Sustainability at UPS Healthcare

Sustainability is the intersection of Environmental impact, Social responsibility and ethical Governance (ESG). At UPS Healthcare, we help our customers reach their environmental sustainability goals through our solutions and services, partner with humanitarian organisations to deliver healthcare to areas in need, and work with government agencies to help make healthcare more accessible to people around the world.

We helped LGC Clinical Diagnostics to achieve greater efficiency and cost savings, while helping them meet their sustainability goals.

Facilities

Our logistics and distribution warehousing facilities are focused on innovation and technology, decarbonisation and energy efficiency, designed to help you meet local environmental regulations and your company's sustainability goals, including:

  • Energy-efficient facility controls and practices
  • Solar power use
  • Waste reduction

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Packaging

Our sustainable cold chain packaging solutions offer materials sourced from approved manufacturers to:

  • Reduce packaging waste
  • Provide reusable and recyclable cold chain packaging options
  • Offer customisable, low-impact solutions

Transportation Management

Through our global transportation network, technology innovations, and logistics expertise, we can help you minimise your environmental impact with:

  • Visibility into your carbon emissions data
  • Access to our Transportation Management System (TMS) to maximise efficiency
  • Evaluation of your existing supply chain practices to gain insights into environmentally friendly optimisations

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Vehicles

We leverage the ever-growing suite of UPS alternative fuel and advanced technology to help you minimise your carbon footprint, including:

  • More than 13,000 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles
  • Pioneering drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts for deliveries
  • Use of renewable natural gas (RNG)
  • Continual investment in new transportation technologies

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Social and Governance Sustainability at Work

We have collaborated with organisations around the world to improve healthcare access for low- and middle-income populations.

COVID-19 vaccines being administered as part of a humanitarian initiative in a lower income nation.

1. Enabling Healthcare Infrastructure

We help lower income countries implement logistics solutions so they can receive, store, distribute and administer critical vaccines and commodities.

A UPS team member on a motorcycle delivers a refrigerated box of critical healthcare supplies.

2. Developing Last Mile Solutions

We consult with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and ministries of health on last mile delivery solutions that help close the gap between healthcare commodities and the people who need them.

A UPS Wingcopter UAV drone delivers urgent healthcare supplies to a remote village.

3. Delivering to Remote Locations

Our UAV (drone) delivery programmes can help get pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and other health commodities to harder-to-reach populations.

A UPS team member managing quality assurance in a cold chain storage facility.

4. Safeguarding Biological Samples

We collaborate with ministries of health and NGOs to redesign supply chains and use of technology to support biological sample handling.

A globe with trails of light from city to city illustrating UPS Healthcare tracking and visibility solutions.

5. Implementing Visibility Solutions

We work to implement tracking and monitoring technology solutions that enhance visibility in the low-resource areas we serve.

Pallets of donated healthcare supplies awaiting customs clearance.

6. Continuously Improving Logistics

We collaborate with procurement agents, donors and ministries of health to continuously enhance humanitarian logistics solutions for HIV, malaria and reproductive health programs in low-income countries.

Learn more about UPS's ESG efforts and how we are tracking our commitments:

We are helping to build a cleaner and safer world for future generations

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