At GE, we challenge our spirit of innovation and dedication to integrity to produce benefits that extend beyond building our business and our bottom line. We must also address the difficult challenges that affect the many communities and people who are touched by our business.
That means we approach Citizenship with the same discipline, strategy and accountabilities that drive any part of our business. As we expand in developed and emerging markets, we will be continually challenged to invest in a sustainable way that leverages our financial, technical and intellectual resources to the benefit of our investors, customers, employees and communities.
Our commitment is expressed in a wide range of initiatives, from customer and supplier relationships to public policy and shareowner objectives. Explore our most recent Citizenship report to learn the many ways that GE seeks to make life better.
Initiatives
“Smile, I'm with you!” Project
The project initiated by Catharsis Association and sponsored by GE Money, GE’s consumer finance division, implied the building of “Ray of Sunshine Daycare Center for Blind Children” in Brasov– the first institution of that kind in Romania. 40 blind children from Brasov and surrounding areas, aging from 3 to 17 years old, are taken care of by qualified staff in a well–equipped center, specially designed to assist them and have them educated, socialized and stimulated to continue their integration in the community.
“Scholar-Leaders” Program
Two year-programme aiming to identify outstanding second-year university students who show leadership potential and provide them with opportunities for further success. The program is unique in that it is more than a monetary scholarship, since the non-monetary part is in fact worth much more: through teambuilding sessions and shadowing opportunities students are given a glimpse of the "soft skills" that will be necessary for them to succeed when they are ready to enter the job market.The program brings together Romanian, Czech, Hungarian and Polish students in an international summer seminar, making them become part of a Central and Eastern European network of young intellectuals.
The Program is at its 3rd edition in Romanian and till now 45 students have been selected. The GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program’s goal is to create a regional network of young Central and Eastern European intellectuals and professionals, who can play a meaningful role in the further economic and social development of the region.
Sponsored by GE Foundation and implemented by the Institute of International Education, the program will prepare students for future careers in an internationally -oriented company in Romania.
GE Volunteers Council
The company has recently founded a local GE Volunteers Council meant to facilitate volunteering activities that can improve student achievement, bolster community vitality and support environmental stewardship.
Download Citizenship Reports
New Citizenship Report (PDF, 2.28 MB)
Corporate Integrity
GE has built and maintained our strong culture of integrity and compliance by remaining dedicated to our governance policies. Our ombudsperson process and integrity statement, The Spirit & The Letter, are two of the ways we keep open channels of communication and make clear our policies and expectations of employees.
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