AMAZON

This award is bestowed upon Amazon in the category ""Integrating Carbon Credits into the Compensation Strategies of the E-commerce and Digital Marketing Sector for a Positive Global Impact,"" recognising its comprehensive incorporation of carbon credits into its overarching decarbonisation strategies.

Amazon has demonstrated a scalable commitment to decarbonisation, evidenced by its significant investments in high-quality carbon credits, including substantial purchases from projects within the Amazon basin, and a landmark carbon removal credit agreement with 1PointFive. These strategic acquisitions and investments are fundamental to its efforts to neutralise residual emissions and to support projects that yield direct, verifiable climate benefits.

The company further showcases its dedication to decarbonisation by leveraging its extensive digital infrastructure and technological capabilities. This enables the optimisation of operations and a reduction in its carbon footprint across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, spanning from its complex global logistics network to its energy-intensive data centres.

This award specifically recognises how Amazon, as a pivotal market participant, utilises its leadership and capital to drive the evolution of the carbon credit market, whilst concurrently contributing crucial financing towards large-scale carbon removal projects. Despite the inherent sustainability challenges faced by the e-commerce sector due to its vast global supply chain, this distinction aims to encourage Amazon to persist in enhancing its decarbonisation processes, ensuring maximum additionality and co-benefits in all supported projects, and to continue championing sustainable practices that establish a robust benchmark for the global industry.