Amazon signs big partners in pledge to be carbon neutral by 2040

Amazon has attracted new allies for The Climate Pledge that founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced last September. Indian information technology consulting giant Infosys, U.S. wireless market share leader Verizon and U.K. consumer goods manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB) signed the pledge, which calls on companies to eliminate or offset all greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The three large companies, based on three continents and in three very different industries, illustrate the range of challenges and corporate approaches to the climate emergency, which continues amid widespread protests against systemic racism and a global pandemic – both adding urgency and complexity to the climate response.