The company has warned at least two employees, who criticized it for supporting oil and gas extraction firms through its cloud computing business, that future public comments could “result in formal corrective action, up to and including termination of your employment with Amazon.” (The Washington Post)

Talking point: The employees are members of the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a group urging the company to commit to clearer sustainability goals and stop supporting energy companies, politicians or lobbyists that deny climate change. In a statement, the group said Amazon updated its policy on workers speaking to the press and on social media in September 2019, one day after the organizers announced plans for a climate walkout. The new policy requires workers to provide a “business justification” for any communications. According to the group’s statement, the policy is “having a chilling effect” on workers speaking out. In September, CEO Jeff Bezos pledged to measure and report Amazon’s emissions and meet the Paris Agreement climate targets. To help meet those commitments, the company is seeking to add 100,000 fully electric delivery vehicles to its fleet by 2030, and convert 80 per cent of its operations to renewable energy by 2024.