UPS   UPS Key Performance Indicators
Following is an overview of the status of UPS's key performance indicators (KPIs). For detailed information on each KPI, please review the Economic, Social and Environmental sections of the site.
KPI Description ’02 Data ’03 Data ’04 Data ’05 Data ’06 Data '07 Goal Scope of data* Additional Data Description
Social                
Retention rate (full-time) 94% 94% 92% 92% 91% ≥ 92% All Global Operations
excludes UPS Freight
Percent of full-time employees that are retained annually (management & non-management)
Employer of Choice Index 76% 74% 75% 75% 75% 80% All Global Operations A subset of 20 questions from the Employee Opinion Survey that assess employees's opinions of how UPS attracts, retains, and motivates employees
Philanthropy as a Percentage of Adjusted Profit AND Total UPS Charitable Contributions 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% maintain All Global Operations
excludes UPS Freight
Combined charitable contributions of UPS and UPS Foundation as a percentage of profit before interest and taxes (PBIT adjusted for one time events).
Automotive Accident frequency (per 100,000 driver hours) 17.7 18.2 17.8 17.0 15.3 15.2 All Global Operations
excludes UPS Freight
Total number of vehicular accidents (regardless of severity) per 100,000 driver hours
Lost-Time Injuries per 200,000 hours 6.3 5.5 3.8 3.6 2.6 3.2 All Global Operations
excludes UPS Freight
Lost Work Days from injury or illness per 200,000 hours
Environmental                
Penalties as a Percentage of Total Environmental Inspections 0.29% 0.50% 1.12% 2.06% 0.94% No goal intended U.S. Package Operations
Supply chain and Freight
reported separately
Environment related fines (U.S.) as a percent of total environment related agency inspections.
Water Consumption - Absolute & Normalized 5.2 M meters3 / 1.70 meters3 per 1,000 pkgs / .21 meters3 per 1,000 Rev. 5.1 M meters3 / 1.64 meters3 per 1,000 pkgs / .20 meters3 per 1,000 Rev. 5.6 M meters3 / 1.73 meters3 per 1,000 pkgs / 0.21 meters3 per 1,000 Rev. 5.5 M meters3 / 1.62 meters3 per 1,000 pkgs / .19 meters3 per 1,000 Rev. 6.2 M meters3 / 1.77 meters3 per 1,000 pkgs / .20 meters3 per 1,000 Rev. TBD U.S. Package Operations
includes Supply chain
and Freight
Water consumption (U.S.) includes all facility related water and water used to wash vehicles -expressed in cubic meters.
Energy Consumption - Absolute & Normalized

88.4 million gigajoules (total)
28.95 gigajoules per 1,000 packages
3.64 gigajoules per 1,000 Rev.

88.0 million gigajoules (total)
28.23 gigajoules per 1,000 packages
3.47 gigajoules per 1,000 Rev.
88.8 million gigajoules (total)
27.14 gigajoules per 1,000 packages
3.27 gigajoules per 1,000 Rev.
94.4 million gigajoules (total)
28.12 gigajoules per 1,000 packages
3.30 gigajoules per 1,000 Rev.
98.2 million gigajoules (total)
28.14 gigajoules per 1,000 packages
3.22 gigajoules per 1,000 Rev.
TBD U.S. Package Operations
excludes Supply chain
and Freight
Energy consumption (U.S.) includes stationary sources of energy (electricity, natural gas, propane and heating oil) and mobile sources of energy (gasoline, diesel, Jet A, and compressed natural gas). Expressed in gigajoules of energy.
Gallons of Fuel per Package 0.1038 gals/pkg 0.1012 0.1018 0.1036 0.1059 0.1008 gals / pkg U.S. Package Operations
excludes Supply chain
and Freight
Fuel consumption (U.S.) includes gasoline, diesel, compressed natural gas, and UPS's calculated portion of fuel used for transportation by rail services divided by total U.S. ground and air packages.
Aircraft Emissions per Payload Capacity 0.92 0.88 0.86 0.83 0.81 .77 All Global Operations Total Emissions of HC, CO, & NOx in kgs divided by the sum of max structural payload capacity (in thousands of kgs) weighted by annual aircraft cycles.
Percent of Total UPS Air Fleet Meeting ICAO Stage IV Noise Guidelines 92% 94% 95% 95% 96% 97% All Global Operations Percent of UPS total fleet that meets 2006 noise requirements (which only apply to new aircraft acquisitions). Cumulative noise (take-off, sideline, & approach) as measured by Effective Perceived Noise decibels (EPNdb).
CO2 emissions - Absolute and Normalized

6.60M m-tons (total)
2.16 metric tons per 1,000 pkgs
27.17 metric tons per 1,000 Rev.

6.56M m-tons (total)
2.10 metric tons per 1,000 pkgs
25.85 metric tons per 1,000 Rev.

6.69M m-tons (total)
2.03 metric tons per 1,000 pkgs
24.44 metric tons per 1,000 Rev.

7.06M m-tons (total)
2.10 metric tons per 1,000 pkgs
24.66 metric tons per 1,000 Rev.

7.37M m-tons (total)
2.11 metric tons per 1,000 pkgs
24.20 metric tons per 1,000 Rev.
TBD U.S. Package Operations
excludes Supply chain
and Freight
GHG emissions (U.S.) calculated using GHG Protocol - scope 1 & scope 2. Includes stationary sources of energy (electricity, natural gas, propane and heating oil) and mobile sources of energy (gasoline, diesel, Jet A and compressed natural gas).
Number of Reportable Spills Incidents to Federal or State Environmental Agency 43 44 50 42 33 Pkg Ops + 2 SC&F As close to 0 as possible U.S. Package Operations
Supply Chain and Freight
reported separately.
Spills that meet criteria of being federal or state reportable.
Hazardous Waste Management Methods (recycled/incinerated/landfilled) [tons] Recycled: 76
Incinerated: 437
Treated and Landfilled: 24
Recycled: 33
Incinerated: 483
Treated and Landfilled: 27
Recycled: 46
Incinerated: 551
Treated and Landfilled: 30
Recycled: 45
Incinerated: 639
Treated and Landfilled: 14
Recycled: 59
Incinerated: 845
Treated and Landfilled: 18
Reduce waste / Proper disposal U.S. Package Operations
includes Supply chain
and Freight
Method of disposal for hazardous waste generated in UPS facilities. (Landfilled waste is treated to non-hazardous and then disposed of in a secure landfill).
Additional indicator description                
Social                
% Participation in Employee Opinion Survey 89% 88% 89% 88% 89% 95% All Global Operations Percent participation in Employee Opinion Survey administered annually.