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Our Sustainability Strategy
Reflecting the rapidly changing times we live in, our strategy recognizes significant shifts in lifestyles, aspirations and global trends, the major challenges we all face, and the emerging technologies, such as electrification and self-driving vehicles, that may help address them.
Our approach positions us to lead in areas with huge potential to revolutionize how people move. We’re building on the strengths that help us stand out, investing in our core business of designing, manufacturing, marketing, financing and servicing cars, SUVs, trucks and commercial vehicles.
Our Aims
Trusted Company
To become the world’s most trusted company, designing smart vehicles in a smart world
Driving Human Progress
To provide vehicles and services that help create a better world and facilitate freedom of movement
Positive Impact
To not just lower our footprint but also to develop innovations that make a positive contribution to society
“It has been 20 years since we produced our first sustainability report but, for us, moving toward a more sustainable world has been a priority from the very start. Our goal is to change the way people move. We don’t have all the answers, but we have the drive and determination to find them. We’ll continue to do things the right way and keep people at the heart of every decision we make. We are building a smarter Ford Motor Company, by Creating Tomorrow Together.”
William Clay Ford, Jr., Executive Chairman Jim Hackett, President and Chief Executive Officer
The Next 20 Years
Our Aspirational Goals
We have no plans to slow down, as we aspire to become the world’s most trusted company, designing smart vehicles for a smart world.
Access
We aspire to drive human progress by providing mobility and accessibility for all
Climate Change
We support CO2 reductions consistent with the Paris Climate Accord
Air
We aspire to achieve zero air emissions from our facilities
Energy
We will use 100 percent renewable energy for all manufacturing plants globally by 2035
Waste
We will achieve true zero waste to landfill across our operations
We will eliminate single-use plastics from our operations by 2030
Water
We will make zero water withdrawals for manufacturing processes
We aspire to use freshwater for human consumption only
Materials
We aspire to only use recycled and renewable plastics in our vehicles globally
Human Rights
We aspire to responsibly source all raw materials used within our vehicles globally
Diversity
We aspire to become the most inclusive and diverse global company
Reflecting on the Past 20 Years
We’ve made great progress in sustainability over the last 20 years. Having initially focused on environmental issues, our approach to sustainability has since become much broader.
2018
Ford-owned Autonomic develops the Transportation Mobility Cloud
Find out more about Ford mobility solutions
Celebrate 10 years of soybean-based foam used in headrests and seatbacks in more than 18.5 million vehicles built in North America
Find out more about sustainable materials
Meet our goal, set in 2010, to reduce operational GHG emissions per vehicle produced by 30 percent (eight years early)
Find out more about energy and emissions
Conduct a formal UN human rights saliency assessment
Find out more about our salient human rights issues
2016
Become a signatory to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
See our SDGs Index
Form a new business, Ford Smart Mobility
Become the first OEM to join the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)
Find out more about our human rights partnerships
2015
Develop the Ford Mobility plan, advancing connectivity, mobility, self-driving vehicles and big data
Begin exploring self-driving vehicle technology
Find out more about self-driving vehicles
Launch the new, lightweight all-aluminum F-150
2014
Become a signatory to the UN CEO Water Mandate
Find out more about the CEO Water Mandate
Implement the Partnership for a Cleaner Environment (PACE) program
Find out more about our supply chain collaborations
Announce a saving of more than 10 billion gallons of water
Find out more about water use
2009
Launch the EcoBoost engine, which optimizes power and efficiency using turbocharging and direct gasoline injection
Find out more about fuel economy
2007
Launch 2008 Ford Mustang with the first soy foam-based seats and headrests
Introduce SYNC, a hands-free connectivity system
Join the United States Climate Action Partnership and UN Global Compact
See our UNGC Index
2005
Human Rights Campaign names Ford a Best Place to Work for LGBT equality and awards a 100 score for the first time
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and equality
2004
Launch the Escape Hybrid
Reopen our Ford Rouge Center with its living roof, daylighting system and waste minimization
2003
Establish the Ford Driving Skills for Life education program
Find out more about our driver safety program
Adopt the Code of Human Rights/Basic Working Conditions
1999
Publish our first Corporate Citizenship report, “Connecting With Society”
“We are in the early stages of exploring what the mobility issue means for Ford now and for the future, and what role the Company can constructively play. As we pursue our corporate citizenship strategy, we will be asking these questions of ourselves and our stakeholders to develop a deeper understanding and sound strategy for the future.”
Sustainable Development Goals
Ford promotes the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by communicating how our vehicles and operations contribute toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have identified several of the goals as being priorities for us:
We contribute toward meeting those SDGs that most directly relate to our business and where we can add most value. However, such global challenges require effective, multi-stakeholder collaboration at a local, national and international level. As we strive to meet these ambitions, we also call on all our stakeholders and partners to join us in our efforts.
