Holding Companies & Conglomerates

ALEXANDRIA,VA.,- May 30, 2008 - Gifts In Kind International and UPS have teamed up with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and several corporate donors to send a fully loaded UPS relief plane to the areas of China affected by the recent earthquake and its aftersho...

ATLANTA,GA - May 16, 2008 - The UPS Foundation (NYSE:UPS) has pledged $10,000 to Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) to support its mission of providing a better life for thoroughbreds, both during and after their racing careers.

"Although U...

ATLANTA, GA - May 15, 2008 - UPS (NYSE:UPS) is contributing more than US$1 million (7 million RMB) in cash and in-kind support to the earthquake relief efforts in China through its charitable arm, The UPS Foundation.

UPS is making a cash donatio...

ATLANTA, GA, May 13, 2008 - UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced it has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) - the largest commercial order of such trucks by any company - in addition to another 300 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet.

ATLANTA, GA, May 9, 2008 -- The UPS Foundation has pledged $200,000 to CARE, the international humanitarian organization, to support its efforts to deliver aid to Myanmar in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Nargis. The funds will support CARE’s work with the United Nations...

LOS ANGELES,CA - May 5, 2008 -- In the second century BC, the mighty armies of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang stormed neighboring states on horseback and on foot. Today, a detachment of life-size terra cotta warriors unearthed near Qin's tomb invaded the United States in a d...

ATLANTA, GA - March 27, 2008 - UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the deployment of 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia and California. The CNG vehicles, part of UPS's global alternative fuel fleet, will help reduce the company's carbon footpri...

ATLANTA - March 11, 2008 "“ UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the expansion of its award-winning supplier diversity process to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)-owned businesses through a partnership with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (...

QUANTICO, VA - March 3, 2008 - After 60 years of delivering holiday joy to millions of disadvantaged children, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation today announced its first year-round initiative, the Toys for Tots Literacy Program.

This new in...

ATLANTA - February 26, 2008 - UPS driver Andy He Jinchang of Guangzhou, China, has earned the company's top global community service award, the first time a non-U.S.employee has ever been so honored.

Jinchang was recognized for his personal outr...