Ecomagination Treasure Hunts
Through ecomagination, GE made a strong commitment to reducing its energy footprint.
With the execution of ecomagination Treasure Hunts, a process to identify energy savings opportunities to reduce waste, save money, minimize emissions and conserve natural resources, GE has had significant success in reducing companywide energy intensity by 37%. Over 200 internal treasure hunts have been performed across all GE businesses with $150 million in savings opportunities identified.
An ecomagination Treasure Hunt is a discovery process that utilizes cross-functional teams composed of site employees and external experts to investigate a facility’s energy and natural resources consumption from shut-down mode operations to normal operating mode that identifies, quantifies and recommends projects (“kaizens”) to maximize efficiency and minimize waste.