For a company named after a rainforest , Amazondoesn’t havethe best track record when it comes to matters of the environs . After being criticized on this live subject by its own workers , the trillion - dollar mark e - DoC goliath has reportedly threatened some employee who publically talk out against the company’ssustainability record .
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice(AECJ ) say a telephone number of their members have been sent emails from lawyer and HR voice regarding public affirmation they have made about Amazon ’s environmental stance .
" The clime crisis is already affecting all of us , " Bobby Gordon , a finance managing director at Amazon , say in apress statement . " We can not confront this monumental problem , lease alone stave off ruinous scathe to our major planet and society if we are not allowed to speak up about it . "
Amazon shipped3.5 billion itemsthrough its own saving connection in 2019 and billions more using other obstetrical delivery society . This convenience of speedy door - to - room access speech at the chink of a shiner come at a cost , however . The company ’s workpumped outaround 44.4 million t ( 48.9 million US lashings ) of carbon paper dioxide in 2018 – that ’s about the same as a small country .
AECJ , a grassroots collective of proletarian that want to pressure their employer to become a “ bold leader in the fight against climate modification ” , are the same group that helped organise Amazon worker participation in thelargest ever global climate strikein September 2019 . They have alsowritten a public letteraddressed to Jeff Bezos and Amazon ’s Board of Directors , urging them to “ follow the mood program shareholder resolution and release a company - across-the-board clime plan . ”
Much of this recent beef between Amazon and the AECJ stem from statements given by two Amazon employee toThe Washington Post – which , ironically , is possess by Amazon beginner and CEO Jeff Bezos – in October 2019 . In the clause , they were quote say : “ Amazon ’s position is based on mistaken premiss and distracts from the fact that Amazon want to profit in businesses that are directly contribute to climate catastrophe . ”
“ Our policy regarding external communication is not new and we believe is exchangeable to other with child caller , ” said an Amazon interpreter toldBusiness Insider .
“ We recently updated the policy and related approval process to make it easier for employees to participate in external action such as speech , spiritualist interview , and usage of the company ’s logotype , " a voice toldBBC News . " As with any companionship policy , employees may receive a notification from our 60 minutes team if we learn of an instance where a insurance policy is not being followed . ”
