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November 16, 2023 12:00 ET | Source: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Bezos Earth Fund Awards $30 Million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to Accelerate Restoration of Longleaf Pine Forests and Northern Great Plains Grasslands

Washington D.C., Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bezos Earth Fund today has committed a third $30 million award to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to accelerate recovery of...
July 19, 2023 09:31 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Good News for the Oceans: Amazon Single-Use Plastic Packaging Declines by Over 11% in One Year

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marking a victory for the oceans, Amazon announced yesterday in its 2022 sustainability report that its overall use of single-use plastic across its...
December 20, 2022 10:00 ET | Source: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Bezos Earth Fund Continues Partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation with Additional $30 Million Investment

Washington D.C., Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bezos Earth Fund and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced a continued partnership following last year’s initial...
December 15, 2022 01:00 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Report: Amazon’s plastic packaging waste jumped 18% to 709 million pounds in 2021

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Oceana released a new report “The Cost of Amazon’s Plastic Denial on the World’s Oceans” revealing that Amazon, the largest retailer in the...
December 06, 2021 08:36 ET | Source: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Bezos Earth Fund Awards $30 Million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Washington D.C., Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bezos Earth Fund today announced a $30 million award to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to support conservation projects in...
February 03, 2021 17:30 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana: Amazon (AMZN) reports 38% increase in sales for 2020, but does not address corresponding increase in the company’s plastic use as Bezos plans to step down

Oceana calls on company and CEO Jeff Bezos to lead e-commerce industry in showing how to reduce plastics in wake of record-breaking earnings report WASHINGTON, Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...