New facility continues Amazon’s commitment to Connecticut, creating 2,000 new jobs
Publix Super Markets Charities announces special $4M grant opportunity
The company’s renewable energy portfolio now totals more than 20 GW and will generate enough clean energy to power 5.3 million homes in the U.S.
Amazon’s renewable energy purchases last year brought it closer to powering its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of its original target
World’s leading cloud provider announces new replenishment projects in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States to bring much needed clean water to communities around the world
Krach and Turkel Cite Urgency to Confront CCP’s Use of Technology to Enable Human Rights Abuses
Pay increases for front-line employees begin in October—average starting pay now more than $19 per hour—along with a new benefit that provides instant, free access to pay at any time during the month
The company is also expanding its career advancement and development programs for front-line employees, building on its commitment to upskill 300,000 employees by 2025
Nearly $200,000 in funds will support programs that aim to improve health equity in underserved communities
Amazon to help launch one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and climate, bringing lasting water access for 100 million people across Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Company will also donate $10 million to progress Water.org efforts to provide 1 million people with access to clean water by 2025
Amazon to help launch one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and climate, bringing lasting water access for 100 million people across Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Company will also donate $10 million to progress Water.org efforts to provide 1 million people with access to clean water by 2025
This green hydrogen deal will provide enough annual power for 30,000 forklifts or 800 heavy-duty trucks as it continues on the path to be net-zero carbon by 2040
The company announced new investments in Nashville from the Amazon Housing Equity Fund to help build and renovate more than 130 local homes, including a mixed-income development, and fund supportive and substance abuse recovery services
Over the past two years, Amazon has committed more than $94 million to affordable housing projects in Nashville—including affordable housing development near high-traffic transit sites, and an accelerator program to increase the number of real estate developers of color who focus on affordable housing
Amazon currently employs more than 170,000 people across California, with thousands of roles available from tech to logistics
Adding capacity to its Tech Hubs network, the company aims to recruit talent beyond its headquarter locations in Washington state’s Puget Sound region and Arlington, Virginia
Through its Amazon Future Engineer program, the company will award $10 million in $40,000 scholarships for each selected student, and will also offer them a paid internship at Amazon
Amazon Future Engineer is a childhood-to-career initiative designed to inspire and educate millions of students each year from underrepresented and historically underserved communities to build life-changing skills that leverage computer science and coding to bring their dreams to life
This year’s investment more than doubles the company’s commitment from last year—Since 2019, Amazon has awarded $22 million to 550 scholarship recipients across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Guam
Amazon’s new “Welcome Door” program will offer resources and support for refugee and humanitarian-based immigrant employees, including a citizenship assistance portal, free legal support, and mentorship
As part of the new company initiative, Amazon will reimburse employees for their Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal fees
Employees also have access to upskilling opportunities, including free college tuition and English as a Second Language (ESL) training
New affordable housing investments include four new transit-oriented developments in these headquarter regions
With these latest initiatives, the Amazon Housing Equity Fund will have committed more than $1.2 billion to create or preserve over 8,000 homes in its first 14 months
Affordable housing investments in two new residential buildings are among Amazon’s first from its $300 million transit-oriented development commitment
In 14 months alone, Amazon has committed over $795 million in the Arlington, Virginia-Washington, D.C. region to create and preserve more than 4,400 affordable homes for local residents
Amazon’s investments have increased affordable housing units in Arlington by 22% over the past year
More than 300 businesses across 51 industries and 29 countries have now joined The Climate Pledge and committed to pursue ambitious carbon-reduction activities across their business operations and supply chains
New signatories also include Climate Pledge Fund investees BETA Technologies, Infinium, and Pachama
Amazon employees in the U.S. will benefit from new Career Choice partnerships with more than 140 Universities and Colleges
Employees in Metro Atlanta will have access to fully-funded higher education with Atlanta Technical College and Lanier Technical College as well as national non-profit online providers Southern New Hampshire University, Colorado State University – Global, Western Governors University, and National University
Amazon also partners with GEDWorks and Smart Horizons to provide employees with free high school completion and GED preparation, Voxy EnGen and goFLUENT to provide English language proficiency training, and Outlier to provide college preparation courses
Career Choice is part of Amazon’s Upskilling 2025 pledge – a $1.2 billion commitment to upskill more than 300,000 Amazon employees by 2025
Amazon employees in the U.S. will benefit from new Career Choice partnerships with more than 140 Universities and Colleges including nine colleges and universities in Florida
Employees in Florida will have access to local universities including University of Florida, Florida International University, University of Central Florida, Miami Dade College, Hillsborough Community College, Polk State College, Valencia College and Florida State College at Jacksonville, as well as national non-profit online providers Southern New Hampshire University, Colorado State University – Global, Western Governors University, and National University
Amazon also partners with GEDWorks and Smart Horizons to provide employees with free high school completion and GED preparation, Voxy EnGen and goFLUENT to provide English language proficiency training, and Outlier to provide college preparation courses
Career Choice is part of Amazon’s Upskilling 2025 pledge – a $1.2 billion commitment to upskill more than 300,000 Amazon employees by 2025
Grant will address workforce development crisis by supporting training in mental health and substance use disorder education for Idaho health care professionals
New pilot program is supported by a more than $21 million commitment from Amazon to provide real estate developers of color with education, mentorship, and access to capital in Amazon’s hometown communities in Washington state’s Puget Sound region; the Arlington, Virginia region; and Nashville, Tennessee
New $10 million AWS Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Scholarship (AWS AI & ML Scholarship) program is designed to prepare underrepresented and underserved students globally for careers in machine learning
Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab makes it easy for anyone to quickly set up a machine learning development environment for learning and experimentation at no cost
More than 200 global organizations have now joined The Climate Pledge and are pursuing ambitious carbon-reduction activities, including operational changes in the race to fight climate change
Together, Pledge signatories generate over $1.8 trillion in global annual revenues and are expected to collectively mitigate 1.98 billion metric tons of carbon emissions annually by 2040 from a 2020 baseline
Amazon deployed relief supplies from its Disaster Relief Hub, an emergency supply facility near Atlanta where Amazon pre-positioned over 500,000 relief items and logistical support
The initiative will launch in the Amazon rainforest, focusing on reforestation and regenerative agroforestry, while driving sustainable local economic development
Amazon’s investment aims to remove up to 10 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions through 2050—equivalent to one year of emissions from 2 million cars
2019 established REAL POWER; 2020 tackled REAL CHANGE; 2021 amplifies REAL VOICES
Funding is part of UnitedHealthcare’s $11.4 million in Empowering Health grants focused on expanding access to care and addressing the social determinants of health for people in underserved communities
Amazon is already the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe and globally, with 232 projects around the world, enough to power 2.5 million U.S. homes
Amazon reaches 10 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity and advances its commitment to decarbonizing its business operations and reaching net-zero carbon by 2040
This unique transit-oriented development approach to affordable housing promotes diverse, connected, and sustainable communities
New transit-oriented deal is part of Amazon’s more than $2 billion Housing Equity Fund, which aims to preserve and create more than 20,000 affordable housing units in regions it calls home
The Amazon Literary Partnership awards more than $1 million in funding to 80 nonprofits across the country
Amazon Literary Partnership is committed to supporting writing programs and nonprofit literary organizations that uplift and amplify emerging writers and diversity in storytelling
Ahead of the 2021 hurricane season starting today, Amazon donated and pre-positioned over 500,000 emergency supplies to help relief organizations respond to natural disasters in the U.S., the Caribbean, and Central America
Since 2017, Amazon’s disaster relief and response efforts have provided over 13 million items and tens of millions of dollars to support community partners worldwide during 59 natural disasters
The 105 pledge signatories together generate over $1.4 trillion in global annual revenues and have more than 5 million employees across 25 industries in 16 countries
The Climate Pledge is a commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early and achieve net-zero carbon by 2040
The company announced today it will contribute an additional $500,000 to nonprofit partners across the Mid-Atlantic responding to the rising hunger crisis. This gift comes as the Wills Group releases its 2020 Community Engagement Report.
CoreLogic Data and Climate Change Expertise Help Illustrate Hurricane Laura Aftermath
New AP curriculum aims to increase access, participation, and long-term career success for high school students from communities currently underrepresented in tech – with Georgia, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania set to pilot the program during the 2021-2022 school year
53 companies and counting across the globe, representing almost every sector of the economy, have now committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, demonstrating the global impact of The Climate Pledge
“Your Voice is Power” experience featuring Pharrell’s new song, “Entrepreneur,” encourages students to examine racial equity while learning coding
Amazon to invest, partner with museum for music education
Amazon’s donation will help mitigate the impact of rising housing costs for low-to-moderate income households to preserve homeownership and build financial stability
The Housing Fund launching Housing Resiliency Fund to make payments to mortgage companies and Metro government on behalf of qualified residents
18 companies have now joined The Climate Pledge, a commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early
New signatories are implementing real, science-based, high-impact changes to their businesses, including deploying renewable energy, investing in sustainable buildings, and mobilizing supply chains to reach net-zero carbon by 2040
Henkel is taking real, science-based, high-impact actions, including deploying renewable energy, investing in sustainable buildings, and mobilizing supply chains to tackle climate change
Signify, which already achieved carbon neutrality earlier this year, is joining The Climate Pledge to collaborate with other signatories and share best practices
The Climate Pledge, a commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, calls on signatories to take urgent action to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early