Sustainability http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news.html Sustainability Copyright 2019 en_US Ford Motor Company Recognized as Global Sustainability Leader in Water and Climate Change Efforts http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/01/31/ford-motor-company-recognized-as-global-sustainability-leader-in.html Ford Motor Company is honored to receive an A grade for its water security efforts from CDP, the environmental impact nonprofit that drives sustainable economies. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/01/31/ford-motor-company-recognized-as-global-sustainability-leader-in.html Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:20:00 Ford First Automaker to Announce Saliency Assessment; Report Most Important Human Rights Issues http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/12/04/ford-first-automaker-to-announce-saliency-assessment.html Ford Motor Company has announced the completion of a saliency assessment, conducted in line with the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework. The assessment serves to identify Ford’s most salient human rights issues – those at risk of the most severe negative impact through the company’s activities and business relationships. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/12/04/ford-first-automaker-to-announce-saliency-assessment.html Tue, 4 Dec 2018 16:25:00 Miami-Dade County announces the winners of the City of Tomorrow Challenge http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/11/16/miami-dade-county-announces-the-winners-of-the-city-of-tomorrow-.html Miami-Dade County, today announces the winners of the Ford City of Tomorrow Challenge™. The Challenge is a crowdsourcing platform for residents, businesses and community groups to propose and pilot solutions that improve mobility in Miami-Dade County. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/11/16/miami-dade-county-announces-the-winners-of-the-city-of-tomorrow-.html Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:57:00 Self-Driving Cars Will Give Back Something You Can’t Buy — Your Time http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/11/16/self-driving-cars-will-give-back-something-you-cant-buyyour-time.html Setting out solely to build a robot car is missing the point. What if, instead, we built a service that helps people be even more productive? http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/11/16/self-driving-cars-will-give-back-something-you-cant-buyyour-time.html Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:36:00 Here’s What It Takes to Build a Self-Driving Business — And Where We Stand Today http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/11/15/ford-self-driving-business.html Ford's self-driving vehicle service platform will be a far-reaching ecosystem that allows a variety of companies — from large to small — to tap into it to enhance their business. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/11/15/ford-self-driving-business.html Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:13:40 Let’s Go for a Spin: Ford Buys Scooter Company to Provide Customers a First-Last Mile Solution http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/11/08/let_s-go-for-a-spin--ford-buys-scooter-company-to-provide-custom.html Ford Smart Mobility, LLC acquires Spin, a San Francisco-based electric scooter-sharing company that provides customers an alternative for first- and last-mile transportation http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/11/08/let_s-go-for-a-spin--ford-buys-scooter-company-to-provide-custom.html Thu, 8 Nov 2018 14:12:13 ClimaCell Raises $45 Million to Map All of the World’s Microweather http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/10/04/climacell-raises--45-million-to-map-all-of-the-worlds-microweath.html Ford Smart Mobility LLC, JetBlue Technology Ventures, and VCs Aim to Make Emerging and Traditional Industries Weather Resilient with Data-Rich, Granular Weather Forecasting http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/10/04/climacell-raises--45-million-to-map-all-of-the-worlds-microweath.html Thu, 4 Oct 2018 08:44:00 Ford Hits CO2 Manufacturing Emissions Reduction Target Eight Years Early http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/06/27/ford-hits-co2-manufacturing-emissions-reduction-target--eight-ye.html Today Ford Motor Company announces as part of its 19th annual Sustainability Report it has met its goal to reduce manufacturing emissions – eight years ahead of schedule. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/06/27/ford-hits-co2-manufacturing-emissions-reduction-target--eight-ye.html Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:28:00 New Workers in Town: Ford Launches Beekeeping Program Adding Six Honeybee Hives at World Headquarters http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/06/15/new-workers-in-town-ford-launches-beekeeping-program.html This month Ford launches a global beekeeping program with six new honeybee hives at its Dearborn World Headquarters in support of honeybee populations, the local ecosystem, and gardening and farming communities. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/06/15/new-workers-in-town-ford-launches-beekeeping-program.html Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:07:00 Ford Explores Cleaner Air and Increased Productivity for Cities, Expands Transit Plug-in Hybrid Van Trial to Valencia http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/05/09/ford-explores-cleaner-air-and-increased-productivity-for-cities-.html Among the toughest working environments for vans, cities offer significant challenges to moving people and delivering goods and services. Ford, which is already investigating how plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) could help in London, today announced it would also begin testing in Valencia, Spain. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/05/09/ford-explores-cleaner-air-and-increased-productivity-for-cities-.html Wed, 9 May 2018 08:44:00 Clever Kids Come up with Green Way to Keep Windscreen Clean – Using Reused Rainwater http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/03/22/clever-kids-come-up-with-green-way-to-keep-windscreen-clean--usi.html It’s an idea that could one day help save billions of litres of water. Instead of simply wiping raindrops off our car windscreens, why not collect and reuse the water via the washer jets? http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/03/22/clever-kids-come-up-with-green-way-to-keep-windscreen-clean--usi.html Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:48:00 Ford Part of Global Sustainability Initiative to Help Improve Working Conditions and Reduce Environmental Impact http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/11/30/ford-part-of-global-sustainability-initiative-to-help-improve-wo.html “Drive Sustainability”, a partnership between ten leading automotive companies (BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford, Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, Scania CV AB, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group), will set up a Raw Materials Observatory to identify and address ethical, environmental and labour rights issues in the sourcing of raw materials. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/11/30/ford-part-of-global-sustainability-initiative-to-help-improve-wo.html Thu, 30 Nov 2017 06:05:31 IONITY – Pan-European High-Power Charging Network Enables E-Mobility for Long Distance Travel http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/11/03/ionity---pan-european-high-power-charging-network-enables-e-mobi.html BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche today announced a joint venture called IONITY that will develop and implement a high-power charging (HPC) network for electric vehicles across Europe. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/11/03/ionity---pan-european-high-power-charging-network-enables-e-mobi.html Fri, 3 Nov 2017 09:48:00 From Seed to Seat: How Soy Foam Proved Key to Ford’s Push to Use Renewables http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/11/02/from-seed-to-seat--how-soy-foam-proved-key-to-fords-push-to-use-.html A lot of people are familiar with soy — tens of millions of consumers eat and drink it every day. But what might come as a surprise is that many of us actually sit on recycled soy all of the time. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/11/02/from-seed-to-seat--how-soy-foam-proved-key-to-fords-push-to-use-.html Thu, 2 Nov 2017 09:19:00 Ford Motor Company Recognized as Global Leader in Sustainable Water and Climate Change Efforts http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/10/ford-motor-company-recognized-as-global-leader-in-sustainable-wa.html Ford Motor Company is honored to again receive an “A” grade for its water conservation efforts from CDP, the international not-for-profit that drives sustainable economies. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/10/ford-motor-company-recognized-as-global-leader-in-sustainable-wa.html Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:16:25 'We've Come a Long Way and Have a Long Way to Go' -- Ford Reports its Environmental Progress Across Business http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/08/25/ford-reports-environmental-progress-across-business.html Ford Motor Company today released its 18th annual Sustainability Report, including a short film, detailing its environmental progress across the world and commitment to continued sustainability actions in the future. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/08/25/ford-reports-environmental-progress-across-business.html Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:24:00 Ford Motor Company and Zipcar to Plant More Than 20,000 Trees after Successful College Earth Month Campaign http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/04/27/ford-motor-company-and-zipcar-to-plant-20000-more-trees.html Ford Motor Company and Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network and largest provider of campus car sharing, today announced that as part of their long-standing collaboration, the companies will plant 20,869 trees on Saturday, April 29, through One Tree Planted as a result of their college Earth Month campaign. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/04/27/ford-motor-company-and-zipcar-to-plant-20000-more-trees.html Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:50:00 One Chip at a Time: How One Engineer's Innovation Has Ford Now Recycling 20 Million Pounds of Aluminum a Month http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/04/21/ford-recycling-20-million-pounds-of-aluminum-monthly.html Chip Conrad, a Ford stamping engineer, led the design of an expansive closed-loop recycling system that enables the company to reduce waste, save energy and improve sustainability http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/04/21/ford-recycling-20-million-pounds-of-aluminum-monthly.html Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:11:00 What's Super Strong, Fast Growing, and Potentially Part of Your Next Car? Bamboo! http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/04/18/super-strong-fast-growing-part-of-your-next-car-bamboo.html You’ve probably sat on it, built with it, and maybe even eaten it, but did you know that your car could be next to benefit from bamboo – one of the world’s strongest natural materials? http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/04/18/super-strong-fast-growing-part-of-your-next-car-bamboo.html Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:14:00 Marking World Water Day: Ford Continues its Water Leadership Goal with New Water Saving Technologies at Chicago Assembly Plant http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/03/22/ford-continues-water-leadership-goal-new-water-saving-technology-world-water-day.html The Chicago Assembly Plant – home of the Ford Taurus and the award-winning Ford Explorer –implemented efficiency efforts in early 2016, that have helped the plant reduce water usage by 47 million gallons in the last year. http://www.campaign.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/03/22/ford-continues-water-leadership-goal-new-water-saving-technology-world-water-day.html Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:04:00