Amazon devices
Part of our mission to be Earth’s most customer-centric company is to offer more sustainable devices without compromising on quality or cost. This includes designing our devices with carbon reduction in mind and manufacturing them using responsibly sourced materials. It also involves confirming the sustainable credentials of our devices with trusted third-party certifications.
Using recycled materials
As of the end of 2023, among Echo, Fire TV, Fire tablet, Kindle, and smart home products, we had various products made from majority- or all-recycled content, including those containing 75% recycled plastic, 100% recycled yarn, 100% recycled aluminum, and 90% recycled magnesium. We also incorporated 50% recycled plastic into certain power adapters that ship with our devices. Additionally, we’re working to source 100% of the wood fiber in our packaging from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources.
ChemFORWARD partnership
To advance the move to safer chemistry, we joined ChemFORWARD. Through this collaboration, we’re working with industry peers to proactively identify harmful chemicals and safer alternatives ahead of regulations.
Alexa can help you choose cleaner energy
Understanding your home’s energy usage is easier than ever, with the Alexa energy dashboard.
Discover Alexa energy dashboard
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Effortlessly optimize your indoor climate
Alexa can automatically adjust your Amazon Smart Thermostat’s set point by one degree to align with lower emissions moments on the power grid without compromising your comfort.
You’re always in control
Alexa can make optimization adjustments, but you can manually override at any time to maximize comfort and control.
Carbon impact insights for everyone
You can also view current and forecasted emission levels in your area in the Energy Dashboard so you can plan to use electricity on other large appliances in your home, like your dishwasher, when CO2 emissions are lower.
How it works
To enable this feature, select your thermostat device in the Amazon Alexa app. Then, tap the Settings icon. Then, tap Choose Cleaner Energy.
Automatic actions
You can enable Alexa to help conserve energy with automatic actions. For example, if Alexa has a Hunch that you're away from home, Alexa can automatically adjust your Amazon smart thermostat to your preferred away temperature, helping you save energy and reduce carbon emissions.
Extending our impact
To drive change beyond our business, we look for ways to share learnings and innovations that have shaped the way we design our products. This allows others to use our expertise and make more sustainable products for their own customers.
In 2022, we published a paper called Decarbonizing and Neutralizing the Use Phase of Connected Devices. The paper focuses on how we're integrating carbon-reduction strategies across the use phase of our devices.
We invite other companies and manufacturers to join the mission of driving to a net-zero carbon use phase.