Delivering a Sustainable Future, With Help From FedEx
FedEx's 'Delivering for Good' initiative showcases the company's commitment to community impact beyond package delivery. Recently, FedEx assisted in transporting a significant plant fossil collection from the Yale Peabody Museum to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. This collection, dating back 50-66 million years, includes extinct relatives of various tree species and provides important insights into Earth's climate history.
The fossils, collected in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming and Montana, offer valuable data on temperature fluctuations, ecosystem changes, and abrupt warming events. By facilitating this transfer, FedEx has contributed to the preservation and study of these specimens, which are now part of the world's largest plant fossil archive. This effort aligns with FedEx's broader community engagement program, FedEx Cares, demonstrating the company's role in supporting scientific research and environmental understanding.
La iniziativa 'Delivering for Good' di FedEx evidenzia l'impegno dell'azienda per l'impatto comunitario oltre la semplice consegna dei pacchi. Recentemente, FedEx ha assistito nel trasporto di un'importante collezione di fossili vegetali dal Museo Peabody di Yale al Museo Nazionale di Storia Naturale dello Smithsonian a Washington D.C. Questa collezione, risalente a 50-66 milioni di anni fa, comprende parenti estinti di varie specie arboree e fornisce importanti informazioni sulla storia climatica della Terra.
I fossili, raccolti nella Bighorn Basin del Wyoming e del Montana, offrono dati preziosi sulle fluttuazioni di temperatura, sui cambiamenti negli ecosistemi e sugli eventi di riscaldamento brusco. Facilitando questo trasferimento, FedEx ha contribuito alla preservazione e allo studio di questi esemplari, che ora fanno parte del più grande archivio di fossili vegetali del mondo. Questo sforzo è in linea con il più ampio programma di impegno comunitario di FedEx, FedEx Cares, dimostrando il ruolo dell'azienda nel supportare la ricerca scientifica e la comprensione ambientale.
La iniciativa 'Delivering for Good' de FedEx muestra el compromiso de la empresa con el impacto comunitario más allá de la entrega de paquetes. Recientemente, FedEx asistió en el transporte de una importante colección de fósiles de plantas desde el Museo Peabody de Yale al Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Smithsonian en Washington D.C. Esta colección, que data de hace 50-66 millones de años, incluye parientes extintos de varias especies de árboles y proporciona información importante sobre la historia climática de la Tierra.
Los fósiles, recolectados en la cuenca de Bighorn en Wyoming y Montana, ofrecen datos valiosos sobre fluctuaciones de temperatura, cambios en los ecosistemas y eventos de calentamiento abrupto. Facilitar este traslado ha permitido a FedEx contribuir a la preservación y estudio de estos especímenes, que ahora forman parte del archivo de fósiles de plantas más grande del mundo. Este esfuerzo está alineado con el programa de compromiso comunitario más amplio de FedEx, FedEx Cares, demostrando el papel de la empresa en el apoyo a la investigación científica y la comprensión ambiental.
FedEx의 'Delivering for Good' 이니셔티브는 패키지 배송 이상의 지역 사회 영향을 위한 회사의 약속을 보여줍니다. 최근 FedEx는 예일 대학교 피바디 박물관에서 워싱턴 D.C.의 스미소니언 자연사 박물관으로 중요한 식물 화석 컬렉션을 운송하는 데 도움을 주었습니다. 이 컬렉션은 5천만에서 6천6백만 년 전 것으로, 다양한 나무 종의 멸종된 친척들을 포함하고 있으며 지구의 기후 역사에 대한 중요한 통찰을 제공합니다.
화석은 와이오밍과 몬타나의 비그혼 분지에서 수집되었으며, 온도 변화, 생태계 변화 및 갑작스러운 온난화 사건에 대한 귀중한 데이터를 제공합니다. 이 이전을 용이하게 함으로써 FedEx는 세계 최대 식물 화석 아카이브의 일환이 된 이 샘플들의 보존 및 연구에 기여했습니다. 이러한 노력은 FedEx의 더 넓은 커뮤니티 참여 프로그램인 FedEx Cares와 일치하며, 이는 과학 연구와 환경 이해를 지원하는 회사의 역할을 보여줍니다.
L'initiative 'Delivering for Good' de FedEx met en avant l'engagement de l'entreprise à avoir un impact sur les communautés au-delà de la simple livraison de colis. Récemment, FedEx a aidé à transporter une importante collection de fossiles de plantes du musée Peabody de Yale au musée national d'histoire naturelle de la Smithsonian Institution à Washington D.C. Cette collection, datant de 50 à 66 millions d'années, comprend des parents éteints de diverses espèces d'arbres et fournit des informations essentielles sur l'histoire climatique de la Terre.
Les fossiles, collectés dans le bassin de Bighorn dans le Wyoming et le Montana, offrent des données précieuses sur les fluctuations de température, les changements d'écosystèmes et les événements de réchauffement abrupt. En facilitant ce transfert, FedEx a contribué à la préservation et à l'étude de ces spécimens, qui font désormais partie du plus grand archive de fossiles de plantes au monde. Cet effort est en accord avec le plus large programme d'engagement communautaire de FedEx, FedEx Cares, démontrant le rôle de l'entreprise dans le soutien à la recherche scientifique et à la compréhension de l'environnement.
Die 'Delivering for Good'-Initiative von FedEx zeigt das Engagement des Unternehmens für den Gemeinschaftsanspruch über die Paketlieferung hinaus. Kürzlich unterstützte FedEx den Transport einer bedeutenden Fossiliensammlung von Pflanzen vom Yale Peabody Museum zum Nationalmuseum für Naturgeschichte der Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Diese Sammlung, die vor 50 bis 66 Millionen Jahren entstand, umfasst ausgestorbene Verwandte verschiedener Baumarten und bietet wichtige Einblicke in die Klimageschichte der Erde.
Die Fossilien, die im Bighorn-Becken von Wyoming und Montana gesammelt wurden, bieten wertvolle Daten über Temperaturschwankungen, Veränderungen in Ökosystemen und plötzliche Erwärmungsereignisse. Durch die Ermöglichung dieses Transfers hat FedEx zur Erhaltung und Forschung dieser Exemplare beigetragen, die nun Teil des größten Pflanzenfossilienarchivs der Welt sind. Diese Initiative steht im Einklang mit FedEx' breiterem Community-Engagement-Programm, FedEx Cares, und zeigt die Rolle des Unternehmens bei der Unterstützung wissenschaftlicher Forschung und des Umweltverständnisses.
- FedEx demonstrates corporate social responsibility through its 'Delivering for Good' initiative
- The company leverages its global network and logistics expertise for community benefit
- FedEx's involvement in transporting valuable scientific specimens enhances its brand image
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 23, 2024 / FedEx Corporation
The "Delivering for Good" initiative by FedEx goes beyond shipping packages-it's a commitment to making a positive impact in the communities we serve. By lending our global network and logistics expertise, we assist organizations with precious cargo requests, like delivering a plant fossil collection that offers an effective way to study and combat the ongoing issue of climate change.
In New Haven, the Yale Peabody Museum temporarily housed thousands of specimens of plant fossils that were collected in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming and Montana in the 1960s-80s by then Smithsonian curator Leo Hickey. They were subsequently loaned to the Yale Peabody Museum when he became its director in 1982.
These plant fossils, mostly leaves, document changes in vegetation and climate during the period from 50 - 66 million years ago, when the Earth's climate was much warmer than it is today. They include extinct relatives of sycamores, dawn redwoods, dogwoods, birches and palms, among many others. Many of the fossils are also aesthetically beautiful, and small selections are on display at both the Yale Peabody and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's "Deep Time" exhibit, which opened in 2019.
Why should we care about ancient leaves? Because they reveal Earth's climate history, according to the National Museum of Natural History. Scientists study them to understand temperature fluctuations, ecosystem changes, and abrupt warming events. These fossils provide unique insights into our planet's history, allowing us to apply the lessons of the past to help ensure a brighter future.
The collection from the Yale Peabody Museum was returned home to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. where it is now part of the world's largest plant fossil archive. There, the fossils will be preserved so that scientists may use them to help reconstruct lost ecosystems and better understand our changing planet, all made possible with a little help from FedEx.
***Photos courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution
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