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Principles of Accounting, Volume 2: Managerial Accounting

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LO 13.2Obtain the 2016/2017 sustainability report for Ford Motor Company. Prepare a report that addresses the following issues:

  1. How do the vision and mission statement on the company’s website relate to its definition of sustainability, if at all?
  2. Who are Ford’s stakeholders? Do you think that the company has addressed the information needs of each stakeholder group?
  3. What type of governance processes are in place to ensure that the Board of Directors’ values are aligned with sustainability?
  4. How does Ford tie sustainability to its risk-management system? What potential risks does Ford face that could harm the company, the environment, or the community?
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