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...

Expert Perspectives Business Ethics As the Basis of Business Strength
In the past three decades of China’s social and economic development, businesses have benefited enormously from the country’s opening up and its economic reforms. At the same time, they have contributed significantly to improving livelihoods and...

2010 Report FAQs
Q. What is the purpose of the report? A. The report serves multiple purposes. Starting six years ago, the report has become a mechanism by which employees, customers, investors, governmental organizations, the media, NGOs and other stakeholders...

Creating Sustainable Value
GE’s principles for being a good corporate citizen are simple: make money, make it ethically and make a difference. GE’s approach to citizenship is our business. It is through innovating in products and services to solve the world’s biggest...

UN Global Compact
The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is both a policy platform and a practical framework for companies that are committed to sustainability and responsible business practices. As a multistakeholder leadership initiative, it seeks to align...

GRI Index
GE is committed to the GRI G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (“The G3 Guidelines”), which continues to provide a valuable framework for GE’s citizenship reporting. Our 2010 citizenship reporting, which includes both the print 2010...

Frameworks
Frameworks provide guidance to corporations in managing, planning and reporting on their citizenship performance around topics such as governance, organizational strategy, materiality and stakeholder engagement. At GE, we utilize the Global...

Our Approach
These actions do not exist alongside the company’s work as a commercial enterprise; instead, they are integrated directly with the business strategy. Like any part of the business, citizenship at GE has defined goals, strategies and metrics that...

Reporting
Locate information on our reporting process and reporting frameworks, and download reports, fact sheets and The Spirit & The Letter.