Overall impact
D (32)

Commentary

UPS is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 32.1 for overall impact (bottom 25% of all companies), UPS ranks 55th out of 61 industry peers, behind PS Logistics, Radiant Logistics, Total Quality Logistics and 51 others, and ahead of CH Robinson, Xpo Logistics, S.F. Holding Co. Ltd and 3 others. On top material causes for UPS's industry (Freight & Logistics), UPS performs well in Racial Justice and Civil Rights (95.4 score) and Equal Pay and Opportunity (82.9) and performs poorly in Reduced Green House Gas Emissions (0.0 score), Clean Water Access (33.0), Healthy Oceans (0.0) and 7 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1907
Employees
460,000
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Air Freight & Logistics
Sub-industry
Air Freight & Logistics
SASB industry
Air Freight & Logistics
Headquarters
Ga, United States
Share classes
UPS
Mission
Grow our global business by serving the logistics needs of customers, offering excellence and value in all that we do. Maintain a financially strong company with broad employee ownership-that provides a long-term competitive return to our shareowners.
Description
United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery and logistics provider, offers transportation and delivery services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery services for express letters, documents, packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides small package operations in Europe, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa, Canada and Latin America, and Asia. The company offers a range of guaranteed day- and time-definite international shipping services; day-definite services; cross-border ground package delivery; contract-only, e-commerce solutions for non-urgent, and cross-border shipments; and international service for urgent and palletized shipments. It also provides international air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, custom brokerage and insurance, mail services, healthcare logistics, distribution, and post-sales services. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for UPS, based on its industry sub-industry Air Freight & Logistics. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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