Manulife

During #MentalHealthMonth, we’re spotlighting the importance of mental health to our overall wellbeing. As an employer and health benefits provider, we aim to find ways to help our colleagues, customers, and communities live longer, healthier, better lives. Recently we released our 2023 Wellness Report, where we shared how organizations who prioritize health and wellness, see returns on their efforts. Read our report by visiting: https://bit.ly/3UwV2w6

We’re continuing to share what Better means to our colleagues. Rafael "Kito" Zialcita, Senior Financial Advisor and Agent at Manulife Philippines, recently shared his Better story and the impact it’s had on his outlook on life. Learn Rafael’s Better story at https://bit.ly/4bhZkOw

We’ve released our Q1 2024 results. Check out some highlights from the quarter and visit https://bit.ly/3UzTlOj for more information.

Today, we released our 2023 Sustainability Report, which highlights our approach, performance, and achievements across our business, as we work towards building a better tomorrow for our customers, colleagues, and the planet. We are so proud of the progress we made during the year against the three pillars of our Impact Agenda. To read the full report visit: https://bit.ly/44vcshb. #ManulifeImpact

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been celebrating the collective impact of volunteer service. Our colleagues have been taking time to give back and build stronger, healthier communities across the globe. Thank you to all our volunteers for the generosity of your time, and for being an important part of our impact story.  #ManulifeImpact

After sharing four inspirational stories of Better from our North America Global Colleague Forum, we’re sharing another four powerful stories from our Asia forum. Our colleague Sabrina Ong, Chief Distribution Officer, Manulife Cambodia, took to the stage to share with us what Better has meant to her. Learn Sabrina’s Better story by vising https://bit.ly/4bhZkOw.

We understand that protecting our planet is not only a personal responsibility, but a collective one. As we celebrate Earth Month, we want to emphasize our dedication to sustainability and the role we each play in protecting our environment. Learn more about our commitments: https://ow.ly/ajso50RpaBg. #ManulifeImpact Video description: Celebrating Earth Month. Through our mission to accelerate a sustainable future to preserve our planet …We launched two forest-based challenges with UpLink in 2023. Manulife IM released a firmwide water statement, committing to value protection and value creation. Manulife IM published its inaugural timberland and agriculture nature disclosure. Through our Climate Action Plan, we committed to decarbonization efforts across our business.

Today we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of John Hancock joining our Manulife family. On April 28, 2004, our U.S. colleagues at John Hancock officially became part of our company, and since then we’ve been making huge strides in helping our customers across the U.S. live longer, healthier, better lives. To celebrate the special moment, we’re sharing a lovely photo taken of our U.S. headquarters in Boston.

Genetics can play a role in memory loss; however, it has also been found that lifestyle factors, including our diet, can influence the likelihood of memory decline. Here are a few steps to help improve our cognitive performance and decrease our risk of memory decline through nutrition. Video description: How nutrition can fuel our brains... Clean up your diet. Remove refined or processed foods to avoid impairing blood sugars and increasing inflammation. Hydrate. If brain cells do not receive hydration, they cannot function efficiently, leading to difficulty focusing, impaired short-term memory, and recall of long-term memory. Add whole foods. Include fruit and vegetables, switching to whole grains, using good fats. Limit meat and dairy. Source: Telus Health.

Throughout #EarthMonth, we’ve been spotlighting UpLink - World Economic ForumEcopreneurs and winners of our 2023 forest-based challenges. Today we’re spotlighting the Green Health Initiative, which works closely with the Maya communities in Guatemala, to gain knowledge of their traditional science of healing using native plant species, and in turn find alternative ways to practice preventative and regenerative medicine, more over fueling innovation in holistic health. To learn more about our winners, visit: manulife.com/impact. #ManulifeImpact Video description: We work with Maya traditional healers, which are the bearers of the knowledge of the forest who are aware for hundreds of years, the Maya culture is way older than 2000 years, how humans are we supposed to recreate these environments in a healthy fashion?