At digital-industrial company General Electric, integrity and compliance are one in the same. A commitment to perform with integrity is instilled in every employee as a non-negotiable expectation of behavior, while compliance is infused into every GE business everywhere they operate in the world—in the way business leaders work together, set standards, and drive the company’s vision.
During a recent Webcast sponsored by EY, compliance officers at GE discussed how they foster a culture of integrity and compliance in a company with more than 300,000 employees in more than 170 countries. The title of GE’s Code of Conduct, “The Spirit & The Letter,” was a “very intentional title,” said Alfred Rosa, GE’s chief compliance director and senior executive counsel. “It captures both the concept of culture and the concept of risk management.”
