by Rebecca Walker — July 14, 2010—United Parcel Service (UPS) says it is expanding its carbon neutral shipping program to 35 countries and territories in Europe, Asia and the Americas following the launch of the service last fall in the United States.
Under the program, shippers in the U.S. can offset the carbon footprint of their packages by paying a small fee that covers cost of the offsets, emissions calculation and administration: Five cents for a ground package, 20 cents for an air package and 75 cents for an international package. Outside the U.S., the flat fee varies slightly depending on the country of origin and the destination of the package and the service selected by the shipper.
In the U.S., program expansion includes availability to all shippers using UPS.com; customers using UPS CampusShip, a service for firms with multiple locations; retailers that use UPS in their e-commerce operations; and UPS stores. A contract version of the program also is available to customers who want to offset all their UPS shipments.
A rollout of the expanded program begins July 12 starting with the services to UPS online customers large and small, the contract offering and availability in company’s 35 largest international markets. The program is expected to be available to UPS stores by early August.
For more information, see the UPS Web site.
