UPS
UPS is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages and freight, the facilitation of international trade and the deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently enable commerce around the globe.
The UPS Foundation Awards Keep America Beautiful Affiliates with Community Tree and Recovery Tree Planting Grants
STAMFORD, Conn. (Aug. 6, 2015) – Keep America Beautiful and The UPS Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2015 Keep America Beautiful/UPS Community Tree and Recovery Tree Planting Grants. More than 30 grants, totaling $160,000, are bein... View More
UPS Halfway to Driving 1 Billion Miles With Clean Fuel Fleet By 2017
UPS logged 154 million miles in 2014 toward its goal of driving 1 billion miles with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end of 2017 — an almost threefold increase from 2013, according to the company’s 13th annual Sustainabi... View More
UPS Accelerates Progress Toward Sustainability Goals
UPS® has released its 13th annual Sustainability Report available at The 2014 UPS Corporate Sustainability Report page. This latest report highlights UPS’s continued investment in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and a commitment ... View More
Apple, Google, Walmart Among 13 U.S. Companies Pledging $140B for Climate Action
Yesterday marked the launch of the American Business Act on Climate Pledge, uniting 13 of the largest U.S. companies in pledging a collective $140 billion of low-carbon investments in the global economy and over 1,600 MW of new renewable energy. The ... View More
UPS Joins Effort to Restore Rainforests in the Phillipines
THE United Parcel Service (UPS) Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS, has awarded $35,000 (approximately P1,500,000) to Haribon Foundation, an organization committed to nature conservation with whom The Manila Times has a media partnership.The do... View More
UPS Recognized for "Eco-Friendliness" by the Alpine Group
US 06/19/15Atlanta, GAAwards program honors global companies for leadership through recycling, transportation safety initiativesUPS (NYSE: UPS) has been recognized with a 2015 Eco-Friendly Award from the Alpine Group, LLC, an Idaho-based transportat... View More
UPS Becomes Nation's Largest User of Renewable Natural Gas in Shipping Industry
Atlanta, May 05, 2015New Agreement with Clean Energy Will Help Grow Market for Use of Methane Gas from Landfills as Fuel UPS® (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) for its delivery vehicl... View More
UPS Becomes Nation's Largest User of Renewable Natural Gas in Shipping Industry
New Agreement with Clean Energy Will Help Grow Market for Use of Methane Gas from Landfills as FuelATLANTA, May 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UPS® (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) for... View More
UPS Appoints Edward Rogers Global Director of Sustainability
Atlanta, May 01, 2015Steve Leffin to Retire After More Than 30 Years at UPS UPS® (NYSE: UPS) today announced that Edward Rogers will become the company's new Global Director of Sustainability, effective immediately. Rogers succeeds Steve Leffin who ... View More
UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors
Richmond, VA, April 30, 2015Purchase supports enterprise's sustainability goals UPS Freight® (NYSE: UPS), one of the nation's largest heavy freight carriers, announced today the addition of 64 liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractors to its fleet. The t... View More
UPS Commits $500,000 and Logistics Expertise in Support of Nepal Earthquake Recovery
Atlanta, April 29, 2015Company Working with Partner Organizations to Provide Critical Relief Supplies, Assess Ongoing Recovery Needs The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced an initial commitment of $500,000 (US) ... View More
Arbor Day Foundation: Planting Trees and Inspiration
by Dan LambeThe Arbor Day Foundation’s mission is to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. Founded in 1972, the centennial of the first Arbor Day observance in the 19th century, the Arbor Day Foundation has grown to become the larg... View More
WWF on Locally-Led Reforestation Projects
by Niloofar Ganjian,WWF works to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. Recognizing that the problems facing our planet are increasingly more complex and urgent, we have refined the way we work with an... View More
Earth Day Network on Advocating for the Environment
by Kathleen RogersEarth Day Network (EDN) is the largest recruiter to the environmental movement in the world. Over one billion people across 192 countries will participate in Earth Day 2015, making it the largest civic observance in the world.With o... View More
The Nature Conservancy on Forest Conservation Around the World
by Bill ToomeyAs the director of the forest health program at The Nature Conservancy, I have the privilege of leading work I love and work that makes a difference in the world. As an ecologist I have an understanding of the importance of nature and i... View More
The UPS Foundation Honored by Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship for Global Philanthropic Efforts
UPS Relief Link Aid Distribution Video Wins Film Festival AwardAtlanta, April 20, 2015 -- A mini-documentary highlighting how its Relief Link program has fostered more efficient aid distribution at two African refugee camps earned The UPS Foundatio... View More
The Conservation Fund: Conservation and Community
By Jena Thompson-MeredithFor more than 30 years, The Conservation Fund has worked at the intersection of conservation and community. We believe that environmental protection and economic vitality must go hand in hand, and this longstanding principle ... View More
UPS Building Additional 15 CNG Fueling Stations and Increasing CNG Fleet
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations to support the purchase and planned deployment of 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year. Twelve of the CNG stations will be in new natural gas vehicle... View More
GISR Launches Platform to Help Cure Sustainability ‘Survey Fatigue’
The Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) has announced the launch of its Center for Ratings Excellence (CORE) Program — designed to accelerate the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the global fina... View More
The UPS Foundation Links Advanced Tracking Technology with Global Humanitarian Relief Efforts
ATLANTA, March 26, 2015 -- The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced the launch of the UPS Relief Link program to help improve the lives of displaced refugees around the world through optimized distribution and tra... View More
