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FedEx announces new chief sustainability officer
FedEx announced that Karen Blanks Ellis will become the company’s next chief sustainability officer, effective July 1.
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PodcastDigital Transformation of Compliance podcast: FedEx CCO Justin Ross
In the debut episode of the Digital Transformation of Compliance podcast series, Justin Ross, chief compliance officer at FedEx, speaks to specific areas in which the shipping giant has digitized and automated parts of its compliance function.
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PremiumAsk a CCO: Importance of data analytics, AI over next 5 years
Six senior compliance practitioners forecast the impact advances in data analytics and artificial intelligence will have in their future compliance efforts.
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PremiumAsk a CCO: Pressing pain point in working with data for compliance
Six senior compliance practitioners disclose hurdles their respective departments have faced in utilizing data for compliance purposes.
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PremiumAsk a CCO: Biggest priority for upgrading compliance tech
Six senior compliance practitioners share their biggest priority areas for making technological upgrades to their respective compliance programs during 2023.
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PremiumAsk a CCO: Where has tech made biggest difference in TPRM efforts?
Six senior compliance practitioners explain the impact technological advances have had in streamlining third-party risk management efforts.
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PremiumAsk a CCO: Compliance team role in TPRM
Six senior compliance practitioners describe how their team contributes to third-party risk management at their respective companies.
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Resourcee-Book: Delivering on ESG: An inside look at FedEx’s corporate transparency
It’s one thing to talk about being a sustainable company, to conduct business in a sustainable way. It is another thing entirely to set sustainability goals, track the progress of those goals, and be transparent about decisions being made.
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ArticleBest practices, common pitfalls in working in high-risk countries
A panel of compliance professionals discussed the increasingly relevant topic of working in high-risk countries, sharing their experiences and lessons learned at Compliance Week’s National Conference in Washington, D.C.
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ArticleFedEx’s social mission: Diversity drives better business
FedEx’s DEI strides—including becoming a minority-majority employee company in the U.S. for the first time in its history in fiscal year 2018—are not by accident. The company’s long history of hiring a diverse workforce and promoting from within is among the keys to its success.
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ArticleGrowth vs. green: FedEx’s environmental balancing act
When FedEx published its first Global Citizenship Report in 2008, its greenhouse gas emissions were already top of mind. Yet, the company has struggled to strike a balance between achieving year-over-year decreases in total emissions while it has expanded in the last decade-plus.
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Article‘A marathon, not a sprint’: FedEx carbon-neutral pledge tests longtime ESG efforts
In March 2021, FedEx announced an audacious goal: to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. How did the company develop this pledge, and how will it track its progress and hold itself accountable to intermediate goals?
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ArticleDesire for transparency launches FedEx on ESG journey
Since 2008, FedEx has produced detailed reports on its ESG initiatives. The company’s chief sustainability officer discusses the decision-making process behind the first report, determining materiality, and more in Part 1 of this four-part special report, published in partnership with the ICA.
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ArticleGrowing list of companies halting Russian operations
As the Russia-Ukraine crisis unfolds, companies around the world have announced changes to their supply chains to reduce their footprint in Russia. Compliance Week looks at how businesses across multiple industries are responding.
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ArticleCompliance ‘well-situated’ to handle increasing ESG scrutiny
An expert panel at CW’s 2021 National Conference agreed that compliance is uniquely positioned to help companies in their ESG initiatives. The CCO and chief sustainability officer at FedEx share how this may look in practice.
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ArticleGuiding FedEx through pandemic, Justin Ross named CCO of the Year
Companies across the globe faced a true test of competency this past year. FedEx passed the challenge with flying colors under the oversight of Justin Ross, CW’s CCO of the Year at the 2021 Excellence in Compliance Awards.
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VideoEIC2021 CCO of the Year: Justin Ross
Justin Ross shares how FedEx handled PPE and vaccine distribution globally and more COVID-19 challenges upon being named CCO of the Year at CW’s 2021 Excellence in Compliance Awards.
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ArticleKudos to TikTok, tech brethren; Starbucks & Luckin have us soured on coffee cos.
In the inaugural edition of our weekly “Nailed It or Failed It?” feature, we give TikTok and other tech companies a pat on the back and shake our heads at the actions of Starbucks and Luckin Coffee.
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FedEx sues Feds over export control burdens related to Huawei dispute
Shipping giant FedEx is suing the federal government in an effort to reverse what it says are impossible to achieve compliance burdens imposed by the Department of Commerce.