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FedEx scores hat-trick for environmental awareness

  • United Arab Emirates: Monday, June 07 - 2004 at 16:53
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FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company, has won the annual Dubai Cargo Village Environmental Awareness Award for the third consecutive year.

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  • Ali Khalfan Al Jallaf, Director of Dubai Cargo Village, Hamdi Osman, Regional Vice President of FedEx Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, Abdullah Al Ansari, Director HRD of Dubai Civil Aviation, M.M.K. Nair, Finance Director of Dubai Civil Aviation and Abdullah Bin Khediya, Assistant Director of Dubai Cargo Village celebrate FedEx's third consecutive Dubai Cargo Village Environmental Awareness Award win.
    Ali Khalfan Al Jallaf, Director of Dubai Cargo Village, Hamdi Osman, Regional Vice President of FedEx Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, Abdullah Al Ansari, Director HRD of Dubai Civil Aviation, M.M.K. Nair, Finance Director of Dubai Civil Aviation and Abdullah Bin Khediya, Assistant Director of Dubai Cargo Village celebrate FedEx's third consecutive Dubai Cargo Village Environmental Awareness Award win.
Presented on World Environment Day by Ali Khalfan Al Jallaf, Director of Dubai Cargo Village to Hamdi Osman, Regional Vice President of FedEx Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, the award recognizes companies based in Dubai Cargo Village which actively demonstrate an ongoing commitment to environmental preservation.

The participating companies were judged on their cleanliness, recycling and smoking policies and employee environmental awareness. FedEx won the award for the cleanliness of its offices and vehicles, effective recycling systems, a "No Smoking" policy and its active participation in environmental preservation activities.

"We are delighted to accept this award for the third year running," said Hamdi Osman, Regional Vice President, FedEx Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent and Africa. "Effective environmental management is a priority for everyone at FedEx throughout our operations, and we're proud that our staff's efforts in Dubai have been recognised in this way"

FedEx has helped to recycle a total of 365 tonnes of cartons and paper, 6.6 tonnes of aluminum cans, 19.3 tonnes of plastic, 539 toner cartridges and 4750 litres of Lube oil for recycling and safe disposal.
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About FedEx
FedEx Corp. provides customers and businesses worldwide with the broadest portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $25 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx and Kinko's brands. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 240,000 employees and contractors to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.

About FedEx Express
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., connects areas that generate 90% of the world's gross domestic product in 24-48 hours with door-to-door, customs-cleared service and a money-back guarantee. The company's unmatched air route authorities and infrastructure make it the world's largest express transportation company, providing fast, reliable and time-definite transportation of more than 3.1 million items to 215 countries each working day. FedEx Express employs more than 136,000 employees and has approximately 50,000 drop-off locations, 643 aircraft and more than 42,000 motorized vehicles in its integrated global network.

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