GENERAL ELECTRIC vs HITACHI
On overall TruNorth grade, HITACHI scores higher (GENERAL ELECTRIC: F, HITACHI: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $7K PAC donations; 66% to Republican, 34% to Democratic committees.
FEC: $116K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 9 executive donors.
Environment
UMass PERI ranks this company #8 Toxic 100 Air Polluters (toxicity-weighted US releases).
air pollution violation: $559K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
88 federal penalties totaling $2.0B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
144 federal penalties totaling $785.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
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Charity
$70M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.21% of revenue) via GE Foundation.
No public record found.
Animal testing
No public record found.
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Firearms
No public record found.
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Privacy
No public record found.
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Executive pay
No public record found.
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