Sun Life Financial's Public Accountability Statement 2007 now available

    TORONTO, May 13 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial's Public Accountability
Statement 2007, Making life brighter, is now available at
www.sunlife.com/PublicAccountabilityStatement2007. The report details Sun Life
Financial's commitment to social responsibility, and its positive impact on
communities through support for health-related matters, social services, arts
and culture, and education, and its commitment to sustainability.
    "We achieved or surpassed the corporate social responsibility goals and
objectives we set for ourselves in the previous year," said Donald A. Stewart,
Chief Executive Officer. "Together with our employees and advisors, we were
able in many ways to help make life a little brighter for thousands of
individuals, families and children in the communities where we live and work."
    Highlights of the report include Sun Life Financial's continued focus on
health promotion, illness prevention, and medical and scientific research, and
ongoing support for arts and culture. The report also features Sun Life's
commitment to sustainability, including its 24-year history of investing in
clean and renewable energy. Across Canada, investment in this sector totals
more than $1.1 billion and includes hydroelectric power, wind, biomass and
ethanol projects as well as combined biomass/gas co-generation projects.

    Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services
organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth accumulation
products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Chartered in
1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners today have operations in key markets
worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland,
Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. As of
March 31, 2008, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets
under management of CDN$415 billion.
    Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and
Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under ticker symbol SLF.