Student Name: Melissa Forbes

An academic case study conducted by Erb Institute doctoral student Melissa Forbes is featured in the 2008-2009 Annual Sustainability Report released by Ford Motor Company.  The case study examined shareholder activism and its impact on the company, focusing on Ford's shareholder engagement with the Sisters of St. Dominic.  The order of Dominican nuns in New Jersey filed climate change resolutions with Ford, and according to Forbes a relationship of mutual trust led Ford to publish its goal to reduce products' carbon dioxide emissions.