Milestones in Citizenship
One cannot effectively plan for the future without looking at our evolution and the lessons from the past. Dating back to 1999, this timeline outlines milestones in the citizenship field in areas including reporting, standards, human rights...

Overview of Challenges & Value
GE is an advanced technology, services and finance company taking on the world’s toughest challenges by finding ways to respond that create value. GE businesses depend on the infrastructure, skills and institutions of stable prosperous...

Expert Perspectives The Green Race Has Already Begun
The World Business Council is a group of more than 200 businesses working together on sustainable development. Over the past 16 years we have seen sustainable development considerations shift out of the margins labeled “corporate social...

Action Points Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Solutions
The rapid urbanization that has characterized the past century, combined with exponential growth of the world’s population, is placing an increasing strain on the planet’s valuable resources. These complex problems, along with climate...

Right to Water: Institute for Human Rights & Business
Businesses—either as users, as enablers of access to water or as providers or distributors—have a close connection with the interface between human rights and water. This is particularly so for GE, given our large and growing water business. We...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In 2010, GE’s operational GHG emissions were 5.65 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents, a reduction of 24 percent from our adjusted 2004 baseline. Each year GE adjusts its 2004 baseline to account for divestments and acquisitions. Our GHG...

Energy & Climate Change
In the 1890s, Founder Thomas Edison sold GE’s first lightbulbs. Back then, in order to pay for an hour of light powered at the equivalent strength of today’s 100 watts, the average worker would have to work a full hour. By 1960, the time period...

Metrics Ecomagination
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Metrics Environment, Health & Safety
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Performance Against Commitments
Each year we make commitments to help us drive progress and accountability. Below are the commitments we made in 2009. Click through to see the progress made in 2010 and our commitments for 2011.