Ford is as committed as ever to ensuring a more sustainable and electrified automotive world. The company recently went public about joining other major automotive manufacturers around the world, along with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Drive Sustainability, to update and make impactful changes to the “Automotive Industry Guiding Principles to Enhance Sustainability Performance in the Supply Chain.” The revised document explores and elaborates on the newest environmental, social, and governance expectations and trends in the automotive supply chain.
“A company with Ford’s scale can really influence the supply chain and business practices across our entire industry. It is so important that we not only think about how Ford can use our purchasing power to fuel our business needs, but also to advance sustainability,” said Sue Slaughter, Ford’s Purchasing Director for Supply Chain and Sustainability.
In the bigger picture of Ford’s worldwide commitment to reducing carbon emissions and transitioning to sustainable all-electric power, this collaboration is just latest news. For instance, in Europe the company also recently announced that its automotive plant in Valencia, Spain, will assemble models based on a next-generation electric vehicle architecture. Pending product approval, the Valencia plant could produce breakthrough electric and connected vehicles beginning later this decade.
Ford’s contributions to the revised Guiding Principles document now includes new sections on circularity, carbon neutrality, animal welfare, biodiversity, land use and deforestation. A companion piece to the Guiding Principles, the supplementary “Global Automotive Sustainability Practical Guidance” has also been updated to better reflect current legalities and practicalities of meeting industry expectations.
“Recent and emerging legislative mandates, coupled with the ongoing complexity of today’s global supply chain, make these revisions to the Guiding Principles more vital than ever,” said Tanya Bolden, AIAG Director of Corporate Responsibility and Supply Chain Products & Services, in a prepared statement. This latest version provides more thorough guidance to support supplier partners at all tiers, she explained.
Stefan Crets, facilitator of Drive Sustainability, added: “The engagement between automotive companies and their suppliers becomes a real force for the sustainability transformation.”
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You can learn more about the new automotive sustainability guidelines here: https://go.aiag.org/globalguidingprinciples.
