United Parcel Service is a global package delivery and logistics company with more than 2,400 facilities and an air network.
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UPS's emissions are rising: Scope 1 rose 3.4% and Scope 3 5.1% in 2025, driven by jet fuel for a USPS air contract, and carbon per package has worsened since 2020. It has no science-based target, publishes no waste or water data, and has a run of hazardous-waste enforcement settlements. Renewable sources supply about 6% of its energy, and airline fuel, two-thirds of its energy use, is all conventional.
United Parcel Service, Inc. scores 23/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places United Parcel Service, Inc. joint 767th of 847 companies scored, and 14th of 17 in Shipping / Logistics.
Where United Parcel Service, Inc. sits among shipping / logistics peers.
Among the 17 major shipping / logistics brands we've scored, United Parcel Service, Inc. sits 14th of 17.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
UPS publishes no GRI 304 (biodiversity) disclosure, TNFD reporting, nature-risk assessment, or land-use footprint for its 2,400+ facilities and air network.
UPS publishes no waste-generation, diversion, or circularity metrics and marks Scope 3 Category 5 (waste) as not relevant.
UPS publishes no water withdrawal, consumption, or discharge data.
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See the breakdown →United Parcel Service, Inc.'s score has moved from 24 to 23 across 2 recorded reviews, down 1 point.
Fortune 50 re-score (owner-approved batch 3, 2026-10-19)
Initial score at platform launch
The formula and all 13 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
10 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“approximately 460,000 employees (excluding temporary seasonal employees”
“27.4% renewable electricity”
“UPS's current goals are inadequate and only include emissions reduction goals for less than half of company emissions”
“UPS agrees to pay the EPA $5.3 million and fix hazardous waste violations at 1,160 locations”
“agreed to pay more than $1.7 million in civil penalties and other costs”
“UPS has disclosed a partial account of its industry associations”
“We write to reiterate our request that Massachusetts delay the implementation of the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule”
“Status 28.01% votes in favour”
“UPS reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve alleged hazardous waste violations at 1,160 facilities nationwide”
“UPS Inc. will pay more than $5.3 million to resolve violations of U.S. hazardous waste regulations at 1,160 facilities in 45 states and Puerto Rico”
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United Parcel Service is a global package delivery and logistics company with more than 2,400 facilities and an air network. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and incorporated in 1999 (its roots go back to 1907), it had $88.7 billion in FY2025 revenue and about 460,000 employees.
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