GE Foundation

Public Policy Commitment

The promotion of globalization and international trade is one of GE's fundamental public policy commitments - one of our "True North" positions that is engrained into our company ethos.

GE has long advocated for the free flow of goods, services, capital and people, and we will continue to do so going forward.

International trade has served to raise standards of living in both developed and developing economies, facilitate the flow of ideas and people, spur innovation, strengthen the rule of law, and lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. As a global company, GE is dependent on an open and durable international trade network, supported by a fair and transparent regime of international trade rules. We all share a responsibility to make meaningful contributions to protect and strengthen the international trading system.

Learn about our work from Karan Bhatia, Vice President and Senior Counsel for International Law and Public Policy, GE
Globalization and International Trade

GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE GRANTS

To learn more about each grant, view the grant report PDF.

• American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

  Competitiveness: Evaluating U.S. Policy and Ensuring the Survival of U.S. Business

• Aspen Strategy Group

  U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue

• Brookings Institution

  The Metropolitan Policy Program

• Business for Social Responsibility

  Addressing Conflict Minerals

• Center for a New American Security

  The Future of the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership PDF of

• Center for Strategic and International Studies

  Clear Gold: Water as a Strategic Resource in the Middle East

• Center for Strategic and International Studies

  Security Policy: Transnational Threats and the Northern Distribution Network

• Center for Strategic and International Studies

  Security Policy: Cybersecurity

• Executive Council on Diplomacy

  American Politics, Global Issues and International Economics

• Global Reporting Initiative

  Defining Materiality and Boundaries in Corporate Reporting PDF

• International Business Leaders Forum - North America

  Business and Economic Inclusion

• International Business Leaders Forum - North America

  Creating Responsible Business Networks

• International Economic Alliance

  Global Investment Symposium

• National Foreign Trade Council

  Supporting American Innovation

• Net Impact

  Corporate Careers that Make a Difference

• Partners for Democratic Change

  Partners for Sustainable Leadership

• Peterson Institute for International Economics

  Financial Regulatory Reform

"Our public policy agenda is rooted in the belief that in helping to build a better future for people around the world, we can ultimately make the world a better place to both live and do business."

— Karan Bhatia, Vice President and Senior Counsel for International Law and Public Policy, GE

"The GE Foundation support helped me establish Partners-Yemen, an organization that has reached out to over 60,000 Yemenis. More than 50,000 rural women have participated in trainings, policy dialogues and social development in remote tribal areas throughout the country. "

— Nadwa Al Dawsari, Director, Partners-Yemen