Sustainability Framework
George Eastman
Founder
Eastman Kodak CompanyKodak is committed to sustainability worldwide. We recognize that we
have a role to play in helping society prosper by driving business growth in a responsible manner that creates value for all stakeholders. It’s the way George Eastman set up his fledgling company in the 1880’s, and it’s our legacy today.
Carl W. Ackerman, a biographer, writing in 1932, said: “Mr. Eastman was a giant in his day. The social philosophy, which he practiced in
building his company, was not only far in advance of the thinking during his lifetime, but it will be years before it is generally recognized and accepted.”
Beyond his inventive genius, Eastman blended human and democratic qualities, with remarkable foresight, into the building of his business.
Among the many important philanthropic interests of Eastman were worker’s rights, institutes of higher learning, scientific research, dental
technology, music appreciation, cinema, international business,
African-American education, and women’s education and employment.
The results of such progressive thinking of the 1880’s is seen in our current sustainability
framework, consisting of:
