uShip Shortlisted for BusinessGreen Leaders Award

London, United Kingdom, April 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- uShip was created as a platform where customers can transact in a Carbon Neutral manner to help people with delivery needs find transport solutions by using empty space in existing vehicles. In 2010, uShip extended its green efforts beyond their own operation to their customers as well as transporters, offering them the ability to offset the Green House Gas emissions associated directly with their delivery.

BusinessGreen is leading the thinking behind how the UK can sustain financial and commercial preeminence in a greener world. As such, these unique awards have been developed to celebrate the work of British companies and individuals in achieving this business goal.

The awards are sponsored by Kyocera, BCS, The Green Alliance, Investment Week, Accountancy Age, Computing, Financial Director, Legal Week, and Post Magazine. There are 12 categories of awards. As a nominee to the Small Business of the Year Category, uShip is one of finalists on the shortlist from a broad international field of entrants.

uShip’s European Manager Lupo Westerhuis commented “We are delighted to have our carbon reduction efforts recognised. Transport emissions are one of the largest areas requiring action and we believe that businesses in our sector need to take real steps to reduce not only their own carbon emissions but also those associated with our customers and suppliers. It is rewarding to be recognised as genuine leader by BusinessGreen.”

The winners will be announced at the BusinessGreen gala dinner on 7th July.

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