Our pillars
Championing our people
We recognize that we cannot enhance the lives of our clients’ employees without first supporting our own colleagues’ wellbeing. We strive to foster an inclusive, progressive culture that enables a sense of belonging for all our colleagues. Our holistic, intentional approach spans the spectrum of both work and life, united with a common aim for our colleagues to achieve healthy minds, bodies, wallets and lives.
Social innovation
Alight is committed to defining the future of employee wellbeing and enhancing the employee experience through a human-centered approach that mirrors our values and objective research. We strive to cultivate enduring wellbeing outcomes by advancing our products, services and processes with an eye toward sustainability and social innovation.
Responsible business practices
Our long-term success is based on a foundation of ethical behaviors that guide our business decisions with integrity and set the stage for achieving our goals to be a positive beacon and empower others. We demonstrate our responsible business practice through our corporate governance and environmental sustainability efforts.
A message from our CEO
“At Alight, we’re all about improving people’s lives. Every day, we work to build a sustainable, equitable, healthy and diverse world where essential human needs are met for all through a combination of innovative software solutions and exemplary ESG performance. We recognize that our commitment starts with how we support our colleagues and inspire them to our higher calling of improving lives. Our commitment to ESG runs deep, guiding us in how we operate our business and how we show up every day to define the future of wellbeing, with integrity and empathy.”
Stephan Scholl, CEO
Recognition and awards
Materiality assessment
In 2024, we conducted a double materiality assessment to identify the ESG factors most important to our internal and external stakeholders. The multi-step process captured shifts in ESG priorities since our 2021 materiality assessment and helped us identify potential differences in the alignment of priorities between stakeholder groups. For more information, please read our Global Impact Report.
Related insights
Thoughtful benefits strategy key to supporting today’s diverse workforce
The key to supporting a diverse workforce is understanding that people engage with benefits differently and using data and technology to personalize their experience.
Healthy return: Investing in wellbeing improves employee health and strengthens the bottom line
Wellbeing has never been more important to maintaining high-performing organizations.
Organizations remain committed in the face of DEI backlash
A commitment to DEI is essential to creating a positive and inclusive workplace culture, driving innovation, attracting top talent and fostering long-term success in today's diverse and interconnected world.
Highlighting our sustainable development goals
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collaborative, global effort to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Represented by 17 Global Goals and 169 targets, the SDGs address challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.
We identified the nine key goals where we have the greatest influence and impact through our business strategy, products and services. Alight will also continue to annually assess our net contributions to the SDGs based on priority ESG topics and how we can collectively promote prosperity while protecting the planet.
Good Health and Wellbeing
We work to increase employee accessibility to healthcare and improve outcomes through Alight Worklife, which combines AI and data to create a personalized and integrated experience. The result is confident decisions and meaningful health and wellbeing outcomes for more than 36 million users and their family members.
Gender Equality
The Alight Women’s Professional Network provides resources for women to connect with others and feel empowered in the workplace. Required training also empowers our colleagues to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination at Alight.
Affordable and Clean Energy
As Alight works toward our emissions reduction goal, we will transition out of physical, energy-intensive data centers to cloud-based providers; continue to improve energy efficiency with facilities; and purchase renewable electricity.
Decent Work and Economic Growth
We believe that healthy employees equal healthy companies. Alight-commissioned research conducted by a third party reveals that employee wellbeing boosts financial performance. Our work to promote the wellbeing of our clients and their employees through the Alight Worklife platform improves productivity and supports a healthy economy.
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Our AI Policy and Governance Board empowers Alight and our clients to continue to innovate and improve our platform experience while maintaining confidence in secure operations and improving health and wellbeing outcomes for our clients and their employees.
Reduced Inequalities
Alight provides inclusivity and awareness training to all our colleagues to develop awareness and understanding of other cultures and diverse backgrounds. Alight also supports DEI through our colleague-led communities, including Black, Latinx and Pride/LGBTQ+ professional networks; Able at Alight for colleagues and colleague family members with disabilities; and Team Valor, the Alight Veterans Network, among others.
Responsible Consumption and Production
Alight has taken steps to promote sustainable procurement practices through our supplier sustainability survey to better understand where there is potential for improvement.
Climate Action
Alight has committed to GHG reduction targets for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions through the Science Based Targets initiative and has committed to developing near- and long-term targets by 2026.
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Alight has a strong commitment to ethical business practices, compliance with existing and emerging regulations and adaptive policies to reinforce our dedication.