Expanding Impact on Our Supply Chain

The graphic below illustrates how we are working toward our vision using a three-pronged approach to expand our impact throughout our supply chain and the industry as a whole. We work on multiple levels to increase the impact of our efforts.

Initially, we focused on working toward our sustainability vision within our own operations. For example, we began our work on human rights and working conditions by developing our own code of conduct for these issues, training our own workforce and assessing our own facilities. But we also work to push our goals and vision throughout our supply chain by collaborating with other manufacturers in the industry and working with our suppliers. We work with others in our industry to develop common expectations and guidance for suppliers and to provide consistent training. All of our direct (Tier 1) suppliers are subject to our Global Terms and Conditions, which require that both our own suppliers and their sub-tier suppliers meet specific sustainability expectations. We also provide training to our Tier 1 suppliers to build their capability to manage sustainability issues, and we require that they cascade the training to their own suppliers. And, we perform assessments of supplier facilities to ensure compliance.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford

2003: Code of Basic Working Conditions introduced
2003: Internal facility working condition assessments begin
2007: Ford adds commitments on community engagement and indigenous populations, bribery and corruption and environment to Code and makes it a formal Policy Letter
2009: Ford begins road testing WRI/WBCSD Scope 3 emissions protocol
2010: Ford begins raw materials supply chain transparency analysis
2010: Ford surveys 35 suppliers on GHG emissions
2010: Ford completes road testing of WRI/WBCSD Scope 3 emissions protocol
2011: Ford begins OECD conflict minerals due diligence process
2011: Ford asks suppliers to begin reporting conflict minerals
2011: Ford expands supplier GHG survey to 128 suppliers
2012: Ford renames Code of Human Rights, Basic Working Conditions, and Corporate Responsibility reflecting additional content additions
2012: Ford expands conflict mineral tracking with specific data survey
2012: Ford expands supplier GHG survey to 135 suppliers
2013: Ford plans preliminary report on conflict minerals

Industry

Industry Collaboration

2005: Ford initiates industry work group on working conditions and human rights
2006: Joint industry, AIAG-led supplier trainings begin in select countries
2007: Joint industry supplier trainings continue
2010: Joint industry supplier trainings continue
2010: Ford helps form AIAG industry work group on conflict minerals
2010: Ford helps develop AIAG supplier GHG survey tool
2011: Joint industry supplier trainings continue
2011: Ford joins the Public Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) Governance Committee
2012: Joint industry supplier training content expanded to include ethical business practices and environmental sustainability
2012: Ford helps develop conflict mineral and smelter information collection tool with AIAG
2013: Joint industry supplier trainings continue

Supply Chain

Tier 1 Suppliers

2004: Sustainability requirements added to production supplier contracts
2004: Supplier facility working conditions assessments begin
2004: Ford supplier working conditions training begins
2005: Sustainability requirements added to non-production supplier contracts
2005: Supplier facility assessments continue
2006: Supplier facility assessments continue
2006: Ford helps suppliers build management capacity on human rights issues
2007: Ford adds sustainability management expectations to Aligned Business Framework, for strategic suppliers
2007: Supplier facility assessments continue
2008: Supplier facility assessments continue
2009: Supplier facility assessments continue
2010: Supplier facility assessments continue
2011: Supplier facility assessments continue
2012: Supplier facility assessments continue
2013: Supplier facility assessments continue

Tier 2 Suppliers

2006: Ford requires suppliers to cascade working conditions training to their own supply chain
2007: Ford influences sub-tier suppliers by working with ABF strategic suppliers to develop Codes of conduct and supporting management systems, including for sub-tier supply chain management