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Sustainability by the numbers

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Solar panels installed on the roof of an Amazon facility in Virginia
See how Amazon is working toward a sustainable future.

In preparation for Earth Day, we’ve gathered some facts and figures that we’re proud of as we work to build a sustainable future.

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Sustainability Question Bank
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Sustainability Question Bank
  • Sustainability Question Bank
  • Partners
  • Solar systems
  • Green commuters
  • Wind turbines
  • Solar panels
  • Employee packaging suggestions
  • Plants
  • Kilowatt hours
  • Boxes avoided
See how Amazon is working toward a sustainable future.

In preparation for Earth Day, we’ve gathered some facts and figures that we’re proud of as we work to build a sustainable future.

  • 1
    Sustainability Question Bank

    We provide answers to your most frequent questions about Amazon’s commitment to sustainability.

  • 16
    Partners

    We're supporting 16 national and international sustainability partnerships and initiatives.

  • 50
    Solar systems

    We have a goal to install solar systems on 50 fulfillment facility rooftops worldwide by 2020.

    Amazon Solar Energy
  • 55%
    Green commuters

    More than 55% of Amazonians in Seattle commute to work without a car.

    Amazon's Seattle Campus 2017
    Photo by JORDAN STEAD
  • 110
    Wind turbines

    Our wind farm in Texas has 110 wind turbines, our largest wind farm to date.

    Texas wind farm
    Photo by JORDAN STEAD
  • 11,700
    Solar panels

    Our fulfillment center in Tracy, California has 11,700 solar panels – part of our commitment to installing 50 solar rooftops globally by 2020.

    Solar panel installation at Amazon
  • 20,000
    Employee packaging suggestions

    Over a three-month period, more than 20,000 Amazonians working at our fulfillment centers across North America helped us improve packaging by using our packaging feedback button.

  • 25,000
    Plants

    More than 25,000 plants have been woven into our living wall in The Spheres – a lush garden of biodiversity in downtown Seattle, where we’re helping conserve several species of endangered plants.

    Living wall inside the Amazon Spheres
    Photo by JORDAN STEAD
  • 80 million
    Kilowatt hours

    Over a 25-year period, our district energy heat recycling project in Seattle will save 80 million kilowatt hours of electricity.

    Amazon's Doppler District Energy
     
    Photo by JORDAN STEAD
  • 500 million
    Boxes avoided

    Over the past 10 years, our Frustration-Free Packaging programs have eliminated 244,000 tons of packaging materials, avoiding 500 million shipping boxes.

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  • 1
    Sustainability Question Bank
  • 2
    Partners
  • 3
    Solar systems
  • 4
    Green commuters
  • 5
    Wind turbines
  • 6
    Solar panels
  • 7
    Employee packaging suggestions
  • 8
    Plants
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    Kilowatt hours
  • 10
    Boxes avoided
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