Amazon Launches Climate-Friendly Program to Help Shop for Sustainable Products

Amazon customers will now see over 25,000 products with a 'Climate Pledge Friendly' label.

By Reuters | Updated: 23 September 2020 16:31 IST

Amazon Launches Climate-Friendly Program to Help Shop for Sustainable Products

Amazon delivers about 10 billion items a year and has a massive transportation and data center footprint

Highlights

Amazon was under pressure to take action on climate change
The company had said in June it would launch the Climate Pledge Fund
Last year, Bezos had pledged to make Amazon net carbon neutral by 2040

Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, announced the launch of a climate-friendly program on Wednesday to help customers shop for sustainable products, as part of its commitment to be net carbon neutral by 2040.

Customers will now see more than 25,000 products ranging from grocery, household, fashion, beauty, and personal electronics with a 'Climate Pledge Friendly' label, Amazon said in a statement.

"With 18 external certification programs and our own Compact by Design certification, we're incentivising selling partners to create sustainable products that help protect the planet for future generations," Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said.

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Amazon, which delivers about 10 billion items a year and has a massive transportation and data center footprint, had faced protests from environmental activists and was under pressure from its employees to take action on climate change.

The company had said in June it would launch the Climate Pledge Fund, a $2 billion (roughly Rs. 15,130 crores) venture capital fund that will invest in companies across industries to help reduce the impact of climate change and support sustainable development.

Last year, Bezos had pledged to make Amazon net carbon neutral by 2040, the first major corporation to announce such a goal, and to buy 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from US vehicle design and manufacturing startup Rivian.

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