2009 Awards and Recognition

In 2009 and early 2010, Ford received a number of awards and recognitions for our corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts and governance practices.

In 2010, for example, Ford was deemed one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. Ford was one of only 100 companies on this list, and the only automaker. Ford was chosen for this distinction from a field of thousands of companies in more than 100 countries and 36 industries. To be included, a company has to receive high ranks in seven key areas: corporate citizenship and responsibility; corporate governance; innovation that contributes to the public well-being; industry leadership; executive leadership and tone from the top; legal, regulatory and reputation track record; and internal systems and ethics/compliance program.

In early 2010, Ford was awarded second place in the ACCA/Ceres "Best Sustainability Report" rankings, for our 2008/9 report. These rankings acknowledge and publicize best practices in the reporting and disclosure of sustainability performance.

Also in 2010, Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine, in conjunction with the research and consulting firm IW Financial, ranked Ford 88th in their top 100 "Corporate Citizens for 2010." We were the only automotive company in the top 100. Within this overall ranking, Ford was ranked first in the area of human rights and 18th for environment. This ranking system reviewed large-cap companies headquartered in the United States.

In 2009, Ford was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America and the FTSE4Good Index, based on favorable evaluations of our sustainability programs and performance.

Also in 2009, Ford was the only automaker to be listed among Newsweek magazine's "Green Rankings." This list rated America's 500 largest companies on environmental impact, environmental policies and performance, and reputation among CEOs, social responsibility professionals, academics and other environmental experts. Ford was ranked 108th in the complete list of 500 companies and ninth in the sector category of consumer products and cars.

Ford was ranked third out of 300 of the largest U.S. companies on the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index. Only GE and Intel ranked ahead of us. This index evaluates and rates company performance in climate-related innovation and carbon management.

In 2008, Ford was ranked 23rd out of the Fortune Global 100 companies by the Accountability Rating, a tool developed to measure the extent to which companies have built responsible practices into the way they do business. This rating was developed by a leading corporate social responsibility consultancy called csrnetwork and the international think tank AccountAbility, and first applied in 2004. Ratings for 2009 have not been released as of this writing.