Citizenship in the News

Selected News Articles

• GE Transportation’s Railroad Sustainability Symposium a Great Success  
  General Electric (GE), November 15, 2011
  Read the GE transportation blog, which mentions the recent Railroad Sustainability Symposium held at GE’s Crotonville learning center. The symposium provided a forum for all of the participants to share ideas and opportunities to drive the rail industry’s sustainability efforts in the...

• Corporate Responsibility Reporting – Its Growing Importance in Global Business  
  General Electric (GE), November 14, 2011
  The importance of CSR reporting is becoming more widespread among corporations. More organizations are facing demand from their stakeholders to be transparent and inform them of their sustainability practice. This Environmental Expert article cites the Director of Global Programs at GE, Krista...

• GE Advances Values, Perspective & Balance via Social Engagement in 2010 Citizenship Report  
  General Electric (GE), November 14, 2011
  CSR consultant Francois Couillard blogs on 3 attributes of companies committed to sustainability -- values, perspective, and balance -- and cites GE’s 2010 Citizenship report as demonstrating these attributes by identifying 10 key challenges when considering corporate responsibility and...

• How GE is Helping the World Cope With 7 Billion People  
  General Electric (GE), November 14, 2011
  The United Nations estimates that the world population recently surpassed seven billion. This is more than double the total from 1965. The growth is primarily coming from three areas: India, the Arab world, and sub-Saharan and East Africa. Take a look at how GE technology and ideas are working...

• GE’s Abate Says New Turbines May Fuel Europe Wind-Farm Upgrades  
  General Electric (GE), November 11, 2011
  Bloomberg Businessweek report on GE’s newest high capacity turbine, which is likely to raise interest from wind farms across Europe; $2.7 billion in orders has already come in since introducing the product in May.

• GE Rated Aaa on Sustainability Performance by Two Tomorrows  
  General Electric (GE), November 3, 2011
  GE ranked among 11 Aaa-rated companies out of 92 assessed by Two Tomorrows, an international corporate sustainability consultancy and assurer, in its Tomorrow's Value Rating (TVR). The premise of TVR is that "the potential to deliver long-term sustainability performance is an...