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Jeff Bezos wanted to do a big reveal when Amazon announced its Climate Pledge, and Amazon considered having him unveil it from a polar ice cap
Amazon employees spent a few days trying to figure out how to send Bezos to the Arctic, according t…
Avery Hartmans
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Amazon will rename a Seattle sports stadium 'Climate Pledge Arena' after buying the naming rights
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the arena will be the first "net zero carbon certified arena in the worl…
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos just announced an ambitious climate pledge that aims to make Amazon carbon neutral by 2040
As part of the pledge, Bezos said Amazon will meet the sustainability goals of the United Nations P…
Rebecca Aydin
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Jeff Bezos says he's giving $10 billion to fight climate change - about 7.7% of his net worth
"Today, I'm thrilled to announce I am launching the Bezos Earth Fund. Climate change is th…
Rebecca Harrington
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Climate activists accuse Jeff Bezos of hypocrisy over his $10 billion environment pledge because Amazon works with oil and gas firms
Greenpeace campaigner Elizabeth Jardim told Business Insider in a statement that, although she welc…
Charlie Wood
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Amazon is creating a futuristic fleet of 100,000 electric delivery vans, with Alexa and routing software built-in - see what they'll look like
The company announced that it ordered 100,000 custom delivery vehicles on Tuesday from electric veh…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Google employee activists say the company's 2030 zero-emissions pledge is good, but doesn't go far enough
Google announced a new climate change pledge, saying it will switch fully to renewable energy by 20…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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More than 600 Amazon workers sign petition demanding the company reduce its warehouse pollution in communities of color
The workers say emissions from Amazon's massive warehouses are "disproportionately concentrated in …
Aleeya Mayo
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'Amazon's days of impunity are over': 400 international lawmakers including Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib slam Jeff Bezos on wages, climate action, and taxes
The letter, signed by US Democratic Representatives Ilhan Omar and others, follows organized Black …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Amazon gives up a key part of its climate pledge and deletes the blog post that announced the Shipment Zero initiative. We dug up the details anyway.
With Shipment Zero, Amazon committed to making its shipments net-zero carbon, with 50% of all shipm…
Alistair Barr
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While Jeff Bezos spends billions on his 'Earth Fund,' Amazon is reportedly monitoring climate change groups including Greta Thunberg's as potential threats
Leaked documents obtained by Vice show how Amazon keeps a close eye on perceived threats to its bus…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Shoppers slam Amazon for 'unnecessary' packaging as Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change
"Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet," he wrote on Instagram. "I want to work alongs…
Mary Hanbury
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Amazon aims to make AWS the greenest cloud option with investments in renewable energy projects
These new projects will make Amazon the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy. AWS’s total…
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Amazon orders 1,800 Mercedes-Benz electric vans for European deliveries as part of its climate change pledge
1,800 Mercedes-Benz electric vans will be delivering orders across the UK and Germany by the end of…
Grace Dean
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Amazon workers are planning a strike on Black Friday demanding fair pay and an end to unsafe practices
In 40 countries, Amazon workers plan to protest as part of the "Make Amazon Pay" movement over what…
JP Mangalindan
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Amazon employees say they won't stop pushing the company on climate change, despite fears of being fired
"Our policy regarding external communications is not new and we believe is similar to other large c…
Julie Bort
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'Brazil is back!': How a change in political leadership could help save the Amazon — and the world
Brazil's President-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, told the UN's COP27 climate summit there won't…
Catherine Boudreau
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Jeff Bezos pledges to give away the majority of his $124 billion fortune to charity
The Amazon founder told CNN that he planned to give away most of his $124 billion fortune. It marks…