Supporting Our Communities Amazon’s culture is built around solving impossible problems—a culture we know has the power to drive meaningful change. We look to leverage our scale for good and use our ability to innovate quickly to strengthen communities around the world where our employees live and work. Our Approach Working alongside community partners, we create solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges and build long-term programs that have a lasting, positive impact. We work to address immediate needs, such as reducing hunger and homelessness, providing affordable housing, and serving communities in need following natural disasters. We also look to the future, by providing programs that support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and skills training. Access to Food and Basic Needs We help address urgent issues faced by children and families from underserved communities by improving access to food and basic necessities. We leverage our logistics network to support food banks and community organizations, delivering groceries and pre-packaged meals directly to vulnerable families. We also work to eliminate barriers to learning by providing students with clothing, hygiene products, and other supplies that help them focus on their studies. We donate to nonprofits supporting school districts in Washington state’s Puget Sound region, Northern Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee. As of 2021, Amazon has provided more than $8 million and 50,000 instances of support to students and their families since 2018. Supporting Charitable Organizations With AmazonSmile Donations AmazonSmile makes it easier for Amazon customers to give back to charitable causes with just one click. AmazonSmile is available in the U.S., Germany, and the UK, and offers customers the opportunity to support their favorite charity from a list of over a million organizations. Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible orders to the chosen charity. Customers can also donate items directly to charities using AmazonSmile Charity Lists. AmazonSmile donations support charities ranging from global humanitarian efforts and animal welfare groups to parent-teacher associations and local hospitals. Organizations around the world have been able to expand their work and make a meaningful impact in their communities thanks to these donations and the customers who choose to shop using AmazonSmile. “ Donations from AmazonSmile support Save the Children’s work in the U.S. and around the world. With funds from AmazonSmile donations, Save the Children can provide temporary learning centers for more than 3,500 children who are out of school amid conflict, deliver food for more than 14,000 children missing meals due to the pandemic, and equip 14 mobile health units, ensuring vital care to thousands more. We couldn’t do it without you.” Perry Yeatman Head of Corporate, Save the Children U.S. 20M Meals delivered as of 2021 in 25+ U.S. cities, as well as in communities in Australia, Japan, Singapore, Spain, and the UK 225M+ In-kind donated items, including personal protective equipment and essentials, in 2021 ~4K Nonprofits supported across the U.S. in 2021 through in-kind personal protective equipment donations 12M In-kind donations of school supplies and other essential items to meet hyperlocal community needs in communities where we operate throughout North America, the UK, and Europe 2021 Sustainability Report Introduction I Environment I Society I Governance I Appendix 69
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