FedEx exec: Relevant goals are key to ESG progress

Measurable goals that connect with other corporate goals are key to FedEx’s progress on environmental, social and governance measures, according to Mitch Jackson, the company’s staff vice president for environmental affairs and chief sustainability officer. “It’s important to realize that [ESG goals] have to be connected to the mission of the organization itself,” rather than be “bolt-on initiatives that don’t help the organization achieve the objectives it set for itself and its stakeholders,” Jackson said.