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    UPS Sustainability Report Hits "A+" Mark For Transparency Image

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    07-31-12

    UPS Sustainability Report Hits "A+" Mark For Transparency

    UPS (NYSE:UPS) today published its latest annual Sustainability Report, becoming one of only 10 U.S. corporations registered to date this year with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to have achieved A+ status for superior transparency.

    The new report summarizing UPS’s 2011 sustainabili...

    The UPS Foundation Donates To Groups Cultivating Diversity Image

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    06-20-12

    The UPS Foundation Donates To Groups Cultivating Diversity

    UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the donation of $6.9 million in funding to 44 non-profit organizations around the world that share the mission of championing and cultivating diversity.

    This year’s financial contributions will support a wide range of programs and initiatives for the developm...

    Rockwell Automation 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report Now Available Online in Seven Languages Image

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    05-30-12

    Rockwell Automation 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report Now Available Online in Seven Languages

    Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) announced today that its 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report is now available online in seven languages -- English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. 

    The report emphasizes Rockwell Automation’s comprehensive approach to sustainabili...

    Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) Publishes 2011 Sustainability Report Image

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    05-10-12

    Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) Publishes 2011 Sustainability Report

    DALLAS, May 7, 2012 – Flowserve Corp. (NYSE:FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today the release of the company’s first formal sustainability report.

    “This report reaffirms our commitment to our established sust...

    Toys For Tots Literacy Program Marks $2 Million Milestone Image

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    03-22-12

    Toys For Tots Literacy Program Marks $2 Million Milestone

    The UPS Store ® network, exclusive sponsor of the Toys for Tots Literacy Program, announced today that...

    UPS Foundation Donating To Humanitarian Relief, Road Safety Initiatives Image

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    03-20-12

    UPS Foundation Donating To Humanitarian Relief, Road Safety Initiatives

    UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the award of 18 grants by The UPS Foundation totaling more than $5.5 million to non-profit organizations that promote community safety through urgent humanitarian relief efforts and road safety initiatives.

    The UPS Foundation is the philanthropic arm of UPS a...

    Rockwell Automation Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies for Fourth Time Image

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    03-16-12

    Rockwell Automation Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies for Fourth Time

    For the fourth time, the Ethisphere Institute has recognized Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) as one of the “world’s most ethical companies.”  The Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, cor...

    Martinez To Lead The UPS Foundation Image

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    02-07-12

    Martinez To Lead The UPS Foundation

    Eduardo Martinez, a 35-year UPS veteran and currently the program director for The UPS Foundation, has been named president of UPS’s philanthropic arm.

    Martinez, 52, will succeed Ken Sternad, who is retiring after a 35-year career with UPS that saw him direct the company’s global Public Re...

    The UPS Foundation Donates $6M To Champion Diversity Image

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    02-01-12

    The UPS Foundation Donates $6M To Champion Diversity

    UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced almost 120 grants totaling more than $6 million to non-profit organizations around the world that champion diversity and support diverse communities.

    For more than 60 years, UPS’s philanthropic arm has funded organizations that support under-served and under-...

    UPS Driver Achieves 50 Years Of Safe Driving Image

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    01-26-12

    UPS Driver Achieves 50 Years Of Safe Driving

    A young Navy vet who joined UPS in 1960 has just become the first driver in the company’s history to pass the 50-year mark for safe driving as a member of UPS’s “Circle of Honor.”

    Ron “Big Dog” Sowder (the nickname comes from being the company’s longest-tenured safe driver) began his UPS c...

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