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By Bill Goldston |
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April 12, 2010 -
FedEx Corporation is one of 25 American companies that are attending a
Green Industries Trade Mission in
“This trade mission represents an excellent opportunity to showcase some of the best and most innovative ‘green’ technologies that U.S. companies have to offer, and will provide businesses with access to new potential customers in the European market.”
FedEx has received
official designation of this mission as a Department of Commerce
Certified Trade Mission. Delegates will begin the mission in |
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“Our overarching goal at FedEx is to help connect the world in environmentally-responsible and resourceful ways, so it follows that we would also make it easier for companies to access new markets with their ‘green’ products and services,” said Mitch Jackson, vice president, Environmental Affairs/Sustainability, FedEx Corp. “By holding this trade mission, FedEx, with the support of the U.S. Commercial Service, will provide U.S. businesses with valuable networking opportunities needed to grow their businesses while promoting sustainability.”
The companies participating in the trade mission represent small and
medium-sized businesses and sectors that include lighting equipment,
energy management, smart grid management, medical devices, and doors,
windows and hardware. “This trade mission represents an excellent opportunity to showcase some of the best and most innovative ‘green’ technologies that U.S. companies have to offer, and will provide businesses with access to new potential customers in the European market,” said Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service. |
“Through the
National Export Initiative, President Obama is committed to doubling
overall
Coinciding with
the beginning of the trade mission, on April 12 the U.S. Embassy in
France and the City of Paris—in association with the American Chamber of
Commerce, the French-American Foundation, FedEx Corp. and Microsoft—will
host a one-day conference, “The Greening of America: An Opportunity for
Europe?” at the Microsoft Conference Center. Trade mission delegates
will join more than 200 participants from the business community on both
sides of the The following day, the U.S. Commercial Service will host its “Green Embassies” conference, and trade mission delegates will begin travel to the two additional European countries they have selected for on-site visits and in-country activities. At every stop, the U.S. Commercial Service, through its matchmaking service, will arrange for delegates to meet with potential business partners, distributors, agents or buyers through appointments scheduled in advance with prescreened business contacts. The mission places significant emphasis on these private matchmaking meetings.
Delegates will
also meet with key contacts from European businesses,
Since 2004, FedEx
and the U.S. Commercial Service have operated a trade promotion
initiative under the U.S. Commercial Service’s Strategic Partnership
Program to help simplify the complexity of international trade,
particularly for small and medium-size businesses looking to source and
sell in the global marketplace. In May 2007, the U.S. Commercial Service
awarded FedEx a new contract for up to five years to continue its
efforts to boost exports from |
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