UPS Recognized As Top Community-Minded Company On 2017 Civic 50 List
June 21 2017 - 11:00AM
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today was named among the 2017 Civic 50
community-minded companies by the Points of Light organization.
This marks the fourth year UPS has been recognized for its
community engagement and philanthropic efforts.
Points of Light’s Civic 50 recognizes the 50 most
community-minded companies in the nation each year. Winners invest
significant amounts of employee time and skills, cash, in-kind
giving and public leadership to help communities and demonstrate a
measurable impact on community engagement. This year’s winners were
announced today at Points of Light’s Conference on Volunteering and
Service in Seattle.
“UPS has been a purpose-driven company throughout our history
helping to lift people and communities in need – this is integral
to our values and indeed guides our success,” said Eduardo
Martinez, president, The UPS Foundation and chief diversity and
inclusion officer at UPS. “We are honored by our inclusion on the
Civic 50 and will continue to advance programs and initiatives that
engage, empower and give back to global communities.”
Among the UPS philanthropic initiatives that were recognized
are:
- Global Volunteerism: 20 Million By 2020
Pledge: In 2014, UPS pledged to complete 20 million hours
of global volunteerism and community service by the end of 2020. By
achieving this goal, UPS’s total volunteer hours
would increase more than 12 percent and non-profits will
receive assistance valued at more than $460 million. So far, UPS
has surpassed the halfway mark and is 64 percent toward its 2020
goal.
- Humanitarian Relief: Medical Drone Deliveries:
UPS’s Humanitarian Relief & Resilience Program leverages UPS’s
transportation assets, logistics expertise and philanthropic
dollars to help communities prepare for, respond to and recover
from humanitarian crises in partnership with relief organizations.
A key 2016 initiative involved a partnership between The UPS
Foundation, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and Zipline, a
California-based robotics company, to launch a medical drone
network in Rwanda that provides expedited delivery of blood and
other urgent medical supplies to rural hospitals across the
country.
- Sustainability: Global Tree Planting Pledge and
Sustainability Ambassador Program: UPS announced a pledge
in 2015 to plant 15 million trees around the world by the end of
2020 – a bold expansion of the company’s Global Forestry
Initiative. So far, the Global Forestry Initiative has planted more
than 7 million trees in 53 countries and awarded $2.6 million in
grants in 2016 to nonprofit organizations focused on environmental
sustainability. Additionally, UPS has more than 6,000
Sustainability Ambassadors worldwide, providing hands-on support
for our sustainability efforts.
- Community Safety: UPS Road
Code®: The UPS Foundation’s UPS Road Code program is
offered in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America in
the U.S. and teaches teens around the world safe driving skills.
The program has reached nearly 33,000 students globally.
For more information on UPS’s philanthropic efforts, visit The
UPS Foundation at ups.com/foundation.
The Civic 50 survey was administered by True Impact, a company
specializing in helping organizations maximize and measure their
social and business value. The survey instrument consists of
quantitative and multiple-choice questions that inform the Civic 50
scoring process. The Civic 50 is a survey and ranking system
that exclusively measures corporate involvement in communities. To
learn more about the Civic 50 and see a full list of the winners,
please visit www.Civic50.org.
About The UPS Foundation
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages
and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the
deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the
world of business. Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a
legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting
programs that provide long-term solutions to community needs.
Founded in 1951, The UPS Foundation leads its global citizenship
programs and is responsible for facilitating community involvement
to local, national, and global communities. In 2016, UPS and its
employees, active and retired, invested more than $116 million in
charitable giving around the world. The UPS Foundation can be found
on the web at UPS.com/Foundation. To get UPS
news direct, follow @UPS_News on Twitter.
Kristen Petrella
404-828-4182
kpetrella@ups.com
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