Federal Express

Federal Express, a US-based Couriers and Express Delivery Services company, reported approximately 29.85 billion kg CO2e in total emissions for 2025. This includes about 13.93 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 1.03 billion kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based) emissions, and 14.88 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 were upstream transportation and distribution at approximately 6.78 billion kg CO2e, and fuel and energy related activities at about 3.14 billion kg CO2e.

Looking back, their total emissions were about 25.59 billion kg CO2e in 2024 and approximately 22.53 billion kg CO2e in 2023.

Federal Express is committed to achieving carbon-neutral operations by 2040 across its global Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, and Scope 3 contracted transportation emissions. As part of its near-term targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Federal Express commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 GHG emissions by 58.8% and absolute Scope 2 GHG emissions by 58.8% by FY2035, using a FY2024 base year. Additionally, the company aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities and upstream transportation and distribution by 35.0% within the same timeframe. Federal Express also has a target for 70.0% of its suppliers, by spend covering purchased goods and services and capital goods, to have science-based targets by FY2030. They are also targeting a 40% reduction in aviation emissions intensity by 2034, against a 2005 baseline.