United Parcel Service : UPS Named An NBIC Best-Of-The-Best Top 30 Corporation For Employee And Supplier Diversity And Inclusion

US 05/02/16

Atlanta, GA

Ranking Recognizes Commitment toDiversity and Inclusion Across Community Sectors

UPS ® (NYSE: UPS), is proud to have been named among the 2016 Best-of-the-Best Top 30 Corporations for Inclusion by the National Business Inclusion Consortium (NBIC). The recognition acknowledges UPS's outstanding commitment to employee and supplier diversity and inclusion across community sectors.

'We are honored to be selected one of NBIC's Best-of-the-Best Top 30 Corporations for Inclusion,' said Eduardo Martinez, president of The UPS Foundation and chief diversity and inclusion officer at UPS. 'This prestigious distinction reaffirms UPS's focus on our people and the measurable impact of the UPS diversity & inclusion movement we call One UPS, One World. It also acknowledges our actions to be a model for other companies around the world to demonstrate how diversity and inclusion add business and societal value.'

Only companies achieving industry-leading results across all diverse segments are eligible to receive the prestigious Best-of-the-Best designation from the NBIC. The inaugural coalition of national diverse business organizations is spearheaded by The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and includes Women's Business Enterprise National Council, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, National Black Justice Coalition, U.S. Business Leadership Network and WEConnect International.

'We are proud to be named within this inaugural class of businesses as a Best-of-the-Best corporation,' said UPS Supplier Diversity director, Estrella Cramer. 'Fostering an inclusive business environment that champions supplier diversity is a top commitment for UPS.'

Criteria for being named a Best-of-the-Best corporation includes the completion of a detailed survey of an organization's inclusive programs, such as Supplier Diversity initiatives, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and workplace engagement opportunities, as well as diverse marketplace and community engagements. A detailed report of policies and achievements in the diversity and inclusion space - along with recognition or ratings such as the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, the U.S. Business Leadership Network's Disability Equality Index or Diversity Inc.'s Top 50 - is weighted and reviewed by a committee of NBIC leaders.

'The Best-of-the-Best designation is the top corporate honor bestowed for commitments to America's diverse employees and business owners, which includes LGBT, people of color, women, and people with disabilities. This designation is not easily earned, making it all the more prized,' said NGLCC co-founder and president Justin Nelson. 'By recognizing these industry leaders and the policymakers who collaborate with them as the Best-of-the-Best, we are creating a better future for alldiverse communities in business. Together we reaffirm our common, ongoing mission to improve business inclusion among Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies nationwide.'

For more information about UPS's diversity and inclusion initiatives, please visit http://sustainability.ups.com/committed-to-more/diversity-and-inclusion/.

About UPS

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at UPS.com and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.

About NBIC

Spearheaded by the NGLCC and launched in 2011, the NBIC advocates for the business interests of a diverse range of people, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, ethnic minority, disability, and women-owned business communities, representing a total of over $8 trillion in annual consumer spending power and significant contributions to the marketplace and workplace. The NBIC encourages parity in cross-segment diversity and inclusion initiatives in Corporate America, works to identify areas of collaboration among diverse businesses, and advocates for the advancement of policies that support the growth of diverse-owned companies in both the public and private sectors.

About NGLCC

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is the business voice of the LGBT community and is the largest global not-for-profit advocacy organization specifically dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBT people. NGLCC is the exclusive certification body for LGBT-owned businesses. www.nglcc.org.