A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Thailand, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies, reveals serious violations of fundamental workers’ rights including a high degree of prevalence of forced labour. Both local suppliers and multinational enterprises such as Ford, Mazda, Michelin and Goodyear [...]

Car manufacturer Ford are currently working on a new biofuel that will examine algae’s suitability as a greener fuel source. Ford scientists are currently testing the suitability of renewable energy sources, such as algae, as potential automotive biofuels in an effort to better understand the use of biomass to produce future biofuels. “Ford has a [...]

Ford’s EthicalQuote reputation curve went up today following announcements that the company would create more jobs than expected in a deal with United Auto Workers. The 85% recyclable new Ford Explorer also made the news today. More on Ford: Ethical Snapshots | Live EthicalQuote | Company Report Daily Move by Covalence EthicalQuote. The Daily Move [...]

Recently in Cologne. To woo environment-conscious drivers into its fold, Ford Motors Company has said it is looking to make green technology not just sustainable but also affordable, especially for the Asian markets. “We see climate change as an important issue. Affordable low carbon-di-oxide emission vehicles are very crucial for Europe and the rest of [...]

Ford Motor Co. said today that it will expand its global vehicle electrification program to Europe in 2011, starting with the battery-powered Transit Connect. In all, Ford will offer five electric or hybrid vehicles in Europe across its C, C/D and light commercial vehicle ranges by 2013. Ford announced the initiative today at the Geneva [...]

More than 50 corporations, including Kraft Foods, IKEA, Ford, GE and SC Johnson, are measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of their products and entire supply chains with two new standards from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative. The standards provide methods for companies to follow the emissions from individual product life cycles and companies’ value chains. [...]

Experts from three European universities have unveiled findings showing some auto makers are wasting billions of euros worth of environmental and social resources. The researchers warn this could add unnecessary costs to the auto industry’s already heavy financial burden. (…) They concluded that General Motors, rated the worst, had a ‘sustainability value’ of minus EUR9.8 [...]

A Detroit, le Salon de l’automobile, qui a ouvert ses portes à la presse dimanche 11 janvier, fait grise mine. Oubliés les soirées paillettes, le champagne et les mises en scène hollywoodiennes… Crise économique oblige, les constructeurs ont serré les budgets marketing et opté pour la sobriété. (…) Dans leurs discours, les patrons des Big [...]

Cars promoted as eco-friendly were criticised yesterday for pumping out up to 56 per cent more carbon dioxide than the manufacturers claim. Three models, including the Honda Civic hybrid, performed so badly in tests that their environmental claims were dismissed as a gimmick. A further five vehicles, including Volkswagen’s Polo BlueMotion, hailed as Britain’s greenest [...]

Thousands of South Africans who suffered under apartheid won the right yesterday to sue a number of companies, including BP, Citigroup and Ford, for allegedly helping to perpetrate human rights abuses. The US Supreme Court ruled that three class actions can use the American legal system to sue approximately 50 international corporations who they believe [...]