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FedEx

A public parcel-delivery, express, freight, and logistics company competing with UPS, USPS, DHL, Amazon Logistics, and regional couriers. FedEx provides useful shipping infrastructure but scores below UPS because its contractor-heavy delivery model weakens worker power while the business remains carbon-intensive.

Why this matters: FedEx is a necessary comparison point for shipping because its labor model differs sharply from UPS even when customers experience similar services.

Letter grade D Extractive Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 11, 2026

Final Score 3* D - Extractive

DEXTRACTIVE3 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material21

Bonus+1

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap22

Penalties-19

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FedEx receives the Private Government badge because it combines large-scale private rule-setting over customers, workers, users, members, or counterparties with OpenLobby-documented lobbying of about $1.9M on public policy issues.

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Evaluation Overview

D - Extractive

The score turns mainly on Product Integrity, with the largest penalty coming from Ecological Harm.

Strengths

Product Integrity4/5
Market Conduct3/5
Ownership2/10

Penalties

Ecological Harm-5
Policy Capture-5
High-Carbon Products-5
Accountability Opacity-2

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims11
Direct axis claims10
Coverage10/16

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. That keeps FedEx low on Ownership: decisive control remains with shareholders, private owners, executives, or state insiders rather than affected people. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] context FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	2 / 10	FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. That keeps FedEx low on Governance: ordinary users, workers, customers, or affected communities cannot change the rules that govern them. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] context FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] context FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	2 / 10	FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. That keeps FedEx low on Extraction: the business model makes extraction from workers, users, suppliers, customers, or the public central rather than incidental. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] context FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] context FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	2 / 7	FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. That keeps FedEx low on Labor Sovereignty: labor remains managerially controlled, replaceable, or exposed to coercive employment and contracting conditions. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] context FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	2 / 7	FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. That keeps FedEx low on Solidarity with the Unemployed: the model provides little protection for people who leave, are excluded, or cannot bargain from employment. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] context FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] context FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	2 / 7	FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. That keeps FedEx low on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: losses, hazards, or adjustment costs are routinely pushed onto workers, customers, suppliers, communities, or the public. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] context FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] context FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	3 / 5	FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. That places FedEx in the middle of Market Conduct: the product has real value but still uses meaningful lock-in, gatekeeping, market power, or dependency. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence context FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] context FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] context FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	4 / 5	FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. That places FedEx high on Product Integrity: the core offering is genuinely useful and comparatively less dependent on traps, degradation, or harmful dependencies. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary. Linked evidence FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] context FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] context FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	2 / 5	FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. That places FedEx in the middle of Scale Integrity: scale brings useful reach but also weakens accountability, transparency, or local constraint. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence context FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers. [1] context FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors. [2] context FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model. [3] context FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4] context FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5] context FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-5	FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. That warrants a limited Ecological Harm penalty because the institution causes or defends ecological damage that is more than incidental to the model. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs. [4]
Policy Capture ? Private-interest attempts to bend law, regulation, subsidies, taxes, enforcement, trade, labor, safety, competition, environmental, healthcare, housing, surveillance, civil-liberties, or consumer policy against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, or ecological life. Public-interest advocacy is not penalized merely because it is lobbying. Range: -15 to 0.	-5	OpenLobby records FEDEX CORPORATION lobbying on trucking, aviation, transportation, labor, tax with about $1.9M in spending across 32 filings; the reviewed filings document private… OpenLobby records FEDEX CORPORATION lobbying on trucking, aviation, transportation, labor, tax with about $1.9M in spending across 32 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role. That warrants a limited Policy Capture penalty because private institutional pressure is being applied to public rules while affected people cannot democratically govern that agenda. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence OpenLobby records FEDEX CORPORATION lobbying on trucking, aviation, transportation, labor, tax with about $1.9M in spending across 32 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role. [9]
High-Carbon Products ? Core products, services, financing, or supply chains that materially depend on fossil-fuel combustion, high-emissions transport, industrial animal agriculture, meat, dairy, or other unusually carbon-intensive activity. This is scored separately from general ecological harm so ordinary consumers can see carbon-intensive product exposure directly. Range: -10 to 0.	-5	Parcel and freight logistics create material high-carbon exposure through vehicle fleets, aircraft, warehouses, and time-sensitive delivery networks. Linked evidence FedEx has parcel and freight logistics high-carbon product exposure based on its listed business model and current profile description: A public parcel-delivery, express, freight, and logistics company competing with UPS, USPS, DHL, Amazon Logistics, and regional couriers. FedEx provides useful shipping infrastructure but scores below UPS because its co… [10]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. That warrants a severe Accountability Opacity penalty because material facts, risks, conflicts, ownership, or accountability information are obscured from the public. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Linked evidence FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier. [6]
Surveillance Capture ? Invasive surveillance, unreasonably non-optional tracking, facial recognition, biometric identification, or AI behavior scanning of customers, workers, bystanders, or the public. Range: -5 to 0.	-1	FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. That warrants a limited Surveillance Capture penalty because customers, workers, users, bystanders, or the public are exposed to invasive tracking, biometrics, or behavior scanning. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal. [5]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	The competitor-coverage pass applies an Ideological Disavowal penalty because the entity presents ordinary investor-centered market governance, surveillance, or risk-pricing choices as… The competitor-coverage pass applies an Ideological Disavowal penalty because the entity presents ordinary investor-centered market governance, surveillance, or risk-pricing choices as neutral service administration rather than as contested institutional choices. That warrants a limited Ideological Disavowal penalty because the institution presents situated, contested choices as neutrality, expertise, inevitability, safety, or common sense. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence The competitor-coverage pass applies an Ideological Disavowal penalty because the entity presents ordinary investor-centered market governance, surveillance, or risk-pricing choices as neutral service administration rather than as contested institutional choices. [8]

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	1 / 3	The competitor-coverage pass gives limited Good Deal credit because the entity provides broadly useful, price-competitive, or practically necessary service compared with adjacent competitors, while still lacking stakeholder control. The competitor-coverage pass gives limited Good Deal credit because the entity provides broadly useful, price-competitive, or practically necessary service compared with adjacent competitors, while still lacking stakeholder control. That supports partial Good Deal credit because ordinary users receive unusually fair value, durability, access, or surplus. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit. Linked evidence The competitor-coverage pass gives limited Good Deal credit because the entity provides broadly useful, price-competitive, or practically necessary service compared with adjacent competitors, while still lacking stakeholder control. [7]

Confidence Basis

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Medium 74/100

10 verified linked claims 10 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 10/16 components covered

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Claim confidence 15/20

10 verified linked claims

Source quality 14/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

10 direct claims across 16 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 6/10

10/16 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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1FedEx operates express, ground, freight, logistics, and international delivery services through a global network of facilities, aircraft, vehicles, and service providers.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

FedEx annual reportsPrimary institutional record · 90%
FedEx Global Economic Impact ReportOfficial self-description · 68%

2FedEx is a shareholder-governed public company, so final control over labor model, service quality, and climate strategy sits with corporate management and investors.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

FedEx annual reportsPrimary institutional record · 90%

3FedEx's network includes thousands of independent service providers, creating weaker direct worker power and more fragmented accountability than a directly employed and broadly unionized delivery model.

Labor Sovereignty Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

FedEx Global Economic Impact ReportOfficial self-description · 68%

4FedEx reports large Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from aircraft, vehicles, and facilities, while also pursuing fuel-efficiency, electric-vehicle, and sustainable-aviation-fuel programs.

Ecological Harm Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

FedEx 2025 Corporate Responsibility ReportGeneral web source · 58%
FedEx sustainability approachGeneral web source · 58%

5FedEx package tracking, route optimization, delivery proof, and customer-account systems create ordinary logistics surveillance of shipments, addresses, and delivery interactions, though this pass found no platform-level consumer surveillance scandal.

Surveillance Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

FedEx annual reportsPrimary institutional record · 90%

6FedEx sustainability and network reports are extensive, but contractor accountability and delivery-labor conditions remain difficult for ordinary consumers to evaluate when choosing a carrier.

Accountability Opacity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

FedEx Global Economic Impact ReportOfficial self-description · 68%

7The competitor-coverage pass gives limited Good Deal credit because the entity provides broadly useful, price-competitive, or practically necessary service compared with adjacent competitors, while still lacking stakeholder control.

Good Deal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

FedEx annual reportsPrimary institutional record · 90%
FedEx Global Economic Impact ReportOfficial self-description · 68%

8The competitor-coverage pass applies an Ideological Disavowal penalty because the entity presents ordinary investor-centered market governance, surveillance, or risk-pricing choices as neutral service administration rather than as contested institutional choices.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

FedEx annual reportsPrimary institutional record · 90%
FedEx Global Economic Impact ReportOfficial self-description · 68%

9OpenLobby records FEDEX CORPORATION lobbying on trucking, aviation, transportation, labor, tax with about $1.9M in spending across 32 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role.

Policy Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

OpenLobby — FEDEX CORPORATION lobbying profileGeneral web source · 58%

10FedEx has parcel and freight logistics high-carbon product exposure based on its listed business model and current profile description: A public parcel-delivery, express, freight, and logistics company competing with UPS, USPS, DHL, Amazon Logistics, and regional couriers. FedEx provides useful shipping infrastructure but scores below UPS because its co…

High Carbon Products Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 11, 2026

FedEx public siteGeneral web source · 58%
EPA: Transportation Sector EmissionsPrimary public record · 100%

11FedEx receives the Private Government badge because it combines large-scale private rule-setting over customers, workers, users, members, or counterparties with OpenLobby-documented lobbying of about $1.9M on public policy issues.

Private Government Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

OpenLobby — FEDEX CORPORATION lobbying profileGeneral web source · 58%

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