The challenges faced by women at work and the benefits of diversity are both widely understood, yet equal gender representation is a challenge for many businesses. Creating workplaces that foster equality and inclusion, through training, awareness-raising and strong talent pipelines, requires cultural transformation and proactive leadership.
We aspire to become the most inclusive and diverse global company
The corporate landscape is dynamic and disruptive, so companies increasingly need fresh thinking and new perspectives from a diverse workforce. To ensure we remain an employer of choice and stay fit for the future, we’re changing how we work. Our Smart Redesign plan will drive a global transformation of Ford’s entire structure and culture, as well as our values and behaviors, now known as Our Truths (pdf, 48KB).
Jim Hackett, our President and CEO, has joined hundreds of other business leaders in supporting CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, signing the “I Act On” pledge on Ford’s behalf.
A typical car contains around 40,000 parts, comprising up to 1,000 different materials, all of which need to be sourced ethically and responsibly. This requires collaboration between stakeholders to identify risks, agree on remedial actions, share best practice and adopt measures to monitor and report on any action taken.
We aspire to responsibly source all raw materials used within our vehicles globally
An electric car battery contains up to 20 pounds of cobalt, and demand is rising as more drivers switch to electrified vehicles. Most of the world’s cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country affected by civil war, political instability and forced labor. This makes the responsible sourcing of the cobalt needed for battery production a challenge that we can only hope to solve by working collaboratively with our supply chain partners to develop a chain of trust and transparency.
Businesses need healthy, vibrant communities, and corporate philanthropy is only one way to help them flourish. Companies are becoming increasingly strategic with their community support, giving time, money and effort to projects that align with their key activities and business objectives.
Focusing on three key areas, we support good causes in our neighborhoods and build partnerships to address the challenges faced by communities around the world.
Find out more about how Ford supports communities.
Through our work in enhancing people’s lives, we are contributing to the following UN SDGs:
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Bill Ford Better World Challenge Awards $450,000 for Projects Generating Clean Water, Aiding the Homeless
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Ford Motor Company, Huayou Cobalt, IBM, LG Chem and RCS Global Launch Blockchain Pilot to Address Concerns in Strategic Mineral Supply Chains
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1 While this ratio provides a rough measure of pay equity, it does not account for individual circumstances such as job titles, education, and experience. Such factors may explain much of the difference between the female and male averages. A peer group consists of employees in the same region, salary grade, and skill team, when available.
