Amazon employee survey reveals concerns about company’s climate leadership and enviro impacts Amazon Employees for Climate Justice surveyed 800 of the tech giant’s workers to get feedback on Amazon’s climate impacts and… Read More
Amazon’s carbon footprint shrank 3% last year — but AI-driven climate challenges loom Amazon’s carbon footprint shrank by 3% last year, marking its second straight year of decline. In its annual sustainability report,… Read More
Microsoft’s carbon footprint keeps growing as AI drives data center expansions In 2020, Microsoft made an ambitious commitment to make its operations carbon negative within a decade, removing more carbon from… Read More
Amazon Fresh store in Seattle becomes world’s first grocery to win Zero Carbon certification An Amazon Fresh store in North Seattle is the world’s first grocery store to be certified as Zero Carbon by… Read More
Seattle startup Muir AI, which helps companies calculate complex carbon emissions, raises $3.25M Muir AI, a Seattle startup providing carbon accounting, has raised a $3.25 million seed round led by Base10 Partners. Existing… Read More
Microsoft is a guinea pig for climate friendly concrete as it paves the way to greener data centers Microsoft is building 120 new data centers this year alone, and operates more than 300 of the server hubs worldwide.… Read More
Amazon lowers annual carbon footprint for first time with 0.4% reduction in emissions For the first time in the five years that Amazon has shared its carbon emissions, the cloud computing, online retail… Read More
Carbon accounting and reduction startup with unusual strategy launches with $9.4M The news: Climate Vault Solutions on Tuesday announced its launch and a $9.4 million seed round. The Seattle-based company is… Read More
Microsoft makes tiny dent in annual carbon footprint but says ‘it’s not happening fast enough’ After its carbon footprint grew a shoe size or two in 2021, Microsoft notched a small decline in its carbon… Read More
Amazon and SpaceX vets apply their AI and satellite skills to new carbon accounting startup Corporations worldwide are committing to shrinking their carbon footprints. But it can get complicated when companies try to calculate how… Read More
Former senator Reuven Carlyle launches climate consulting and finance venture backed by $14M Reuven Carlyle, who last month retired from the Washington State Senate, is launching a startup that will provide a suite… Read More
Amazon is using ultra-low carbon fuels to curb climate impact of deliveries Amazon today announced a deal with low-carbon fuel manufacturer Infinium to purchase some of its “electrofuel” to power delivery trucks… Read More
Here’s why Microsoft’s carbon footprint grew 21% last year, as profits swelled Microsoft on Thursday released its annual Environmental Sustainability Report for 2021, covering its progress on goals for climate impacts, water… Read More
Jeff Bezos announces Amazon ‘Climate Pledge,’ promising to cut emissions and pushing other companies to follow suit At a news conference this morning at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the… Read More
With a strong nudge from employees, can Amazon finally become a leader on climate change? Amazon revels in its reputation for taking bold, unexpected action, for being visionary in industries such as cloud computing and… Read More
