UPS Airlines has adopted a plan to cut carbon emissions of its airline by an additional 20 per cent by 2020, for a cumulative reduction of 42 per cent since 1990. The Atlanta-headquartered company deals in package delivery, supply chain and freight services
Its latest edition of Sustainability Report shows the UPS Airlines already is a leader in fuel efficiency in the package delivery sector with an efficiency factor of 1.42 CO2 pounds per Available Ton Mile.
The report further says UPS’s total global carbon inventory including Scope 1 (direct) emissions as well as Scope 2 and 3 (indirect) emissions, a level of reporting unusual for its industry.
“We believe this is important not just for UPS but also for our customers and society,” UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis writes in the Sustainability Report.
“The fact is that customers rely on the transportation and logistics industry as part of their supply chains. They need accurate information from the industry in order to calculate their own CO2 inventories and report them to the public. For that reason, we advocate full disclosure (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) for the entire
transportation and logistics industry.”
The aircraft goal is the first of a series of carbon reduction goals the company plans to set in the coming years, according to Bob Stoffel, UPS senior vice president and the executive responsible for UPS’s sustainability programme.
“We set our first goal for aircraft emissions because our jet planes are the source of 53 per cent of UPS’s carbon output,” Stoffel added.
UPS intends to achieve its 2020 airline goals by investing in more fuel-efficient aircraft types and engines; fuel-saving operational initiatives, and the introduction of biofuels.
The report outlines UPS’s approach to reducing its environmental impact and explains how the company plans to make improvements going forward. The report also discusses how the company uses an integrated and flexible transportation network to reduce its carbon intensity and save fuel.
Its latest edition of Sustainability Report shows the UPS Airlines already is a leader in fuel efficiency in the package delivery sector with an efficiency factor of 1.42 CO2 pounds per Available Ton Mile.
The report further says UPS’s total global carbon inventory including Scope 1 (direct) emissions as well as Scope 2 and 3 (indirect) emissions, a level of reporting unusual for its industry.
“We believe this is important not just for UPS but also for our customers and society,” UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis writes in the Sustainability Report.
“The fact is that customers rely on the transportation and logistics industry as part of their supply chains. They need accurate information from the industry in order to calculate their own CO2 inventories and report them to the public. For that reason, we advocate full disclosure (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) for the entire
transportation and logistics industry.”
The aircraft goal is the first of a series of carbon reduction goals the company plans to set in the coming years, according to Bob Stoffel, UPS senior vice president and the executive responsible for UPS’s sustainability programme.
“We set our first goal for aircraft emissions because our jet planes are the source of 53 per cent of UPS’s carbon output,” Stoffel added.
UPS intends to achieve its 2020 airline goals by investing in more fuel-efficient aircraft types and engines; fuel-saving operational initiatives, and the introduction of biofuels.
The report outlines UPS’s approach to reducing its environmental impact and explains how the company plans to make improvements going forward. The report also discusses how the company uses an integrated and flexible transportation network to reduce its carbon intensity and save fuel.
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