GE is a diversified technology, media and financial services company. 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 industrial products, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 320,000 people worldwide. GE has a strong set of global businesses in infrastructure, finance and media aligned to meet today’s needs, including the demand for global infrastructure; growing and changing demographics that need access to healthcare, finance, and information and entertainment; and environmental technologies. GE is the only company listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Index today that was also included in the original index in 1896.

Mission Statement

“When we first conceived of ecomagination a little over five years ago, our vision was to create a program that would be consistent with GE’s mission to earn the best possible returns for our shareowners by solving big problems like improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact.”

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Environmental Efforts/Products

The U.S. conglomerate is involved in everything from CFC light bubs and smart meters to desalinization plants, efficient locomotives, and renewable power. It has teamed up with Google to work on energy efficiency and smart grid technologies. Overall goals in the environmental sector are:

• GE will double investment in R&D for cleaner technologies from $700 million in 2005 to $1.5 billion in 2010.
• GE aims to increase revenues from ecomagination products, with an annual revenue goal of $25 billion in 2010.