Metlife

MetLife, an insurance and pension funding services provider headquartered in the US, reported its most recent emissions for 2025. In 2025, the company's Scope 1 emissions were 9,901,000 kg CO2e, its market-based Scope 2 emissions were 4,595,000 kg CO2e, and its Scope 3 emissions from business travel were 14,800,000 kg CO2e. This followed 2024 emissions of 10,611,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1, 7,987,000 kg CO2e for market-based Scope 2, and 24,253,000 kg CO2e for Scope 3 business travel. For 2023, MetLife reported 11,853,000 kg CO2e in Scope 1 emissions, 7,687,000 kg CO2e in market-based Scope 2 emissions, and 20,084,000 kg CO2e in Scope 3 business travel emissions. In 2022, MetLife’s Scope 1 emissions were 12,464,000 kg CO2e, its market-based Scope 2 emissions were 7,667,000 kg CO2e, and its Scope 3 emissions included 344,882,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 12,961,000 kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities, 8,285,000 kg CO2e from capital goods, 8,495,000 kg CO2e from downstream leased assets, 7,437,000 kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution, 7,079,000 kg CO2e from business travel, 1,604,000 kg CO2e from downstream transportation and distribution, and 439,000 kg CO2e from waste generated in operations.

MetLife has set several climate commitments. It aims to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030. The company also targets a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from a 2020 baseline by 2030. Additionally, MetLife's investment management arm is targeting a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from a 2020 baseline by 2030 for its real estate equity investments. A long-term goal for MetLife is to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions for its global operations and General Account investment portfolio by 2050 or sooner. Between 2019 and 2023, MetLife reported a 44% reduction in emissions across its offices and business travel. The company has also committed to reducing Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 business travel emissions by 50% from a 2019 baseline by 2030. Historically, MetLife aimed to reduce location-based greenhouse gas emissions by 10% from a 2012 baseline by 2020, covering offices, its automobile fleet, and business travel. MetLife, Inc. is committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).