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UPS Sustainability Report Charts Gains Toward Centennial Goals

Posted by | Jul 31, 2006 | |

UPS today released its fourth annual Corporate Sustainability Report tracking the company’s progress on balancing a variety of economic, social and environmental objectives.

The report, based on 2005 data, shows UPS has continued to pursue its business sustainability goals by posting improvements in several important areas such as improved environmental practices throughout its operations, reduced on-the-job injury rates and increases in global employee volunteerism and charitable giving.

The full text of UPS’s Corporate Sustainability Report is available at www.sustainability.ups.com.

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9 European Postal Service Providers Call for Caution in the 2009 Postal Service

Posted by | Jul 28, 2006 | |

Following the publication of the PWC study on the “Impact on Universal Service of the Full Market Accomplishment of the Postal Internal Market in 2009”, the postal operators of Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland and Spain, which account for over 50% of the Community population, express their concern about the study outcomes and plead the European Commission for a balanced approach when drawing up future postal legislation. At the beginning of this month of July, the European Commission published a study undertaken at its request by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in order to assess, in each member State, the impact on the universal postal provision of a full liberalisation in 2009. As stated by the postal Directive 2002/39/EC, based on the conclusions of this study, the Commission shall submit by 31 December 2006 “a report to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied by a proposal confirming, if appropriate, the date of 2009 for the full accomplishment of the postal internal market or determining any other step in the light of the study’s conclusions”.

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9 European Postal Service Providers jointly call for caution in the 2009 reform of postal services

Posted by | Jul 27, 2006 | |

Following the publication of the PWC study on the “Impact on Universal Ser-vice of the Full Market Accomplishment of the Postal Internal Market in 2009”, the postal operators of Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Lux-embourg, Poland and Spain, which account for over 50% of the Community population, express their concern about the study outcomes and plead the European Commission for a balanced approach when drawing up future postal legislation
At the beginning of this month of July, the European Commission published a study undertaken at its request by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in order to assess, in each member State, the impact on the universal postal provision of a full liberalisation in 2009.

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DHL Japan starts ‘Green Logistics’ initiatives

Posted by | Jul 6, 2006 | |

DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, today announced the launch of its ‘Green Logistics’ environmental initiatives in Japan. As a first step, DHL Japan will begin using a fuel-cell car, a hybrid truck and bicycles in its collection and delivery services, primarily in Tokyo.

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TNT Express celebrates 60 years of successful delivery 1946 – 2006

Posted by | Apr 24, 2006 | |

TNT Express today announced the 60th anniversary of the company’s first operations, which began in Australia in 1946. Delivering 3.5 million parcels, documents and pieces of freight every week to over 200 countries across the world, TNT Express reported profits of 474 million euros in 2005. When the company was first established with a single truck in Australia at the end of the Second World War, TNT Express made a profit of eight dollars per week during the first few months of trading, hauling timber, glass bottles, cement and soil. “Evolving from a small Australian enterprise into a globally recognised brand which employs 48,000 people across the world is a great achievement. With the on-going development of new customer-focused services and additional air and road routes that offer unlimited capacity, we are confident that TNT Express will maintain its success over the next 60 years,” said Marie-Christine Lombard, Group Managing Director, TNT Express.

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