Corporate impact
Guardian’s Corporate Impact activities aim to uplift communities, offer support to those who need it, and enhance the well-being of others and our planet. But it’s bigger than being a “good” organization, it’s our purpose in action. It’s where social good and business priorities meet. We believe that time helping others and creating meaningful change is time well spent. And we know that when we help our customers, communities, and colleagues to thrive, we fulfill our purpose.
When we do good, we succeed
“My students were able to develop a strong mindset and core values around managing their money. Discussing its impact on their mental health and their relationships is particularly powerful.”
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Narrowing the wealth gap with The American College
Guardian is a major supporter of The American College Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality®. The Center focuses on closing the wealth gap for all underserved groups, including Black, Hispanic, Asian, and rural American communities.
“It’s inspiring to have a great sponsor like Guardian in our work to build programs that uplift underserved communities. Their commitment has enriched our collective efforts to expand economic opportunity and financial confidence for more Americans.”
How Guardian colleagues give back
Helping our communities is part of our everyday work
At Guardian, we believe in doing the right thing. That means making the most of the goodwill that flourishes within our company culture. We’re proud of the thousands of volunteers who committed to a worthwhile year of service.
2,800+
colleague volunteers
14,500+
hours donated
5,600+
matching gift participants
3,900+
nonprofits benefited
Notable highlights:
We continue to enhance how we track our Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data.2
In support of our climate risk efforts, we performed our annual sustainability assessments of select value chain suppliers.
We continued recycling efforts at our offices, including programs for battery recycling and filtered water bottle stations to minimize plastic waste. Our programs resulted in recycling 44 tons of electronic waste. We donated 15.5 tons of office furniture and equipment to Texas-based nonprofits.
Our Office Move & Decommissioning program diverted 273 tons and 99.2% of materials from landfills around the country in 2024.
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1 Guardian currently has a real estate portfolio of 27 corporate locations. To align with our evolving Workplace Strategy and our desire to maintain a presence in key markets, Guardian is reducing its office count to approximately 16 locations. As part of the reduction process, Guardian has subleased all or part of nine locations. Guardian will continue to monitor and optimize its physical footprint and the use of resources within its office locations.
2 The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America divested the ReedGroup business in [December] 2022, which triggered a re-baselining of the GHG Inventory consistent with best practices contained within the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The GHG emissions associated with ReedGroup were removed from the 2019 baseline and subsequent reporting years to reflect this change in Guardian’s subsidiary businesses.
3 We continue to optimize our operations and minimize the use of resources to reduce our environmental impact. The calculation of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions was based on a combination of actual energy consumption data and estimations. In cases where direct consumption data was not available, estimates were made based on facility size (square footage) and the number of occupants. Emission factors applied in the calculations were specific to the location of the electricity grid, ensuring alignment with regional energy mix and carbon intensity.