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Sustainability highlights in 2014 include:
• One of Corporate Responsibility’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” for the 5th consecutive year.
• Recognized by Ethisphere Institute as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for the 8th consecutive year.
• Named to Interbrand's “Best Global Green Brands” for the 4th consecutive year. We ranked 28th and were the only
company in the transportation sector to make the top 50.
• Recognized as a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the 10th consecutive year; in
addition, we were included on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the 2nd consecutive year.
• Recognized as a constituent of the NASDAQ OMX Global Sustainability Index for the 5th consecutive year.
• Recognized as the top community-minded industrial company by The Civic 50.
• Achieved a score of 100% in response to the Carbon Disclosure Project. It is the 4th consecutive year we have
achieved a rating at or above 99%.
More information on how UPS addresses its most significant sustainability issues is available in the UPS Corporate
Sustainability Report and on the UPS Sustainability website.
Community
We believe that strong communities are vital to the success of our company. By combining our philanthropy with the
volunteer time and talents of our employees, UPS helps drive positive change for organizations and communities in need across
the globe. The highlights of our corporate citizenship efforts in 2014 include:
• Local non-profits around the world received nearly 1.9 million hours of volunteer service from UPS employees
participating in our Neighbor-to-Neighbor program.
• The UPS Foundation, which oversees corporate citizenship efforts for the company, invested $104 million in
donations of both cash and in-kind services to global causes primarily in four focus areas—community safety,
environmental sustainability, diversity and volunteerism.
• UPS employees, both active and retired, contributed approximately $52 million to United Way in 2014 which was
matched by a corporate contribution of $8 million.
• Through The UPS Foundation we have the opportunity to support our global communities to offset carbon, support
clean water, reduce poverty and help individuals sustain their lives through the planting of trees. The UPS Global
Forestry Initiative, which began in 2013, is the signature program of The UPS Foundation’s Environmental Focus
area. By the end of 2014, we have supported the planting of three million trees worldwide.
• UPS continued to aid communities impacted by disasters through our UPS Humanitarian Relief program, by providing
our logistics expertise, skilled volunteers, capacity building support and in-kind services. In 2014, UPS coordinated
more than 263 humanitarian relief shipments across 43 countries and provided funding and logistics support to
strengthen long-term recovery efforts of communities impacted by the Ebola epidemic, the Syrian Refugee Crisis and
severe weather events in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the U.S.
• Nearly 6,700 teenagers and novice drivers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany and China participated in UPS
Road Code. This safety program for new drivers features UPS employees as instructors – a role where they share
driving knowledge and safety tips amassed over our long history of safe driving.
Reputation
Great brands require connecting with customers. In working to develop these connections, UPS continually receives high
accolades from independent brand evaluations. In 2014, the company ranked 27th on Interbrand’s Best Global Brands and
16th on Millward Brown's BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands. Additionally, in Forbes’ “America’s Most Reputable
Companies 2014,” UPS ranked 2nd among 150 large publicly-traded US companies rated by the Reputation Institute.