WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of
Sun Life's larger global efforts to combat racism and support
organizations actively fighting for equality, Sun Life U.S. will be
working with two organizations on the frontlines of promoting and
fighting for racial justice and equality. Sun Life has partnered
with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and
More Than a Vote, to support the nonpartisan "We Got Next"
campaign aimed at voter education and recruiting young people to
serve as poll workers in vulnerable Black communities across the
nation during the 2020 general election. Sun Life U.S. is also
supporting the Smithsonian National Museum of African American
History and Culture's new Talking About Race portal, an
online resource offering digital tools, exercises, scholarly
articles and multi-media resources for those interested in racial
equality. In choosing these partnerships, Sun Life worked directly
with Black Excellence Alliance (BEA), one of several inclusion
networks at the company.
"We want to offer ongoing support to programs focused on action
and long-term, sustainable resolutions to racial injustice in
the United States," said
Shamika Hoyt, associate director of
internal support and client outreach of Stop-Loss & Health at
Sun Life, and co-director of BEA. "We look forward to contributing
to the success of these initiatives, and will continue to work with
them to further the fight for equality and equity."
Internally, Sun Life has launched a racially and professionally
diverse task force of employees called Allies Acting for Change, to
boost the company's inclusive hiring efforts and support for racial
equality and equity within the workplace. The task force agenda
includes the assessment and evolution of recruitment and retention
practices as well as career development opportunities for Black and
African American employees. Learn more about Sun Life's inclusion
networks and commitment to racial equality here.
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 June 30,
2020, Sun Life had total assets under management of
C$1,122 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.
In the United States, Sun Life
is one of the largest group benefits providers, serving more than
60,000 employers in small, medium and large workplaces across the
country. Sun Life's broad portfolio of insurance products and
services in the U.S. includes disability, absence management, life,
dental, vision, voluntary and medical stop-loss. Sun Life and its
affiliates in asset management businesses in the U.S. employ
approximately 5,500 people. Group insurance policies are issued by
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Wellesley
Hills, Mass.), except in New
York, where policies are issued by Sun Life and Health
Insurance Company (U.S.) (Lansing,
Mich.). For more information, please visit
www.sunlife.com/us.
Media contact:
Devon
Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
781-800-3609
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
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