The UPS Foundation Advances Global Forestry Initiative
August 31 2016 - 10:15AM
The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for
UPS (NYSE: UPS), announced it will award more than $2.6 million in
grants to nonprofit organizations focused on environmental
sustainability initiatives. This includes a significant grant to
twenty-five year partner, The Nature Conservancy, a global
organization that works to preserve ecologically important land and
water resources through conservation. Other grants will support
programs that advance environmental research and education, carbon
reduction and energy conservation – all vital to economic growth
and community stability.
The Nature Conservancy grant includes a partnership extension
for UPS’s Global Forestry Initiative, a program designed to plant,
protect and preserve trees in urban and rural areas and forests
worldwide. The grant will enable The Nature Conservancy to continue
reforestation efforts for at-risk or eroded ecosystems throughout
the U.S., Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico and Tanzania.
“Our multi-faceted strategy is to support organizations that
advance environmental sustainability in different but important
ways which collectively help create thriving communities for future
generations,” said Eduardo Martinez, president of The UPS
Foundation and chief diversity and inclusion officer at UPS. “From
planting trees to helping further the discussion on climate change
in our industry, The UPS Foundation is committed to working with
our preeminent partner organizations to create a more sustainable
planet for everyone.”
Working with its partners, The UPS Foundation has planted more
than 1.8 million trees in 2016 and more than 7 million trees since
2012. The UPS Foundation has a goal to fund the planting of 15
million trees by the end of 2020.
In addition to The Nature Conservancy, The UPS Foundation is
awarding environmental grants to 10 other organizations:
- DonorsChoose.org, backing environmental
education classroom projects submitted by public school teachers in
rural U.S. communities.
- Earth Day Network, for the Trees for
Communities project that will plant more than 500,000 trees in
Mexico, India, Cameroon, Uganda and the Boreal Forest in
Canada.
- Earthwatch, in support of two education and
research workshops as part of the organization’s 2017 Climate
Ambassadors Program.
- Keep America Beautiful, Inc., to fulfill local
tree planting grants and beautification projects, advance community
education and engage UPS employees through volunteerism.
- National Arbor Day Foundation, for continued
help with reforestation programs of Canada’s Boreal Forest,
planting 50,000 trees.
- National Park Foundation, to extend
reforestation efforts in reclaimed mining land near the Flight 93
National Memorial in Shanksville, Penn.
- Student Conservation Association (SCA), for
assistance with its National Conservation Internship Program for
college students interested in environmental stewardship
careers.
- World Business Council for Sustainable
Development, to support public private partnerships to
enhance environmental sustainability.
- World Resources Institute, to provide
continued program support for The Greenhouse Gas Protocol and
Principles for Sustainable Development of Renewable Natural
Gas.
- World Wildlife Fund, to build local capacity
for tropical rainforest restoration and reforestation in Africa,
Asia and Latin America through WWF's Education for Nature
Reforestation Grants to non-governmental organizations, community
groups and educational institutions.
For more information about UPS’s corporate giving, please visit
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 leads its global citizenship
programs and is responsible for facilitating community involvement
to local, national, and global communities. In 2015, UPS and its
employees, active and retired, invested more than $110 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.
Kristen Petrella
404-828-4182
kpetrella@ups.com
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