- Sector: Services
- Reach: International
- Board Gender Diversity: ♂9; ♀5
- Website: https://www.ups.com/ng/en
- Head Office: Lagos
- CSR/sustainability report: GRI, SASB
- Impact management: Foundation
United Parcel Services, the world’s largest package delivery company, commenced operations more than a century ago with a $100 loan to jumpstart a tiny messenger service. It has since evolved into a multi-billion-dollar global corporation, a reflection of the history of modern transportation, international commerce, logistics and financial services. UPS is powered by more than 495,000 employees connecting more than 220 nations and territories across roads, rails, air, and ocean.
The package delivery company has a mission to grow its global business by serving the logistics needs of customers, offering excellence and value in all that it does, and maintains a financially strong company-with broad employee ownership for the interest of its shareowners. UPS inspire its people and business partners to do their best by offering opportunities for personal development and success.
UPS believe that long-term prosperity require its continued commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Hence, the company seeks to lead by example as a responsible, caring, and sustainable company that makes a difference in the communities it serves. The company also states that the well-being of its people, business partners, and the public is of utmost importance.
Spotlight Initiatives
Global Health System Strengthening
In collaboration with an extensive network of forward-thinking public and private partners, The UPS Foundation contributes financial support and logistics and supply chain expertise to bolster public health systems and enhance respoNGX and resilience in the face of complex health challenges. The UPS Foundation promotes access to immunization and life-saving healthcare products throughout the world through innovative delivery networks, thought leadership, and support for technological advancements that optimize end-to-end transport of medical supplies.
2020 Highlights
Notable causes of UPS in the years under review include Grass roots efforts funding the provision of $19 million in valuable grant dollars to local charitable organizations that deliver incredibly important services to communities around the world. In the year under review, UPS also met and surpassed its goal of planting 15 million trees by the end of 2020.
