Month: July 2024

Originally published in FedEx’s 2023 FedEx Cares Report

Introducing Picture Proof of Planting

In 2023, FedEx launched Picture Proof of Planting to engage team members in conservation efforts worldwide. Over 300 employees participated in tree plantings across various cities, addressing urban heat, promoting health, and restoring ecosystems. FedEx is investing over $2 million in 50 urban conservation projects with One Tree Planted, Arbor Day Foundation, and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through May 2024.

Canada: FedEx Montreal, in collaboration with GRAME and One Tree Planted, launched the 2023 Picture Proof of Planting campaign at Paul-Jarry primary school. By removing asphalt and planting trees, the project enhanced the area’s aesthetics, diversity, and water management.

Colombia: FedEx team members joined Fundación Red de Árboles to plant native trees along the Rionegro River near Medellin Airport. Volunteers planted 140 trees, benefiting water conservation, urban cooling, and community well-being in the Antioquia region.

Singapore: FedEx worked with The Arbor Day Foundation and Garden City Fund to plant 80 trees in Singapore. This project contributes to Singapore’s OneMillionTrees movement, dedicated to enhancing urban environments and building resilience against climate change.

Turkey: FedEx Istanbul organized its first tree planting activity with the Arbor Day Foundation and Aegean Forest Foundation. Volunteers planted 41 trees, and FedEx funded 7,000 more saplings. This initiative boosts sustainability and supports socioeconomic development by employing local villagers – mostly women – to maintain the trees for the next three years to ensure their survival.

Spain: FedEx team members gathered near Madrid to help plant 600 trees, shrubs, and plants along the Arroyo Meaques River. Collaborating with the Arbor Day Foundation and Arbocity, the project aims to revive the degraded area, fostering social and environmental well-being.

It was a feeling of freedom, friendship, solidarity and commitment to take care of our planet thanks to FedEx Cares.

José Félix Gómez

Worldwide Sales Local Manager, Spain

Celebrating 15 years with NFWF

FedEx and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation have worked together since 2009, supporting community-based conservation projects in U.S. cities. Over 15 years, we’ve engaged 5,080 FedEx volunteers along with 735,000 community members to restore 5,130 acres of habitat and plant 388,000 trees to restore environmental health in urban areas. Learn More

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Northern Trust has released its latest Sustainability Report, highlighting efforts to create better and more sustainable futures for our employees, clients, shareholders, communities and the world we live in.

“Ethical business practices, risk identification and mitigation and caring for our communities are fundamental to our core strategy as a responsible business,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Grady and Kimberly Evans, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact, said in a joint message to stakeholders.

“As we have for the past 135 years, we continue to invest in the well-being of our employees and surrounding communities by helping them meet their needs and respecting their human rights,”

Northern Trust made significant progress in 2023, including:

Maintaining an outstanding Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating for the 28th consecutive year, reflecting a community development and investments portfolio that exceeded $4.6 billion.Supporting more than 900 charities worldwide and mobilizing employees around the globe to support their desired causes through more than 106,000 hours of volunteerism.Joining the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles focusing on human rights, labor, environment and anticorruption.Increasing its diverse supplier spend from 6 to 10 percent of the total dollar amount spent for the procurement of products, goods and services in the organization.Enhancing climate risk management capabilities, including reducing our energy consumption by 27 percent and started implementing Energy and Environmental Management Systems (EMS), beginning with our offices in Europe and the Middle East.Continuing to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, as a material sustainability topic for the firm, with a focus on our inclusion strategy and future outcomes.

“Looking to the future, we will continue to find opportunities to make a positive impact and contribute to a more sustainable future for all by working together with our stakeholders,” O’Grady and Evans said in their opening message to stakeholders.

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Doug Holt
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