UPS and BSR: How Global Materiality Can Help Shape Sustainability Strategy
UPS and BSR to discuss global materiality assessment process, and its significance to UPS’s sustainability reporting, during free 3BL Media webinar, June 29
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 30, 2017 /3BL Media/ – On Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 11 am ET, UPS will host a webinar with 3BL Media to discuss its Global Materiality Assessment. The webinar, featuring Patrick Browne, Director of Global Sustainability for UPS, and Nate Springer, Manager at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), will cover UPS’s global materiality assessment methodology, and its role in driving UPS’s sustainability strategy, goals and reporting.
“UPS does business in more than 220 countries and territories, so it’s important that we understand what sustainability issues are most important to our stakeholders around the world. Issues can vary in importance by region, country, and down to the local community, so we expanded our materiality assessment to focus on five key areas where we operate,” said Patrick Browne.
“Materiality is important for reporting, but maybe more importantly, it should identify where sustainability strategy can create the most value for a company,” said Nate Springer.
During the webinar, Browne and Springer will elaborate on UPS’s global materiality assessment by sharing examples from the latest UPS Sustainability Report and will also describe BSR’s involvement in the process. A question and answer session will follow.
Click here to REGISTER for Driving Impactful Reporting with Global Materiality, June 29, 11 am ET.
About UPS
UPS is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including transporting packages and freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. For more information, please visit UPS.com or the company’s Sustainability website, ups.com/sustainability. Stay up-to-date with UPS news at pressroom.ups.com and for the latest from the UPS thought leadership blog, visit longitudes.ups.com.
About Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
BSR is a global nonprofit organization that works with its network of more than 250 member companies and other partners to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration.
Visit www.bsr.org for more information about BSR’s 25 years of leadership in sustainability.
About 3BL Media
Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, 3BL Media is a corporate communications platform exclusively for the distribution of corporate social responsibility and sustainability news and content. Founded in 2009, the company works with corporations and non-profits to distribute multi-format media assets through social, traditional and new media channels. 3BL Media has grown organically and through acquisition, operating a network of focused, authoritative sites including 3blmedia.com, justmeans.com, csrwire.com, socialearth.org, ethicalperformance.com and reportalert.com. Content issued by 3BL Media clients also appears on hundreds of thousands of Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters terminals.
