The Union Pacific Railroad has identified 16 partners who received the 2025 Sustainability Partner Awards for excellence in sustainable business practices, environmental impact, and innovations in logistics and rail operations.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Union Pacific Railroad Recognizes Sustainability Leaders Nationwide

Union Pacific Railroad Drives Sustainable Supply Chain Progress

Now in its third year, this award recognizes the company’s ambition to drive the decarbonization process and rail more sustainable freight transport. To make sustainability a shared responsibility, this encourages collaboration among customers and suppliers.

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The list of 2025 awardees includes APL Logistics, Dow Chemical, DSL Logistics, General Motors, Graphic Packaging International, LyondellBasell, Schneider, and Toyota North America. The suppliers recognized include Capgemini, Chevron, Concentrix, Rail Management Services, Vossloh/Rocla Concrete Tie, W.T. Byler Co. (a Quanta Services company), Wabtec, and WSP USA.

Noting the importance of collaboration in making positive change in the environment, Kenny Rocker, the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Union Pacific, added, “Union Pacific is pleased to be working together with our customers and suppliers. Together, we build a stronger and cleaner supply chain that benefits communities across the country.”

Union Pacific Railroad Expands Green Freight Initiatives

The Union Pacific Railroad is investing in clean operations since sustainability provides long-term value to businesses. The company is improving fuel-efficient locomotives, applying digital solutions to optimize routes, and increasing the use of renewable energy.

Among its initiatives are recycling initiatives, “green” procurement, and collaborative projects that use the principles of the “Circular Economy.” These projects lower greenhouse gas emissions and increase the efficiency and accountability of operations within the supply chain.

The Sustainability Partner Awards celebrate achievements that can be measured. The companies that receive an award use low-emissions technology, reduce waste to zero, and include energy-saving devices within its manufacturing and transport networks. Since every company reports the progress made separately, there are industry standards within sustainability.

Thus, by honoring these achievements, Union Pacific promotes an innovative culture within the company. In other words, these accolades serve to honor achievements but also inspire other companies to implement more environmentally friendly logistics practices.

The Union Pacific Railroad perceives sustainability as resilience and competitiveness. The 2025 Awards indicate that collaboration among railroad companies, carriers, and producers pushes the transition to low-carbon logistics faster – and that benefits economic and environmental values.

Source: www.progressiverailroading.com

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