Recognition
We are proud to have been recognized by leading government agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions and more for our contributions to sustainable business development.
Overall
- Reputation Institute CSR Index Top 50
- Lindbergh Foundation 2010 Corporate Award for Balance
- The International Charter 2010 Committed to the Environment Award
Cleaner Vehicles
- FedEx Express, along with Environmental Defense Fund and Eaton Corporation, received the prestigious Harvard University Kennedy School of Government biennial 2005 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership for the organizations’ joint creation of a hybrid delivery truck.
- The hybrid truck project also claimed the 2005 Blue Sky Award by WestStart-CALSTART for its “nearly single-handed placement of commercial hybrid trucks on the map for corporate America.” The award announcement noted that “other fleet operators were influenced by the nation’s most respected and sophisticated truck operators showing strong interest in hybrids, which in turn motivated those companies to embrace the technologies themselves.”
- FedEx Express received the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2004 Clean Air Excellence Award for clean air technology in April 2005, along with the Environmental Defense Fund and Eaton Corporation for their collaboration to launch the FedEx hybrid-electric truck.
Material Resources
- FedEx Office was awarded the 2007 Gold Achievement Award from EPA’s Waste Wise program for the company’s efforts to reduce plastic waste.
- The Business Environmental Resource Center and Sacramento County, Calif., presented FedEx Express with the Pollution Prevention Business Award in 2004.
- In 2004, FedEx Office received the Rainforest Alliance Corporate Green Global Award for its commitment to sustainable paper practices.
- In 2009 and 2010, FedEx Office earned Forest Ethics Green Grades Office Supply Report Card top ranking.
- FedEx Office received the 2001 Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Recycling Coalition.
- Tennessee Recycling Coalition's "Recycling Innovator of the Year" award was presented to FedEx Express in 1999 for our innovative program that recycled over nine million pounds of material from our Memphis operations.
- In 1998, The American Trucking Organization awarded FedEx Express its "Environmental Excellence in Trucking" award for recycling over six million pounds of material in innovative waste minimization activities for published manuals and training.
Green Power
- FedEx Express and FedEx Office are ranked in the top 50 of the EPA’s April 2008 Green Power Partnership list of Fortune 500 companies that have invested in renewable energy. FedEx Office is ranked as the top printer and in the top 20 among retail companies in 2010.
- FedEx Express was given the Green Power Leadership Award from the EPA in 2001, 2003 and 2005 for Green Power On-Site Generation. In 2002, we also earned the EPA's Green Power Partner of the Year.
Education
- In recognition of our actions to promote environmental preservation and effective environmental management, FedEx United Arabs Emirates was awarded the Dubai Cargo Village Environmental Awareness Award in June 2004 for the third year running.
- FedEx Corp. is a participant in the Global Environment Management Initiative (GEMI), a nonprofit organization that has united leading companies dedicated to fostering environmental and corporate citizenship worldwide.
Facilities Management
- FedEx Express was awarded the International Earth Award for excellence in environmental facility management by Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International in 2004 and 2005. The FedEx Services World Technological Center in Collierville, Tenn., received the award in 2003.
- The City of Fort Worth's Water Department awarded the FedEx Express Alliance Fort Worth Hub its Pretreatment Star Award for both 1999 and 2000, achieving 100 percent compliance with pretreatment regulations. The next year, the city honored the hub with its "Pretreatment Partnership" award for achieving 100 percent compliance with local, state and federal pretreatment regulations for a period of three consecutive years (1999-2001).

