Sets 2017 Goal of 1 Billion Alternative Fuel Miles
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ATLANTA -- (Business Wire)
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today released its annual Sustainability Report
announcing that while the total number of packages shipped in 2012
increased, the company reduced its total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
Environmental achievements included ground and air fuel savings,
increased investments in alternative fuel vehicles, and retooled routes
that shaved 12.1 million miles from ground deliveries.
“UPS also set a new alternative fuel goal,” said David Abney, UPS Chief
Operating Officer. “By 2017, the company will reach one billion miles
driven by alternative fuel/advanced technology vehicles – more than
double the previous 400 million mile goal.”
For the second year in a row, UPS earned superior credentials for
reporting transparency: A Sustainability Report that fulfills the Global
Reporting Initiative’s requirements for an A+ level as well as
third-party assurance of its report and greenhouse gas data from
Deloitte & Touche LLP. Less than 20% of all GRI Sustainability Reports
are A+.
“Our industry-leading accomplishments showcase innovative technology and
global operational efficiency gains as well as world-class credentials
for rock-solid data,” said Scott Wicker, UPS Chief Sustainability
Officer. “The report’s theme, More of What Matters, sharpens
UPS’s focus on how to make the most measurable positive impact through
sustainability business practices and logistics expertise.”
Highlights of the 2012 report include:
• Reduction in the absolute amount of global greenhouse gas emissions
from operations and purchased energy of 2.1 percent compared to 2011
• Rapid expansion of UPS’s dedicated global healthcare infrastructure to
more than 6 million square feet (0.557 million m2)
• A Global Forestry Initiative to plant more than 1 million trees by the
end of 2013
• Humanitarian relief efforts in 35 countries, with related in-kind
donations valued at US$2.6 million
• Total Charitable Contributions and United Way donations of US$97.5
million, up from 2011 by US$4 million
• 1.8 million volunteer hours donated by UPS employees, friends and
families, a new record
Noteworthy in 2012 is that UPS Airlines, which represents 57 percent of
UPS’s carbon footprint, reduced its fuel use and carbon production. Air
shipping volume rose 4.8 percent year over year, while fuel use dropped
1.3 percent.
One of the cornerstones of UPS’s environmental strategy is to support
the development and use of lower-emission alternative fuels. Vehicles
represent approximately 35 percent of UPS’s carbon footprint. UPS is
accelerating its testing, purchase and deployment of new-generation
vehicles. Between 2000 and the end of 2012, the alternative
fuel/advanced technology fleet has logged 295 million miles with an
ambitious new goal of 1 billion miles set for 2017. In 2012, this
growing fleet drove 49 million miles, a 43 percent increase compared to
2011.
Earlier this year, UPS announced plans to add nearly 1,000 liquefied
natural gas (LNG) tractors in the next two years, expanding its current
fleet of 2,700 alternative fuel and technologically advanced vehicles.
The fleet today includes all-electric, electric hybrids, hydraulic
hybrids, natural gas (LNG, compressed natural gas), propane, biomethane,
and light-weight fuel-saving composite body vehicles.
The new Sustainability Report also cites the greenhouse gas reductions,
fuel savings and miles avoided through the innovative use of technology.
For example, telematics data fed through vehicle sensors helped UPS cut
more than 206 million minutes of engine idling time last year, saving
more than 1.5 million gallons of fuel. Routing technology increased
pickup and delivery stops per mile, saving 12.1 million miles of driving
which equates to approximately 1.3 million gallons of fuel.
Details of UPS’s GHG initiatives and all of our sustainability programs
can be found in the report available at www.ups.com/sustainability.
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. The company
also has a world-class sustainability program committed to positive
social, community and environmental impact. Headquartered in Atlanta,
UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. UPS’s
Corporate Sustainability Report and related information can be found at www.ups.com/sustainability
and www.pressroom.ups.com.
Contacts:
UPS
Kristen Petrella, 404-828-4182
Source: UPS
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