Overall impact
C (56)

Commentary

Amazon is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 56.4 for overall impact (55th percentile compared to all companies), Amazon ranks 9th out of 14 industry peers, behind Apple, Alphabet, SAP and 5 others, and ahead of IBM, Samsung, Meta and 2 others. On top material causes for Amazon's industry (Software & Services), Amazon performs well in Quality Primary Education (95.5 score), Technology Innovation (95.0), Racial Justice and Civil Rights (95.2) and 1 other cause where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Accountable Institutions (0.0 score), Accountable Institutions (0.0), Improved Mental Health (27.1) and 4 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1994
Employees
1,551,000
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Broadline Retail
Sub-industry
Broadline Retail
SASB industry
Internet Media & Services
Headquarters
Wa, United States
Share classes
AMZN
Mission
To be earth's most customer-centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.
Description
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content. In addition, the company offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products in its stores; and programs that allow authors, independent publishers, musicians, filmmakers, Twitch streamers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, it provides compute, storage, database, analytics, machine learning, and other services, as well as advertising services through programs, such as sponsored ads, display, and video advertising. Additionally, the company offers Amazon Prime, a membership program. The company's products offered through its stores include merchandise and content purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, content creators, advertisers, and employees. Amazon.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Amazon, based on its industry sub-industry Broadline Retail. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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