Ford is the first automaker to join the non-profit organization that measures and reports GHG emissions.

An industry leader in global facility greenhouse gas (GHG) initiatives, Ford has partnered with the premier voluntary GHG registry in North America, The Climate Registry (TCR).

TCR is a non-profit organization working to achieve a public report of GHG emissions using a single reporting standard across industry sectors, as well as standardizing best practices in GHG reporting. Without TCR, in the United States along, each state could have developed its own GHG reporting requirements.

This standardized approach will help Ford concentrate its efforts and resources on finding and undertaking initiatives to cut GHG emissions rather than addressing reporting mechanisms and requirements on a state-by-state basis.

As a Founding Reporter for TCR, Ford will measure, independently verify and publicly report GHG emissions on an annual basis utilizing TCR’s General Reporting Protocol. Ford’s previous emissions monitoring and reporting experience with the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) will facilitate its commitment to TCR.

Recently, Ford has led the industry in several environmental initiatives:

• Ford was the first automaker to submit a voluntary GHG report to the Chinese government for its Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. facility in Chongqing, China.
• Ford was the only automaker to join CCX and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (predecessor to the current EU Emissions Trading Scheme) by voluntarily accepting emissions reduction targets and undergoing third-party verification of GHG emissions data.
• Ford was the first automaker to voluntarily report facility emissions to the Mexican GHG Program and the Philippine GHG Accounting and Reporting Program.
• Ford was the first automaker to publish an auto industry report dedicated to addressing the business implications of climate change, carbon dioxide emissions and energy security concerns.