UPS Appoints New Chief Sustainability Officer
05 Septembre 2019 - 3:00PM
- Suzanne Lindsay-Walker brings 20 years of engineering, supply
chain and sustainability leadership experience to UPS
- Company publishes 17th annual Sustainability Report
- Continues to advance environmental, workforce and community
sustainability goals globally
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced Suzanne Lindsay-Walker has been
named UPS chief sustainability officer (CSO) and vice president of
environmental affairs. In this role, she succeeds Tamara Barker, a
32-year UPS veteran who recently retired. Lindsay-Walker will be
responsible for policies and programs to ensure compliance with
environmental laws and regulations, as well as overseeing the
attainment of UPS’s sustainability goals to reduce the use of
carbon-based fuels.
“The project engineering experience and sustainability knowledge
Suzanne brings to the UPS team is impressive,” said Rhonda Clark,
president, corporate plant engineering, UPS. “She has held
important leadership roles at three other widely recognized brands
– creating and leading their sustainability programs, designing
commercial facilities and fostering customer and employee
engagement. We are excited to have Suzanne at UPS helping us
continue to make progress on UPS’s 2020 and 2025 sustainability
goals.”
Most recently, Lindsay-Walker served as director of
sustainability at Brambles USA Inc. She oversaw their North America
sustainability strategy and key customer engagements.
Lindsay-Walker also was responsible for driving adoption of low
carbon technologies as well as the company’s sustainability
internal engagement program.
Prior to that, Lindsay-Walker worked for five years at The
Kroger Co. as its first director of sustainability. She created and
launched their first set of forward-looking sustainability goals,
created their zero waste program and collaborated with key internal
and external stakeholders to help meet their 2020 goals. Also of
note, Lindsay-Walker helped Kroger earn and maintain a spot on the
prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index for five consecutive
years. She also led supplier engagement initiatives to drive
environmental and social responsibility into the global supply
chain.
Lindsay-Walker attended Lawrence Technological University in
Southfield, Mich., and earned her bachelor’s degree in civil
engineering.
Also today, UPS launched its 2018 Sustainability Report. To see
UPS’s digital-first, fully-interactive Report in its entirety,
click Creating our Tomorrow, Sustainably. The Report details
efforts that took place during 2018 to advance the company’s 2020
and 2025 sustainability goals.
The Report describes seven enablers of progress UPS is
leveraging to advance sustainability across UPS’s operations, as
well as our customers’ operations, in order to create a more
sustainable tomorrow.
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- Transformative vision
- Bold ideas
- Diversity & inclusion
- Innovative technology
- Collaborative partnerships
- Talent & teamwork
- Community resilience
UPS is continuing its legacy of transparency and disclosure by
reporting to the Comprehensive level of the GRI Standards
framework, and engaging Deloitte & Touche LLP for external
assurance of the Report. The separate GRI Content Index provides
details about UPS’s sustainability management approach, data, and
policies.
For more information on UPS’s general sustainability
initiatives, please visit www.ups.com/sustainability.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. UPS is
committed to operating more sustainably – for customers, the
environment and the communities we serve around the world.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. UPS was awarded America’s Best Customer
Service company for Shipping and Delivery services by Newsweek
magazine; Fortune magazine’s Most Valuable Brand in Transportation;
and top rankings on the JUST 100 list for social responsibility,
the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, and the Harris Poll
Reputation Quotient, among other prestigious rankings and awards.
The company can be found on the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com
and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. The
company’s sustainability eNewsletter, UPS Horizons, can
be found at ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. Learn more about
our sustainability efforts at ups.com/sustainability. To get UPS
news direct, follow @UPS_News on Twitter. To ship with UPS,
visit ups.com/ship.
Kristen Petrella
404-828-4182
kpetrella@ups.com
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