Sustainable Operations
We are reducing Amazon’s carbon footprint across all of our business operations and leading the way for other companies to decarbonise worldwide. Our wind farms and onsite solar projects help reduce our reliance on the national grid, and we have committed to electrifying and decarbonising our fleet. By setting ambitious goals and making strategic partnerships and investments, we can reduce our impact for the benefit of our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Our commitment to sustainability paves the way for business operations to have a positive impact on the environment in the service of building a better future for all.
We are building sustainability into all of Amazon’s operations, and using a science-backed approach to drive innovative solutions to scale. From ensuring that suppliers share our environmental goals, to innovations in packaging that minimise waste, we are taking bold actions to stop the global climate crisis. Our commitment to The Climate Pledge means that we are focused—first and foremost—on decarbonising our operations and sending strong signals that we are in need of new solutions and technologies to help accelerate our path to net-zero carbon by 2040.
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Amazon is investing in a range of large-scale solutions to decarbonise our business, some with immediate carbon savings and others with longer-term payoffs. Learn how we are eliminating carbon across our supply chain to reach net-zero carbon by 2040.
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In 2020, we became the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy. Then, in 2023, we achieved our goal of matching 100% of the electricity our operations with renewable energy, seven years early.
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Transportation is a key part of our plan to meet net-zero carbon by 2040. We are committed to optimising and transforming our transportation network through innovations in electrification, efficiency enhancements, and alternative delivery methods.
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We are transitioning our buildings to be net-zero carbon, powered by renewable energy, with a focus on water and waste reduction strategies across our facilities.
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Many of the sustainability issues we prioritise are enhanced through collaborative initiatives with credible, knowledgeable, and innovative industry partners.
How Amazon is making deliveries more sustainable throughout the UK
Millions of Amazon packages have already been delivered by electric cargo bikes across some of the UK’s biggest cities including London, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast and Norwich.
