Diversity and UPS People
UPS´s workforce is multicultural, multidimensional, and reflective of the broad attributes of our global communities. In fact, each year since 1999, UPS has been consecutively ranked by FORTUNE® magazine as one of the "50 Best Companies for Minorities."
UPS understands that diversity encompasses more than ethnicity, gender, and age. It´s how employees think, the ideas they contribute, and their general attitude toward work and life.
Diversity is encouraged by recognizing the value of people´s different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. Diversity is a valuable, core component of UPS because it brings a wider range of resources, skills, and ideas to the business.
Long-standing company policies - such as employee ownership, equal opportunity, promotion from within, and teamwork - have helped make UPS a preferred employer. Diversity impacts UPS´s business from many perspectives, whether it´s in meeting the needs of a diverse customer base, working with a diverse supplier network, or gaining momentum from the varied contributions of our diverse workforce.
- African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Pacific Americans and other minorities make up 35 percent of the company´s 348,400 employees in the United States.
- Minorities accounted for half of UPS´s new employees in 2005.
- Women represent 28 percent of the U.S. management team and 20 percent of the overall workforce, holding jobs from package handlers, to drivers, to senior management and to the UPS Board of Directors.
- Among the company´s 63,000 U.S. managers, minorities hold nearly 30 percent of those executive positions. Positions held include district managers, the UPS Management Committee, and UPS´s Board of Directors.
UPS Diversity Steering Council
UPS expects diversity to be fostered and encouraged by every UPSer in their daily commitment to the company.
UPS also has a Diversity Steering Council whose vision is to "ensure that workforce, customer, and supplier diversity remain a visible core value that is integral to our business, our community relationships, and The UPS Charter."
The UPS Diversity Steering Council is co-chaired by Chairman and CEO Mike Eskew, and Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Public Affairs Allen Hill. This cross-functional council consists of internal and external representatives.
Employer of Choice
UPS is frequently recognized for its commitment to diversity. For the past seven years, UPS has been consecutively ranked by Fortune magazine as one of 50 Best Companies for Minorities.
UPS was profiled as a leader in Hispanic magazine´s 13th annual Corporate 100 list, "a list of the top U.S. companies that excel in creating business and job opportunities for Hispanic Americans, as well as donating to philanthropies that target Latino communities."
Since 2000, UPS has been consecutively named a top corporation for Women´s Business Enterprises (WBEs) by the Women´s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
UPS was honored with the coveted NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Corporate Citizen of the Year Award.
UPS placed third in DiversityInc.com´s Diversity Top 30 poll. The poll rates corporations on a range of criteria from employment and advancement of people of color to advertising in ethnic media. |
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Throughout our history at UPS, we´ve found that we grow by not only investing in our business but also in the communities where we live and work.
UPS does extensive work and partners with various organizations to improve social conditions that exist within the communities we serve. Below is a sample of the organizations UPS and UPS people partner with.
100 Black Men of America (100 BMOA)
Family and Workplace Literacy Programs
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HCC)
INROADS
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
NASCAR Minority Scholarships
National Urban League (NUL)
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Native American Business Alliance (NABA)
Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)
The National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA)
Special Olympics
Women´s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) |
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UPS understands that customer diversity requires understanding the differences in cultural backgrounds and the unique needs of each customer.
Every day, more than 407,000 UPSers serve nearly 8 million customers in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Because of its global impact, UPS has many unique opportunities to reach a broad range of diverse customers. UPS understands that diversity is essential as the company expands and finds ways to solve the individual needs of all customers. |
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Formally launched in 1992, the UPS Supplier Diversity Program is committed to providing business opportunities to minority- and women-owned businesses.
UPS strives to have diversity among its business partners. In addition to developing strategic relationships with minority- and women-owned businesses, UPS encourages majority suppliers to support women- and minority-owned firms. We are committed to ensuring that our supplier diversity process strengthens the minority- and women-owned businesses that drive economic development in our communities.
More than 20,000 businesses across America are partners in the UPS supplier network. |
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Learn more about the UPS Supplier Diversity Program and apply online.
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Learn more about the widely recognized, diverse UPS workforce.
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