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Amazon under fire

Erandio, Spain - March 8, 2011: Amazon.com Inc. logo as seen on an LCD screen with facebook front page opened in Safari web browser. Amazon is one of the most famous online shop in the internet.

Amanda White

January 22, 2021

Two of the world’s largest asset owners are putt
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One response to “Amazon under fire”

  1. Mark Tulay

    It’s much worse then what was stated. It’s not easy to stand up to power and wealth like Bezos, but he needs to be held accountable. Too many voices were silenced by Amazon. And what is happening in Russia is happening now in the US. I am punished and held to account. Amazon is the next Exxon of the sustainability movement.

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