Amazon

Sustainability Goals

 Ongoing Goals

• Invest $2 billion through its "Climate Pledge Fund" to support the development of technologies and services that reduce carbon emissions and help preserve the natural world
• Invest $100 million  to restore and protect forests, wetlands, and peatlands

2021 Goals

• Double the number of Black employees in senior leadership roles (3.8% in 2020) and hire 30% more Black people as corporate employees in the U.S.
• Increase women in tech and science-related senior leadership roles by 30%.

2030 Goals 

• 100% renewable energy by 2025
• 50% shipments net zero carbon, as part of a commitment to "Shipment Zero" vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon
• Deploy 100,000 fully-electric delivery vehicles

2040 Goals

• 100% net zero carbon by 2040 as part of The Climate Pledge  to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early

Highlights

• Lowered carbon emissions by 0.4%, while business grew by 9%.
• 90% of the electricity consumed across operations is now attributable to renewable energy sources, up from 85% in 2021.
• In 2022, more than doubled the number of Climate Pledge Friendly (CPF) products available, with more than 550,000 CPF products now available.
• In 2022, decreased single-use plastic by 11.6% across global operations by expanding paper-based packaging, and delivered 11% of all packages without added Amazon delivery packaging.
• Reduced the weight of packaging per shipment by 41% on average since 2015, equivalent to avoiding the use of more than 2 million tons of packaging materials.
• More than 9,000 electric delivery vehicles included in global fleet, with 145 million packages delivered by EVs in the U.S. and Europe.
• Have more than 15,000 hydrogen-powered forklifts in use in North America and in 2022, signed a deal for enough green hydrogen to fuel 40,000 forklifts annually by 2025.
• Committed $3 million to the U.S. Agency for International Development Climate Gender Equity Fund to address inequities for women in climate finance.
• Announced that Amazon Web Services will be water positive by 2030, returning more water to communities and the environment than used in direct operations.
• Spent $3.3 billion with 375 certified diverse suppliers in 2022.
  

2024

Announced that over 50% of European shipments now come in reduced, recyclable delivery packaging, such as a paper bag or cardboard envelope, or no added packaging at all through its Ships in Product Packaging program (which has totaled 700 million shipments in Europe since 2019). (April 2024)

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Corporations bought a record 46 GW of solar and wind through PPAs (power purchase agreements) in 2023, up 12% from 2021, according to BloombergNEF. About 45% of corporate PPAs were in the Americas and 33% in Europe, with European growth the most robust (up 74% over 2022 to 15.4 GW). The U.S. made up largest market at 17.4 GW (38%), but shrunk 16% compared to 2022. CEF Member Amazon was the largest single corporate clean energy buyer in 2023 at 8.8 GW. (Feb 2024)

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Announced it had invested in over 100 new solar and wind energy projects in 2023, becoming the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy for the fourth year in a row. The company has more than 500 wind and solar projects globally, generating over 77,000 GWh of clean energy each year. (Jan 2024)

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DAMILER TRUCK — Is deploying its first hydrogen fuel cell powered trucks for customer trials. Starting in mid-2024, five hydrogen-powered semi-trailer tractors will be tested in long-haul applications in Germany by five partner companies, including CEF member Amazon. (Jan 2024)

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2023

Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reiterating the need for strong heavy-duty vehicle emission standards to meet national climate and economic goals as well as corporate sustainability goals. The letter, the Alliance’s second, also underscored that the growing number of companies committed to zero-emissions trucks demonstrates that these are both operationally and financially viable. The Alliance represents 33 U.S. companies that own, lease, or operate more than 2.5 million fleet vehicles, and includes CEF Members Amazon, CBRE, and Siemens. (Dec 2023)

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Zero-Emission Vehicles in Emerging Markets Initiative (ZEV-EMI) — More than 30 major companies have forged collaborative agreements in emerging markets as part of the ZEV-EMI. This public-private action aims to accelerate investments along the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) value chain in India, then to replicate the model in Mexico and worldwide. The ZEV-EMI partner companies announced (Dec 2023):

• Establishment of a national data-sharing platform for optimizing planning and catalyzing infrastructure investments in India.
• Task forces for a large e-freight pilot deployment in India.
• Launch of ZEV-EMI in Mexico.
• Release of the ZEV-EMI collaboration models & best practices collection

Since the launch of the ZEV-EMI initiative at COP27, more than 30 companies have expressed support for the initiative, including CEF members Amazon, Bloomberg, General Motors, and PepsiCo. (Dec 2023)

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Announced it has invested in 78 new solar and wind energy projects so far in 2023, including 13 new projects in the Asia-Pacific, 10 in Texas, and its first in South Korea. The company also built its first brownfield project, which will repurpose a polluted coal mine site in Maryland into a solar farm. This is expected to be the largest solar farm in the state, with more than 300,000 solar panels, and avoiding more than 133,000 tons of CO2 per year. (Nov 2023)

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Announced all delivery packaging in Europe will now be recyclable paper bags, cardboard envelopes or boxes, including third-party selling partners. Combined with shipping products without additional packaging, these efforts have avoided more than one billion single-use plastic bags in Europe since 2019. (Nov 2023)

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Clean Energy Procurement Academy — This project aims to equip companies with the technical readiness to explore and adopt clean energy. The Academy will combine online and in-person training and educational resources to help accelerate the integration of clean energy into global supply chains (for example, how to boost supply chain companies’ capacity to invest in renewables). This project was initiated through the Clean Energy Buyers Institute and with support from Google.org, and is co-founded by CEF Members by Amazon, Apple, Meta, PepsiCo, and REI; and by Nike. (Oct 2023)

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Added 39 new renewable energy projects in Europe so far in 2023, adding more than 1 GW of clean energy capacity to grids across Europe. These include 15 rooftop solar installations on Amazon facilities and 24 utility-scale wind and solar projects. Once operational, this will bring total clean energy capacity from the company’s 160 renewable projects in Europe to 5.8 GW. (Oct 2023)

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More than 250 companies and organizations, coordinated by the Global Renewables Alliance, issued an open letter calling on world leaders to agree at COP28 on a global target to triple renewable electricity capacity to at least 11,000 GW by 2030. The companies, representing a market value of more than $12 trillion, include CEF members Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Schneider Electric, and Unilever. (Sept 2023)

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Launched The Sustainability Solutions Hub, a new resource to help its sellers with their product and packaging sustainability efforts, including Climate Pledge Friendly, Amazon Renewed, and Ships in Product Packaging. The Hub will launch in six countries by the end of October. The company also announced it will purchase carbon dioxide removal of 250,000 metric tons over ten years, its first investment in direct air capture (DAC), from the carbon capture firm 1PointFive, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum. (Sept 2023)

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MAERSK / AMAZON — Finalized a 2023-2024 agreement for the transport of 20,000 FFE (40 foot equivalent) containers using biodiesel and green methanol through Maersk’s “ECO Delivery” ocean product offering, which is estimated to reduced CO2 equivalent of 44,600 metric tons vs. standard bunker fuel. (Sept 2023)

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31 companies with significant commercial fleets sent a letter to U.S. governors in 9 states urging them to accelerate and support the shift to zero-emission vehicles by adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rules in their respective states. Together, the two rules require increasing rates of sales for zero-emission light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles over the coming years. The companies, including CEF members Amazon, CBRE, and Siemens, are part of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance, and represent over $1.2 trillion in annual revenue and collectively own, lease, or operate more than 2.7 million fleet or networked vehicles in the U.S. (Aug 2023)

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Smart Freight Centre (SFC) Exchange Network — Published a Proof of Concept (PoC) Evaluation Report, a first step in establishing the SFC Exchange Network to promote data sharing between transport value chain actors and increase carbon transparency. The report assessed three key criteria: the feasibility of technical implementation, peer-to-peer data exchange, and willingness to share data. It also explored options for future governance and assurance frameworks. The results show the need for future efforts in the industry and the PoC “provided a momentum and promising results to continue towards a full build.” CEF members Amazon and Dow are participants and contributors, and CEF member McKinsey is a knowledge partner. (Aug 2023)

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IRCAI / AWS — The International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS — a subsidiary of CEF member Amazon) announced the launch of Compute for Climate Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind global program supporting entrepreneurs and startups applying advanced cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) to create new solutions that address the climate crisis. The fellowship will fully fund the building of proof of concepts of innovative ideas focused on climate risk and resilience, food security, biodiversity and conservation, climate-related health, circular economy, and ESG analytics. Applications submitted before 31 August will be considered for development this year. (July 2023)

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ZEV-EMI and E-FAST — Fifteen companies, including CEF members Amazon and PepsiCo, have come together to advance the electrification of the truck market in India. Under the Zero Emission Vehicles Emerging Markets Initiative (ZEV-EMI) and the Indian government’s Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport (E-FAST) these companies will work together to establish favorable market conditions for electric truck deployment under a national task force. This includes aggregating demand, building industrial capacity and financing instruments, planning for large-scale pilot implementation, and supporting policymaking for e-trucks in India. The companies also announced several pilot projects and signaled demand for more than 5,000 electric trucks by 2027, and 7,700 by 2030. (July 2023)

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Announced that beginning in 2024, the company will update its Supply Chain Standards “to require regular reporting and emissions goal setting” of suppliers. The company said it will use its scale, investment, and innovation to date to provide suppliers with products and tools to help them reach their goals, including helping select suppliers transition to carbon-free electricity. (July 2023)

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Passport — The Climate Pledge announced the launch of Passport, an exclusive virtual hub for the more than 400 companies that have committed to net-zero emissions by 2040. The site is intended to allow signatories to connect with each other, discuss niche topics, tackle shared challenges, team up for projects, and sync up for industry events. (May 2023)

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Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) — This new alliance, founded by the Aspen Institute, Patagonia, Tchibo, and CEF member Amazon, was formed to enable companies to access zero-emission shipping solutions that are not currently available. Through ZEMBA, freight buyers will accelerate the commercial deployment of zero-emission shipping, enable economies of scale, and help minimize maritime emissions. ZEMBA members will offer committed demand to build confidence among investors, carriers, ship owners, and producers of zero-emission fuels and renewable energy. Freight buyers are invited to join ZEMBA as a way to access zero-emission shipping. (March 2023)

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Recycled Content Standard Annex A (SCS Standards) — The SCS-103 Certification Standard for Recycled Content adds this new annex focused on the electrical and electronics equipment sectors, setting a minimum threshold for recycled content in the full product and allowing for a product-level claim. This raises the bar for recycled content in consumer electronics products, expanding beyond just component materials. Development of the annex is being led by a diverse multi-stakeholder group that includes: CEF members: Amazon, Dell Technologies, HP, and Microsoft, as well as The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, De’Longhi, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Logitech, Phillips, and The Recycling Partnership. The annex is now available for public review, after which it will be finalized and published. Comment here until April 8, 2023. (March 2023)

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Announced that the company grew its renewable energy capacity by 8.3 GW in 2022, bringing the company’s total portfolio to more than 20 GW, through 401 renewable energy projects in 22 countries. This set a new record for the most renewable energy purchased by a single company. (Feb 2023)

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End-to-End GHG Reporting of Logistics Operations — This new guidance, released by Smart Freight Centre and WBCSD, in partnership with over 30 companies, advances the quantification and sharing of logistics emissions and supports the logistics industry as they move toward net-zero. The guidance is designed to enable companies to better understand and track their logistics emissions on a granular operational level and to quantify the footprint of end-to-end logistics emissions, from supplier to final customer. It builds upon and complements two existing frameworks, the Smart Freight Centre’s Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework 2.0 (for logistics emissions) and WBCSD’s Pathfinder Framework (for product life cycle emissions). Participating CEF members include Amazon, Dow, Siemens, and Unilever. (Jan 2023)

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2022

Emissions First Partnership — Ten corporations have come together to offer new objectives and principles for consideration to update electricity greenhouse gas emissions accounting systems to accelerate grid decarbonization. Objectives include increasing clarity on emissions impact of electricity, improving data, and increasing stakeholder confidence that emissions reduction claims are accurate and effective. CEF members include: Amazon, General Motors, and Meta. (Dec 2022)

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Amazon Studios announced it will replace diesel generators with batteries from Moxion Power, which Amazon invested in earlier this year. Generators account for about half the carbon emissions from the average movie, and produce air pollution and noise. Batteries will address all three of these. (Dec 2022)

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U.S. companies now account for 14% of all installed solar capacity in the U.S., according to the new Solar Means Business 2022 report. Through June, U.S. businesses installed nearly 19 GW of on-site and off-site solar capacity, double the 9.4 GW installed through 2019. CEF member Meta has the largest corporate solar portfolio in the U.S., growing from 177 MW in early 2019 to 3.6 GW in 2022. CEF members Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft had the second, third and fifth largest installed capacities. (Dec 2022)

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Amazon Web Services pledged to be “water positive” by 2030, returning more water to communities than it uses in its direct operations. To achieve this it will use four key strategies: increasing water efficiency; using sustainable sources of water, such as recycled water; providing used water for community reuse, such as irrigation; and water replenishment, such as by restoring watersheds and bringing clean water to water-stressed communities. (Dec 2022)

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The Green Shipping Challenge launched during the World Leaders Summit of COP27. Countries, ports, and companies made more than 40 announcements on issues such as innovations for ships, expansion in low- or zero-emission fuels, and policies to help promote the uptake of next-generation vessels. Announcements included:

• CEF Member Amazon signaled its demand for zero emissions ocean shipping by 2040 and reviewed its several initiatives supporting this transition, including investments, partnerships, and fuel purchases;
• The U.S. is launching a Green Shipping Corridors initiation project to support green shipping corridors involving developing countries, and is also launching a Green Shipping Corridor Hub, an online platform with tools to streamline green shipping corridors globally;
• The U.S. is facilitating green shipping corridors with Canada, Korea, and the UK.
• The U.S. will develop a national action plan for maritime decarbonization beginning in 2023.

In a parallel announcement, the UK pledged to roll out green maritime links with the U.S., Norway, and the Netherlands, and agreed to launch a special Green Shipping Corridor Task Force with the U.S. to bring sector experts together and encourage R&D. (Nov 2022)

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Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC) — ACEC aims to drive corporate clean energy procurement in Asia, accelerating its overall demand and supply. ACEC will strategically improve the policy and regulatory environments for clean energy, in both national and regional Asian markets. The coalition seeks to align the world’s leading clean energy buyers, project developers and financiers, to help policymakers, utilities and energy regulators innovate and deploy cost effective clean technologies across the Asia-Pacific region. Founding members include CEF members Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Meta, and Samsung. (Nov 2022)

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AMAZON / USAID — Launched a public-private partnership to boost climate funding for women. Amazon will commit $50 million to USAID’s Climate Gender Equity Fund, a new climate finance facility designed to remove systemic market barriers that prevent women and girls from accessing climate finance. The Fund will provide grants globally to businesses and organizations working on women-led climate solutions. (Nov 2022)

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Announced it will invest more than €1 billion ($974.8 million) over the next five years in electric vans, trucks, and low-emission package hubs across Europe, accelerating its effort to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040. It aims to more than triple its electric van fleet from its current 3,000 to over 10,000 by 2025. The company is also investing in EV charging facilities and “micro-mobility hubs” focused on new local delivery methods like electric bikes and on-foot deliveries. (Oct 2022)

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New Secretariat to Address Connected Device Emissions — Global climate consultancy, the Carbon Trust, and technology companies Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Samsung and Sky, are developing the industry’s first specification for measuring, accounting for, and decarbonizing the emissions associated with connected devices while being used by customers. Connected devices, which include phones and laptops, used a total of 500 Terawatt hours in 2020. The group aims to produce an accurate baseline for reporting energy efficiency improvements and establish rules for matching electricity consumption with renewable energy generation, as well as applying technology to optimize energy use of connected devices by consumers. (Sept 2022)

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Helped launch Water.org’s Water & Climate Fund and contributed $10 million to the fund. The fund, one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and climate, will focus on climate-resilient water and sanitation solutions that will help provide lasting access for 100 million people across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. (Sept 2022)

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Has signed an agreement with renewable fuels technology Infinium to provide “ultra-low carbon electrofuels,” made from CO2 and renewable power, beginning in 2023. This fuel will replace diesel fuel for approximately 5 million miles of travel per year. Amazon previously invested in Infinium through Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund. (Sept 2022)

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Announced it is expanding its renewable energy portfolio globally, with an additional 2.7 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy capacity across 71 new renewable energy projects. This includes Amazon’s first renewable energy project in South America: a 122 megawatt solar farm in Brazil. These new projects expand Amazon’s total renewable energy projects to 379 across 21 countries and represent 18.5 GW. (Sept 2022)

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NEW CORPORATE COMMITMENTS TO HIRE REFUGEES — 46 companies that are part of the Tent Partnership for Refugees committed to hire 22,725 refugees in full time positions in the U.S., helping to advance the economic and social integration of refugees across the country. This is the most significant set of business commitments in support of refugees on record. CEF member commitments include: Amazon will hire at least 5,000 refugees; Hyatt will hire 500; Marriott International, 1,500; and PepsiCo, 500, all over a three year period. The complete list of commitments is here. (Sept 2022)

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The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Upskilling Initiative, a public-private endeavor to support training and education in digital skills for women and girls in 8 countries, including Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Fourteen U.S. companies, including CEF members Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Dell Technologies, Google, HP, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Visa, will each provide 500,000 or more digital upskilling opportunities by 2032, such as providing training in data science, cyber-security, AI, and robotics; providing female small business owners with toolkits to help with website planning, social media, and marketing; and supporting digital leadership and entrepreneurship training in rural areas. (Sept 2022)

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Signed an agreement with Plug Power, a hydrogen and fuel cell company, to supply 10,950 tons of green hydrogen per year for Amazon’s transportation and building operations starting in 2025, enough to fuel the equivalent of 30,000 forklifts. Amazon will use this to replace gray hydrogen, diesel, and other fossil fuels and meet its net-zero pledge by 2040. (Aug 2022)

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Open Supply Hub (Open Apparel Registry, Inc.) — Provides an open data platform to improve data standardization and offer insights about production facilities and global supply chains. The new tool, funded by CEF Member Amazon along with Target, German development agency GIZ, the Laudes Foundation and Humanity United, will provide standardized name and address data and universal IDs for production facilities around the world, using data populated and used by companies, civil society organizations, factory groups, supply chain service providers, and other stakeholders. The Hub is designed to help support collaboration across global supply chains, while also streamlining and improving companies’ readiness for ESG reporting requirements. (July 2022)

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The Ceres-led Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance (CEVA)—which includes CEF members Amazon, CBRE, and Siemens—and the NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) have sent a letter to State leaders and the Federal Highway Administration with recommendations to guide the build-out of EV charging infrastructure, "particularly as states look to spend funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program…” The letter, includes recommendations that planners (July 2022):

• Site charging stations by analyzing commercial traffic/goods movement patterns and ensure that sufficient charging is placed near densely populated and/or urban areas.
• Separate commercial charging sites for light-duty and medium/heavy-duty vehicles, when possible, to reduce operational disruptions; Standardize charging technology and station design for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
• Coordinate roaming agreements between networks and simplified, universal payment methods.
• Place charging stations for light-duty vehicles no more than 50 miles apart; Co-locate charging stations with other amenities like food and restrooms.

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Launched the first large-scale deployment of its new Rivian-designed Electric Delivery Vehicles (EDVs) into service in select US cities, following a successful pilot launch earlier this year. Amazon’s total order of 100,000 of the highly specialized, zero-emission vehicles is slated to be in service by 2030, saving millions of tons of carbon per year, according to the company. Electrification of Amazon’s fleet is a key element of the company’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions across operations by 2040, and a market driverfor the broader transition to EVs. (July 2022)

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Indirect Spend Risk & Responsibility Alliance — Addresses human rights and emissions reduction in indirect spend categories (i.e., those not directly linked to revenue-generating products) by working with indirect procurement teams on best practices in responsible sourcing. The alliance is chaired by Oliver Hurrey (CEF Advisory Board Member and chair of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge) in partnership with TwentyFifty and SupplyShift. It currently includes 12 leading companies, including CEF Member Amazon, but more are welcome. The priority categories agreed upon by the Alliance include: packaging/recycling & waste services; logistics/distribution & warehousing; marketing services/promotional items; technology & professional services; PPE/laboratory consumables; FM/cleaning & maintenance. (June 2022)

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More than 100 large companies and investors made a business case to the U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration last week for ambitious federal action on climate. The collective effort, called LEAD on Climate 2022 and organized by sustainability nonprofit Ceres, attracted participants—including CEF members Amazon, HP Inc, Marriott International, Microsoft, Netflix, PepsiCo, Siemens, and Unilever—that count a total of $1.6 trillion in annual revenue and $4.6 trillion in assets under management, and more than 3 million employees across all 50 states. Through two days of virtual meetings, they asked lawmakers and administration officials to (May 2022):

• Meet the urgency and scale of the climate crisis with ambitious federal investments to accelerate the transition to affordable, secure, domestic clean energy.
• Seize the economic opportunities to lead the world in clean energy manufacturing and deployment to create jobs, spur innovation, strengthen supply chains, and reduce costs and volatility for businesses and consumers. 
• Tackle inequity by targeting climate and clean energy investments in disadvantaged, rural, and frontline energy communities.

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AMAZON WEB SERVICES — Earmarked more than $30 million to invest in early stage startups “led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+, and women founders” as part of its Impact Accelerator. Selected startups receive $225,000 in combined cash, credit, training and support. (April 2022) 

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Unveiled 37 new renewable energy projects: three wind farms, 26 solar farms, and eight rooftop solar installations. Amazon now has 310 renewable energy projects in 19 countries, and is on track to be powered 100% by renewable energy by 2025. (April 2022)

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Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT) — WBCSD announced it had achieved a major milestone in developing the Pathfinder Network (launched at COP26), a decentralized network infrastructure for sharing product-level carbon emissions data across value chains and industries: the first successful data exchange across different technology systems by CircularTree, IBM, SAP, and CEF member Siemens. PACT next plans to add new tech components, including from CEF members Amazon and Microsoft. It expects the Pathfinder Network to be available for use by the end of the year. (April 2022)

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Replaced the use of plastic delivery bags in its UK distribution network with more easily recyclable paper and cardboard packaging. The change applies items sold by Amazon and by third-party vendors utilizing Amazon’s UK fulfillment centers. (April 2022)

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95 NEW COMPANIES SIGN “THE CLIMATE PLEDGE” — Amazon announced that 95 companies worldwide joined “The Climate Pledge,” thereby committing to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. Signatories have grown nearly 600% in the past year, with over 300 total signatories representing over $3.5 trillion in annual revenue, 29 countries, 51 industries, and over 8 million employees. (March 2022)

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Announced it is expanding its Career Choice program to provide fully funded college tuition for its 750,000 hourly US employees, shorten the eligibility window to 90 days, and allow employees to participate every year they work at the company. Amazon is partnering with over 140 universities to provide fully funded college tuition and is teaming up with others to give employees access to free high school completion and GED preparation, English language training, and college preparation courses. (March 2022)

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Consumer Electronic Recycling Pilot — A unique collaboration incubated at CEF, in which Google, Apple, Amazon, Dell, and Microsoft recently launched a doorstep electronics recycling pilot program in Denver, CO. In partnership with Retrievr, an innovative start-up with roots in Philadelphia, these brands hope to increase consumer recycling rates, doing so in a way that is responsible and safe, while also being convenient and affordable. (March 2022)

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Launched Amazon Aware, a new private-label brand of consumer products that are certified carbon-neutral and have other Climate Pledge Friendly certifications. Aware is available for customers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and offers around 50 everyday home, beauty, and apparel products, with plans to expand offerings and product categories in the coming months. (March 2022)

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Corporations bought a record 31.1 gigawatts of clean energy through PPAs in 2021,up nearly 24% since 2020 and equivalent to over 10% of renewable energy capacity added globally, according to BloombergNEF. Technology companies bought the most clean energy, and the top 10 corporate buyers overall include CEF members Amazon (#1), Microsoft (#2), Meta (#3), BASF (#4), and Google (#6). (Feb 2022)

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AMAZON / EIT CLIMATE-KIC — Announced that the Amazon Launchpad Sustainability Accelerator, a 12-week program to help scale early-stage start-ups building sustainable products, is now open to UK and European applicants. Participants will receive mentorship, expert-led workshops, a tailored curriculum, and access to a founders network, with “successful participants” receiving a $13,600 equity-free grant, $25,000 worth of AWS ActivateCredits, and $6,800 sponsored Amazon Advertising credits. Amazon will work with participants to complete a climate impact assessment and create product-sustainability strategies, and Amazon and EIT Climate-KIC leaders will serve on the Advisory Committee. (Feb 2022)

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2021

Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund announced two new investments in U.S.-based startups:(1) Hippo Harvest, a controlled environment agriculture company growing leafy green crops requiring 95% less water than traditional farming; (2) Amogy, a technology company developing an ammonia-to-power system that is emission-free at the point of use and could power heavy-duty transportation. (Dec 2021)

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Project Carbonview (Bayer, Bushel, Amazon Web Services) — A first-of-its-kind solution to help US farmers report on, analyze, and mitigate the environmental impact of their end-to-end supply chain carbon footprint. The solution will be piloted with ethanol producers (corn farmers) during the 2022 season, with plans to expand to other crops and other regions. (Dec 2021)

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Launched new, sustainable insulation packaging for frozen and chilled foods to help Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market customers reduce packaging waste. The packaging is curbside-recyclable and made from recycled paper produced in the United States. It will replace about 735,000 pounds of plastic film, 3.15 million pounds of natural cotton fiber, and 15 million pounds of non-recyclable mixed plastic annually. (Dec 2021)

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Accelerated its commitment to powering 100% of its business operations with renewable energy from 2030 to 2025. It also announced 18 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects with 5.6 gigawatts of total capacity across the U.S. and other countries. The new project investment makes Amazon the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, with 274 total renewable energy projects that will avoid 13.7 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year. (Dec 2021)

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The Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance (CEVA), a Ceres-led group of 28 companies and fleet operators representing over $1 trillion in annual revenue, sent a letter urging the US government to establish “open standards” for public EV charging infrastructure to accelerate widespread EV adoption. They say standards such as OCPP and OCPI are key to creating “an interoperable charging network” and “enabling EV drivers to freely utilize public charge points.” Signatories include CEF members Amazon, CBRE, and Siemens. (Nov 2021)

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Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) Aviators Group — A new SABA group formed by four companies—including CEF members Amazon and JetBlue Airways—to drive investment in “high-integrity” sustainable aviation fuel. SABA also unveiled its formal membership structure, opened membership to private and public organizations worldwide, and announced that CEF member Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has joined its Customers Group. (Nov 2021)
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The US State Department, through Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and the World Economic Forum launched the First Movers Coalition, a public-private partnership to accelerate green technologies’ commercial viability and decarbonize 8 hard-to-abate sectors by 2030. The 32 founding corporate signatories, accounting for over $8 trillion in market capitalization, will sign purchasing commitments tailored to create market demand for the technologies. CEF members Amazon, Apple, Bank of America, Boeing, and Trane Technologies are signatories. Breakthrough Energy is the Primary Implementation Partner. (Nov 2021)
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LEAF Coalition — The public-private partnership has met its goal of mobilizing $1 billion for countries and states committed to increasing ambition to protect tropical forests. CEF member companies Amazon, BlackRock, McKinsey, and Unilever are among the coalition’s participants. (Nov 2021)
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TERRA CARTA SEAL RECIPIENTS — HRH The Prince of Wales’ initiative and Corporate Knights awarded their inaugural “Terra Carta Seal” to 45 companies that are putting “Nature, People and Planet at the heart of” economic value creation. All recipients have aligned with the Terra Carta charter, committed to achieving net zero by 2050 or halving GHG emissions by 2035, and committed to standardizing their reporting metrics. Recipients include CEF members Amazon, Bank of America, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP Inc., PepsiCo, Trane Technologies, and Unilever. (Nov 2021)
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Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV)  — 9 multinational cargo owning companies, including CEF members Amazon and Unilever, signed the coZEV 2040 Ambition Statement pledging to exclusively use zero-emission ships to transport their cargo by 2040. Facilitated by the Aspen Institute, the companies called for “strong policy support to catalyze the broad scale industry transformation.” (Oct 2021)
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Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance (CEVA) — The Ceres-led alliance of 27 companies and fleet operators representing over $1 trillion in annual revenue sent a letter urging US auto and truck manufacturers to expand their zero-emission vehicle offerings. They noted that CEVA members plan to buy at least 377,750 US-based zero-emissions vehicles in the next 5 years, with 95% saying they would switch manufacturers to obtain the vehicle capacity and features they need. Signatories include CEF members Amazon, CBRE, and Siemens. (Oct 2021)
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Amazon, General Motors, IKEA, Logitech, Netflix, Salesforce, and Walmart publicly voiced support for the climate provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the House reconciliation package—which includes the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP). (Oct 2021)
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Will launch HRH The Prince of Wales’ RE:TV initiative on its Amazon Prime Video service. RE:TV was started under the Sustainable Markets Initiative last year, showcasing over 30 sustainability projects spanning 4 continents, with new films to come. (Oct 2021)
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86 NEW COMPANIES SIGN “THE CLIMATE PLEDGE” — Amazon announced that over 86 companies worldwide joined “The Climate Pledge,” thereby committing to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. New signatories include CEF members CBRE, HP, and Procter & Gamble. The Pledge now has 200 signatories representing over $1.8 trillion in annual revenue, 21 countries, 26 industries, and over 7 million employees. (Sept 2021)
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Committed to fully funding college education, as well as high school diplomas, GEDs, and English as a Second Language certifications, for its more than 750,000 US operations employees, as part of a new investment of $1.2 billion in education and skills training by 2025. The company will also add 3 new skills-training programs to help employees transition into careers in IT, data center management, and user experience design. (Sept 2021)
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Launched an Agroforestry and Restoration Accelerator in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, as part of Amazon’s commitment to meeting The Climate Pledge. The initial investment in Pará, Brazil—home to 9% of global tropical rainforest—is expected to support 3,000 farmers, restore nearly 20,000 hectares within 3 years, and remove up to 10 million metric tons of CO2 through 2050. (Sept 2021)
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Launched two new Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) programs to make it easier for sellers to resell overstock inventory or customer-returned items: the “FBA Liquidations” and “FBA Grade and Resell” programs, which are expected to give over 300 million products a second life annually. (Aug 2021)
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Nearly 100 leaders of companies, associations, and organizations—including CEF members Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Amazon, Alphabet, General Motors, Mastercard, HP Inc., Cisco, and TPG Capital—sent a letter urging Congress to pass legislation to create a pathway to citizenship for the “Dreamers”—who would benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The leaders were organized by the Coalition for the American Dream. (Aug 2021)
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AMAZON / TOTALENERGIES — The 2 companies formed a partnership wherein TotalEnergies will supply Amazon with 474 megawatts of renewable electricity in the U.S. and Europe, with expansion to Asia Pacific and the Middle East expected, and Amazon will help TotalEnergies improve its digital strategy. (Aug 2021)
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Over 150 companies that belong to the Business for Voting Rights Group, including CEF members Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Facebook, Google, HP, Microsoft, PepsiCo, and Unilever, sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers urging them to reintroduce and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would help prevent voting discrimination and establish an improved system for states to report changes to election law. (July 2021)
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Added 4 additional certification bodies to its Climate Pledge Friendly initiative, through which it partners with third-party certifications to highlight and label sustainable products on its European and U.S. sites and enable sustainable consumer choices. Covering human health, chemicals, organic products, and animal welfare, the labels include (July 2021):

• A label verifying a product or ingredient meets U.S. EPA “Safer Choice” criteria
• An EWG Verified label on chemical safety
• A Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) label for food, textiles, and personal care ingredients
• An Animal Welfare Approved food label

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Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Autodesk, eBay, Facebook, Intel, and Salesforce urged the SEC to mandate regular corporate climate-related disclosures. They said the SEC should utilize existing frameworks to ensure disclosure consistency and comparability and that businesses should measure and report relevant GHG by relevant global standards. (June 2021)
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Launched its Black Business Accelerator and committed to investing $150 million over 4 years to build growth and equity for Black-owned businesses. It will provide financial support, mentorship and business education, and marketing for their products as third-party Amazon sellers. (June 2021)
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Reached 10 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity and became the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the world, as part of its goal to have 100% of company activities powered by renewable energy by 2025—5 years ahead of the original target. (June 2021)
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35% of Amazon’s shareholders voted for a proposal to disclose its plastics footprint and strategies to reduce single-use plastics in its packaging. (June 2021)
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Business Alliance to Scale Climate Solutions (BASCS) — A new collaborative knowledge-sharing network serving all organizations seeking to engage, invest in, and scale climate solutions. Founding members include Amazon, Disney, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Salesforce, Unilever, and Workday. Nonprofit and public partners include Environmental Defense Fund, United Nations Environment Programme, and World Wildlife Fund, withBSR serving as Secretariat. (June 2021)
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Over 80 companies—with combined annual revenue of $1.5 trillion, $341 billion in assets, and over 3 million U.S. employees—called on federal lawmakers to support ambitious climate policy action to address the climate crisis and advance environmental justice as part of the Ceres-led “LEAD on Climate” advocacy day. CEF members participating included Amazon, CBRE, Dell Technologies, Dow, HP Inc., McDonald’s, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Samsung Electronics America, Siemens, and Unilever. (May 2021)
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Issued its first sustainability bond, raising $1 billion to support investments in renewable energy, clean transport, greener buildings, and affordable housing. (May 2021)
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The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) launched as a new convener, incubator, and funder for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. TAAF has raised an initial $250 million from various sources—including Amazon, Citigroup, Coca-Cola, UBS Group, Walmart, and the National Basketball Association—to fund anti-hate programs, education, and data and research. TAAF is inviting additional business leaders to join the "AAPI Giving Challenge" to help unlock additional funds and resources for AAPI communities. (May 2021)

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its first accelerator program, “AWS Clean Energy Accelerator,” to “help startups working in clean energy accelerate their impact, access additional resources, and expand their reach.” Launched in collaboration with innovation consultancy Freshwater Advisors, the program’s focus areas include energy storage, monitoring, carbon capture utilization and storage, seismic activity, hydrogen generation for energy, smart grid, geothermal optimization, and material science. Applications are open and proposals are due by June 8, 2021. (May 2021)

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The Climate Pledge — 52 new signatories—including Colgate-Palmolive, Heineken, PepsiCo, and Visa—joined the Climate Pledge, a global commitment to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early and achieve net-zero carbon by 2040. Co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, it now consists of 105 companies collectively generating $1.4 trillion in annual revenue and employing over 5 million people across 25 industries in 16 countries. (April 2021)

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Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition — A public-private initiative to mobilize more than $1 billion to protect tropical forests from deforestation, protect the rights of local Indigenous Peoples, and support sustainable development in emerging economies. Coordinated by nonprofit Emergent, it involves the U.S., the U.K, Norway, and corporate partners Amazon, Airbnb, Bayer, Boston Consulting Group, GSK, McKinsey, Nestlé Salesforce, and Unilever. (April 2021)

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Announced 9 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects, becoming the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe (2.5 GW of capacity) and globally (8.5 GW). With 206 renewable energy projects worldwide, it’s on a path to power 100% of its activities with renewable energy by 2025—5 years ahead of its original 2030 target. (April 2021)

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Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance (CEVA) and the BICEP Network sent letters (CEVA letter and the BICEP letter) calling for the Biden administration to adopt vehicle standards aligned with climate science and consistent with a pathway to 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035. The two Ceres-led networks represent over 80 companies with combined annual revenue of $1.3 trillion and include Amazon, CBRE, Kaiser Permanente, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Siemens, Tiffany & Co., Unilever, and VF Corporation. (April 2021)

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Announced a goal to double the number of Black employees in senior leadership roles (3.8% in 2020) and hire 30% more Black people as corporate employees in the U.S. in 2021. It also aims to increase women in tech and science-related senior leadership roles by 30% this year (22.8% in 2020). (April 2021)

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Member companies of the Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (PREF)—including Amazon, Bank of America, BlackRock, Google, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo—sent a letter to Texas officials opposing 3 energy-related bills, fearing they will upend the economics of wind and solar power in the state. (April 2021)

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The Coalition for the Energy of the Future—a cross-industry initiative to accelerate future energies and technologies to advance sustainable transport and logistics—unveiled its first seven projects to be jointly completed in 2021. Projects involve green hydrogen, biofuel, carbon-neutral liquefied natural gas, green electricity, zero-emission transport, a digital eco-calculator, and green intermodal hubs. The coalition involves AWS, Airbus, Michelin, Schneider Electric, Total, and 12 other companies. (March 2021)

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The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance updated its “Deal Tracker,” highlighting the largest corporate renewable energy purchasers in 2020. The top 10 included the following (February 2021):

1. Amazon (3.163 GW)
2. Google (1.040 GW)
3. Verizon (.840 GW)
4. McDonald’s (.750 GW)
5. Facebook (.725 GW)
6. General Motors (.610 GW)
7. Nucor (.325 GW)
8. Evraz North America (.300 GW)
9. Lowe’s (.250 GW)
10. Nestlé (.250 GW)

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A major new coalition, “America is All In,” launched to mobilize bold climate ambitions nationally and uphold the federal government’s commitment to climate action—specifically to cut U.S. emissions in half or more by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. Co-led by UN Special Climate Envoy Michael Bloomberg, the coalition effectively merges We Are Still In and America’s Pledge and is the most expansive effort ever assembled to support climate action in the U.S., involving U.S. businesses, cities, states, tribal nations, schools, and faith groups, health care organizations, and cultural institutions. Large companies involved include: 3M, Adobe, Amazon, Apple, ADM, Autodesk, BASF, Best Buy, Cargill, Carrier Corporation, The Clorox Company, Coca-Cola, Danone N.A., Dell Technologies, Dow Inc., DSM N.A., DuPont, eBay, Edison International, Facebook, Gap, General Mills, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP, Inc., IKEA U.S., Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Controls, Kellogg Company, LafargeHolcim, Levi Strauss & Co., L’Oréal, Mars Incorporated, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Mondelez International, National Grid, Nestle, NIKE, Novozymes, PG&E Corporation, PepsiCo, Salesforce, Siemens, Sony Corporation of America, Starbucks, Steelcase, Target, Tiffany & Co., Trane Technologies, Verizon, VF Corporation, Walmart, and Waste Management. (February 2021)

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20 new signatories joined Amazon’s Climate Pledge Initiative, which now includes 53 companies across 18 industries and 12 countries committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Signatories include ACCIONA, Generation Investment Management, IBM, Interface, Johnson Controls, Ørsted, and UPM. (February 2021)

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Amazon unveiled development plans for its new headquarters (“HQ2”) in Arlington, Virginia. Features include: LEED Platinum certification; 100% solar-powered all-electric central heating and cooling system; and various alternative nature-inspired work environments, including walkable paths of landscaped terrain that spiral up outside of the building. (February 2021)

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Amazon signed a purchase power agreement with Shell and Eneco to source 380 megawatts of renewable energy beginning in 2024 for its European operations. It’s Amazon’s largest single-site renewable energy investment to date, bringing the company closer to achieving 100% renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of its goal. (February 2021)

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Ranked #2 on Fortune list of “World’s Most Admired Companies,”which ranks companies based on their performance against nine criteria, including investment value, quality of management, products, social responsibility, ability to attract talent, and more. (February 2021)

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Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund announced an investment in Sacramento-based startup Infinium to support decarbonization efforts in the transportation sector. Infinium converts CO2 and hydrogen feedstocks into net-zero carbon fuels (“eletrofuels”), which can be used in existing air transport, marine freight, and heavy truck fleets. (January 2021)

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The Renewable Energy Buyers Association (REBA) issued a statement signed by 36 companies — including Amazon, Clorox, Facebook, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald’s, Microsoft, PepsiCo, and Unilever — proposing federal policy priorities to help accelerate the adoption of a customer-centric clean energy transition. Priorities include: 1) expanding and enhancing wholesale energy markets; 2) harmonizing clean-energy procurement and standards; 3) supporting the innovation and commercialization of energy R&D. (January 2021)

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Amazon launched the Housing Equity Fund, a $2 billion fund to preserve and create over 20,000 affordable housing units in communities located near the company’s headquarters in Washington, Virginia, and Tennessee. The Fund will provide below-market loans and grants to housing partners, public agencies, and minority-led organizations. (January 2021)

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The 21 members of the Ceres-led Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance released a guiding set of principles to help auto and truck manufacturers, regulators, policymakers, and utilities better understand their role in accelerating the transition to electric vehicles in the United States. Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance include Amazon, Siemens, and more. (January 2021)

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2020

Amazon launched the Housing Equity Fund, a $2 billion fund to preserve and create over 20,000 affordable housing units in communities located near the company’s headquarters in Washington, Virginia, and Tennessee. The Fund will provide below-market loans and grants to housing partners, public agencies, and minority-led organizations. (January 2021)

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Amazon invested in zero-emission aviation startup ZeroAvia, becoming the latest startup to receive an investment from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund. (Jan 2021)

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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos pledged $791 million in donations to 16 organizations dedicated to tackling climate change, as part of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund. The organizations receiving support include: The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, ClimateWorks Foundation, Dream Corps Green For All, Eden Reforestation Projects, Energy Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund, The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Nature Conservancy, NDN Collective, Rocky Mountain Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The Solutions Project, Union of Concerned Scientists, World Resources Institute, and World Wildlife Fund. (November 2020)

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Amazon announced that Best Buy, McKinstry, Real Betis, Schneider Electric, and Siemens have joined “The Climate Pledge,” which commits the companies to net-zero carbon by 2040. (October 2020)

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Amazon launched the “Climate Pledge Friendly” label program, which aims to make it easier for customers to discover and shop for more sustainable products. The company also introduced “Compact by Design,” a new sustainability certification to recognize products that reduce carbon emissions through increased efficiency and better packaging. (September 2020)

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Amazon has partnered with We Mean Business to “establish the world’s most comprehensive effort to drive companies to adopt more ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals.” The partnership aims to encourage companies to take a leadership position and accelerate their goals to meet The Climate Pledge, mobilize supply chains to take action on climate change, and more. (July 2020)

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Amazon signed a 12-month deal with Shell Aviation to purchase 6 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel for its U.S. air fleet. (July 2020)

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Amazon joined a group of 20 retail companies with operations in the UK  to sign a declaration to jointly develop a decarbonization plan for the industry to “accelerate progress towards a Net Zero UK, ahead of the UK Government’s 2050 target.” (July 2020)

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Amazon announced The Climate Pledge Fund, a dedicated venture investment fund — with an initial $2 billion in funding — that aims to accelerate “visionary companies whose product and service solutions will facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy.” (June 2020)

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Amazon  purchased the naming rights to a Seattle sports arena and renamed it "Climate Pledge Arena." Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stated that the name was chosen "as a regular reminder of the urgent need for climate action." (June 2020)

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Amazon committed nearly €4 million to support The Nature Conservancy’s Urban Greening program, which uses nature-based solutions to help cities become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The funding will support projects that aim to increase species diversity in three German cities, including Berlin’s Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district. (June 2020)

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Amazon announced five new utility-scale solar projects, with a combined 615 MW of additional renewable capacity, to supply renewable energy to fulfillment centers and AWS data centers. The company has 91 renewable energy projects totaling 2900 MW globally. (May 2020)

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Amazon will start mass-producing face shields and sell them at-cost to “help quickly meet the growing requests from medical professionals” across the United States. To date, Amazon has donated nearly 10,000 face shields and is on track to deliver 20,000 more in the coming weeks. (May 2020)

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Announced a  $10 million commitment—part of a  $100 million Right Now Climate Fund—to  conserve, restore, and support sustainable forestry, wildlife, and nature-based solutions  around the world. This first commitment, in collaboration with  The Nature Conservancy, will support family forest owners in the Appalachian Mountains by creating a new income source to restore and conserve forest lands, protect wildlife, and help remove millions of metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere. The Appalachian Mountains investment is expected to achieve a net reduction of up to 18.5 million metric tons of CO2 in the atmosphere by 2031. (April 2020) 

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Ranked #7 on the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance  “Deal Tracker” list of the   largest corporate renewable energy purchasers in 2019. (April 2020)  

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Amazon Web Services committed $20 million of in-kind credits and technical support to help its customers “accelerate diagnostic research, innovation, and development to speed our collective understanding and detection of COVID-19.” (Mar 2020)

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Helped launch the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium to provide scientists with supercomputing capacity for projects that “have the most immediate impact” on global efforts to combat COVID-19.(Mar 2020)

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Amazon joined as a  flagship member of the new Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance, a Ceres-led initiative that aims to fuel growth in the electric vehicle market by “signaling the breadth and scale of corporate demand for electric vehicles.” (Jan 2020)

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Ranked #2  on  Fortune “World’s Most Admired Companies”  list, which ranks companies based on their performance against nine criteria, including investment value, quality of management, products, social responsibility, ability to attract talent, and more. (Jan 2020)

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2019

Amazon announced a set of new sustainability commitments, which include plans to become net zero carbon by 2040, achieve 100% renewable energy by 2030, invest $100 million to restore and protect forests, wetlands, and peatlands, and deploy 100,000 fully-electric delivery vehicles by 2030. The company also partnered with Global Optimism to create “The Climate Pledge,” which aims to boost corporate action to help achieve the goals set out by the Paris Agreement 10 years early.

(Sep 2019)

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Amazon India announced plans to phase out the use of single-use plastic in its packaging by June 2020. The company’s India unit will replace its single-use plastic packaging with recyclable paper packaging. (2019)

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Ranked #2 among U.S. companies for installed on-site and off-site solar capacity (329.8 MW) in 2018 by “Solar Means Business 2018” (Solar Energy Industries Association, July 2019)

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