Amazon ethics and social responsibility - detail from Amazon's 2020 sustainability report. The graphic shows a variety of Amazon's business activities, from package delivery to Alexa and cloud computing.

Amazon ethics and social responsibility

This is part 2 of my ethical review of Amazon, and it will broadly examine the topic of Amazon’s ethics and social responsibility. (Part 1 focused on the Amazon Dash program.) I think the best way to start is by looking at what Amazon has to say about itself in its latest sustainability report. Amazon’s 2020 Sustainability Report Amazon published its 124-page 2020 sustainability report … Continue reading Amazon ethics and social responsibility

Amazon’s Dash program tells you all you need to know about the company

It’s already three months since I asked you to vote in the poll: How Ethical is Amazon? In this post I’m going to show the poll results and also ask myself that same question. I came to realize that Amazon simply doesn’t value sustainability. I had a growing feeling of unhappiness with Amazon that spanned various topics but the last straw was the introduction of Amazon Dash buttons. Continue reading Amazon’s Dash program tells you all you need to know about the company