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SUSTAINABILITY AT GE
As a 130+ year-old technology company, GE
works every day to solve some of the world’s
biggest challenges. Safety and sustainability
are embedded in GE’s culture and defi ne the
products we make, the services we offer
and the difference we make in communities
around the world.
www.gesustainability.com
IN 2014,
• GE employees, retirees and the
GE Foundation contributed
more than $168 million in grants,
contributions and Matching Gifts
to community organizations around
the world, while also surpassing
$1 billion in total Matching Gifts
since inception of that program in
1954. GE Volunteers gave of
their time by donating more than
1 million hours of volunteer work
in 55 countries.
• GE remains committed to
Ecomagination, with $15B in
Ecomagination R&D since this
innovative business initiative
was launched in 2005.
• GE continued our 10-year
improvement record in protecting
worker safety with a 41% reduction
in recordable injuries since 2004.
GE is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading corporations:
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Thanks to the customers, partners and GE employees
who appear in this annual report for contributing their
time and support.
On the back cover: Natalie Lester, GE Power & Water
The paper used in this report was
supplied by participants of the
Responsible Initiative Programs. The
majority of the power utilized to
manufacture this paper was renewable
energy, produced with GE’s wind and
biogas technologies, and powered by
GE steam engines and turbine engines.
GE and the New York Stock Exchange have been partners for over 120 years and share a commitment
to innovation. GE is a proud member of the NYSE Century Index. Component companies have
demonstrated the ability to innovate, transform and grow through decades of economic and social
progress. The NYSE Century Index is composed of major companies that defi ne the American
economy and business icons. To learn more visit www.nyse.com/centuryindex.
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