GE Foundation

Public Policy Commitment

We view human rights as the building block for all other public policy focus areas, including environment, rule of law, and international trade - and our philosophy on this point is reflected in our actions.

When GE Foundation began awarding grants in 2002, the recipients were organizations who were working to foster human rights. Nearly a decade later, human rights remain one of the most significant investments in our public policy portfolio.

Human rights violations are unacceptable, and GE Foundation is committed to advancing the conversation and educating our employees, business partners, and communities on the role businesses can play in ending tragic human rights harms and deprivations, such as child labor, human trafficking, and discrimination.

Understand our commitment from Mark Nordstrom, Senior Labor and Employment Counsel, GE
Human Rights

HUMAN RIGHTS GRANTS

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

• The Foundation for the Global Compact

  Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum

• Institute for Human Rights and Business

  Human Rights and Water and Land Use

• Institute for Human Rights and Business

  Human Rights and Commercial Relationships

• International Business Leaders Forum - North America

  The Right to a Living Wage Dialogue

• Transparency International

  Promoting Transparency and Integrity in Public Procurement

"GE has joined with other companies to find practical ways of applying the principles established in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights within the business community."

— Mark Nordstrom, Senior Labor and Employment Counsel, GE

"In Kenya, land has been known to cause political violence, not to mention that we are also classified as water stressed and face huge food security issues. The partnership has been invaluable in enabling the KNCHR to draw in a few business and state actors in thinking about concrete policy and regulatory actions that can be taken to manage these challenges."

— Wambui Kimathi, Commissioner, Kenyan National Commission on Human Rights, KNCHR