As advanced in a previous article, Amazon has introduced a shopping platform that is dedicated to
eco-friendly products. This will allow you to find details about the
sustainable merits of an item before making a purchase. Learn more on the
firm’s project to be environmentally friendly below.
The site has already been rolled out in the US and it will
soon be introduced in UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Moreover, it is a
move forward in the e-commerce giant’s wider commitment to reach the Paris
Agreement 10 years earlier and to attain zero carbon by 2040.
The company has created its own externally validated
certification. Called Compact by Design,
this motivates brands to design products and services that are able to reduce
carbon emission via enhanced efficiency and packaging. One example of this is the
Cif ecorefill. This is a concentrated cleaning spray refill that helps people
reuse their spray bottles.
Nonetheless, some individuals are not really satisfied with
this initiative. They advance that having badged products was just “a tip of
the iceberg” since the e-commerce company ships millions of items within Europe
every year. Will McCallum, senior campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said, “By
certifying only a limited range of goods, Amazon
is implicitly admitting that the rest of its business model isn’t up to
scratch. The environmental and climate crises we are facing demand more than
token gestures and piecemeal action”.
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