Some Amazon.com Inc. tech workers who are members of a group called Amazon Employees for Climate Justice say they were contacted by reps from the tech giant's legal and human resources team after calling for the company to take a bigger role in battling climate change. Some of those workers allege they were threatened with termination for speaking out. "Now is a time when we need to have communications policies that let us speak honestly about our company's role in the climate crisis," said Maren Costa, a user experience principal designer for Amazon who also spoke with the Washington Post. Costa says Amazon threatened her job. Jeff Bezos is Amazon's founder and acquired The Washington Post in 2013. "We recently updated the policy and related approval process to make it easier for employees to participate in external activities such as speeches, media interviews, and use of the company's logo," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. "As with any company policy, employees may receive a notification from our HR team if we learn of an instance where a policy is not being followed. Everyone at Amazon is a builder and encouraged to work within their teams to innovate on behalf of our customers, which includes suggesting improvements to how we operate through those internal channels." Amazon announced its participation in the Climate Pledge in September, which has, among its goals, to be carbon neutral by 2040. Amazon stock is up 1.6% in Thursday trading, and up nearly 22% for the last year. The S&P 500 index is up 29% for the past 12 months. Read More...
Some Amazon.com Inc. tech workers who are members of a group called Amazon Employees for Climate Justice say they were contacted by reps from the tech giant’s legal and human resources team after calling for the company to take a bigger role in battling climate change. Some of those workers allege they were threatened with termination for speaking out. “Now is a time when we need to have communications policies that let us speak honestly about our company’s role in the climate crisis,” said Maren Costa, a user experience principal designer for Amazon who also spoke with the Washington Post. Costa says Amazon threatened her job. Jeff Bezos is Amazon’s founder and acquired The Washington Post in 2013. “We recently updated the policy and related approval process to make it easier for employees to participate in external activities such as speeches, media interviews, and use of the company’s logo,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. “As with any company policy, employees may receive a notification from our HR team if we learn of an instance where a policy is not being followed. Everyone at Amazon is a builder and encouraged to work within their teams to innovate on behalf of our customers, which includes suggesting improvements to how we operate through those internal channels.” Amazon announced its participation in the Climate Pledge in September, which has, among its goals, to be carbon neutral by 2040. Amazon stock is up 1.6% in Thursday trading, and up nearly 22% for the last year. The S&P 500 index is up 29% for the past 12 months.
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