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Amazon recently announced a new climate initiative which allows customers to “see the Climate Pledge Friendly label when searching for more than 25,000 products to signify that the products have one or more of 19 different sustainability certifications that help preserve the natural world, such as reducing the carbon footprint of shipments to customers.”
We were pleased to learn of this announcement because we had called for a third-party certified climate label from Amazon about a year ago in Forbes.com. But for the label to become a gamer changer, Amazon needs to make the climate-friendly option visible on its website.
Three Prongs of Decarbonization
How does Amazon’s new initiative fit the big picture on climate action? Think of three pillars