Progress

The science is clear. Significant carbon emission reductions are required to avoid the most severe effects of climate change, restore biodiversity, protect vulnerable communities, and ensure a habitable planet for future generations.

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Goal

Driving climate solutions

Reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement

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Progress

Reducing waste

75% reduction in food waste intensity in Europe operations and 28% in the U.S. operations, compared to a 2021 baseline

Goal

Water stewardship

AWS will be water positive by 2030, returning more water to communities than we use in our direct operations

Commitment

Employees

$1.3B invested toward pay increases for customer fulfillment and transportation employees in the U.S.

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Progress

Packaging innovation

95% of plastic air pillows removed from delivery packaging in North America, working toward full removal by end of 2024

- Goal
  
  Driving climate solutions
- Progress
13%
decrease in carbon intensity since 2022

Goal: Reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
13%
- Carbon-Free Energy
- Driving climate solutions
- Driving climate solutions
- Transportation
24K+

electric delivery vans globally, including 11,800+ in the U.S., 7,200+ in India, and 3,000+ in Europe
- Driving climate solutions
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The Climate Pledge is a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. It brings the world’s top companies together to accelerate joint action and responsible change, with over 500 signatories already on board.
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- Driving climate solutions
- Transportation
Q: How’s Amazon reducing delivery emissions?
A: We’re decarbonizing transportation across our business by increasing fleet efficiency, expanding the use of low-carbon fuels, and scaling electric and alternative-fuel vehicles. We’re also using non-traditional delivery methods, such as e-cargo bikes and on-foot deliveries.
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A: We’re decarbonizing transportation across our business by increasing fleet efficiency, expanding the use of low-carbon fuels, and scaling electric and alternative-fuel vehicles. We’re also using non-traditional delivery methods, such as e-cargo bikes and on-foot deliveries.

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- Driving climate solutions
- Carbon-free energy
39K+

full-time equivalent jobs created in 2022 as a result of global solar and wind farm investments enabled by Amazon
- Driving climate solutions
- Carbon-free energy
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With more than 500 solar and wind projects globally, our portfolio is now big enough to power 7.6 million U.S. homes each year.
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- Driving climate solutions
- Transportation
680M

packages delivered using more than 24,000 electric delivery vehicles globally
- Driving climate solutions
- Transportation
- Driving climate solutions
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  Reducing waste & packaging
- Progress
75%
reduction in food waste intensity in Europe operations, and 28% reduction in U.S. operations, compared to a 2021 baseline

Goal: 50% food waste reduction across our Europe and U.S. operations by 2030
75%
- Reducing waste & packaging
- Packaging innovation
9%

decrease in average single-use plastic packaging weight per shipment across our global operations network, compared to 2022
- Reducing waste & packaging
- Packaging innovation
June 20, 2024 3 min

Amazon announces its largest reduction in plastic packaging in North America to date

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- Reducing waste & packaging
43%

reduction in average per-shipment packaging weight in the U.S., Canada, and the EU since 2015
- Reducing waste & packaging
- Packaging innovation
- Reducing waste & packaging
- Packaging innovation
~368M

items resold, liquidated, or donated in the U.S. and Europe by sellers with our help in 2023
- Reducing waste & packaging
- Packaging innovation
100%

of packaging material in Europe and India is household recyclable
- Packaging innovation
- Reducing waste & packaging
Q: How do you recycle this?
A: Our engineers and material scientists created this mailer to be recyclable. It can be thrown right into your recycling bin—just like a cardboard box and other paper products.
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A: Our engineers and material scientists created this mailer to be recyclable. It can be thrown right into your recycling bin—just like a cardboard box and other paper products.

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- Reducing waste & packaging
- Reducing waste
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Amazon Fresh online launched a program in the UK, Germany, Spain, and Italy to sell items with reduced shelf life at a discount. A similar program exists for Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S.
- Reducing waste & packaging
- New
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- Protecting natural resources
- Water stewardship
- Protecting natural resources
- Water stewardship
0.18

liters of water per kilowatt-hour water use effectiveness for AWS data centers
- Protecting natural resources
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In 2023, Amazon private brands and Whole Foods Market private brands made significant progress toward our deforestation risk reduction and other sourcing goals, achieving those set for paper products, eggs, cotton, and manufactured cellulosic fibers.
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- Protecting natural resources
- Water stewardship
8B+

liters of water will be returned each year to local communities through AWS’s water replenishment efforts
- Protecting natural resources
- Water stewardship
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AWS is working with the Great Eastern Ranges to enhance the health and functioning of the major watershed serving Sydney, Australia. This joint project is restoring the local environment in key locations to improve water yield and quality, boost biodiversity, and enhance the resilience of local communities against the effects of climate change.
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- Nature-based solutions
- Protecting natural resources
Q: Does Amazon do anything to help animals?
A: Our Right Now Climate Fund helps support animals and conservation projects around the world. One of these projects recently helped bring beavers back to West London for the first time in 400 years.
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A: Our Right Now Climate Fund helps support animals and conservation projects around the world. One of these projects recently helped bring beavers back to West London for the first time in 400 years.

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- Protecting natural resources
- Nature-based solutions
20M

hectares of forest areas in Brazil automatically monitored with AI to help prevent deforestation
- Protecting natural resources
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- Advancing human rights
- Supply chain
3K+

assessments of suppliers of Amazon-branded products in 2023
- Advancing human rights
- Human rights
Did you know?

In 2023, we launched an online training for all Amazon employees to raise awareness of the importance of our commitment to human rights, plus courses on forced labor awareness. We also offer employees training tailored to some of our salient human rights risks.
- Advancing human rights
- Supply chain
100%

of supplier employee grievances were investigated and resolved at supplier sites across seven countries
- Advancing human rights
- Human rights
Q: What’s Amazon doing to identify human rights risks?
A: We use human rights assessment methodologies to identify and mitigate human rights risks. In 2023, we conducted a human rights saliency assessment for Amazon Private Brands to better understand priority human rights risks across our products and how to best address them.
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A: We use human rights assessment methodologies to identify and mitigate human rights risks. In 2023, we conducted a human rights saliency assessment for Amazon Private Brands to better understand priority human rights risks across our products and how to best address them.

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- Advancing human rights
- Human rights
We’re collaborating with the International Organization for Migration to promote respect for the human and labor rights of migrant workers
- Advancing human rights
- Human rights
December 4, 2023 5 min

The Climate Gender Equity Fund will award grants to 3 organizations supporting women-led climate solutions in Africa

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- Advancing human rights
- Supply chain
Did you know?

Our Supply Chain Standards are publicly available in 21 languages and dialects. They apply to all our suppliers and are grounded in principles of inclusivity, continuous improvement, and supply chain accountability. We review and update these at least every three years.
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- Advancing human rights
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- Innovating products & services
- Innovating products
Did you know?

Our Climate Pledge Friendly program helps customers discover more sustainable products that are recognized to have at least one sustainable feature. As of 2023, 1.4M+ products are recognized by certifications in our program.
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- Innovating products & services
- Innovating products
1.16B+

items sold in 2023 that are recognized by certifications in our Climate Pledge Friendly program
- Innovating products & services
- Innovating services
July 10, 2024 4 min

The Sustainability Exchange, launched today, provides never-before shared guidance and information that helped Amazon decarbonize its operations—and we’ll continue to unlock more for all.

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- Innovating products & services
- The cloud
AWS infrastructure is up to 4.1 times more efficient than on-premises and can reduce workloads’ carbon footprint by up to 99%
- Innovating products & services
Q: What’s Amazon doing to help selling partners develop more sustainable products?
A: In 2023, we launched the Sustainability Solutions Hub—a resource to help our selling partners get started with programs like Climate Pledge Friendly, Amazon Renewed, and Ships in Product Packaging. It also includes resources to support selling partners in designing and certifying more sustainable products and packaging.
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A: In 2023, we launched the Sustainability Solutions Hub—a resource to help our selling partners get started with programs like Climate Pledge Friendly, Amazon Renewed, and Ships in Product Packaging. It also includes resources to support selling partners in designing and certifying more sustainable products and packaging.

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- Innovating products & services
- Amazon devices
28 newly launched Echo, Fire TV, Fire tablet, Kindle e-reader, Ring, Blink, and smart home devices and accessories recognized by certifications in our Climate Pledge Friendly program
- Innovating products & services
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  Supporting people
- Communities
$2.2B
provided to create and preserve more than 21,000+ affordable homes

Goal: $3.6B committed to create and preserve more than 35,000 affordable homes
- Supporting people
- Customers
Did you know?

By consolidating orders into fewer packages and deliveries, we’re avoiding emissions by saving boxes and reducing trips to individual addresses. In 2023, Amazon Day delivery avoided 200M+ boxes and 226,000 metric tons of CO₂e by allowing Prime members to choose a designated day of the week to receive their orders.
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  Supporting people
- Communities
$32M+
In cloud computing credits has been distributed to 229 global organizations since 2021 to promote equal access to health resources

Distribute up to $60M in AWS cloud computing credits to support organizations promoting health equity globally by the end of 2024
- Supporting people
- Communities
July 10, 2024 3 min

Amazon exceeds free cloud training goal early: 31 million learners and counting

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- Supporting people
- Communities
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The need for an AI-savvy workforce has never been greater. That’s why we announced “AI Ready,” a new program designed to provide free AI skills training to 2 million people globally by 2025.
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- Goal
  
  Supporting people
- Employees
358K+
U.S. employees have participated in upskilling programs since we announced our Upskilling Pledge in 2019

Goal: Invest $1.2B to provide access to skills training and education to over 300,000 U.S. employees by 2025
- Supporting people
- Customers
Q: How do I shop for more sustainable products?
A: Climate Pledge Friendly collaborates with trusted third-party certifications and we’ve created our own certifications to highlight products that meet sustainability standards. While searching for products on Amazon, look for the leaf icon and the sustainability features label to identify more sustainable products.
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A: Climate Pledge Friendly collaborates with trusted third-party certifications and we’ve created our own certifications to highlight products that meet sustainability standards. While searching for products on Amazon, look for the leaf icon and the sustainability features label to identify more sustainable products.

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- Supporting people
- Employees
$1.3B

invested toward pay increases for customer fulfillment and transportation employees in the U.S., bringing the average pay for those roles to over $20.50 per hour
- Goal
  
  Supporting people
- Employees
Nearly 18,000
refugees hired in the U.S. in 2023

Goal: Hire at least 5,000 refugees in the U.S. by the end of 2024
- Supporting people
- Customers
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We’re working to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion through technology. For the first time, people with hearing loss can stream sound from their Amazon Fire TV directly to their cochlear hearing implants.
- Goal
  
  Supporting people
- Communities
100,400+
U.S. military veterans and military spouses hired by the end of January 2024

Goal: Hire 100,000 U.S. military veterans and military spouses by July 2024
- Supporting people
- Communities
2M+

items donated in response to 44 disaster-related events around the globe in 2023
- Supporting people
- Communities
Did you know?

We don’t just donate money—we donate time, too. 76,000 Amazon employees from 51 countries participated in our second Global Month of Volunteering, supporting more than 1,200 nonprofit and community organizations.
- Supporting people
- Communities
Q: What’s Amazon doing to help communities?
A: We leverage our people, technology, and logistics networks to build programs and products that help enable future generations to thrive in our communities. Our work especially emphasizes historically underrepresented communities, because we envision a world that embraces diverse perspectives and where all individuals have equitable opportunities.
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A: We leverage our people, technology, and logistics networks to build programs and products that help enable future generations to thrive in our communities. Our work especially emphasizes historically underrepresented communities, because we envision a world that embraces diverse perspectives and where all individuals have equitable opportunities.

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- Supporting people
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