Investing in Health, Wealth, and Longevity.
Manulife is an international financial services provider, helping millions of customers across Asia make decisions easier and live better. The Longevity Institute, a C$350 million commitment through 2030 is a global platform for research, thought leadership, innovation, advocacy, and community partnerships driving action to help people live longer, healthier, and more financially secure lives. The Longevity institute is a key enabler of the new enterprise strategic priority of empowering customer health, wealth, and longevity.
This commitment to advancing health, wealth, and longevity is reflected not only in Manulife’s purpose-driven initiatives, but also in the way the company integrates sustainability considerations across its business and investment practices. Manulife integrates sustainability principles into financial decision making, product development, and asset management by aligning commercial strategy with long-term societal resilience. Manulife’s growth in Asia directly contributes to healthier communities, financial resilience, and environmental protection throughout Southeast Asia and broader regional markets.
Climate and Nature Across Manulife’s Global Operations, Investments, and Community Initiatives
Across Asia, Manulife contributes to its broader sustainability ambitions by integrating climate and nature considerations into its business. Supported by enterprise-wide initiatives and the capabilities of Manulife Wealth & Asset Management (Manulife WAM), Manulife's approach encompasses its operations, investments, products and services, helping reduce environmental impacts, finance climate and nature-based solutions, and support community resilience. These efforts are complemented by community investment initiatives such as Manulife Impact Forests, which support forest restoration, biodiversity, and community resilience.
Through Manulife WAM, the organization’s global wealth and asset management business, Manulife considers financially material risks and opportunities related to climate, nature, and people across client portfolios and our business. As a leading manager of natural capital assets, Manulife WAM supports responsible stewardship of forests, farmland, water resources and biodiversity, while offering investing capabilities that support climate transition, nature-based solutions, and long-term environmental sustainability.
Manulife operates under the conviction that corporate advocacy must drive tangible social impact and human well-being. This is evidenced through the Manulife Longevity Institute and community initiatives such as the Manulife Impact Forests. Powered by veritree's smart forest technology, Manulife Impact Forests is a global forest restoration initiative that supports the restoration and long-term monitoring of forests in partnership with local communities.
Recognized Among the Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia
Earning recognition among the Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia at the ACES Awards, Manulife is recognized for its contributions to advancing sustainability across the region. Evaluated under comprehensive governance standards, the company aligns its operational practices with international sustainability frameworks and regional development priorities. Through Manulife Impact Forests and its broader work prioritizing health and well-being, supporting financial resilience and contributing to a healthier planet, Manulife demonstrates how meaningful difference can be created and progress in one area can spark positive change in others
