Operating In Unison - UPS Corporate Sustainability Report
For a century, UPS has sustained a balance between meeting the demands of a global company while operating with sustainable and responsible business practices. UPS's ongoing commitment to corporate sustainability is reinforced by the release of our sixth Corporate Sustainability Report.
Our first report was issued in 2003 based on 2002 year-end information. The vision, strategy and goals detailed in the report were designed with 2007 in mind — UPS's 100th anniversary. This 2007 Centennial Report presents the progress toward attaining our initial goals and states our goals for the next four years.
While the report discusses UPS's accomplishments over the last year, it also includes areas for improvement. UPS welcomes these findings as an opportunity to reevaluate the company's plans and practices while moving toward our 2011 goals. The 2007 report measures three key aspects of a company's operations to achieve sustainability:
Social Responsibility
- The UPS Foundation gave US$46.4 million to thousands of organizations worldwide.
- Employees volunteered more than 1 million hours.
- Employees donated US$51.5 million of the US$59.5 million UPS donated to the United Way.
Environmental Stewardship
- UPS continues to develop and use sophisticated aircraft routing technology to improve the fuel efficiency and environmental performance of UPS Airlines — the world's ninth largest airline.
- UPS retired 20 727-100s and acquired three new, highly efficient 747-400s.
- We continue to enhance the UPS “green” fleet by testing and deploying hybrid, compressed natural gas and propane-powered delivery vehicles.
- UPS employs telematics, the use of technology to collect and analyze data from delivery trucks, to help identify ways to reduce energy and emissions while improving driver safety and customer service.
Economic Sustainability
- UPS was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the sixth consecutive year and the FTSE4Good Index for the fourth consecutive year.
- International export package volume grew by more than 10 percent.
- The supply chain and freight segment increased profits by US$276 million.
To view the full text of UPS's Corporate Sustainability Report, please visit www.sustainability.ups.com
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