UPS commits to the environment

UPS   SUSTAINABILITY    CARBON EMISSIONS

Global - UPS said it will slash carbon emissions of its airline by an additional 20% by 2020, amounting to a cumulative reduction of 42% since 1990.

The aircraft goal is the first of a series of carbon reduction goals that the company plans to set in the coming years, said Bob Stoffel, UPS senior VP, who also heads up UPS's sustainability programme.

UPS said it intends to achieve its 2020 airline goals by investing in more fuel-efficient aircraft types and engines; fuel saving operational initiatives and introducing biofuels.

"The fact is that customers rely on the transportation and logistics industry as part of their supply chains. They need accurate information from the industry in order to calculate their own CO2 inventories and report them to the public," said UPS chairman and CEO Scott Davis.

The company currently reports an efficiency factor of 1.42 CO2 pounds per available ton mile.

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