Sustainability Magazine April 2024 | Page 46

AMAZON WEB SERVICES
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02 FOUNDED

AMAZON WEB SERVICES

REVENUE : US $ 90BN EMPLOYEES : 136,000 CEO : ADAM SELIPSKY
: 2006
90 % of electricity used by Amazon was attributed to renewable sources as of 2022 and rigorous water reduction efforts were put in place , resulting in 3.9 billion litres returned to communities surrounding Amazon ’ s operations .
As a technology provider , AWS made its data centre infrastructure five times more efficient across Europe , compared to other functions across the region . AWS ’ s approach encompasses energy , water and waste as the firm implements more carbon reduction efforts .
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