Blueprint for Sustainability - Corporate - Ford Motor Company

55AssuranceFor our 2005/6 and 2006/7 reports, and again for thiscurrent report, Ford has sought input from an externalstakeholder committee convened by Ceres (see below) asa way to ensure the report’s thoroughness, transparencyand utility. The committee reviewing this report met twice:once to review and comment on the report outline, andonce to review and comment on a nearly final draft of thereport. Both meetings were held via teleconference. Thisreport reflects our response to several suggestions of thestakeholder committee, notably the publication of our CO2reduction target and a detailed roadmap for achieving it.Some of the data in our reports have been subject tovarious forms of internal and third-party verification. We haveexplored but not yet pursued third-party verification of all ofthe data in the report. We are also exploring efficient ways toexpand the range of data that are subject to verification.Ford’s 2002 through 2005/6 reports were produced“in accordance” with the 2002 Sustainability ReportingGuidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In 2006,Ceres Stakeholder TeamCeres is a network of investors, environmentalists andother public interest groups that works with companiesand investors to address sustainability challenges.Ford Motor Company engaged with Ceres and a team ofexternal stakeholders to review this 2007/8 SustainabilityReport. Ford agreed to work with a stakeholder team thatwas selected for it by Ceres.The Ceres stakeholder team is an independent group ofindividuals drawn primarily from the Ceres coalition andrepresents a range of constituencies that have expertise inenvironmental, social and governance issues.Information Top 10factsLanguageglossaryQuestion Answer Do Don’t ExclamationInformation Top 10factsLanguageglossaryQuestion Answer Do Don’t Exclamationithe GRI issued updated guidelines, called G3. Fordsupported and participated in the development of theprocess that produced the updated guidelines. Ford’sX2006/7 report was aligned with the G3 guidelines atan application level of A+, the “A” being the mostcomprehensive level of reporting and the “+” indicatingthat the report has received external assurance.Since the publication of the 2006/7 report, we have learnedmore about the rapidly evolving field of sustainability reportassurance and GRI’s expectations for assurance processesthat qualify for a “+”. We are not declaring the current reportito be third-party assured and, based on our improvedunderstanding, would not have done so for the 2006/7report. We are declaring this report to be at an “A” levelof reporting.In reviewing this report, the team considered whetherthe Company adequately reported on its sustainabilityperformance and key impacts, including goals, targets,XDirectionalsignpostCommunityaffairsQuote ContacttelephoneContact fax ContactemailContactaddressInternalactivitiesSee www.globalreporting.org for moreinformation on GRI and the application levelsDirectionalsignpostCommunityaffairsQuote ContacttelephoneContact fax Contactemailsystems, data and initiatives. Through this review process,the Ceres stakeholder team provided extensive feedback tothe Company, which was considered in the preparation ofthe final version of this report.ContactaddressInternalactivities5 Icons5.1 How the icons are used6 Graphs and charts7 The artworks8 Supporting information9 Contact details5 Icons5.1 How the icons are used6 Graphs and charts7 The artworks8 Supporting information9 Contact details4 Typefaces3 Colour PaletteWhere can I find these icons?If you would like any of these icons or for a newicon to be created please contact the Brand team,$CMIG brand enquiry.4 Typefaces3 Colour PaletteWhere can I find these icons?If you would like any of these icons or for a newicon to be created please contact the Brand team,$CMIG brand enquiry.2 The logo2 The logo1 Toolkit overview1 Toolkit overviewFor more information on Ceres, seewww.ceres.orgContentsContentsCONCLUSION 47Information Top 10factsLanguageglossaryQuestion Answer Do Don’t ExclamationInformation Top 10factsLanguageglossaryQuestion Answer Do Don’t ExclamationiXiXINTRODUCTION GOVERNANCE CLIMATE CHANGE MOBILITY HUMAN RIGHTS VEHICLE SAFETY SUSTAINING FORDDirectionalsignpostCommunityaffairsQuote ContacttelephoneContact fax ContactemailContactaddressInternalactivitiesDirectionalsignpostCommunityaffairsQuote ContacttelephoneContact fax ContactemailContactaddressInternalactivitiesCONCLUSIONFor more information visit:www.ford.com/go/sustainability