The Jeff Bezos-founded firm is instead backing its standard known as Abacus, which it has developed jointly with a carbon registry named Verra.
Amazon ditches air pillows in North American delivery packaging
Tech giant Amazon says 95% of the plastic air pillows have been replaced with paper filler and it expects to phase them out by the end of this year.
Five of world’s top banks ‘greenwashing’ roles in Amazon destruction
Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Itaú Unibanco, Santander and Bank of America – are “greenwashing” their roles in destroying the Amazon, a new hard-hitting report says.
Amazon expands electric cargo bike deliveries to Northern Ireland
Amazon has opened its first micromobility hub in Belfast, where a fleet of electric cargo bikes will deliver thousands of packages per week.
Amazon uses AI model to help cut 2m tonnes of packaging
Amazon is using a new AI model to help determine the most efficient type of packaging for each item, in an effort to speed up the process of meeting its…
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Amazon’s 2024 sustainability programme calls on climate-tech start-ups
For the first time, the programme welcomes startups that have moved beyond prototype testing and are nearing revenue generating.
Amazon Fashion teams up with pre-loved platform Hardly Ever Worn It
Amazon’s fashion arm has teamed up with pre-loved platform Hardly Ever Worn It in a bid to keep luxury fashion items in circulation for longer.
Amazon adds 473MW offshore wind farm to its renewables portfolio
Amazon is adding 473MW of clean energy from an offshore wind farm in Scotland after singing a corporate power purchase agreement with French utility giant Engie
Amazon crowned largest corporate buyer of renewable energy
Amazon has been titled the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy for the fourth year in a row.
Amazon to buy 47 megawatts of offshore wind electricity
Amazon is set to buy 47 megawatts of electricity produced by offshore wind from Moray West.
