More than 800 Amazon employees have urged the corporation to increase its response to climate change through overseas aid, following the devastating flooding in Pakistan.
According to a petition initiated by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a group of employees who have pushed the corporation on climate concerns for years, the assistance is a way for Amazon to assume more accountability for its part in creating the greenhouse emissions that contribute to climate change.
The employees are also requesting that Amazon pay “reparations” to Pakistan, which had terrible floods last summer and fall, by matching employee donations to relief efforts. In the event of future climate-related crises, they also want the corporation to match employee donations.
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“Amazon’s success and scale come with a broad responsibility,” the petition reads. “As Amazonians, we are proud to uphold our leadership principles, and in that spirit, we owe it to our workforce, our customers, and the planet we live on to mitigate the harm our operations cause.”
According to scientists, climate warming has made flooding like the one that killed more than 1,700 people and forced millions from their homes in Pakistan much more frequent.
Recall that Amazon established a disaster relief portal in 2017 that enables staff members and businesses to collaborate in order to send supplies to regions affected by climate change and other disasters.
This story was adapted from NBC news.
