UPS Wins Two Awards for Humanitarian Relief Work Around Ebola Crisis
14 Octobre 2015 - 5:00PM
UPS® (NYSE: UPS) is a 2015 recipient of the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Awards following its
successful efforts to provide humanitarian relief that helped
combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa last year. The annual
awards program honors businesses who make significant and positive
impacts in communities around the world.
UPS was recognized in the “Best Disaster Response and Community
Resilience Program” category. Through its Humanitarian Relief &
Resilience Program, The UPS Foundation provides critical,
life-saving aid to communities in need, leveraging UPS’s global
transportation network and logistics expertise. During the Ebola
crisis, UPS sponsored a charter flight carrying 48 metric tons of
disinfectant and arranged the shipment of 5.4 million medical
supply items, including masks, gowns and gloves, to its
humanitarian partners for ground distribution. Additionally, UPS
coordinated the airlift of more than 70 trucks into West Africa,
enabling the CDC to reach rural areas as nations limited air and
ground travel.
The Corporate Citizenship Award comes after another recent
accolade for UPS’s Ebola relief efforts. In September, the Ethical
Corporation, a U.K.-based provider of business intelligence
resources that further CSR, compliance and governance, awarded UPS
its annual “Most Effective International Community Investment”
honor for its leadership and contributions during the crisis.
“The unexpected development of the Ebola crisis emphasized the
importance of agile and adaptable response strategies, including
the power of strong public and private partnerships as the needs of
our humanitarian partners and those in impacted regions changed
rapidly,” said Eduardo Martinez, president of the UPS Foundation.
“These recognitions are humbly shared with our humanitarian
partners, healthcare workers and employees around the world, who
all came together to provide critical support when our communities
were in crisis.”
To determine the winners in its eight awards categories, the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation evaluated nominees across
criteria including strategic response planning, program execution,
proof of positive results and lessons learned. Awards were
distributed during an October 6 ceremony.
The “Most Effective International Community Investment” is part
of the Ethical Corporation’s annual Responsible Business Awards.
UPS was recognized for its meaningful and measureable commitment to
aiding vulnerable communities.
For more information about UPS’s philanthropic and volunteerism
efforts, please visit www.UPS.com/Foundation.
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 is responsible for facilitating
community involvement to local, national, and global communities.
In 2014, UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested more
than $104 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, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
Steve Gaut
404-828-7123
pr@ups.com
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