FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE announced today that it has joined The Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR), a business-led program to help lead and develop the corporate response to human rights.
"GE, through its policies and practices, promotes the advancement of fundamental human rights," said Bob Corcoran, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Chief Learning Officer. "We look forward to working together with BLIHR's other 13 member companies toward the principal objective of finding 'practical ways of applying the aspirations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights within a business context and to inspire other businesses to do likewise.'"
For more information about GE's human rights or citizenship performance, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com/citizenship. For more information about BLIHR, visit the organization's Web site at www.blihr.org.
GE (NYSE: GE) is Imagination at Work -- a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.
The Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR) is a business-led program to help lead and develop the corporate response to human rights.
Contacts
General Electric, Fairfield
Russell Wilkerson, 203-373-3193
Mobile: 203-581-2114
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Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights
Kathryn Dovey, +44 207 841 8925
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