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Amazon announces first Disaster Relief Hub in Europe to support communities impacted by natural disasters

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon announces first Disaster Relief Hub in Europe to support communities impacted by natural disasters via a post on their website, which I have included in its entirety below. Through our Disaster Relief Hubs in the U.S., Asia, and Australia we have used our inventory, logistics infrastructure, and technology to respond to more than 145 natural disasters and humanitarian crises since 2017, donating more than 24 million relief items around the world. Amazon has opened our first Disaster Relief Hub in Europe. We will fill the hub with 1,000 pallets…

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Amazon agrees renewable energy deal with world’s second largest offshore wind farm

Stuart Mitchell

Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest clean energy companies, and Amazon have expanded their long-term global clean power partnership by signing a major renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) for 159 MW of East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm in the UK, equivalent to 700 gigawatt-hours GWh of clean electricity per-year. Amazon to procure renewable energy from the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland For the fourth year in a row, Amazon is the largest purchaser of renewable energy worldwide. Read more   Amazon has also signed PPAs with…

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Wales is getting a new community donations hub powered by Amazon and local charities

Stuart Mitchell

Surplus essentials will be donated to 40,000 families living in poverty. The Multibank initiative co-founded by Amazon and Gordon Brown continues to grow: A new community donations hub called Cwtch Mawr is now offering an emergency service for families experiencing poverty across Swansea. Cwtch Mawr, which means ‘Big Hug’ in English, is Wales’s first Multibank, providing surplus essentials such as warm clothes, hygiene products, school uniforms, and bedding donated by businesses like Amazon directly to those in need. The products are redistributed via lead charity partner Faith in Families to…

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Amazon signs agreement with ENGIE to procure 473MW of renewable energy from the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with ENGIE, increasing its share of output from Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland to a total of 473MW when the site becomes operational later this year. This is enough energy to power the equivalent of more than 650,000 UK homes annually. Ocean Winds is a 50-50 EDP Renewables-ENGIE joint venture dedicated to offshore wind. Located in the Moray Firth in the north east of Scotland, the 882MW wind farm is currently under construction and will generate power…

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Amazon and The Prince’s Trust announce new fund to help young people build better futures

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has pledged £1 million to The Prince’s Trust’s new Strengthening Diversity Fund, to support underserved young people across the UK to build better futures for themselves. The fund will help provide opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds to succeed in education, employment, and entrepreneurship, with a range of tailored programmes available through the charity. To mark the start of the commitment, Amazon and The Prince’s Trust have brought together some of the most inspiring names in the UK to share their advice for young people, including Diary of…

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