Emily Cunningham

I'm excited that this is happening, employees putting pressure on their bosses to focus more on environmental justice is great. But I can't help but wonder ... isn't Amazon's whole competitive advantage built upon environmentally unsustainable practices? A thread.https://twitter.com/AMZNforClimate/status/1131312970594521088 …

Why is Amazon so incredibly popular? Arguably ... PRIME. Have you seen the amount of packaging that goes into each item? I have, I've torn down one box, just to find another box, just to find another item swaddled in plastic bubbles. You can't tell me that's good for the earth.

But again, this is what people *love* about AMZN. They can get whatever they want (even if they only slightly want it) whenever they want it, and they can get it fast. And to do that requires major resources.

If you want AMZN to have less of an impact on the climate, it's going to mean a lot more than basic gestures like not serving meat in the cafeteria or adding recycle bins in the hallway. And that will likely affect consumer satisfaction.

AMZN's unsustainability is more dependent upon our societal obsession with instant gratification, externalizing costs, and greater consumption-driven economy than their own business practices. But that's a whole other ball of wax.