FedEx on best companies for diversity list

Black Enterprise Magazine announced FedEx has made the list of “40 Best Companies for Diversity”, based on a survey of major corporations.

Black Enterprise Magazine announced FedEx has made the list of “40 Best Companies for Diversity”, based on a survey of major corporations.

This is the fifth annual tally of the Best Companies for Diversity and FedEx has placed every year since its inception.

Black Enterprise conducted a comprehensive outreach effort to the CEOs and diversity executives of the top 1,000 publicly traded companies, and the diversity executives of the 50 leading global companies with strong US operations.”

Black Enterprise highlighted the company’s diverse employee base as the key category where FedEx demonstrated strength and outperformed their peers. Black Enterprise determined this by reviewing the percentage of African Americans and members of other ethnic minority groups represented in the total workforce of the company.

“FedEx prides itself on its well-earned reputation for progressive people philosophy and its diverse workforce,” said Judy Edge, corporate vice president of human resources at FedEx Corp. “We are honoured and pleased that Black Enterprise has recognised the FedEx commitment to diversity for the fifth straight year.”