Sustainability

Jeff Bezos Will Donate $10 Billion to Tackle Climate Change, but Critics Want Change at Amazon

The Bezos Earth Fund begins issuing grants to scientists and environmental activists this summer

Jeff Bezos touching a tree
Jeff Bezos has been criticized in the past for his company's carbon footprint. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

By Mónica Marie Zorrilla

February 18, 2020

Jeff Bezos took to his personal Instagram account on Monday to announce the launch of the Bezos Earth Fund, a $10 billion global initiative to undertake the existential threat of climate change.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla
@monicroqueta monica.zorrilla@adweek.com Mónica is a breaking news reporter at Adweek.
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