GE CitizenshipExcellence Programs and External Recognition
As of year-end 2008, GE had 238 facilities covering more than 110,516 employees in global excellence recognition programs, including:
- 124 U.S. OSHA VPP Star sites (GE has more sites than any other general industry participant in the program.)
- 1 OSHA SHARP facility
- 21 Mexico VPP sites
- 17 Mexico Clean Industries sites
- 3 Alberta PIR sites
- 92 GE Global Star sites
Although ISO 14001:2004 certification (the International Environmental Management Systems Standard) for environmental performance is not a requirement for GE facilities, many company operations have been asked to obtain certification by their customers. Today, GE has 104 ISO 14001:2004 sites.
See full data on safety excellence programs in the EHS section of Performance Metrics.