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Ford's 10th Annual Sustainability Report Details Progress on Blueprint for Sustainability

  2009 JUN 29 - (VerticalNews.com) -- Ford Motor Company's (NYSE:F) 10th annual Sustainability Report released provides a comprehensive look at the company's progress on environmental and social issues over the past year.

  The 2008/2009 reported entitled "Blueprint for Sustainability: Our Future Works" updates the company's progress in key areas of climate change, fuel economy, mobility, vehicle safety and human rights.

  The report reaffirms Ford's strong commitment to its sustainability strategy to support positive social change and reduce the environmental impact of its products and facilities while ensuring economically viable for the long term.

  "Our economic and environmental goals are aligned. In fact, we believe that the best way for us to be more profitable is to make our business and products more sustainable," said Bill Ford, executive chairman, Ford Motor Company.

  Included in the report are sections dealing with climate change that summarize the company's progress toward its CO2 reduction goal, its approach to climate change policy, vehicle and fuel and technologies to achieve improved fuel economy for Ford products, the company's accelerated electrification strategy, human rights initiatives and how the One Ford plan is addressing the economic challenges facing the industry today.

  "We recognize these issues are increasingly important to our stakeholders, including our customers, investors and business partners," said Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering. "We want them to understand that we will continue to pursue our sustainability agenda despite very challenging economic conditions."

  In the interest of the environment as well as cost savings, Ford has elected not to do a traditional print version of the report. The full report is now available online at www.ford.com/go/sustainability.

  Keywords: Ford Motor Company, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Impact, Fuel Economy, Global Warming, Government, Human Rights, Oil & Gas, Politics, Safety Engineering.

  This article was prepared by VerticalNews Global Warming editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, VerticalNews Global Warming via VerticalNews.com.