Category: UPS Press Release

UPS^® (NYSE: UPS) will release its 2013 sustainability report based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)’s new G4 reporting guidelines at the “Comprehensive in accordance” option and with GRI’s “Materiality Matters” check on July 30, 2014. With the release of this report, UPS will join a select group of global companies that have already adopted the G4 guidelines and will become one of the first U.S.-based companies to do so.

GRI is the most widely used and respected sustainability reporting framework in the world. The G4 Guidelines mark GRI’s fourth generation of sustainability reporting guidelines and reflect the most significant update to the framework since 2006. Published in May 2013, these updated GRI guidelines emphasize reporting on material sustainability issues–those that matter most to a business and its stakeholders, rather than reporting on every sustainability initiative a company undertakes.

Latest expansion raises nationwide coverage by 78 percent to reach more than 200 cities

UPS® (NYSE: UPS), a global leader in logistics, today announced its latest expansion plan in Brazil to increase territorial coverage, improve time in transit and quality in the solutions it offers its customers. The expansion in the state of Sao Paulo includes the opening of nine new operating facilities, which will increase the company’s country-wide network by 78 percent to reach more than 200 cities. The nine operating locations will be strategically situated in the cities of Sao Carlos, Ribeirao Preto, Franca, Bauru, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Botucatu, Aracatuba and Presidente Prudente, and are set to be completed by May 2015.

UPS today announced it has developed a healthcare-compliant network of Field Stocking Locations (FSLs) to reduce delivery time of medical device shipments and enhance inventory visibility. FSLs are strategically-located facilities designed to support time-sensitive distribution and efficient warehousing of products. UPS’s FSL network helps companies get products to their customers faster while better managing inventory costs, regulatory compliance and end-to-end visibility.

In the U.S., 36 healthcare-capable FSL sites will provide medical device manufacturers access to over 80 percent of U.S. hospital beds within four hours. These facilities will operate under the guidance of UPS’s industry-leading quality assurance and compliance program, feature temperature-controlled or monitored environments and offer same-day delivery services. These features enable medical device manufacturers and their field sales representatives to provide best-in-class service to their customers and better manage their inventories to gain efficiencies.

UPS’s Humanitarian Relief Programme – which organises UPS’s expertise, logistics capabilities, and funds to assist in disaster relief efforts around the world – has been honoured with the International Disaster Relief Award from Business in the Community (BITC). As part of the Responsible Business Awards, the recognition acknowledges UPS’s support for all phases of the disaster response spectrum including preparedness, urgent relief and post crisis recovery.

In 2013, UPS provided $7.5 million in humanitarian relief funding, technical support and in-kind services to more than 20 relief organisations, leveraging its global network and local operational support to transport 250 humanitarian shipments across 46 countries. Over the years, the company has been active in response to a number of international disasters, from floods in Pakistan, Thailand, and the Philippines to the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa, earthquakes in China and Haiti, as well as tsunamis in the Indian Ocean and Japan.

Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP christens the refuelling station in Tamworth

The Secretary of State for Transport opened UPS’s new biomethane refuelling station at the company’s hub in Tamworth. Patrick McLoughlin MP also met with senior UPS executives to discuss the use of biomethane in the logistics industry before being given a tour of the Tamworth hub.

Sustainability has long been an integral part of UPS operations, as the company continually works to make its global transportation network operate more efficiently. UPS is always looking to be an industry leader in environmental stewardship. One of the cornerstones of UPS’s strategy is to support the development and use of lower-emission alternative fuels. UPS originally used biomethane vehicles in their operations in the UK for the London 2012 Games, before permanently incorporating them into the UK fleet once the Games had concluded.