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11.21.2007 - 02:00pm ET
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Keep America Beautiful Awards UPS 2007 Vision for America Award
National Non-Profit Recognizes Company's Global, Environmental Stewardship
(CSRwire) STAMFORD, CT - November 21, 2007 – Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the
nation's largest nonprofit community improvement organization, awarded UPS
its 2007 Vision for America Award at the 22nd anniversary dinner in
New York City Tuesday. Michael L. Eskew, chairman and CEO of UPS,
accepted the award on behalf of UPS' more than 425,000 employees
worldwide.
Keep America Beautiful recognized UPS– one of the world's most respected
brands - for its leadership role in volunteerism and environmental
sustainability. The Vision for America Award is presented annually
to distinguished leaders of honored corporations, whose personal and
corporate commitment have significantly enhanced civic, environmental and
social stewardship throughout the United States. Commissioner John J.
Doherty of the New York City Department of Sanitation and Keep New York
City Beautiful joined Keep America Beautiful in recognizing UPS and Eskew
for this honor.
"Keep America Beautiful is proud to present this award to UPS," said Keep
America Beautiful President G. Raymond Empson. "The company's enlightened
approach to the environment and sustainability serves as a shining example
for all of corporate America."
"When Jim Casey founded UPS in 1907, he not only established a new
business, he established a new way of looking at business that embraced
community, ethics and integrity." said Barry Caldwell, senior vice
president, government affairs and corporate communications, Waste
Management, and chairman of the board of Keep America Beautiful. "This
legacy lives on in today's UPS."
"At UPS, we truly believe you can work green and work smart at the same
time," said Eskew, who will be retiring from his post at the end of 2007.
"We believe that when you combine these elements, you can meaningfully
touch people, the planet and profitability. That's why UPS will continue
to practice corporate stewardship at every step of the way... because our
job is never finished."
Another factor in KAB’s selection of UPS was the company's commitment to
volunteerism, and its direct support of KAB's recent Volunteer Management
program. Responding to a growing need to retain high-quality volunteers,
KAB executive directors and volunteer leaders across the country were
trained using course guides, Webinars and workshops funded by the UPS
Foundation. Volunteerism is a critical part of the UPS culture. The
company's Neighbor to Neighbor employee volunteer program alone logs
nearly 1 million hours each year and UPS, its employees and retirees, have
been the top contributor to United Way for seven years.
Keep America Beautiful salutes UPS for taking its role as significant
corporate citizen seriously through its ongoing commitment to
philanthropy, environmental stewardship and employee volunteerism as well
as support of broader volunteer efforts across the spectrum of corporate
and nonprofit America.
About UPS
Founded in 1907 as a messenger company in the United States, UPS has grown
into a $42.6 billion corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of
enabling commerce around the globe. Today UPS is a global company with one
of the most recognized and admired brands in the world. We have become the
world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of
specialized transportation and logistics services. Every day, we manage
the flow of goods, funds, and information in more than 200 countries and
territories worldwide. For more information, please go to www.ups.com.
About Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation's largest
volunteer-based community action and education organization. With a network
of nearly 1,000 affiliate and participating organizations, Keep America
Beautiful forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage
individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community
environments. To learn more about Keep America Beautiful and its Vision
for America Award, please go to www.kab.org.
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