2010 Destination Sales
$ 691 million
Number of Employees
13,000
Major Locations
Békéscsaba
Budapest
Budaörs
Fót
Hajdúböszörmény
Kisvárda
Nagykanizsa
Oroszlany
Ózd
Veresegyház
Tatabánya
Zalaegerszeg
Volunteers
GE Volunteers, a global organization of GE employees and retirees, is committed to improving our communities, our company and our lives through volunteerism, leadership and camaraderie. GE contributes to the development of the local communities where it has operations. Our employees volunteer over 1 million hours of community service every year. The Hungarian organization was set up in 1996 and since then it has helped with over 1,000 projects. In 2009, 5,192 volunteers devoted 19,794 hours and 62,000 USD to more than 100 projects in Hungary.
Innovative educational programs
• The GE Foundation Scholar-Leader Scholarship Program has been managed by the Institute of International Education since 2003. The program has become a regional best practice, as it was launched in Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania, enabling students from the four countries (a total of 398 by 2010) to establish a regional network of young intellectuals during the annual summer seminars held in Budapest.
• The GE Foundation Opening Doors (Nyíló világ) secondary school talent development program has been run by GE and its partners since 2002. GE leaders provide mentorship for participating students within the framework of GE’s Volunteers organization. In 2004, the program was introduced in two other cities in Eastern-Hungary, where GE has factories, Kisvárda and Hajdúböszörmény. In 2005 the program was extended to all secondary schools in Ózd and the neighboring Putnok, and then to the technical schools of the participating cities in 2008, making it available to 474 students and 59 teachers of the four cities to date. With the support of the Municipality of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen County, in 2006 the program was adopted in three more cities (Kazincbarcika, Sátoraljaújhely, Tiszaújváros) in the region involving 72 students and 20 teachers of four new partner schools.
• The GE Foundation Life Skills for Employability program, a three-year pilot of holistic education approach, was launched in 2006 in two towns of Hungary (Nagykanizsa, Zalaegerszeg) and Poland involving nearly 500 teachers and 10,000 students in the global Life Skills for Employability program organized by International Youth Foundation. The program had been designed to supplement theoretical knowledge obtained in school education with skills enabling students to lead a successful life, to implement their goals both on individual and community level, to become valuable citizens of the region.
• The Aschner technical university research and PhD scholarship program has helped students with the assistance of GE Lighting since 2000.
• In 2005 GE Healthcare announced a new graduate and PhD scholarship program "Oveges Jozsef" for talented engineering students, who are interested in working on healthcare projects.
Contribution to national goals
• GE assumed a leading role in the annual campaign “Together for health and against breast cancer!” launched first in the fall 2002. With the support of GE Healthcare, the Chain Bridge, lit in pink, nicknamed the Bridge of Health, became the symbol of the national campaign aiming to call attention to the fact that breast cancer is treatable, the importance of early diagnosis and healthy lifestyle. www.egeszseghid.hu
In 2009 GE offered its best practice of an all-employee health awareness campaign for the partners of the Alliance to help mobilize their associates. The joint campaign under the patronage of the First Lady of Hungary delivered the key messages regarding healthy life style and the importance of breath cancer screening to 100,000+ employees of 17 partner companies in 2010. The PartnerChain continues to grow and in aims to reach 500,000 Hungarian employees of 100 companies in the coming years.
• New decorative illumination of the historic Chain Bridge (1999)
2003
GE Hungary Rt. - Consumer & Industrial Ózd Plant – Healthy Workplace award (Government of Hungary)
GE Hungary Rt. – Energy Veresegyház – Workplace Campaign of the Year (United Way)
GE Hungary Rt. – Energy Veresegyház – Healthy Workplace Award (AmCham)
GE’s Women Network’s Hungary – Best European Network award
2002
GE Hungary Rt. – "Best Corporate Citizen" Award (Figyelo)
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Since the acquisition of 50% + 1 share of Tungsram Plc. partially (49,65%) from a consortium of European banks in late 1989, GE has been one of the most significant multinationals operating in Hungary. Today all five GE core businesses are active in the country. Currently GE is the largest U.S. investor and employer (13,000+) and one of the biggest exporters of Hungary, while as a customer has a key supplier base of 2,000+. As a supplier, GE’s 21st century energy, transportation, healthcare, water and security solutions can help Hungary to develop and increase its competitiveness. The key to this success is GE's culture of partnership with our associates, with local communities, with the business & scientific community and with the government.
2008
GE Foundation Opening Doors Program – European Language Award for exemplary and innovative teaching of foreign languages
GE Hungary Zrt – Healthcare, Budaörs – 3rd place winner in “Best Workplace for Women” contest (Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary)
GE Hungary Zrt – Healthcare, R&D Division – Alma Mater Award (University of Szeged)
GE Hungary Zrt. – Consumer & Industrial, Budapest – Tungsram Kodály Male Choir – Hungarian Heritage Award
GE Hungary Zrt. – CSR Best Practice Award (Hungarian Public Relations Alliance)
GE Hungary Zrt. – Energy Veresegyház – Healthy Workplace Award (AmCham)
Budapest Bank – Strategic HR Partnership Award (IVM-Bridge Consulting Co.)
Budapest Bank – CSR Best Practice Award (Hungarian Public Relations Alliance)
Budapest Bank – Best Internet Bank website 2008 – silver grade (Privátbankár.hu)
Budapest Bank – Best Bank Website 2008 – silver grade (Privátbankár.hu)
Budapest Bank – Most Innovative Bank 2008 – 3rd place (MasterCard Hungary)
Budapest Bank – Website of the Year 2008 – 3rd place (Hungarian Marketing Association)
Zoltán Vámos – Gábor Dénes Award (Novofer Foundation) for outstanding achievement in innovation
2007
GE Hungary Zrt. – Ambassador of „Good Practices in Workplace Diversity” by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Hungary
GE Hungary Zrt. – Aviation Veresegyház – Healthy Workplace Award (AmCham)
GE Hungary Zrt. – Aviation Veresegyház – Move Europe Award for Workplace Health Promotion
GE Industrial – GE’s 2007 European Excellence Award
GE Hungary Zrt. – Energy, Veresegyház – IIASA-SHIBA Award for Outstanding Performance in Quality Management (Hungarian Quality Club)
Budapest Bank – CSR Best Practice Award (Hungarian Public Relations Alliance)
2006
GE Hungary Zrt. – “Most Productive Company of the Year” (Figyelo business weekly)
GE Hungary Zrt. – Energy Veresegyház – Workplace Campaign of the Year (United Way)
2005
GE Hungary Rt. – “The Best Top 200 Corporations of the Year” (Figyelo)
GE Hungary Rt. – “Certificate of Appreciation” for outstanding corporate environmental responsibility in Hungary and the region (Embassy of the United States in Hungary)
GE Hungary Rt. – Energy Veresegyház – Workplace Campaign of the Year (United Way)
GE Hungary Rt. – Energy Veresegyház – Healthy Workplace Award (AmCham)
2004
GE Hungary Rt. - Consumer & Industrial, Nagykanizsa – Environmental Savings Award (KÖVET Association)
GE Hungary Rt. – Energy Veresegyház – Healthy Workplace Award (AmCham)
GE’s Women Network’s Hungary - Best Mentoring Network global award
2009
GE Hungary Kft. – Aviation - "For Veresegyhaz" Award
GE Hungary Kft. – Energy - "For Veresegyhaz" Award
GE Hungary Kft. – Energy - Healthy Workplace Award, Corporate category (AmCham)
GE Hungary Kft. – Consumer & Industrial – Generosity Award 2009 (AmCham Foundation)
GE Hungary Zrt. – Business Superbrands Award (Superbrands Hungary)
GE Hungary Zrt. – Energy, Veresegyház – Best Workplace for Women, 3rd place among companies employing more than 250 associates (Hungarian Business Leaders Forum)
GE Hungary Zrt. – Organizational Diversity Photo Contest, 3rd place (Hungarian Business Leaders Forum)
GE Lighting Global Technology Team – Hungarian Star Award (Duna TV)
Budapest Bank – Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year” award (Volunteer Center Foundation)
Budapest Bank – Excellence in Customer Service Award (Human Resource Foundation)
Budapest Bank – Business Superbrands Award (Superbrands Hungary)
Budapest Bank – Winner of Ad Review 2008 voting for best online ad (mfor.hu)
Budapest Bank – Best Hungarian Personal Internet Bank (Global Finance)
