Bezos stepping down
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and turned into an online shopping behemoth, is stepping down as the company’s CEO, a role he’s had for nearly 30 years.
He’ll be replaced in the fall by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon’s cloud-computing business. Bezos, 57, will then become the company’s executive chair.
In a blog post to employees, Bezos said he plans to focus on new products and early initiatives being developed at Amazon. And he said he’ll have more time for side projects: his space exploration company Blue Origin; the newspaper he owns, The Washington Post; and his charities.
https://www.boston.com/news/business/2021/02/02/jeff-bezos-amazons-founder-will-step-down-as-ceo
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Congrats on your success Mr Bezos.
I'm sure he'l now be adding even more to his already generous charities.
The planet thanks you..
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/what-big-bets-bezos-earth-fund-say-about-climate-action-2021
Emerald Edge, the largest intact coastal rainforest on Earth, spans 100 million acres through Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. It will benefit from the first set of grants by the Bezos Earth Fund.
.."The organizations that made the cut, and I see no reason not to list them all because they deserve as much attention as possible these days":
The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, ClimateWorks Foundation, Dream Corps Green For All, Eden Reforestation Projects, Energy Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund, The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Nature Conservancy, NDN Collective, Rocky Mountain Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The Solutions Project, Union of Concerned Scientists, World Resources Institute and World Wildlife Fund.
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Poking more specifically into where the money is dedicated tells us a lot about where we can expect big corporations to prioritize climate action during 2021. With that in mind, here are three of my takeaways from Bezos’s big bets.
1. Climate equity and environmental justice is getting much-needed funding
2. Anticipate more attention to the potential of ocean carbon sequestration
3. Don’t underestimate the potential of satellites in the fight against climate change
Details of the 3 focuses are listed at above link.
