Union Pacific Reduces Energy Consumption, Releases 2010 CSR Report

May 31, 2011 No Comments by
Train aficionados may lament the lack of commuter and high-speed rail in the United States, but freight still reigns out here and is largely behind keeping our economy moving.  Shipping companies are amongst the most successful and powerful companies in the United States and have significant impact on the environment and our society.   Now many of them are corporate social responsibility (CSR) leaders.

To that end, Omaha-based Union Pacific released its 2010 sustainability and citizen report.  Some highlights include:

  • Union Pacific improved its energy efficiency by 3 percent, saving more than 27 million gallons of diesel fuel compared to 2009.
  • The company announced a fuel consumption rate reduction goal of 1 percent annually from 2011 to 2015, as measured on a gross-ton mile basis. Attaining this goal would represent a 23 percent fuel-efficiency improvement since 2000. (click above left to expand the picture of one of UP's "green" locomotives)
  • Union Pacific donated more than $14 million and supported more than 2,500 nonprofits through a combination of Union Pacific Foundation, matching gifts and corporate contributions.

You can download UP’s second sustainability report here.

CSR, transportation

About the author

Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event. His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about waste, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine. Leon lives in Los Angeles, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 50+ countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.
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