Tag: Amazon
Major institutional investors are escalating pressure on Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google, demanding clearer disclosure on water consumption and energy use tied to rapidly expanding US data center infrastructure. The...
In Peru’s Madre de Dios region, one of the most biodiverse yet threatened areas of the Amazon, a new architectural proposal is reframing how infrastructure can support conservation rather than...
A new public private collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory, the Critical Materials Innovation Hub, and Amazon is targeting one of the most pressing vulnerabilities in...
A coalition of major global companies has committed $100 million to accelerate efforts to reduce superpollutants, a category of powerful greenhouse gases responsible for roughly half of the warming the...
Amazon is expanding its Sustainability Exchange to provide companies with new tools to reduce emissions beyond their direct operations, offering lower-carbon fuel inset credits and superpollutant refrigerant destruction credits to...
Offshore Wind Deal Anchors Corporate Demand For Clean Power Amazon and RWE have signed a long term Power Purchase Agreement covering 110 megawatts of offshore wind capacity from the Nordseecluster...
Europe’s largest electricity consumers and grid technology providers have formed a new industry body aimed at accelerating the overhaul of the continent’s power infrastructure, as grid congestion and slow connections...
• Amazon launches four new nature-based initiatives designed to replenish more than 2 billion liters of water each year across North America and Latin America.• The company now has more...
As the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) unfolded on its second day in the heart of the Amazon, global leaders, negotiators, and activists converged on themes of adaptation, urban...
Future-proofing power supply in the Pacific Northwest A new energy campus is poised to reshape both the region’s grid and the intersection of digital infrastructure and climate strategy. Amazon, Energy...
• Amazon’s Elkhart, Indiana facility integrates over 40 decarbonization and efficiency systems for real-world testing.• The site provides data for scaling low-carbon building materials and clean-energy systems across Amazon’s global...
Oregon’s Data Center Demand Drives New Solar Build Amazon has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Avangrid, the U.S. subsidiary of Iberdrola, to secure renewable electricity from a new...
X-energy, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), and Doosan Enerbility have signed a strategic agreement to accelerate deployment of X-energy’s Xe-100 advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United...
Amazon and Brimstone have announced promising results from initial tests of Brimstone’s lower-carbon Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), designed for use in concrete construction. The tests, created in collaboration with Amazon’s...
Amazon has unveiled a groundbreaking fulfillment center in Nagoya, Japan, designed to integrate advanced geothermal and solar technology to minimize its environmental footprint. The facility is Amazon’s first globally to...
Amazon is scaling its decarbonization strategy with a major sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deal, becoming the first company to use SAF at Ontario International Airport under an expanded partnership with...
Amazon has expanded its nuclear energy partnership with Talen Energy, securing 1,920 megawatts of carbon-free power to support its growing AI and cloud infrastructure needs. The electricity will be sourced...
Amazon is scaling up its packaging automation across Europe in a bid to slash waste and reduce the environmental footprint of its deliveries. The e-commerce giant will deploy hundreds of...
Amazon announced the launch of a carbon credit service, expanding its Sustainability Exchange to provide access to high-integrity, science-based credits. This initiative targets suppliers, business customers, and Climate Pledge signatories...
Major global corporations, including Amazon and Google, signed a groundbreaking pledge at the CERAWeek 2025 conference, aiming to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050. The initiative marks the first...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is leveraging AI to combat flood risks in Aragon, Spain, where it’s investing €15.7B ($17B) in new data centers. The initiative aims to strengthen local infrastructure...
X-energy has closed an upsized $700 million Series C-1 financing round to accelerate the development of its advanced small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The round includes new investors Segra Capital,...
Expanding Global Renewable Footprint Amazon and Iberdrola, a leading clean energy provider, have expanded their renewable energy partnership with an additional 476 MW in power purchase agreements (PPAs). This brings...
Amazon continues to dominate renewable energy procurement, securing its position as the largest corporate buyer for the fifth consecutive year, according to Bloomberg NEF. The company has supported more than...
Amazon has announced its largest-ever purchase of electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs), ordering over 200 eActros 600 trucks from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. These vehicles will join Amazon’s existing eHGV fleet later...
Amazon.com and IKEA, prominent members of the Zero Emissions Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), are intensifying their efforts to decarbonize ocean shipping by preparing for a major tender to launch in...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: X-energy, a leader in advanced nuclear technology, secured $500 million in Series C-1 funding, anchored by Amazon. The investment will help accelerate the deployment...
Amazon is accelerating its transition to carbon-free energy by investing in innovative nuclear power projects. The company has signed three new agreements to support the development of Small Modular Reactors...
Amazon and Johnson Controls are the latest major corporations to join the Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform (SSBP), an initiative aimed at scaling the production and procurement of near-zero emissions steel....
Amazon has introduced its new recyclable, lightweight paper envelopes in the UK, part of its ongoing commitment to reducing packaging waste. Developed in collaboration with Mondi, a packaging industry leader,...
Amazon is revolutionizing urban deliveries in the UK with its innovative micromobility hubs. These hubs, now operational in major cities like London, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast, and Norwich, enable deliveries via...
In a significant step towards sustainable transportation, Daimler Truck has initiated customer trials for their Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen fuel cell trucks. Five prototype trucks are being tested by Amazon, Air...
Amazon’s Sustainability Exchange, launched today, provides previously proprietary guidance to accelerate supply chain decarbonization. This initiative marks a significant step in Amazon’s journey to reach net-zero carbon by 2040. Why...
Amazon’s Sustainability Milestones: Amazon’s annual Sustainability Report for 2023 highlights significant strides in their commitment to The Climate Pledge, detailing achievements in renewable energy, carbon footprint reduction, and sustainable practices....
Key Impact Points: Executive Summary: Amazon has announced a significant reduction in plastic packaging, replacing 95% of plastic air pillows with paper filler across North America. This move is part...
Key Impact Points: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Nucor, and Duke Energy have joined forces to accelerate carbon-free energy generation through innovative tariff agreements. These agreements, known as Accelerating Clean Energy (ACE)...
Start-ups tackling some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges have the chance to supercharge their business and pilot their technology with Amazon, as part of the third edition of the...
Heavy-duty electric trucks are now rolling out across Southern California, including Amazon’s first electric trucks in our ocean freight operations. Customers in Southern California may soon begin spotting the newest...
Amazon is now delivering millions of packages in major UK cities like London, Manchester, Glasgow, and Belfast using electric cargo bikes and foot couriers. This shift away from traditional delivery...
Oceana released a new report, “Amazon’s United States of Plastic,” which estimates that Amazon generated 208 million pounds of plastic packaging waste for all transactions in the United States in 2022, a...
CarbonCapture Inc. (CarbonCapture), a leading US-based direct air capture (DAC) company, today announced the successful completion of its $80 million Series A financing following the addition of multiple strategic investors that include...
Amazon has signed agreement with ENGIE to procure 473MW of renewable energy from the Moray West 882 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland. It will help power its operations with...
Passport Academy has recently launched as an on-demand educational resource aimed at supporting signatories of The Climate Pledge in their commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. This initiative is...
Dominating the Renewables Landscape: For four consecutive years, Amazon has held the undisputed title of the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy. This translates to a staggering portfolio of...
Hydrogen generated on site in Colorado will power forklift trucks and help lower emissions Plug Power Inc., a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions for the green hydrogen economy, completed...
Amazon is accelerating its transition to sustainable logistics in Europe, significantly increasing its reliance on rail and sea transport. This eco-friendly shift not only reduces the company’s carbon footprint by...
European deliveries are packed in recyclable paper bags, cardboard envelopes and boxes – or no added packaging at all. All our delivery packaging in Europe—the boxes, bags and envelopes needed...
Amazon’s European renewable energy projects created €2.4 billion in economic investment, and more than 3,900 jobs in 2022 alone. Amazon announced that the company added 39 new renewable energy projects...
E-commerce giant Amazon.com (AMZN.O) has revealed its first investment in direct air capture (DAC) technology, announcing its commitment to acquiring “250,000 tons of removal credits over 10 years,” as per...
Maersk ECO Delivery reduces global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions footprints through certified low emission fuel for ocean shipping as an alternative to fossil fuels A.P. Moller – Maersk and Amazon...
More than 300 new electric vans from Rivian will hit the road in Germany in the coming weeks The state-of-the-art vehicles provide drivers with an entirely new working environment, including...
France’s Engie and Amazon on Friday cut the ribbon of Italy’s biggest agrivoltaic farm with the aim to supply green energy to the Italian unit of the e-commerce giant. The farm, near...
Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest clean energy companies, and Amazon have announced a new global collaboration to support the development of large-scale renewable energy projects and leverage cloud computing technology to enhance...
Amazon.com has granted 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) to a Dutch project testing the viability of commercially growing seaweed in between turbines of offshore wind farms, the company and organisers...
The company’s renewable energy portfolio now totals more than 20 GW and will generate enough clean energy to power 5.3 million homes in the U.S. Amazon’s renewable energy purchases last...
EVgo is Amazon’s first charging network partner for its voice-initiated charging and payment experience EVgo Inc., one of the nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles, announced a...
Global investment leader selects AWS as a preferred cloud provider to gain business insights, improve workplace safety, and automate hydroelectric, wind, and solar operations Brookfield Renewable agrees to provide clean energy...
Leading geospatial intelligence company relies on AWS infrastructure, high performance computing, and analytics to give customers timely, actionable insights to expand their geospatial data applications At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web...
World’s leading cloud provider announces new replenishment projects in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States to bring much needed clean water to communities around the world AWS re:Invent,...
Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it uses to deliver packages across the...
Duke Energy, one of America’s largest energy holding companies, and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, are entering into a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s...
Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has been recognized with the Commitment to Life Award in the Human Rights category by Natura&Co for Ashland’s Responsible Solvers™ sustainable guar farming and education program using...
Amazon commits $53 million to accelerate women’s climate innovation and gender equity advancements Amazon and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are launching a public-private partnership to address the gender...
One of Amazon’s newest Same-Day sites in Sacramento, California, known as SCA5, will make history as the world’s first-ever Zero Carbon Certified fulfillment center or logistics facility by the International...
Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometres annually, fuelled...
In addition to providing capital, the new Amazon Catalytic Capital initiative will also offer mentorship and business opportunities to startups led by Black, Latino, Indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ founders Initial...
Amazon now has 202 renewable energy projects in North America, 117 in Europe, 57 in Asia and the Pacific, one in the Middle East, one in Africa, and its first project in South America The total renewable...
Infinium’s Electrofuels production facility in Texas will use approximately 18,000 tons per year of recycled CO2 waste The electrofuels will power vehicles in Amazon’s middle mile fleet for approximately 5...
This green hydrogen deal will provide enough annual power for 30,000 forklifts or 800 heavy-duty trucks as it continues on the path to be net-zero carbon by 2040 Amazon has...
One Medical is a human-centered, technology-powered U.S. primary care organization on a mission to make quality healthcare more affordable, accessible, and enjoyable through a seamless combination of in-person, digital, and virtual care services One...
Customers will see electric delivery vehicles on the road in more than a dozen cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, San Diego, and Seattle The state-of-the-art vehicles are part of Amazon’s commitment to create a more...
The Amazon Literary Partnership announced more than $1 million in funding to 74 nonprofits nationwide Amazon Literary Partnership is committed to supporting writing programs and nonprofit literary organizations that amplify emerging writers and diversity in...
This commitment will benefit millions of workers worldwide Kicking off National Safety Month, and one year after announcing a historic partnership with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), the National Safety Council (NSC) unveiled the first-of-its-kind MSD Pledge to reduce...
With contributions of more than $96 million to over 180 local organizations, Amazon is making an impact in the areas of affordable housing, education, and community infrastructure. Amazon is the...
The company announced new investments in Nashville from the Amazon Housing Equity Fund to help build and renovate more than 130 local homes, including a mixed-income development, and fund supportive and substance abuse recovery...
Adding capacity to its Tech Hubs network, Amazon will expand its corporate and tech locations in Irvine, Santa Monica, and San Diego. Amazon announced plans to create more than 2,500...
Amazon gives another $2.2 million to help meet the basic needs of students in underserved communities in the Puget Sound region, bringing the total so far to $8 million. Amazon...
The reskilling program builds local talent by providing cloud skills training in communities. Amazon Web Services (AWS) re/Start is starting new cohorts in 10 cities this summer, including launching for the...
Sound Transit and Amazon are partnering together to create more than 1,000 units of affordable housing near light rail stations. Amazon announced Wednesday the company is committing $100 million to...
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