FedEx has increased its sustainability target by an aggressive 50%, vowing to have made a 30% reduction in global aircraft emissions intensity by 2020. This as a result of huge success in working towards the 20% reduction target originally set for between 2008 and 2020, as reported in the latest FedEx Global Citizenship Report.
The organisation has also reaffirmed its commitment to sourcing at least 30% of its jet fuel from alternative fuels by the year 2030. Sustainability measures over the last 12 months have included: aircraft fleet replacements with more efficient models, deployment of all-electric commercial vehicles globally, introduction of carbonneutral envelope shipping, networkwide recycling efforts, disaster relief efforts in offering transportation and logistics expertise to the tsunami and earthquake recovery operations in Japan, and volunteer programmes—including tree planting and coastal clean-ups—in APAC.
Paul Arkwright
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