Can "no pain, no gain" offer shared benefits, or is it a short-sighted approach to sustainability?

“How is FedEx a sustainability company?!?” puzzled one MBA student. The question surprised me a bit since I work here and regularly receive our sustainability updates.

I responded, “FedEx is absolutely, positively a sustainability company!” I began to enlighten the MBA student (and her accompanying friend) on the many investments that FedEx has made to foster a better world for its employees, customers and overall stakeholders in Disaster Relief, Child Pedestrian Safety, Education, Diversity and Environmental Sustainability.

How is FedEx doing on the goal to lower emissions from its aircraft?

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On the 17 September, a group from FedEx Auckland volunteered for FedEx Cares day. Some of the team members brought along their kids which really spiced up and lifted our spirit that day! We all caught the bus to Ark in the Park, Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland. We had to help cut down invasive ginger which is growing rapidly within the area. We wasted no time and got down and dirty! We forgot about staying clean.

Let me start from the beginning. In the summer, Nick lives in Northern Germany but to make sure they have enough food for the winter, his family, his friends and many other storks fly South. Some of them go to Spain, others fly over the Bosporus and the Sinai Peninsula all the way to Africa. After filling their bellies along their journey in the Savanna, on fields and mountains of rubbish, they rest up a little bit before returning to Germany.

Their trips are always very exciting and full of adventure. The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) in Germany thinks so too. That´s why they´ve been studying them for three years now. The experts from NABU watch their travel route and check out their habits to find out more, for example, about climate change. We at FedEx think this is a great idea and so we support NABU in Germany. And VOILÀ! This is how Nick ended up at FedEx.