOWERD, a B Corporation with a mission to transform lives with thoughtfully designed, clean technology. Through this partnership, MetLife provides inflatable solar-powered lights to climate-vulnerable communities to help improve preparedness, response and relief for severe weather events and natural disasters. Supporting disaster relief has also been a key initiative for MetLife Foundation.