Apr-12-2013 11:20 AM ET

OAKVILLE - The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid was honoured with the first-ever Canadian Green Car Award, in a ceremony held today at the Toronto Green Living Show.

Mar-22-2013 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Ford reduced the average amount of water used to make each vehicle by 8.5 percent between 2011 and 2012 – putting the company more than halfway toward its current goal of using an average of just 4 cubic meters per vehicle globally by 2015.

Feb-27-2013 6:45 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Cutting waste-to-landfill at Ford’s Van Dyke Transmission Plant has always been important to workers there, but they weren’t satisfied until last fall, when a small, diligent local committee played a major role in solving a nagging 10-ton problem.

Feb-25-2013 10:00 PM ET

​CHENNAI, India —Ford India’s green and sustainable manufacturing practices seem to be resulting in more than just a better world. Recognizing the efforts by Ford India to install solar water heaters at its canteen, the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Authority (TEDA) recently handed over a cheque for Rs 13.61 lakh (approximately US$25,680) to the company as a government subsidy.

Jan-08-2013 6:15 AM ET

​LAS VEGAS – Ford Motor Company today announces a strategic collaboration that will demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly reduce their electricity bills and CO2 footprint by integrating home appliance technology with a plug-in vehicle to achieve an energy-efficient lifestyle.

Oct-12-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company is a “Top Riser” in Interbrand’s 2nd Annual Best Global Green Brands Report, which identifies the gap between customer perception and a brand’s performance relative to sustainability. 

Jul-09-2012 12:20 AM ET

CHONGQING, China — For Ford, being “green” is by no means an empty corporate promise—it’s a material issue that impacts our long-term business. As an automaker in a resource-constrained world, addressing tomorrow’s societal and environmental challenges is critical to sustaining the company’s long term success.

May-16-2012 2:55 AM ET

​PRETORIA, South Africa — Ford is going green at the largest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere, Nampo.

Apr-23-2012 10:30 AM ET

​NEW YORK - The driver looks cautiously over his shoulder, eyeing the flow of yellow blurs rushing down the street like New York taxis – because they are taxis and this is New York.

Apr-18-2012 9:00 AM ET

​NEW YORK – Ford is “charging” into Earth Day by launching new initiatives that encourage people to take a more sustainable approach in life year-round with a national electrified vehicle education program, multi-city tour, and the debut of a 10-film, short documentary series with SHFT.com, an award-winning sustainability lifestyle platform.

Apr-18-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Rising oil prices have Ford upping the ante in its push to reduce petroleum dependence and use more sustainable materials – including retired U.S. paper currency – to make parts.

Mar-23-2012 12:00 AM ET

​SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil - Ford Brazil released on March 22, the World Water Day, the results of its program of Reduction of Water Consumption. Brazil has already reached the global target established by Ford for 2015, below 4 cubical meters for produced vehicle, and continues to work to reduce more this number.

Mar-23-2012 12:00 AM ET

​APA –World Water Day was March 22, but every day is Water Day for Ford Motor Company. A recently announced goal calls for Ford to cut the amount of water used to make each vehicle 30 percent globally by 2015, compared with 2009.

Feb-28-2012 6:00 AM ET

​BUFFALO, NY - National Grid and Ford Motor Company today unveiled a $2.7 million energy efficiency project at Ford’s Buffalo Stamping Plant in Woodlawn, NY that will transform the plant’s lighting system and significantly reduce its energy use and costs.  National Grid awarded Ford a $1.35 million grant for the project, the largest energy efficiency grant the company has ever awarded in Upstate New York since the program was introduced in 2009.  

Jan-31-2012 6:25 AM ET

​COLOGNE, Germany – Ford Motor Company has committed to making massive cuts in the waste it sends to landfill, as well as the water it uses, across its European production.

Jan-31-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Ford’s Environmental Quality Office (EQO) developed a strategy to reduce the overall environmental impact of Ford’s manufacturing operations across the globe. The strategy has been in place for nearly a decade and is anchored by three key priorities: reducing water usage, lessening the amount of waste sent to landfills and pursuing an integrated air emissions control approach that also reduces greenhouse gas emissions and improves energy efficiency.

Jan-27-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Drivers of the all-new Ford Escape may be surprised to find out there is a plant inside the door.

Jan-25-2012 11:30 AM ET

​PARK CITY, Utah – Ford Motor Company reveals new details about its exclusive collaboration with SHFT.com, announcing an inspiring documentary series featuring innovative leaders who are shaping sustainable businesses and influencing positive change around the world. The first set of films – directed by Gilly Barnes and executive-produced by Adrian Grenier and Peter Glatzer, SHFT cofounders – are scheduled for release in spring 2012.

Jan-19-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DETROIT - Ford’s commitment to leadership in the four pillars – Quality, Green, Safe and Smart – shines at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).

Jan-15-2012 9:00 PM ET

​FLAT ROCK, Mich. - About six million gallons of water are processed each month at AAI's on-site Waste Water Treatment Plant. The treatment plant removes oils, solids and metals from the water before it is recycled back into Lake Erie. Water treatment can be an expensive part of the business, but improved paint processes have helped to reduce the use of water, paint and other chemicals.

Jan-06-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Ford, through the use of REPREVE®, plans to divert about 2 million post-consumer plastic bottles for use in the new Focus Electric and other new vehicles for the next model year.

Jan-05-2012 9:30 AM ET

​DEARBORN– Ford Motor Company is combining its new Focus Electric, social networking and hypermiling trends with its new MyFord® Mobile app that makes it easier than ever to drive green.

Dec-30-2011 9:20 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Ford enters 2012 with plans to further reduce the amount of water used to make vehicles and continue showing efficiency is not only inherent in its vehicle lineup, but also in its manufacturing practices.

Dec-15-2011 3:35 AM ET

ANBA, China — In Anba, a small village on the Pengqu River in Tibet, farmers have long used sods from nearby wetlands to build sheep pens. The pens, however, are not strong enough and are easily ruined during the rainy season. Additionally, overuse of the wetlands is devastating the beautiful environment and ecosystem of Tibet.

Dec-12-2011 10:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Ford Motor Company today announced that Sue Cischke, group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, has elected to retire effective Feb. 1, 2012, after 35 years of service in the automotive industry. 

Dec-08-2011 12:45 AM ET

BEIJING, China — The issue of air quality is one of the hottest discussed topics that often makes headlines in China. The most effective way of addressing the "by-product" of China's fast economic development is probably through engaging all relevant parties and taking concrete actions that lead to real change.

Nov-29-2011 6:00 AM ET

SHANGHAI, China — A Buddhist monk living near picturesque Juewu Mountain, students from a business university, an anti-smoking campaigner, and an animated monkey and rabbit may not seem like a natural match, but they are all fighting for the same cause: long-term environmental conservation across China.

Nov-29-2011 12:00 AM ET

DEARBORN - All of Ford's new vehicles share a common thread. They deliver on the four pillars that form the bedrock of the Ford brand: Quality, Green, Safe and Smart.

Nov-24-2011 11:05 PM ET

BEIJING, China — During a visit to his small hometown in Shandong province in 2008, Wang Jiuliang couldn't believe the amount of rubbish piled up everywhere.

Nov-21-2011 12:00 AM ET

DEARBORN – Ford wants to innovate the way vehicle windshields are installed through a new patented process that makes the attachment less costly, simpler and more eco-conscious than current practices.