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GE (NYSE:GE) publishes Citizenship Report 2007-2008

GE (NYSE:GE) publishes Citizenship Report 2007-2008

Published 07-24-08

Issued by General Electric Company

Summary

The report reviews the company's citizenship from the perspective of four key themes - energy & climate change, demographics, growth markets & financial markets

Report Highlights

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GE today released its fourth annual Citizenship Report, entitled Investing and Delivering in Citizenship. The 2007-2008 report, which covers GE's worldwide operations for the 2007 fiscal year, reviews GE's citizenship from the perspective of four key themes - energy and climate change, demographics, growth markets and financial markets.

Highlights in this year's report include:
A reconvened Stakeholder Report Review Panel that provided feedback on the company's reporting process and content;
A new reporting format that aligns the Company's business themes with its citizenship priorities, including a focus on Operational Excellence;
A new website - http://www.ge.com/citizenship - that provides more detailed performance metrics and brings together external perspectives from global thoughts leaders on issues such as climate change, human rights, labor, supply chain and other topics;
Description of initial program designed to operationalize human rights considerations, including drafting and testing implementation guidelines;
Summaries of products that address needs in emerging markets, including healthcare, water and energy;
Insights and recommendations from the Company's stakeholder convenings held over the past year.

The report and related performance data is available to users in its entirety via the company's website at http://www.ge.com/citizenship. In addition, this year's report will be translated into French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese (Mandarin).

Feedback and requests for printed copies of the report can be sent to citizenship@ge.com

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 http://www.ge.com.

General Electric Company

General Electric Company

GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified technology and financial services company. GE operates in more than 150 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. GE works on things that matter. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE's approach to corporate citizenship and to business are driven by a common understanding of the role we can play….the best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest global challenges.

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