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Summary

The report highlights the company's commitment to protecting the environment, enhancing its position as an employer of choice

Report Highlights

Union Pacific’s 2009 Sustainability and Citizenship Report highlights the company’s commitment to protecting the environment, enhancing its position as an employer of choice, being a valuable member of the more than 7,000 communities in which it operates, and diligently working on behalf of shareholders, employees and customers to be among the best-governed companies in America.

The report includes:
Highlights in the areas of environment, society, and governance and ethics;
Sustainability and citizenship goals;
Union Pacific’s environmental policy;
Achievements in reducing the company’s environmental footprint;
Information about the company’s employee benefits and nationally recognized health and wellness programs;
Union Pacific’s commitment to employee, public and customer safety;
Community support and engagement efforts; and
Governance and ethics policies.

In formulating its 2009 Sustainability and Citizenship Report, Union Pacific considered the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) 2006 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, which provide a standard framework and guidance for organizations to report on their sustainability performance.

Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and provides Americans with a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad emphasizes excellent customer service and offers competitive routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.

Link: www.uprr.com/aboutup/sustainability.shtml

Contact: sustainability@up.com
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