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    Logistics Giants Join Forces With WFP To Respond To Asian Crises Image

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    10-12-09

    Logistics Giants Join Forces With WFP To Respond To Asian Crises

    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...

    UPS Offers Shippers "Green" Option To Offset Carbon Dioxide Image

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    10-06-09

    UPS Offers Shippers "Green" Option To Offset Carbon Dioxide

    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...

    UPS Delivers Volunteers to Communities Across the Globe Image

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    10-05-09

    UPS Delivers Volunteers to Communities Across the Globe

    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...

    UPS Among Top 50 Globally for Carbon Disclosure Image

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    09-28-09

    UPS Among Top 50 Globally for Carbon Disclosure

    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...

    UPS Launches Global Initiative To Improve Disaster Response Image

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    09-24-09

    UPS Launches Global Initiative To Improve Disaster Response

    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...

    The Aidmatrix Foundation Receives $500,000 Pledge From the UPS Foundation  Image

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    09-08-09

    The Aidmatrix Foundation Receives $500,000 Pledge From the UPS Foundation

    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...

    Operation HOPE Receives $75K Commitment from the UPS Foundation Image

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    08-13-09

    Operation HOPE Receives $75K Commitment from the UPS Foundation

    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...

    GE (NYSE:GE) publishes Citizenship Report 2008 Image

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    07-21-09

    GE (NYSE:GE) publishes Citizenship Report 2008

    GE today released its fifth annual Citizenship Report, entitled Resetting Responsibilities. The report covers GE’s worldwide operations for 2008 and reviews corporate responsibility initiatives from the perspective of four key themes – energy and climate change, demographics, growth markets and...

    GE’s New Citizenship Report Reflects Realities of Reset World  Image

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    07-21-09

    GE’s New Citizenship Report Reflects Realities of Reset World

    Fairfield, Conn. - July 21, 2009 - GE today released its fifth annual Citizenship Report, entitled Resetting Responsibilities. The report covers GE's worldwide operations for the 2008 fiscal year and reviews GE's corporate responsibility initiatives from the perspective of f...

    New UPS Sustainability Report Sets Carbon Reduction Goal Image

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    07-07-09

    New UPS Sustainability Report Sets Carbon Reduction Goal

    ATLANTA, GA. - July 7, 2009 "“ In a significant move that once again demonstrates its environmental leadership, UPS (NYSE:UPS) has adopted a plan to cut the carbon emissions of its airline by an additional 20 percent by 2020, for a cumulative reduction of 42 percent since 19...

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