Over 140,000kg of garbage and plastic waste collected from beaches across the region
Teams of volunteers from FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx
Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, have been active across
the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) region conducting beach cleaning
activities to support the company’s commitment to make the communities in which
it operates more sustainable.
More than 455 FedEx
volunteers and their family members joined in a pan-AMEA beach cleaning
initiative that ran four months up to December 2022 across 21 beaches in
Australia, India, Japan, and Singapore. The volunteers put in a total 870 hours
of hard work and removed a massive 142,987kg of garbage and plastic waste from
the environment.
It is estimated that 81% of ocean plastics come from Asian rivers.[1] Beach clean-ups play a critical role in not just protecting marine biodiversity, mitigating the impacts of climate change, but also supporting sustainable economic growth around the coastlines which support the livelihoods of millions of people.[2]
“Building a sustainable future doesn’t
happen overnight. It requires a collective behaviour change. At FedEx, we are not
only working hard to achieve our organizational goal of carbon neutral global
operations by 2040 but are also actively building meaningful programs to get our employees involved in
solving some of the most pressing environmental issues in our society,” said Kawal Preet, president of Asia Pacific,
Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region at FedEx Express. “The beach clean-ups are
an excellent opportunity for our team members to contribute to turning the tide
on ocean plastic and building cleaner and more sustainable coastal communities
for the future.”
Giving back to local communities has always been part of FedEx culture. The company is using its ongoing FedEx Cares program to reach its goal of positively impacting 50 million people around the world by its 50th birthday in April, 2023.
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, providing fast and reliable delivery to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, by a definite time and date.
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