FEDEX www.fedex.com
Aiming to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2040, FedEx employs a three-part initiative to advance environmental stewardship: 1) innovating operations to reduce environmental impact, including upgrading fleets and facilities, 2) taking action through research and development, including pledging $100 million in 2021 to help establish the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture, and 3) inspiring and helping customers act more sustainably with tools and services. The company offers reusable packaging options as well as enables shippers to better understand and calculate the environmental impact of their shipping choices. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: FedEx has avoided more than 1.3 million metric tons of CO2 emissions through aircraft fleet modernization efforts alone. The company also upgrades and optimizes its ground transportation fleet, which includes more than 210,000 vehicles across various vehicle classes, including pickup and delivery vehicles, long-haul trucks, forklifts, airport ground service equipment, and other off- road vehicles. Its ground transportation efforts, from electric-vehicle adoption to route optimization, has avoided 1 million+ metric tons of CO2 emissions.
Estes Express Lines
Evergreen employees and management are guided by and responsive to the international and domestic laws and regulations designed to protect the environment. The company also helps to develop new technologies to safeguard marine ecology and enhance port safety, setting a goal to be 100% carbon neutral by 2050. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: In October 2023, Evergreen received the bronze medal (top 35%) from EcoVadis, a corporate sustainability rating platform that covers seven management indicators across 21 sustainability criteria in four themes: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
environmental impact. In 2023, the carrier partnered with Watershed, an enterprise climate platform, to benchmark its sustainability efforts by analyzing carbon emission data. Its inaugural internal sustainability report was released in December 2023, highlighting initiatives such as adding zero-emission electric Class 8 tractors and operating 330 electric forklifts. Estes uses various fuels to minimize emissions, including renewable natural gas (RNG) and ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD), and is converting non-electric forklifts to propane, a cleaner-burning fuel alternative. Estes also invests in solar energy, with installations at seven terminals generating 1.9 million kilowatt hours each year to offset CO2 emissions. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Estes is the first LTL carrier to participate in Remora’s carbon capture pilot. Designed to capture up to 80% of the CO2 coming from a tractor’s tailpipe, Remora’s technology sequesters captured carbon and can sell it to end users such as concrete producers, who use CO2 in the concrete-curing process. EVERGREEN SHIPPING AGENCY (AMERICA) CORP. www.evergreen-shipping.us Evergreen provides sustainable marine transportation services that ensure eco-friendly operations on board its vessels and ashore. Evergreen reduces its carbon footprint by deploying eco-friendly, energy-efficient container ships and adopting marine biofuels.
GEODIS www.geodis.com
Through the application of the Science-Based Targets approach, GEODIS has pledged to reduce its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% and reduce the carbon intensity of subcontracted transport (scope 3) by 30% by 2030 compared to 2022. GEODIS is carrying out measures to reduce GHG emissions on all forms of transport involved in its operations through an increased use of sustainable marine fuel and sustainable aviation fuel. GEODIS’ Green Team and Green Site Certification Programs promote sustainability and implement recycling initiatives at its facilities to prevent waste from going to landfills. Americas teammates participate in
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