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UPS supported its environmental strategy this month by introducing an option for customers to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from their package transportation within the United States.
Under the carbon neutral programme – which UPS claims is a first for the industry – customers are able to pay a small fee to calculate and offset the climate impact for each of their packages.
“Our customers told us they wanted an easy, credible way to join us in our efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their supply chains,” said UPS spokesperson Bob Stoffel.
“These services complement UPS’s own sustainability efforts while offering customers a new option to address the environmental challenges of their supply chains,” he added.
To encourage customers to participate in this flat fee programme, UPS has offered to match the offset purchases, effectively doubling the offsets purchased in 2009-2010, up to US$1 million.
by Robeel Haq
