Dozens of environmental activists this morning blocked the entrances at Amazon’s Day 1 building at its Seattle headquarters. A Washington-based group called the Troublemakers organized the action, calling on the… Read More
An Amazon Fresh store in North Seattle is the world’s first grocery store to be certified as Zero Carbon by an international nonprofit promoting sustainable buildings. It’s also the first… Read More
Amazon for three years has ranked as the No. 1 corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide. As the retail, cloud and entertainment giant strives to reach net zero carbon emissions… Read More
For the first time in the five years that Amazon has shared its carbon emissions, the cloud computing, online retail and entertainment giant has stopped the growth of its footprint,… Read More
Amazon has applied for a trademark on the phrase “Pledge Passport,” with a description that hints at plans for a new online community, news portal, and marketing website with a… Read More
More than 683 companies, 136 countries and 234 cities have made pledges to reach net-zero carbon emissions. But for those goals to mean anything, all of these corporations and governments… Read More
Amazon launched its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund in June 2020 and has already invested hundreds of millions of dollars in 11 climate tech companies. The goal of the fund… Read More
In September 2019, Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos announced the company’s ambitious Climate Pledge, setting a goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. He encouraged others to do the same… Read More
Climate Week is kicking off Monday in New York City and major companies including Amazon and Microsoft as well as Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy are sharing news of their efforts… Read More
Amazon’s newest Echo Dot is sold in charcoal, glacier white and twilight blue. But behind the scenes, the smart speakers that deliver Alexa are newly greened. The Seattle-based tech giant… Read More
Amazon on Monday announced nine new wind and solar energy projects, bringing its total number of renewable projects to 206. The cloud company and online retail sales juggernaut now claims… Read More
Amazon is launching a new tool to help shoppers select items that are deemed more environmentally friendly. Products will earn the “Climate Pledge Friendly” label if they have been approved… Read More
Amazon on Thursday announced the first five companies selected to receive investments from its Climate Pledge Fund, a $2 billion initiative revealed in June to support innovations that will help… Read More
Amazon just took its climate change initiative to another level. The Seattle tech giant announced Thursday that it bought the naming rights to Seattle’s KeyArena and will change the name… Read More
Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations “net carbon zero” by 2040, but its newly released 2019 sustainability report shows that greenhouse gas emissions rose over the… Read More
Amazon on Tuesday launched The Climate Pledge Fund, a new venture capital investment program that will funnel an initial $2 billion into startups building sustainable technologies across various industries such… Read More
A wide-ranging environmental initiative unveiled by Microsoft this week represents some of the most aggressive goals that climate experts say they’ve seen. Microsoft on Thursday pledged to become “carbon negative”… Read More
