Canada NewsWire
TORONTO, July 17, 2020
TORONTO, July 17, 2020 /CNW/ - Sun Life stands for equality, social change and justice to support under-represented communities. We are actively removing systemic barriers that negatively affect the lives of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
"We're at an inflection point in society ─ there is a movement to drive lasting change to address and eliminate systemic racism," said Dean Connor, President and CEO of Sun Life. "At Sun Life, we're increasing our efforts to create organizational and societal change. That includes engaging in difficult conversations about race to create equal opportunity and foster inclusion for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour at Sun Life."
As a global industry leader committed to sustainability, Sun Life has a responsibility to help create lasting change. Our action plan, which includes an additional $1 million investment this year, focuses on three categories where we can make a meaningful difference:
Clients and Communities
We are focused on creating an inclusive environment that not only supports our employees in all their diversity but also reflects our Clients and communities, allowing us to better serve their unique cultures and needs.
Talent and Culture
We are embedding a culture where employees see themselves reflected at all levels across the company, and feel included and engaged.
Learning and Development
Sun Life is equipping our leaders and employees with knowledge, information and safe spaces to get comfortable engaging in uncomfortable conversations about race and racial injustice. These are important conversations, which will lead to greater, inclusive outcomes.
As outlined in Sun Life's 2019 Sustainability Report, our efforts in Diversity and Inclusion are directly aligned with our Purpose, our business strategy and our ultimate success as a company.
Together, we can and will do better.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of March 31, 2020, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1,023 billion. For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.
Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars
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Corporate Communications | Relations & Capital Management |
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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.
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