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Posted Mar 13, 2009
 A perennial DiversityInc Top 50 company, Ford has remained a diversity leader even as its industry is in turmoil. It consistently has been the highest-ranked auto company because of its commitment to an inclusive work force and its strong community philanthropy. |
 The company's 11-member board has one Black member, one Latino member and two women members. Although the economy has been difficult for this company and its industry, Ford's retention rates reflect no bias; employees that have stayed are retained at the same rate, regardless of race/ethnicity or gender.
Ford has been a long-time leader in supplier diversity and continues to be innovative, with new emphasis on firms owned by veterans and veterans with service-acquired disabilities. Ford maintains a five-year business plan for MBE and WBE suppliers. Spend objectives are contained in the global purchasing scorecard and reviewed in the CEO's biweekly business-plan review with his direct reports.
Ford also continues its long record of community philanthropy, including commitments to such organizations as the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Disabled Americans Charitable Service Trust, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, National Association of Black Accountants, National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers Scholarship Fund, National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, UNCF and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. |
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Alan Mulally, President and CEO
"As the champions for diversity and inclusion for the company, my leadership team and I think about this subject from a global perspective. Our ONE FORD initiative, which aims to standardize vehicle architecture and forge a truly global enterprise, is about working together inclusively with our customers, employees, dealers, investors, suppliers, unions and communities. These relationships are even more important as we move through this difficult period. By intentionally seeking out the diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences of our partners around the world, we are better equipped to accelerate the development of innovative products and technologies that our customers want and value." |
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Kiersten Robinson, Director, HR Strategy, Leadership Development and Inclusion
"At Ford Motor Co., diversity and inclusion aren't just about programs and initiatives. They're about our great people. For this reason, Ford works to ingrain respect and inclusiveness into the very makeup of the company, from our business plan to our daily operations. Diversity and inclusion have helped us as we've tackled some tough issues by tapping into fresh, new ideas and exploring more flexible ways of working. Leveraging the many talents of our global work force and working together as ONE Ford has enabled us to design and manufacture great cars and trucks, with best-in-class quality, environmental, safety and advanced technologies." |
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Specialty Lists
- No. 3 in The DiversityInc Top 10
Companies for Supplier Diversity
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Industry
Auto
Main Competitors
Chrysler, General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor North America
U.S. Headquarters
Dearborn, Mich. |
Number of U.S. Employees
70,092
Annual Revenue
$139.3 billion
% of Operations Outside U.S.
62 |
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