Supply Chain Digital Magazine December 2024 | Page 62

AMAZON
TOP 10 – SUSTAINABLE FLEETS

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REVENUE : US $ 576BN EMPLOYEES : 1,532,000 CEO : ANDY JASSY FOUNDED : 1994
is dead set on decarbonising transportation across the organisation by increasing fleet efficiency , expanding the use of lower-carbon fuels and scaling electric and alternative-fuel vehicles .
The e-commerce behemoth is involved in a host of initiatives aimed at reducing or completely avoiding carbon emissions across the wider transportation industry . It also engages with policymakers and other decision-makers to advance regulations and legislation in support of transportation decarbonisation .
Amazon ’ s fleet sustainability progress thus far includes :
• 680 million packages delivered by electric vehicles globally
• € 1bn ( US $ 1.07bn ) investment to double Amazon ’ s European zero -tailpipe-emissions delivery fleet over the next five years
• 100,000 custom electric delivery vehicles ordered from Rivian – the largest-ever order of its kind