Sun Life Financial’s 2008 Public Accountability Statement is now available on the company’s website, Sun Life said Monday.

The report outlines Sun Life’s dedication to social responsibility and its positive impact on communities worldwide through support for health-related matters, arts and culture, education, social services and its commitment to sustainability.

“The global economic turbulence that emerged in the latter part of 2008 did not deter us from fulfilling our corporate social responsibilities and keeping our commitments,” says Donald Stewart, CEO, Sun Life Financial. “Together with our employees and advisors, we met, and in some areas surpassed, the goals and objectives we set for ourselves.”

Highlights of the report include Sun Life’s continued focus on health programs that are proactive and preventative in nature, such as partnering with Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre to develop and launch One Night Live, a spectacular event that raised more than $12 million to help build the hospital’s new birthing and neonatal care unit.

The report also details Sun Life’s ongoing commitment to making arts and culture more accessible and the company’s expanded sustainability efforts.

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