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    UPS Again Receives Top Mark in 2011 Corporate Equality Index Image

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    10-04-10

    UPS Again Receives Top Mark in 2011 Corporate Equality Index

    For the fourth consecutive year, UPS (NYSE:UPS) has earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Corporate Equality Index, an annual survey that rates U.S. corporations on their non-discrimination policies and practices toward lesbian, gay, bise...

    UPS Named To Dow Jones Sustainability Index For Eighth Year In A Row Image

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    10-01-10

    UPS Named To Dow Jones Sustainability Index For Eighth Year In A Row

    For the eighth year in a row, UPS (NYSE:UPS) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America, based on the company's economic, environmental and social practices. UPS ranked in the top 20% of corporations in the Industrial Goods and Services se...

    UPS Purchases 130 Hybrid Electric Vehicles Image

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    09-30-10

    UPS Purchases 130 Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the purchase of 130 next generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to add to its growing alternative-fuel vehicle (AFV) fleet.

    The 130 hybrids all will be deployed next year, with 30 going to New York and New Jers...

    Rockwell Automation Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index Image

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    09-20-10

    Rockwell Automation Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index

    Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index as one of the region's best performing sustainable companies. The change to the index becomes effective with the opening of equity markets today.

    Hispanic Business Magazine Names UPS Top Firm For Diversity Image

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    09-10-10

    Hispanic Business Magazine Names UPS Top Firm For Diversity

    UPS (NYSE:UPS) again has been named to Hispanic Business magazine’s Diversity Elite 60, a list of the nation's top companies that promote and model diversity in the workplace.

    According to the September issue of the magazine, more than 32 variab...

    The UPS Foundation Awards UNICEF $2 Million In Financial Support and In-Kind Services through 2011 Image

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    08-31-10

    The UPS Foundation Awards UNICEF $2 Million In Financial Support and In-Kind Services through 2011

    Today, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced a two-year, $1.25 million commitment by The UPS Foundation; bringing the organization's total support for UNICEF to $2 million for 2010 and 2011, including $400,000 of cash and in-kind support for Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Th...

    The UPS Foundation Recognized for Contribution to the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program Image

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    08-23-10

    The UPS Foundation Recognized for Contribution to the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program

    The American Red Cross today recognized The UPS Foundation for its support of Red Cross disaster response work through the Annual Disaster Giving Program.

    Members of the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program pledge donations on an ongoing bas...

    United Way Recognizes UPS for Record $1 Billion in Giving to Communities with the "Thank a Driver" Campaign Image

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    07-28-10

    United Way Recognizes UPS for Record $1 Billion in Giving to Communities with the "Thank a Driver" Campaign

    This summer, UPS and its employees and retirees will reach the exceptional milestone of $1 billion in total contributions to United Way since the company began its annual workplace campaigns in 1982. To show appreciation, United Way is leveraging traditional...

    UPS Sets New Automotive Goal to Improve Fuel Efficiency by 20% Image

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    07-26-10

    UPS Sets New Automotive Goal to Improve Fuel Efficiency by 20%

    UPS (NYSE:UPS) has set a new automotive goal to improve the miles per gallon (MPG) performance of its entire U.S. package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020.

    The goal was announced today as UPS released the latest annual update o...

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