Ford
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Ford
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile manufacturer that designs, manufactures, markets, and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles globally.
Positive signals
Fitch Ratings assigned Ford a score of '3' for ESG issues in May 2025, meaning these issues are considered credit-neutral or have only a minimal impact on the company’s credit profile, suggesting adequate management of ESG factors.
Ford Motor Company is evaluated by S&P Global’s ESG Score, which assesses the company’s performance on and management of material ESG risks, opportunities, and impacts, providing a benchmark for investors and stakeholders as of April 2025.
Ford Motor Company received an ESG Risk Rating from Sustainalytics as of May 2025, indicating that its ESG issues are considered credit-neutral or have only minimal credit impact, reflecting moderate management of material ESG risks relative to industry peers.
Concerns
Clean Air Act violations and settlement
HIGH
Source →Shareholder primacy and corporate governance
MEDIUM
Source →In 2025, Ford scaled back several key Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including removing DEI-specific language from its annual report, withdrawing from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, and clarifying that it does not use hiring quotas or tie executive bonuses to diversity-related goals. This rollback reflects a shift away from external benchmarking and explicit DEI commitments.
MEDIUM
Source →Commitment to electrification and carbon neutrality
MEDIUM
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