Sustainability
We are committed to and invested in sustainability because it's a win all around.
We co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019 and committed to reaching net-zero carbon by 2040--we now have more than 535+ companies across 60 industries and 45 countries who have joined us in this goal, and are working together to drive climate solutions at scale.
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Sustainability news
Get the latest updates on how we’re reducing our water footprint and investing in innovations to address water scarcity.
Check out these easy ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle your Amazon packaging.
Learn how Amazon is innovating to power our operations more sustainably.
From recycling boxes to buying pre-owned products, here are a few ways to be more sustainable this Earth Month as an Amazon shopper.
Community
We aim to make our customers’ lives better and easier every day, and we apply this innovative spirit within our hometown communities.
We're working side-by-side with community partners to increase access to affordable housing, alleviate hunger, strengthen education, and help those impacted by natural disasters when they occur—in addition to having our employees all around the world volunteer their time, skills and passions to support local nonprofits and charities.
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Community news
Learn how we invest in the community, help power the local economy, and support our employees in the Puget Sound region.
Here’s how Amazon employees support organizations and local communities around the world.
Learn how we invest in the community, help power the local economy, and support our employees in Arlington, Virginia.
When hurricanes, wildfires, or other natural disasters strike, Amazon quickly meets community needs.
Small Businesses
We invest in the success of small- and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's store.
Selling in Amazon's store fuels growth in local communities. More than 60% of sales in Amazon’s store are from independent sellers - most of which are small- and medium-sized businesses. In the U.S., independent sellers in Amazon’s store employed more than 2 million people.
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Small Business news
Meet some of the women who are finding success growing their small businesses in Amazon’s store.
Explore the ways you can shop, support, and discover Black-owned small businesses in Amazon’s store.
Want to support small, local businesses? Amazon is home to many unique products from small business brands around the U.S.
Sellers can choose powerful add-on services from Amazon that drive their growth at a great price, enabling many sellers to make more money in Amazon’s store than in other sales channels.
Economy
Combining our investments in infrastructure and compensation to our employees, we contributed over $1 trillion to the U.S. GDP since 2010.
We work hard to make sure that our growth has a positive impact. We support almost 5 million jobs across the country through both the people we hire and our investment in communities.
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Economy news
Over 425,000 Amazon employees in the U.S. participated in a skills training program since 2019.
Amazon has upskilled over 700,000 employees globally through prepaid education and training programs
Amazon is enhancing its Career Choice education program globally and launching new robotics apprenticeships in the U.S.
Customers and employees can schedule a free in-person tour today.
Mental Health America awards Amazon the highest level of recognition for workplace mental health and well-being.
