Amazon is strongly committed to conducting our business in a lawful and ethical manner, including engaging with suppliers who respect human rights, provide safe and inclusive workplaces, and promote a sustainable future. About our supply chain Our mission is for our products to be made in a way that respects human rights and the environment….
What priorities is the Amazon sustainability team working on?
Amazon has global teams focusing on our key environmental and social impacts and opportunities for innovation. Our programs include Frustration-Free Packaging and retail packaging standards; solar on our fulfillment center rooftops; investments in the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund; and numerous other initiatives happening every day by teams across Amazon. Amazon joined The…
The Inside Story of MacKenzie Scott, the Mysterious 60- Billion-Dollar Woman
Stephanie Clifford Amazon’s first employee, Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, and one of the world’s richest women is rewriting the philanthropy playbook. While Jeff Bezos was building Amazon from a garage into one of the most powerful companies on earth and becoming the richest businessmen of this age, the world knew very little about his wife, MacKenzie,…
The Jeff Bezos Empire in One
By Jeff Desjardins – 11 Jan 2019 The Jeff Bezos Empire in One Giant Chart With a fortune largely tied to his 79 million Amazon shares, the net worth of Jeff Bezos continued to rise. Most recently, the Amazon founder was even able to surpass Bill Gates on the global wealth leaderboard with $137 billion…
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen, Paul Kiel A massive trove of tax information obtained by ProPublica, covering thousands of America’s wealthiest individuals, reveals what’s inside the billionaires’ bag of tricks for minimizing their personal tax bills — sometimes to nothing. In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then a multibillionaire and now the world’s richest man, did not pay…
The Top 4 Amazon Shareholders
By CRAIG ANTHONY | Updated Feb 4, 2020 Amazon (AMZN) became the second company after Apple (AAPL) to cross the $1 trillion market capitalization when its stock moved beyond $2,000 per share in Sept. 2018. The company, which was founded in July 1994 by Jeffrey Bezos as an online bookstore, is now the largest online…
This Is What Jeff Bezos’ Portfolio Looks Like
By J.B. MAVERICK | Updated Jun 27, 2019 When talking about billionaires such as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, who is now the world’s richest man ever with a net worth of more than $154 billion as of June 2019, people often pose the question of what one could possibly find to…
Top Amazon Shareholders
By NATHAN REIFF | Updated Jul 10, 2020 Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) was founded in July 1994 by Jeffrey Bezos as an online bookstore, and has since ballooned into the world’s largest e-commerce company. As Amazon has evolved, it has expanded to offer a seemingly limitless range of products such as video games, software, electronics, clothing,…
Mancomm Meeting
Reminder that our next Mancomm meeting will be held on Tuesday 28 January 2025 at the Observatory Community Centre at 18:00. Zoom invitations are available on request to [email protected] Mancomm meeting Date: Tue 28 January 2025 Time: 18h00 Venue: Observatory Community Centre (room 1) or via Zoom (upon request) To attend our Mancomm meetings online,…
Hartleyvale stadium
Dear fellow Obsies, It was recently brought to my attention that the plans to demolish the existing Hartleyvale stadium and replace it with a 10 000 seater stadium which will also include a shopping precinct are now at an advanced stage. I think its important to note that there is a long history of objection…