Brazil’s President Lula reopens Amazon Fund
President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has reactivated the Amazon Fund, dedicated to stopping deforestation.
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Shareholders push Amazon to disclose emissions from value chain
Investors Amalgamated Bank and Green Century Capital Management filed a shareholder resolution with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) asking that the company discloses the emissions from its full value chain, including from all products it sells.
What does COP27 tell us about the future of the Amazon Rainforest?
As COP15 is underway with a focus on biodiversity, Aldo Soto, Co-founder and Managing Director at Amazonia Impact Ventures, reflects on the progress made at the previous global summit, COP27, to protect the world's largest rainforest.
AWS to be water positive by 2030
The Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) owned cloud services provider AWS has announced new water replenishment projects in California, the UK and India. Once completed, they will restore hundreds of millions of litres of water to communities where it operates.
Amazon partners with USAID to fund women’s climate solutions
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have partnered to support female entrepreneurs in climate tech.
How the energy crisis is impacting supply chains
The energy crunch hitting Europe is threatening already strained supply chains. Unfortunately, this crisis shows no sign of ending, signalling we could be set for further shockwaves as prices continue to rise. The cost of fuel is also reaching new record levels, further intensifying cost pressures on businesses and in Germany, the government is even encouraging energy rationing.
Amazon ramps up green hydrogen to decarbonise its operations
Amazon announced a new agreement with Plug Power to supply green hydrogen to decarbonise its transportation and building operations. The move towards green hydrogen could showcase how the emerging technology could help decarbonise hard-to-abate operations at a large scale.
Money held in banks is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions
In this case, not a question of international borders but rather, do you really know what your bank is doing with your money?