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12-04-09
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center has awarded UPS (NYSE:UPS) its 2009 U.S. Community Service Award for UPS Road CodeSM, the company's teen safe driving program.
"This is a very prestigious honor that recognizes a uniq...
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11-19-09
UPS (NYSE:UPS) has earned the top score in the consumer shipping sector of the annual "Climate Counts" scorecard and also was rated No. 11 among all 143 ranked companies.
UPS ranked No. 1 in the consumer shipping sector, leaping ahead of competi...
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11-11-09
The UPS Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in grants to environmental organizations around the world, an example of its continued commitment to environmental sustainability.
New grants awarded include:
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10-12-09
Three of the biggest corporate names in global logistics - Agility, TNT and UPS - have joined international efforts to expedite food supplies to hundreds of thousands of people affected by natural disasters in Asia, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced tod...
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10-06-09
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today became the first small package carrier to offer its customers the ability to offset the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the transport of their packages within the United States.
Under the UPS carbon neutral program, UP...
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10-05-09
UPS (NYSE:UPS) employees expect to surpass the 1.2 million volunteer hours donated in 2008, driven by the company’s 7th annual "Global Volunteer Month" during October.
Last year, UPS employees dedicated more than 140,000 hours to volunteer serv...
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09-28-09
UPS (NYSE:UPS) has just been named one of the Top 50 corporations globally for its commitment to transparency and the manner in which it tracks and discloses its impact on the environment.
The Carbon Disclosure Project, which annually surveys th...
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09-24-09
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar initiative to improve the capabilities of relief organizations to respond to global emergencies.
The effort, which will involve both UPS and The UPS Foundation, begins with a comm...
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09-08-09
The Aidmatrix Foundation received a $250,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE:UPS). The grant will be used to assist in the international expansion of the Aidmatrix transportation aid relief program. The UPS Foundation is also matching this gran...
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08-13-09
LOS ANGELES, August 13 /CSRwire/ "“ Financial literacy nonprofit, Operation HOPE received a $75,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of the UPS (NYSE:UPS). The grant will be used to educate and empower South African youth and women in financial literacy, dig...