Largest corporate buyer of renewable energy
According to Bloomberg NEF, Amazon is the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in 2023 for the fourth year in a row.
In 2019, we set an ambitious goal to match 100% of the electricity consumed by our operations with renewable energy by 2030. This includes all data centres, logistics facilities, physical stores and corporate offices globally, as well as on-site charging points and our financially integrated subsidiaries. We achieved this goal in 2023, seven years early.
More information on how we have achieved this milestone can be found in our Renewable Energy Methodology and in our Sustainability Report.
Reducing the average weight of our packaging by more than 40%
Since 2015, we’ve decreased our average per-shipment packaging weight by 43%, which represents more than 3 million metric tons of packaging materials avoided. We use machine learning, materials innovation, and supplier partnerships to optimize our packaging. This leads to reduced waste and reduced weight, which ultimately helps reduce our carbon emissions. We’re also increasing the recyclability of our packaging for easy curbside recycling for our customers.
Our Ships In Product Packaging (SIPP) program is just one example of how we reduce waste through packaging design and innovation. Through SIPP, eligible items are delivered in the original manufacturer’s packaging without additional Amazon packaging. This allows us to avoid unnecessary packaging and reduce the weight of deliveries.
These innovations have lead to 12% of Amazon packages globally being shipped without additional packaging as part of the Ships in Product Packaging program, 50% of shipments were delivered in lighter, flexible packaging and 38% of shipments were delivered in corrugated boxes.
For more information on packaging innovation please see our Sustainability Report.
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From fulfilment centres to data centres to grocery stores, we’re testing and scaling new tech to push toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. -
Amazon’s sales of second-hand goods in Europe have increased by more than 20% over the past two years -
At the 2024 POLITICO Sustainable Future Week in Brussels, Kara Hurst, Amazon’s Chief Sustainability Officer, delivered a recorded keynote speech, looking back on five years of the EU’s Green Deal and Amazon’s Climate Pledge. You can watch the full speech in the video below.
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We've signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, and Sports to help reduce the digital skills gap and promote STEAM education in Spain. -
Amazon joins forces with St George’s International School to support local non-profits in Luxembourg
Five local organizations working to address food and hygiene insecurity received kits containing food and other essentials, plus a €5,000 cash donation. -
Poland has emerged as one of our key technology hubs in Europe and a cornerstone of our continental logistics network. -
Amazon captures the pride and excitement children feel for their parents helping Santa during the holidays. -
At Amazon, we believe that creating a culture that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive is integral to people doing their best work, and is essential to what we can achieve as a company. -
At an event in Brussels, SMEs, institutions, and Amazon explored the impact of e-commerce on inflation and the Italian economy
