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Article

17 Oct 2011

Author:
Ross Kenneth Urken, AOL Autos [USA]

Ford, VW and Toyota Singled Out For Ethical Business [USA]

Calvert Investments has…singled out Toyota…Ford…and Volkswagen…for praise in its latest recognition for automakers with exceptional environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice…[T]he Calvert Sustainability Research Department found that, despite the recent economic turmoil, the American auto industry has emerged with a fundamentally different and more positive approach to sustainability…Calvert took into consideration seven environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria: workplace practices; human rights; Indigenous Peoples' rights; governance and ethics; product quality and safety; community relations; and environment.