 Oct. 10, 2008 - UPS has become the first shipping company to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program, committing to set aggressive emissions-reduction goals and report to the EPA annually on its progress.
Under the Climate Leaders program, members commit to completing a corporate-wide inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions, setting long-term reduction goals, and annually reporting their progress to EPA. According to the Climate Leaders website, UPS’ greenhouse gas reduction goal is currently under development.
The company has made significant strides, recently, toward greening their fleets. The investment of route optimization software to minimize left-hand turns, has saved the company 3 million gallons of fuel last year.
UPS has the largest private fleet of alternative fuel vehicles in the transportation industry. A recent purchase of 500 additional hybrid electric (HEV) and compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles has brought their fleet to 2,218 low-carbon vehicles. |
