UPS was honored with a U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Award for its humanitarian relief
work battling the spread of the deadly Ebola Crisis in West Africa last year.
The annual awards honor businesses that make significant and positive impacts in
communities throughout the world.
UPS was recognized in the “Best Disaster
Response and Community Resilience Program” category. During the Ebola
crisis, UPS sponsored a charter flight carrying 48 tonnes 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.
In September UPS was also honored by the
Ethical Corporation, a U.K.-based provider of intelligence resources that
furthers corporate social responsibility, compliance and government with the
“Most Effective International Community Investment” award for its leadership and
contributions throughout the Ebola ordeal.
“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.”
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