GE Appliances is the first and only manufacturer to partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program to reduce emissions and materials from appliances typically sent to landfills. According to...
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With the advent of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements for “conflict minerals”—tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) whose trade often supports conflict and its attendant human rights abuses—GE’s long-standing efforts to mitigate this issue have moved into a new phase. Over the past several years, we...
Local entrepreneurs are the key to capacity-building for Washington, DC–based NGO Partners for Democratic Change. Few organizations, global or domestic, operate in the remote tribal regions of Yemen, the most deprived areas of the poorest country in the Middle East. Here, a lack of education and services engenders a youth susceptible to violence and tribal...
Four GE employees recognized with the prestigious Phillippe Award for outstanding community service 13 Impact Awards given to GE Volunteers Councils for exemplary community projects GE Aviation’s David L. Joyce honored with the 2012 Corinne Johnson Volunteer Leadership Award for championing volunteer engagement Volunteerism is deeply rooted in GE’s culture and is a pillar of...
INTRODUCTION: THE NEXT WAVE OF INNOVATION? The Internet has supported an amazing array of innovation, fundamentally changing our lives, from the way we connect with each other to our shopping habits. While some argue that this wave of innovation has largely run its course, we believe that a new wave is just beginning. As articulated...
“Achieving sustainability is fundamentally a technological challenge. This is why GE has doubled its investment in R&D. How can industry meet the world’s needs for energy, transport, water, food and healthcare, and do it within environmental limits? Technology is the only answer.” Jeffrey Immelt, CEO In 2012, as part of our stakeholder engagement, GE focused...
“It’s like college entrance exams all over again!” environmentalist Ma Jun jokingly complained during his three-day intensive GE Supplier Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) auditors’ workshop in Beijing in May 2012. Ma and eight of his colleagues at the widely respected Chinese watchdog group, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), were in the middle...
According to the World Cancer Research Fund, an estimated 21 million new cancer cases will occur worldwide in 2013. May is National Cancer Research Month, dedicated to recognizing high-quality, innovative cancer research such as that taking place across GE’s Global Research centers. Recently, a team of GE scientists from Global Research have joined forces in...
Awareness of the importance of early detection of breast cancer continues to be an important issue in both developed and developing countries, as breast cancer remains the most common invasive cancer in women. In 2008, breast cancer caused almost 460,000 deaths worldwide, or roughly 14% of cancer deaths in women. GE has been recognized as...
Every year, 250 million people are affected by natural disasters and armed conflict. One of the organizations on the front lines helping those in need is International Medical Corps (IMC). IMC is a humanitarian nonprofit organization that works to save lives and relieve suffering worldwide through relief and development programs as well as healthcare training....
GE’s 2012 online report highlights progress against commitments on our social, environmental and economic impacts—or, what we call People, Planet and Economy.
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