Patterned after the ISO 14001 standard, UPS’s environmental management system provides guidance to our plant engineering staff regarding their responsibilities for regulatory and waste minimization programs. We have 440 full-time equivalent employees whose responsibilities include carrying out our environmental programs, processes and activities in accordance with regulatory and UPS-specific requirements.

While we comply with all applicable government regulations, we also exceed requirements on many initiatives. Our training and auditing programs identify areas for improvement and outline strategies for achieving it. More than 1,000 employees have received training since 1991, and results of annual audits are reported to UPS’s senior management.

The quality of our environmental management system is evident in our approach to four specific areas: environmental inspections by government agencies, procedures regarding underground petroleum storage tanks, management of incidental spills, and monitoring aircraft deicing runoff.

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