Sustainable Solutions for the e-Commerce Era

Today, 30 percent of global online sales are made through mobile devices and by 2017, 60 percent of U.S. retail sales will involve the Internet. Everything is “on demand” and people are using mobile devices to get what they want, when they want it, where they want it. But there are unintended consequences of everything being on demand.

These residential deliveries typically have more stops, with fewer packages at each stop. More stops, more miles, more fuel, more emissions.

This video highlights how UPS is working with customers to address the environmental impacts of the rise in e-commerce and to create more sustainable transportation solutions.

Want to learn more? Visit ups.com/sustainability and download the UPS 2014 Corporate Sustainability Report.