Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, entertainment, and artificial intelligence. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, the company started as an online book marketplace that gradually expanded to include virtually all consumer products as well as many other categories, positioned as "The Everything Store".
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Net-zero carbon emissions across operations by 2040 ("The Climate Pledge").
Real progress: Amazon's own reporting shows emissions grew roughly 34% since the 2019 baseline year, reaching 68.3 million metric tons CO2e in 2024.
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1994 Founded by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, initially as an online bookstore.
1997 Initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq.
2006 Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched.
2007 Kindle e-reader launched.
2017 Acquired Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion — Amazon's largest acquisition at the time and its first major physical-retail footprint.
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