GE: Citizenship: Human Rights, Philanthropy, Public Policy
skip to main contentskip to secondary navigationskip to main contentskip to secondary navigationGE’s approach to citizenship is a full-time commitment with the same goals, strategies and accountabilities that drive any other part of our business. GE applies its long-standing spirit of innovation and unique set of capabilities to take on tough challenges in our communities.
GE’s Citizenship WebsiteGE's approach to corporate citizenship and to business are driven by a common understanding of the role we can play in helping to solve the world's toughest problems. Our goals are to make money (strong, sustained economic performance), make it ethically (rigorous compliance with financial and legal rules), and make a difference (ethical actions, beyond formal requirements, to advance GE’s reputation and long-term health).
GE's corporate citizenship strategy is defined by three key pillars of energy and climate change, sustainable healthcare and community building, and underpinned by a foundation of operational excellence in the way that we do business.
We highlight our citizenship performance with data points, metrics, actions and progress made in the following priority areas:
GE invites a range of stakeholders on an ongoing basis to provide their opinions on key issues and challenges GE and other multinationals face in the area of corporate citizenship.
As part of our citizenship reporting, GE sets many benchmarks to measure performance on issues that support GE's commitment to the themes that drive our business strategy.
We have great stories to tell from our perspective as a global citizen. We’re working to be part of the solution in solving some of the world's toughest problems.
We identify citizenship progress by priority areas that range from the environment and human rights to our people, products and communities.