Search EN Amazon Sustainability Further and Faster, Together Net-Zero Carbon by 2040 As part of Amazon’s mission to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, we are committed to building a sustainable business for our employees, customers and communities. We are driving towards a net-zero carbon future where the people that support our entire value chain are treated with dignity and respect. The Climate Pledge In 2019, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge – a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across our business by 2040 and to invite others to sign on to this new level of ambition. As part of our path to the Pledge, Amazon has made significant commitments towards reaching our goal. In 2020, we became the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy. Find out more 2020 Progress at a Glance Find out more "This is the start of a defining and decisive decade. The COVID-19 pandemic took millions of lives and dramatically impacted our families, our customers, our employees and our global value chain. But it has also brought about a moment of pause and an opportunity to reconsider the resilience of both humankind and our planet, making it clear how interconnected and interdependent we all are. By keeping the past year’s learnings in mind, we can successfully address societal shifts, avoid the worst impacts of climate change and meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Kara Hurst, Vice President, Worldwide Sustainability Read more Prioritising Pay Equity We review the compensation awarded annually at Amazon, including base pay, cash bonuses and stock, and we continue to prioritise pay equity. Find out more 100 Cents per Dollar In 2020, women earned a dollar for every dollar that men earned performing the same jobs. 99.2 Cents per Dollar In 2020, minorities earned 99.2 cents for every dollar that white employees earned performing these same jobs. Electrifying Our Delivery Fleets In 2019, Amazon ordered 100,000 custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian – the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles. We rolled out the first of these vehicles in Los Angeles in February 2021 and will expand to neighbourhoods in up to 15 additional US cities by the end of the year. We plan to have 10,000 vehicles on the road as early as 2022 and all 100,000 vehicles deployed by 2030. Find out more Sustainability News See how we put our scale and inventive culture to work on building a sustainable future. EU businesses that move to AWS Cloud can improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions 451 Research finds AWS infrastructure to be five times more energy efficient than the average European enterprise data centre Amazon helps mobilise $1 billion to protect rainforests worldwide Amazon’s first Scottish wind farm project comes online Customers in Europe can now shop for more than 100,000 Climate Pledge Friendly products on Amazon Amazon’s new online course shows kids how to make a difference through recycling Back to top Sustainable Operations Sustainability in the Cloud Circular Economy Product Sustainability Human Rights Employees Supply Chain Community Partnerships Goals & Progress Amazon Around the Globe Governance About Amazon Disclaimer Sign up for our newsletter Privacy Amazon.co.uk | Conditions of Use | © 1996-2021 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates