Sustainability plan

Sustainability Report – 2023 Performance

Our commitment to sustainability brings our Purpose to life. Read about our sustainability performance in 2023.

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Sustainability Report – 2023 Performance

Our commitment to sustainability brings our Purpose to life. Read about our sustainability performance in 2023.

Download report

Our sustainability plan

Our sustainability ambition is to maximize our positive impact and ensure the resiliency of our organization, in support of our Purpose of helping Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. That’s why at Sun Life, being sustainability driven matters deeply and is a core part of our enterprise strategy.

We aim to create competitive advantage and differentiation for our business through the following focus areas of our Sustainability Plan: increasing financial security, fostering healthier lives, advancing sustainable investing and building resilience to climate change. These efforts build from our foundation of operating as a trusted and responsible business. We aspire to be a responsibly-managed business that is Client-focused, Purpose-driven, forward-thinking and sustainable for the long term.

Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals

Sun Life supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our work is aligned to the following SDGs where we believe we can have the greatest impact. These are:

#3 Good health & well-being
#5 Gender equality
#7 Affordable and clean energy
#8 Decent work and economic growth
#13 Climate action

Our material topics

Through our sustainability plan, we’re focused on the 12 environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics that our stakeholders identify as most important for us to act on. These topics are determined through a regular materiality assessment, in which we consult our stakeholders and analyze the evolving ESG landscape. The results guide Sun Life’s sustainability efforts, ensuring that we act and report on the right topics. We will be conducting a new materiality assessment in 2024. 

Learn how we’re managing each of our material topics: 

Recognition

Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2024 logo Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2024 logo

2024 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
(15 years in a row)

Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022 logo Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022 logo

2023 FTSE4Good Index Constituent
(23 years in a row)

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices 2023 logo Dow Jones Sustainability Indices 2023 logo

2023 Member of Dow Jones Sustainability Index (North America) (18 years in a row)

Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022 logo Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022 logo

2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (6 years in a row)