Sun,
Feb 9, 2014, 5:54 AM EST - U.S. and share this this very good news to my valued clients, here it goes...
TORONTO , Jan. 22, 2014 /CNW/ - For the
fourth consecutive year, Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF.TO) (SLF) ("Sun Life Financial") has
been named among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (the
"Global 100").
Sun Life Financial is one of only 13
Canadian companies across all industry sectors to make the Global 100, and this
is the eighth year that Sun Life Financial has appeared on the list. 2014 marks
the tenth year of the Global 100 ranking by Corporate Knights.
"At Sun Life, sustainability
represents an assurance that we are invested in the future," says Mary De
Paoli , Executive Vice-President, Public & Corporate Affairs and Chief
Marketing Officer, Sun Life Financial. "We have a proud legacy of nearly
150 years in business, and we want to ensure that we keep advancing our efforts
for our customers around the world, helping them achieve lifetime financial
security."
"Being recognized on the Global 100
list validates our sustainability efforts," said Philip Gillin , Senior
Managing Director and Head of Canadian Property Investments, and Chair of Sun
Life Financial's International Sustainability Council. "Integrating
sustainability is part of our business initiatives, like our investments in
sustainable real estate developments and renewable energy projects; and our
ongoing business practices like paperless claims, payments and statements, and
wireless services like our mobile app."
Some of the ways Sun Life Financial and
its subsidiaries support sustainability initiatives are through investments and
changes in traditional business operations, including:
Investing
in the development of a sustainable shopping centre with a low
environmental impact in British Columbia .
Financing
sustainable
energy projects in Toronto , allowing for low-cost and
environmentally sound urban heating and cooling solutions.
Co-financing
a series of
solar farms in Ontario aimed at delivering power for up to 10,800
homes.
Paperless
practices, like e-claims, e-payments and online statements, are now standard
for Sun Life Financial customers. As the first benefits provider in Canada to
introduce these standards, these practices have greatly reduced the
environmental impact of traditionally paper-heavy aspects of our business. 85%
of claims are now electronic. Pay Direct Drug and EDI (Electronic Data
Interchange) represent the majority of our e-claims, totalling 35 million
claims in 2013. Services like the Sun Life Financial mobile app provide
customers a quick and easy way to access their benefits at any time. In 2013,
e-claims submitted via website, mobile device, and service provider submission
totalled more than 5.2 million.
The Global 100 list was announced today
by Corporate Knights magazine at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
. Recently recognized as the world's most credible corporate sustainability
ranking by Rate the Raters, the list consists of the 100 top-performing companies
worldwide on a range of sector-specific sustainability metrics.
Other recognition
In
addition to its Global 100 ranking, Sun Life Financial was ranked first out of
244 companies, for the second year in a row, in the Globe and Mail's eleventh
annual review of corporate governance practices in Canada . Sun Life Financial
is also on the Corporate Knights 2013 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada
list, as well as the FTSE4Good and the Dow Jones Sustainability North America
indexes. Sun Life Financial is the "Most Trusted Life Insurance
Company" in Canada , according to the 2013 Reader's Digest Trusted Brand
consumer survey.
For details on additional Sun Life
Financial sustainability initiatives visit the Sustainability
page on sunlife.com
About Sun Life Financial
Sun
Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization
providing a diverse range of protection and wealth accumulation products and
services to individuals and corporate customers. Sun Life Financial and
its partners have operations in key 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 September 30, 2013 the Sun Life Financial group of
companies had total assets under management of $590 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.
SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.
Contact:
Gannon Loftus
Senior Media & PR
Specialist
Corporate Communications
T. 416.979.6345
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