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At General Motors, innovation is our north star. As the first automotive company to mass-produce an affordable electric car, and the first to develop an electric starter and air bags, GM has always pushed the limits of engineering.

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford, VW Launch Pan-European High-Power EV Charging Network
BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford, VW Launch Pan-European High-Power EV Charging Network
Published on November 8, 2017
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The popularity of electric vehicles is on the rise, but infrastructure constraints have largely kept a widespread EV boom from becoming reality — until now. ... View More

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Supply Chain
UN Migration Agency, RBA Team Up to Target Forced Labor, Exploitation
UN Migration Agency, RBA Team Up to Target Forced Labor, Exploitation
Published on October 27, 2017
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The issue of worker exploitation and forced labor continues to gain global attention, as more and more companies rise to the challenge to align their operations with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ... View More

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GM Earns Global Leadership in Water Conservation
GM Earns Global Leadership in Water Conservation
Published on October 24, 2017
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Managing company water in a sustainable way can drive both business and community value. CDP, a nonprofit global environmental disclosure platform, listed GM on its Water A-List for effective water management practices implemented around the world. C... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Unilever, L’Oréal Raise the Bar on Corporate Climate Action, Topping CDP's A-List
Unilever, L’Oréal Raise the Bar on Corporate Climate Action, Topping CDP's A-List
Published on October 24, 2017
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Global environmental disclosure platform CDP has released the results of its annual tracker of how the largest, most environmentally impactful companies are responding to climate change. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Trending: GM, Dyson Rev Up Efforts to Electrify the Future of Mobility
Trending: GM, Dyson Rev Up Efforts to Electrify the Future of Mobility
Published on October 3, 2017
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Following major electric vehicle announcements from Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Volkswagen last month, General Motors Co. (GM) and, unexpectedly, Dyson have joined the ever-expanding group of automakers and companies dedicated to ... View More

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GM’s Ohio and Indiana Plants to Meet Electricity Needs with Wind
GM’s Ohio and Indiana Plants to Meet Electricity Needs with Wind
Published on September 20, 2017
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DETROIT — All of GM’s Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities – including those that build the Chevrolet Cruze and Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty pickup trucks – will meet their electricity needs through 100 percent renewable energy. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
How the Arbor Day Foundation Brought Brands Together to ‘ReGreen’ Detroit
How the Arbor Day Foundation Brought Brands Together to ‘ReGreen’ Detroit
Published on September 18, 2017
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At this year’s Sustainable Brands conference in May, we did something that we hadn’t done before — it was an ‘aha’ moment. Sustainable Brands and the Arbor Day Foundation — the world’s largest member-based tree-planting organization —... View More

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GM, Black Girls CODE Celebrate Launch of Detroit Chapter
GM, Black Girls CODE Celebrate Launch of Detroit Chapter
Published on September 14, 2017
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General Motors and Black Girls CODE (BGC) today announced the launch of a BGC Detroit chapter with a series of hands-on and engaging activities at Detroit International Academy for Women (DIA), a Detroit Public Schools Community District school, and ... View More

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Fuel-Efficient Chevrolet Malibu Built at an Energy-Efficient Plant
Fuel-Efficient Chevrolet Malibu Built at an Energy-Efficient Plant
Published on August 22, 2017
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — General Motors’ Fairfax Assembly plant, home of the Chevrolet Malibu, earned ENERGY STAR® certification from the U.S. ... View More

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Better Buildings Conserve Water and Cash
Better Buildings Conserve Water and Cash
Published on August 17, 2017
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GM exceeded its Better Buildings Challenge by reducing water intensity by 28 percent. Here are a few tips to secure similar results. General Motors joined the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings partnership, a group of more than 900 organizatio... View More

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Supply Chain
5 Global Corporations Adopt 'No Fees' Ethical Recruitment Provisions Across Global Supply Chains
5 Global Corporations Adopt 'No Fees' Ethical Recruitment Provisions Across Global Supply Chains
Published on August 9, 2017
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Efforts to safeguard workers against human rights violations continue to grow, as demand for greater supply chain transparency tightens its grip on the global economic landscape. ... View More

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GM Pilots STEM Camp for Elementary Students in Detroit’s Cody Rouge Community
GM Pilots STEM Camp for Elementary Students in Detroit’s Cody Rouge Community
Published on July 26, 2017
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More than 2,500 General Motors team members are putting on their gloves, work boots and safety glasses and returning to Detroit’s Cody Rouge community July 24-28 for the company’s annual week-long volunteer event. TeamGM Cares volunteers are dona... View More

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97 GM Facilities Connect with Nature for World Environment Day
97 GM Facilities Connect with Nature for World Environment Day
Published on July 20, 2017
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Nearly 100 General Motors facilities participated in World Environment Day, an observation established by the United Nations. This year’s theme: “connect people to nature.” While all of GM’s manufacturing sites conduct at least one environmen... View More

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GM Student Corps Celebrates 5 Years of Enhancing Communities and Changing Young Lives
GM Student Corps Celebrates 5 Years of Enhancing Communities and Changing Young Lives
Published on July 20, 2017
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DETROIT — Brittany Agee is well on her way toward achieving her dream of becoming a social worker. This summer, the former GM Student Corps high school intern — who’s now a junior at Alabama State University — is returning as a college inter... View More

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How to Measure Social Impact of Community Collaborations
How to Measure Social Impact of Community Collaborations
Published on July 13, 2017
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The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is working to debut America’s first sustainable urban agrihood – a neighborhood growth model with agriculture at the center of a mixed-use development. ... View More

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GM Intensifies Push to Train Young People for Jobs of the Future
GM Intensifies Push to Train Young People for Jobs of the Future
Published on July 5, 2017
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GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra and nonprofit leaders today introduced new, innovative programs designed to encourage young people to go into technology and engineering professions and improve teacher training in STEM-related subjects. Noting rapid te... View More

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Transforming a Business Starts with Employees
Transforming a Business Starts with Employees
Published on June 30, 2017
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GM’s chief talent officer, Michael Arena, knows the power of culture and employees. In an industry that is poised for radical disruption, like automotive, it is critical to disrupt the way employees work to not only keep pace with start-ups, but to... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Despite Big-Time Backing, Climate Leadership Council’s Carbon Dividend Campaign Falls Flat
Despite Big-Time Backing, Climate Leadership Council’s Carbon Dividend Campaign Falls Flat
Published on June 26, 2017
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The Climate Leadership Council (CLC), an international policy institute whose mission is to mobilize global leaders around effective and equitable climate solutions, has launched a new ad campaign promoting its proposed carbon tax. ... View More

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Supply Chain
New CDP Data Reveals US Suppliers Represent One-Third Global Carbon-Reduction Opportunities
New CDP Data Reveals US Suppliers Represent One-Third Global Carbon-Reduction Opportunities
Published on June 2, 2017
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Back in January, CDP released its annual Global Supply Chain Report 2017, highlighting the work of businesses around the world in helping reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2016 alone, the world’s largest purchasing organizations used... View More

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Highlights from GM’s Latest Sustainability Report
Highlights from GM’s Latest Sustainability Report
Published on June 1, 2017
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DETROIT — General Motors’ sustainability approach enables the company to serve its customers and shareholders, increase operational efficiency, mitigate risk and improve the communities where it does business. ... View More

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