GE
GE is a diversified global infrastructure, finance and media company that is built to meet essential world needs. From energy, water, transportation and health to access to money and information, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. GE has production plants in more than 32 countries and global research centers in the USA, China, India and Germany.
GE is represented throughout Germany in all four business units and has approx. 7,000 employees in over 40 major locations. In 2004, GE opened its European Global Research Center near Munich, which has a strong focus on infrastructure and renewable energy technologies. With its broad portfolio of leading infrastructure and green technologies, GE sees big growth opportunities in the high-tech and green-tech location Germany.
In 2005, GE launched its business strategy ecomagination. Ecomagination is GE's initiative to help meet customers' needs for more energy-efficient products and to drive growth for the company. A key element of ecomagination is GE's commitment to reduce its water consumption, its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve its own energy efficiency.