Living Our Principles Amazon prioritizes equal pay. When we evaluate 2021 compensation, including base compensation, cash bonuses, and stock, our reported data demonstrates that women globally and in the U.S. earned 99.8 cents and 99.9 cents, respectively, for every dollar that men earned performing the same jobs. Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. earned 99.2 cents for every dollar that white employees earned performing the same jobs. In 2021, we further strengthened our long-standing commitment to gender equality by signing the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) . The WEPs were established by the UN Global Compact and UN Women to offer businesses guidance on ways to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace, and community. Advancing Social and Racial Justice We are committed to using our scale to amplify historically underrepresented voices and empower diverse communities. One of the ways we are doing this is by bridging the technology and science divide for underrepresented groups through science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs and various learning events. This includes Amazon Future Engineer , our new Advanced Placement Computer Science programming curriculum focused on equity and launched with Code.org. We also partner with Girls in Tech through AWS Academy, where we work closely with minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and community colleges to provide a free, ready-to-teach cloud computing curriculum. In 2021, we also announced 21 undergraduate and graduate recipients from HBCUs and MSIs for our Supply Chain Optimization Technologies organization’s fellowship . Through AWS education programs, we announced a collaborative effort with Howard University to equip students with competitive technical skills, provide educators with professional development opportunities, and drive entrepreneurship at the university. We’ve also launched statewide training and education initiatives, which are typically anchored by community colleges. Collaboration with community colleges helps AWS reach diverse populations of minority, underrepresented, and veteran populations, as well as urban and rural communities. In 2021, we also announced the $10 million AWS Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Scholarship , designed to prepare underrepresented and underserved students globally for careers in machine learning. Introducing Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator In 2021, we launched the Black Business Accelerator (BBA) to target barriers to access and advancement, to drive economic equity for Black entrepreneurs, and to play a part in increasing the number of Black business owners in our industry. Through our $150 million commitment, we are providing access to capital, business guidance, growth, and marketing support for current and aspiring Black small business owners selling in Amazon’s store to grow their businesses. We are proud to have created this initiative with our Black Employee Network affinity group and strategic partners, including the Minority Business Development Agency and the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., which have deep experience in supporting Black businesses. As part of the Accelerator, we also introduced a 12-month mentorship and networking benefit called BBA Connect to provide ongoing support for entrepreneurs. “ The opportunity to connect with people inside Amazon to continue to help us mature our capabilities is super validating but also extremely rewarding. With Amazon’s support, the sky really feels like it’s the limit.” Pernell Cezar BLK & Bold Learn more about our investments in education to eliminate the STEM gap . Learn more about our partnerships and investments to promote gender empowerment in the workplace and community . 2021 Sustainability Report Introduction I Environment I Society I Governance I Appendix 54