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As Chief Sustainability Officer for FedEx Corporation, Mitch Jackson leads the strategic direction for all aspects of the company’s sustainability, climate-related, and emissions-reduction strategies, programs, and initiatives. He is a thought leader and recognized expert on sustainability and climate-related matters; and advises the FedEx Corporation Board of Directors, CEO, and executive management. In 2021, he led the establishment of the company’s goal of achieving carbon neutral operations globally by 2040, which focuses initially on investments in three priority areas: vehicle electrification, sustainable energy, and carbon sequestration. As Chief Sustainability Officer, Jackson also oversees the publication of the annual FedEx ESG Report and related reporting efforts.
With a background in engineering, Jackson helped envision and pioneer the implementation of hybrid and electric vehicles in the FedEx fleet as well as the market for commercial EVs overall. He was also instrumental in successfully securing the first-ever national fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas requirements for commercial vehicles. Additionally, he championed the first FedEx solar energy system in 2005—which was California’s largest corporate rooftop array at the time of its inauguration—and has overseen the growth of on-site and off-site solar energy generation to dozens of FedEx facilities worldwide in the years since.
Jackson’s decades-long sustainability leadership at FedEx has been recognized in the transportation industry and beyond. In 2009 Ethisphere Institute named Jackson as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics. In 2023, Sustainability Magazine named him to the Top 100 Global Chief Sustainability Officers. In 2022, Jackson was named to Constellation Research’s inaugural ESG50 list of top environmental, social, and governance executives championing pragmatic ESG strategies. Jackson was previously named one of the top 15 sustainable business executives on Twitter by British media outlet The Guardian, as well as recognized as a “Sustainability All-Star” by Green Fleet Magazine.
Jackson is currently co-chair of the Keystone Policy Center’s Board of Trustees, executive committee, and sits on its Energy Board. He also serves on the advisory board of the Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE) at the Duke University Fuqua School of Busi-ness. Additionally, he has served as environmental juror for the Heinz Awards, as a board member of Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, on the American Trucking Associations Board of Directors, and the University of Michigan’s ERB Institute Strategic Advisory Council.
Jackson currently serves on the ESG/sustainability advisory board for The Heritage Group, a fourth-generation business managing a diverse portfolio of more than 30 companies specializing in heavy construction and materials, environmental services and specialty chemicals. He also serves on the ESG/sustainability advisory board for truCurrent, a Distributed Sun microgrid, mobility and virtual power company.
