Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | FedEx provides a very full picture of its climate-policy lobbying. It names a wide range of individual measures it has worked on, including the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Blenders Credit, the SEC’s proposed climate-disclosure rule (File No. S7-10-22), the EPA’s Phase 3 GHG standards for heavy-duty vehicles, the Single European Sky air-traffic modernisation package, the EU and UK ETSs, CBAM, CORSIA, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, EV tax credits and charging-infrastructure bills, 33-foot twin-trailer legislation, the Growing Climate Solutions Act and many others—spelling out the jurisdiction and, where relevant, the bill or rule name for each. It is equally explicit about how it lobbies and who it targets, citing “direct engagement with members of Congress and their staff,” “Direct engagement with EU institutions and national governments,” submission of comment letters to the SEC, testimony by its Chairman and CEO before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, participation in EPA stakeholder processes, and work “through trade associations” such as Airlines for America and the American Trucking Associations. Finally, FedEx states the concrete outcomes it pursues: for example, it backs extending the SAF blender’s tax credit “beyond 2024,” calls for “efficient and timely permitting procedures for installing charging infrastructure,” presses for legislation allowing 33-foot twin trailers to “reduce truck trips by 6.6 million annually,” urges the EU to invest ETS revenues in SAF, and opposes the inclusion of U.S.–EU flights in the EU ETS in favour of global CORSIA coverage. By setting out specific policy positions, detailing the mechanisms it uses, and identifying the legislative or regulatory changes it seeks, the company demonstrates a comprehensive level of transparency on its climate-related lobbying. | 4 |