Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]MetLife engages with key constituents on the topic of climate change. Our advocacy efforts are primarily focused on financial regulations and other issues directly related to our business model and product offerings as an insurance and financial services company.
MetLife has an official climate change policy statement, which can be found on our sustainability website. Our direct and indirect policy activities are consistent with this strategy. Before signing onto trade organizations, corporate pledges, and other policy-related activities, all MetLife employees must undergo the appropriate approval process, including vetting activity and subject matter with appropriate senior finance, risk or investment leadership. The Corporate Affairs department has a news media policy, a public speaking policy, thought leadership policy, public official interaction policy, employee association with NGOs policy, and corporate contributions policy. All of these policies ensure that all public MetLife messages and engagements will consistently and accurately reflect MetLife's positions on a variety of topics, including climate change.
Furthermore, we publish our climate change and sustainability information in our Sustainability Report, the Global Impact Report, following the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. By releasing and sharing this information, we engage our shareholders, investors, customers, and other stakeholders in our environmental initiatives and promote greater awareness of global environmental issues. These publications are closely reviewed by the Sustainability Team, in conjunction with a working group consisting of many departments and geographies, for consistency with MetLife's climate strategy.
In addition, MetLife employees often also volunteer through the Our Green Impact employee engagement program with local environmental non-governmental organizations and may apply for MetLife Foundation volunteer grants for these projects. Each of the volunteer organizations is carefully vetted by the Global Sustainability Team to maintain consistency with MetLife values and the Company's climate change strategy.