Employees are the heart of Amazon. It's why we're committed to providing employees with healthcare and financial benefits that start on day one, opportunities for career advancement, and a safe and equitable workplace.
- Healthcare benefits start on Day 1 for many Amazon employees
- We've committed $1.2 billion to provide pre-paid education and free skills training to employees
- We’re continuing to make year-over-year progress on safety; in the U.S., we’ve improved our Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) by 28% and Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) by 75% since 2019
- At Amazon, we are committed to and invested in safety—it’s good for our people, for our customers, for our communities, and for business. Find out more about what we are doing to improve safety across our Amazon Operations.
- We track the representation of our workforce because we know that diversity helps us build the best possible customer experiences and products for our globally diverse customer base.
- A joint survey from Gallup and Amazon found that employer-provided upskilling offers ways to solve recruitment challenges, increase productivity, and raise wages.
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Amazon is committed to the success of small businesses. We invest billions of dollars annually to provide entrepreneurs with a constantly improving set of tools and resources to help them gain access to capital, quickly launch in our store, and build their brands.
- Over 60% of sales in Amazon's store come from independent sellers - most of which are small to medium-sized businesses
- Independent sellers in Amazon’s store employed more than 1.8 million people in the U.S.
- A new report shows how Amazon is providing opportunity, tools, and services to help nearly 500,000 selling partners in the U.S. reach hundreds of millions of customers around the world.
- Our fourth annual report shows Amazon’s continued progress toward driving counterfeit to zero—both in our store and across the retail industry.
- Amazon’s blueprint for public and private sector partnership to stop counterfeiters is our call for collaboration on the investments and innovations needed to protect consumers from counterfeit products.
Our investments and job creation efforts have unlocked new opportunities for hundreds of thousands of families across the U.S. and around the world. But our support goes beyond creating jobs—we use our scale, technology, resources, and passion for invention to help the communities where we operate thrive.
- We've committed $3.6 billion to building and preserving 35,000 affordable homes in our hometown communities
- 34 million free meals have been delivered to families in more than 35 U.S. cities
- In this report, we share a bit more about how we’re using our collaborative and innovative approach to create positive change in support of our communities, with a particular focus on the Puget Sound area.
Download the report (PDF) - Learn more about how we’re using our collaborative and innovative approach to create positive change in support of our HQ2 community in northern Virginia and National Capital Region neighbors.
Download the report (PDF) - Amazon commissioned this report to deepen understanding of the impact of home delivery support for food assistance programs that quickly transport vital groceries to people in need for free.
Download the report (PDF) - Since the launch of the Amazon Housing Equity Fund, which was officially announced in January 2021, Amazon has helped create or preserve 21,000 affordable homes.
Download the report (PDF) - Our 2024 Pro Bono Report highlights how the legal team has devoted more than 65,000 hours of volunteer work to provide access to justice for underserved causes and communities.
Download the report (PDF) - Our 2024 economic impact report sheds light on how we’re bringing good jobs and new opportunities to communities across America.
- When Amazon Web Services (AWS) invests in communities, there is a ripple effect of that investment. AWS investment in the US enables job retention, cloud training and education, community engagement, and long-term financial stability for individuals.
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We are investing in technologies and new approaches for transportation, packaging, and energy to address climate change—all without sacrificing the speed and service customers expect from Amazon. It’s why we co-founded The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.
- We reached our goal to match 100% of the electricity we use across our operations with renewable energy in 2023—seven years early
- We put more than 24,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road globally
- We removed plastic air pillows from all delivery packaging at fulfillment centers globally, among other progress areas
- The annual report describes how we’re building a more sustainable company for our customers, our people—and, importantly, the planet.
Download the report (PDF) - The 2022 Sustainability Report is our fifth report detailing progress against our targets, commitments, and environmental, social, and governance topics.
Our Investor Relations site provides our annual reports, quarterly earnings, shareholder letters, corporate governance documentation, and more.
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- Our quarterly and annual results materials provide comprehensive reports of our financial performance.
- Copies of all filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are publicly available, including Form 10-Q quarterly reports, form 13F holdings reports, Form 8-K reports, and more.
- Explore a variety of corporate governance documentation and reports, including letters to shareholders, our sustainable bond framework and allocation report, tax principles, and more.
