Action Points GE Road-Tests New Carbon Reporting Standards
In October 2011, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol unveiled two new standards for measuring and reporting carbon emissions throughout product life cycles and corporate value chains. GE played an important role in their development as one of a number of...

Decade in Review
The past decade has seen an acceleration in practical action by business. Companies have invested in eco-efficiency to find ways to “do more with less,” they have adopted ambitious environmental and social performance targets and managed them as...

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...

Features Creating Sustainable Value for Shareowners
Responsibility to Shareowners GE is one of the most widely held stocks in the world. Ownership of the Company can and does benefit millions of people through flows of dividends and capital benefits, both to individual shareowners and through such...

Action Points Greenhouse Gases and GE’s Supply Chain
For the past several years, GE has been working on how best to engage with our supply chain on greenhouse gases (GHG). Based on our long experience with the Supplier Responsibility Program, we know our supply chain is very responsive to our...

Greenhouse Gases and GE’s Supply Chain
For the last several years, GE has been working on how best to engage with our supply chain on greenhouse gases (GHG). Based on our long experience with the Supplier Responsibility Program, we know our supply chain is very responsive to our...

2010 Highlights
Strategy In the past 10 years, GE has repositioned its portfolio through divestitures representing 50% of the Company to focus on key global themes such as energy, water and healthcare, and built strength in the core businesses of providing the...

GE USCAP Participation
GE and its executives are active in numerous climate change initiatives around the world. The Company is a founding member of the United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a group of businesses and leading environmental organizations that...

Metrics Greenhouse Gas & Energy Inventory
GE completed its ninth annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory covering emissions during 2010. GE also separately reports GHG emissions from its equity investments in energy projects. Operational GHG Emissions GE announced its own internal GHG...

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...