We have expanded the list of climate policies we assess company engagement with to incorporate land-use related policy, referring to legislative or regulatory measures to enhance and protect ecosystems and land where carbon is being stored. Assessments under this category are currently underweighted in terms of their contribution to the overall company metrics. This weighting will be progressively increased over the next 6 months.
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
In its 2021 CDP response, UPS stated its position on climate change was of mixed consistency with that of the US Chamber. UPS is part of the Chamber's Task Force on Climate Actions. A senior executive, Laura Lane, is on the U.S. Chamber Board of Directors (as of February 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
In its 2019 CDP response, UPS stated its position on climate change was of mixed consistency with that of the US Chamber. UPS provided an example of misalignment and how they influenced the US Chamber's position on the proposed rule to require government vendors to disclose if they publish their total greenhouse gas emissions
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of the US-Japan Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of the US-Turkey Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior Exec is a member of the board of the U.S.-UK Business Council
Laura Lane
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior Executive of United Parcel Service is on the Board of Directors of USCC
Laura Lane
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
In its 2021 CDP response, UPS stated its position on climate change was of mixed consistency with that of the US Chamber. UPS is part of the Chamber's Task Force on Climate Actions. A senior executive, Laura Lane, is on the U.S. Chamber Board of Directors (as of February 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
In its 2019 CDP response, UPS stated its position on climate change was of mixed consistency with that of the US Chamber. UPS provided an example of misalignment and how they influenced the US Chamber's position on the proposed rule to require government vendors to disclose if they publish their total greenhouse gas emissions
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of the US-Japan Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of the US-Turkey Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior Exec is a member of the board of the U.S.-UK Business Council
Laura Lane
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior Executive of United Parcel Service is on the Board of Directors of USCC
Laura Lane
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of ALEC with an executive serving on the Private Enterprise Advisory Council (as of July 2022)
Mike Kiely
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
A UPS executive is an ALEC Private Enterprise Board Member
Mr. Richard McArdle
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of ALEC with an executive serving on the Private Enterprise Advisory Council (as of July 2022)
Mike Kiely
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
A UPS executive is an ALEC Private Enterprise Board Member
Mr. Richard McArdle
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
The Executive Vice President and President of UPS is on the Board of Directors (as of February 2023)
Nando Cesarone
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
The Executive Vice President and President of UPS is on the Board of Directors (as of February 2023)
Nando Cesarone
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
According to the Business Roundtable website, UPS CEO Carol Tomé is not a Direct Member of Business Roundtable anymore. However, in their 2021 CDP Response, UPS declared their Business Roundtable membership (updated February 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS CEO is a Direct Member
Carol Tomé
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS CEO is a Direct Member (up-to-date Jan 2020)
David P. Abney
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
According to the Business Roundtable website, UPS CEO Carol Tomé is not a Direct Member of Business Roundtable anymore. However, in their 2021 CDP Response, UPS declared their Business Roundtable membership (updated February 2022)
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS CEO is a Direct Member
Carol Tomé
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS CEO is a Direct Member (up-to-date Jan 2020)
David P. Abney
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of CCoC (updated February 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of CCoC
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of CCoC (updated February 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
UPS is a member of CCoC
not specified
In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
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Climate Lobbying Overview: The United Parcel Service (UPS) appears to have low engagement with climate change policy, taking a mostly positive stance in its top-line messaging on climate action, while showing mixed positions on specific climate policies and the energy transition.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: UPS is generally supportive of climate action, with limited communications. In a 2020 blog post, the company seemed to support the 1.5°C global warming target. On its corporate website accessed in May 2022, UPS appeared to support government regulation to respond to climate change, but with an emphasis on market-based solutions. The company reported lobbying on parts of the Build Back Better Act in its Q4 2021 federal lobbying disclosure, but did not disclose any lobbying on the climate provisions in the bill. It also has not clearly advocated in support of the Paris Agreement, with a blog post in February 2020 focused on business ambition to mee the goals of the agreement.
Engagement with Climate-Related Policy: UPS has highly limited engagement with specific climate-related policies. The company reported positive engagement with federal legislation related to the energy efficiency of tractor trailers in its 2021 CDP Climate Change Disclosure, and in August 2021, UPS signed a joint letter in support of a blenders tax credit for sustainable aviation fuels.
Positioning on Energy Transition: UPS appears to have a mixed stance on the energy transition, though with highly limited evidence of engagement. While in January 2020 the company offered broad support for the electrification of transport, it directly advocated against measures to support the electrification of transportation in a May 2020 Comment to the California Air Resources Board on its proposed Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation.
Industry Association Governance: UPS does not disclose its trade associations on its corporate website and has not published a formal review of its associations. Nevertheless, the company holds leadership positions in multiple groups which engage highly actively and negatively on climate policy. UPS holds a leadership position in ALEC, an organization which develops model legislation to oppose climate action at the state level, and the UPS President sits on the Board of Airlines for America, an association which is negatively lobbying climate policy in the United States. Furthermore, while a senior executive of UPS is on the US Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the company declared a “mixed consistency” with the association's climate change position in its 2021 CDP Climate Change Disclosure.
According to its 2021 CDP disclosure, the UPS CEO is a member of the Business Roundtable, although the company is not listed on the organization’s website as of May 2022. The Business Roundtable engages on US climate policy with mixed positions.