Sustainability

Our approach to sustainability at Sun Life

We are building impact-focused solutions that help to close health gaps, promote lasting financial security and deliver innovation where it matters most, so our Clients, employees, communities and business can thrive in a changing world.

Sun Life Brighter Futures Blueprint video

A new chapter for sustainability

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The Brighter Futures Blueprint is our sustainability strategy. It reflects where we are now, how we serve our Clients and communities, and where we’re headed: fully integrating sustainability into our business and unlocking long-term resilience. 

Building brighter futures in the Philippines

The three interconnected pillars of our Brighter Futures blueprint reflect the way we think and act around sustainability.

Purpose

Advancing Sun Life’s Purpose to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives by empowering underserved groups with financial knowledge and accessible solutions.

Clients

Deliver on our Clients’ sustainability goals as a trusted partner.

Resilience

Enhance the resilience of Sun Life, our Clients and our communities over the long-term.

Delivering on our pillars through three focus areas

The Bridges Initiative | Sun Life Philippines

Inclusive solutions

The Bridges Initiative closes gaps and creates paths to better health and wealth for underserved communities.

Our affordable, accessible solutions build and protect Filipinos’ financial security at home and abroad.

Sustainable investing | Sun Life Philippines

Sustainable investing

Our insurance plans with sustainable investment opportunities.

Community wellness

The Sun Life Foundation uplifts the lives of Filipinos through initiatives that advance education, improve health, and protect the environment, like the Sun Pera-Aralan.

Hoops + Health helps young people across Asia to live healthier, more active lives through basketball.

We we also boost financial literacy for domestic workers across Asia with Aflatoun.

Our stories of impact

See our sustainability commitments in action.

Powering our head office with renewable energy

Reinforcing our commitment to climate action by shifting our head office to operate on 100% geothermal power. The building also maintains its LEED Gold certification through features such as rainwater harvesting, energy-efficient lighting, and green roofing. 

Supporting women entrepreneurs through financial education

Providing Filipina entrepreneurs with financial guidance and tools to help build more sustainable businesses and long-term wealth. 

Making financial conversations more accessible and engaging

Combining music, storytelling, and financial education to help more Filipinos build confidence in managing their finances.

Supporting brighter and safer classrooms through Brigada Eskwela

Helping prepare four schools across the Philippines through the Sun Life Foundation by improving learning environments and promoting student safety ahead of the new school year.

Reporting and insights

Global Sustainability Report 2025

See how we’re creating lasting impact through our sustainability progress in 2025.

Financial Resilience Index - PH

Insights into the financial literacy, attitudes and behaviours of people in the Philippines.