SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
In Feb 2010, SOMO issued a report “Driven by Corporate Social Responsibility? Top ten car manufacturers – A CSR analysis”, alleging that the ten largest car manufacturers do not consider human rights when sourcing metals.
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited the companies to respond. Each company’s response or non-response is listed below:
Honda did not respond
PSA Peugeot Citroën response [DOC]
Suzuki did not respond
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Company response
3 September 2010
Response by Ford: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
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- This is a response from the following companies: Ford
Company response
31 March 2010
Response by Volkswagen: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a response from the following companies: Volkswagen
Company non-response
24 March 2010
Honda did not respond to: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a non response from the following companies: Honda
Company response
24 March 2010
Response by General Motors: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a response from the following companies: General Motors
Company response
24 March 2010
Response by Nissan: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a response from the following companies: Nissan
Company response
24 March 2010
Response by PSA Peugeot Citroën: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a response from the following companies: PSA Peugeot Citroën
Company response
24 March 2010
Response by Toyota: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a response from the following companies: Toyota
Company response
23 March 2010
Response by Fiat: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a response from the following companies: Fiat (part of Fiat Chrysler)
Company response
16 March 2010
Response by Hyundai Motor (part of Hyundai Kia Motor): SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a response from the following companies: Hyundai Motor (part of Hyundai Kia Motor)
Company non-response
24 February 2010
Suzuki did not respond to: SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals.
- Related in-depth areas: SOMO report on car manufacturers - company responses
- This is a non response from the following companies: Suzuki