Environmental Performance

Ford requires its "Q1" (preferred) production suppliers to attain ISO 14001 environmental management certification of manufacturing facilities that ship products to Ford. ISO 14001 certification is also expected of Q1 nonproduction suppliers if the supplier site is a manufacturing site or a nonmanufacturing site with significant environmental impact.

By 2006, 100 percent of Q1 production suppliers had achieved ISO 14001 certification. Suppliers that did not meet the deadline were not eligible for Q1 status, which is a prerequisite for consideration for future Ford business. We also encourage our suppliers to extend the benefits of improved environmental performance by requiring their own suppliers to implement environmental management systems as well.