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What does it mean to be a humanitarian expert on mission?
Humanitarian experts on mission, sometimes referred to as loaned executives, are deployed on short-term assignments to help solve supply chain challenges, and in the case of the pandemic, help develop cold chain proficiency in remote areas.
UPS, like many other companies, is hiring thousands – in this case, more than 100,000 employees – to help with the holiday season.
To inform what’s driving potential applicants in the U.S., UPS commissioned the 2021 Peak Hiring Survey.
Findings from the survey identified three key themes:
The UPS Foundation pledges more than 10,000 trees for every package shipped at Expo 2020 Dubai
Committed to helping deliver one of the most sustainable World Expos in history, UPS launched the Forest of the Future initiative. As part of the initiative, each customer shipping a package at one of the UPS Expo 2020 counters will have a tree planted in their honor.
In addition, UPS will mitigate any carbon dioxide (CO2) by purchasing carbon offsets for each package. These shipments will be acknowledged with a digital carbon neutral certificate including the specific details of the carbon footprint and the offset purchased.
The Forest of the Future initiative is part of The UPS Foundation’s global commitment to climate action and UPS’s wider role as the Official Logistics Partner of Expo 2020.
For the second consecutive year, UPS is not providing a universal ship-by date for UPS Ground packages for arrival by December 24th, instead advising shippers to get a custom estimate using its online form.
The UPS Store, however, is recommending a ship-by date of December 15 for UPS Ground packages to arrive by the Christmas holiday.
A UPS truck driver is off the hook for $27 million in a crash lawsuit after a Texas court of appeals discovered a procedural error in the case.
A Ninth District Texas Court of Appeals panel recently reversed a trial court’s judgment awarding plaintiffs in a crash lawsuit $27 million for a crash they claim was caused by a UPS truck driver. The appellate court ruled that the trial was held in the wrong county.
Consequently, the case was dismissed, and an entirely new trial will begin in the appropriate county, allowing UPS an opportunity to pay a lower award or perhaps none at all.