| UPS has announced a major carbon reduction goal for UPS Airlines and challenged the transportation and logistics industry to fully disclose its entire emissions data. These industry-leading environmental announcements were made in UPS’s 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report, which was released today at www.responsibility.ups.com/sustainability. I thought this may be relevant for your Green Logistics content channel. The report documents UPS’s plan to reduce the carbon emissions of its aircraft by 20% by 2020. UPS Airlines, the world’s ninth-largest airline, accounts for 53 percent of UPS’s carbon output. In addition, UPS: • Has prevented 1 million metric tonnes of carbon emissions by using low-carbon intensive transportation modes like rail. • Has eliminated 100 million miles from its delivery routes since 2003 by using routing technology. • Directed over $100 million in philanthropy to charitable organizations worldwide. • Partnered with the UN and its competitors to improve disaster relief logistics. |
