GE Building a world that works betterFebruary 2015

Zoltán GáborGE Volunteers Regional Leader and

GE Global Operations Supply Chain Finance Manager EMEA

Imagination at work

AGENDA

I. OPENING QUESTIONS

II. MY VIEW ON CORPORATE PRO BONO

III. HOW TO GET THE BUY IN

IV. PRO BONO VOLUNTEERING

V. Q & A

QUESTION

1. Who has

experience in pro

bono volunteering?

2. Who would like

to try?

3.How natural

process is PBV in a

business

environment?

II. MY VIEW ON CORPORATE PRO BONO SUPORT TO NGO

"Never,

nothing is

perfect!"

MAKE PBV A HABBIT IN THE ORGANISATION LIFES

TIGGER

III. HOW TO GET THE BUY IN

MOTIVATION

COMMITMENT

ENGAGEMENT

GE CSR: The role of CSR

„At GE, we call this sustainability: aligning our

business strategy to build what the world needs,

while minimizing environmental impact and

advancing social development.”

Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE

GE CSR: Sustainability … is collaborative by nature

• Our customers, employees and other stakeholders are partners in:

Building What the World

Needs

Advancing Social

Development

Minimizing Environmental

Impact

GE CSR: The GE Foundation

At the GE Foundation, we are building a world that works better.

We empower people by building valuable skills needed to be successful in a global economy.

We equip communities with the technology and capacity to improve access to better health and education.

We elevate ideas that are tackling the world’s toughest challenges in economic development.

The GE Foundation is powered by the generosity and talent of our employee volunteers, who have a strong commitment to their communities.

We all share a belief that things can work better. It’s why we come to work every day. It’s why we are committed to making a sustainable impact in our communities and the world

around us.

We are at work making the world work better.

GE CSR: The role of CSR and HR

• Coordination and Harmonization of individual, organizational and social goals.

• Opening employee engagement channels

• Enhancing employee motivation, loyalty and happiness… “employer of choice”

• Culture driver… partner in reaching these goals… balanced HRM image

GE CSR: The questions people most often interested at…

How can I

achieve my

goals, my

career

aspirations?

How can I

be happy in

everyday

life?

How can I make sure that I keep my values

and creating value?

GE CSR: The resulting individual goals...

Harmonious

family life

Health &

Happiness

Meaningful

work

Leave a

mark

Security

Vision

HumanFree time

Living

standards

Acceptance

IV. PRO BONO VOLUNTEERING - Why is important?

• WHY IS IMPORTANT

• WHAT THEY ASK FOR?

• WHAT RECEIVES?

• WHAT GIVES THE PROVIDER?

PROV IDER RECE I V ER

V. Q & A = The Secret Formula for Managing Change

Effectiveness = Quality X Acceptance (E = Q x A)

Excellence = Quality X Acceptance (E = Q x A)

THE WAY HOW TO MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN…

GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program 12th year in investing in the future of CEE

Unique philantrophy program to help develop the next generation of internationally competitive leaders in the region:

494 students, $2,5+ million investment, 4500 hours volunteering

GE, a good corporate citizen, employer of choice in addition to being an investor

Regional best practiceHungary (since ’03)Poland (since ’04)Czech Republic (since ‘05)Romania (since ’07)Selection from 5 universities in each countryScholarship and summer seminars with GE Leadership trainingLinkedIn community

Communications/PA

20 top universities - IIE presentation

4 major events to announce announcement new scholars with

Minister of Education, US Ambassador, AmCham President, GE CEO, Rectors and media

1 Regional summer seminar – Network

800+ articles to date

40 Digital impact

PartnersGGO CEO, Institute of International Education,GE Foundation, GE Volunteers, GE businesses

http://geforcee.geblogs.com/

16GE Title or job number

3/2/2015

GE Foundation Opening Doors ProgramInvestment in the future

Messages

Innovative secondary school talent development

program for 12 years

driven by GE

Education of an underprivileged region

$ 1,600,000 (~ ~362M HUF) investment to date

European best practice

GE: Ózd-Putnok, Kisvárda, Hajdúböszörmény

675 + students + 70+ English teachers

B-A-Z: Kazincbarcika, Sátoraljaújhely, Tiszaújváros

72 students + 20 English teachers

Business English GE mentorsShadow day with GE leaders GE leadership trainingJunior Achievement networking events

Partners

GE Foundation, GE Hungary,

GE Volunteers, Ministries, Municipalities,

6+4 secondary schools, Junior Achievement, University of

Miskolc, Inform Media

Results

2008 European Language Award

2005 GE Corporate Citizenship Report article

2003 AmCham EU submitted the program to the EU as a European Best Practice

http://geforcee.geblogs.com/?s=Ge+Foundation+Opening+Doors

http://www.gefoundation.com/

Civic 50 Survey

Civic 50 Survey Names Most Community-Minded Companies in America Points of Light,

Bloomberg L.P. Survey Shows How Community Engagement Drives Business

„Community engagement is an integral part of business strategy for some of America’s largest corporations, according to this year’s Civic 50 ranking released today by Points of Light, with

support from Bloomberg L.P.”

“At Bloomberg, we strongly believe that companies do not have to choose between philanthropy, engagement, sustainability and business results. We know that doing good is good for business,”

Peter Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg L.P.

[Source: Civic 50 Survey]

Civic 50 Survey Names Most Community

• AbbVie

• Adobe Systems Incorporated

• Aetna Inc.

• Alcoa

• Altria Group, Inc.

• Apollo Education Group

• AT&T

• Bank of America

• Baxter International Inc.

• Caesars Entertainment *Consumer Discretionary

Sector Leader

• Capital One

• CenterPoint Energy *Utilities Sector Leader

• Citi

• Comcast Corporation *Communications Sector

Leader

• ConAgra Foods *Consumer Staples Sector Leader

• CSAA Insurance Group - a AAA Insurer

• DIRECTV

• Dr Pepper Snapple Group

• Eli Lilly and Company

• FedEx Corporation

• Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

• Gap Inc.

• GE

• General Mills

• Hasbro, Inc.

• Health Care Service Corporation

• Hewlett-Packard *Technology Sector Leader

• Intel Corporation

• Intuit

• KeyBank *Financials Sector Leader

• Motorola Solutions, Inc.

• Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Prudential Financial, Inc.

• PwC

• Raytheon Company

• SAP

• Sigma-Aldrich *Materials Sector Leader

• Southwest Airlines

• Sprint Corporation

• State Street Corporation

• Symantec Corporation

• The Hershey Company

• Toyota Financial Services

• TSYS

• UnitedHealth Group *Health Care Sector Leader

• UPS *Industrials Sector Leader

• Valero Energy Corporation *Energy Sector Leader

• Verizon

• Viacom

• Western Union

[Source: Civic 50 Survey]

Civic 50 Survey: This year’s survey trends include the following

• Community engagement boosts employee engagement

• 82 percent of companies offer employees paid time off to volunteer and 84 percentof companies offer grant-matching opportunities. Half of all companies also includecommunity engagement as a formal component of employees’ performancereviews.

• Companies and communities find value in skills-based volunteering

• one out of every five employee volunteer hours at Civic 50 companies is skills-based

• Companies raise their voice to advance social change

• Eighty-two percent of Civic 50 companies have taken a national leadership positionon a social issue

[Source: Civic 50 Survey]