UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals that the United Nations General Assembly (UN) set to provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At Amazon, there are multiple ways that our sustainability work aligns with these global goals. The following shows how our programmes correspond to the UN SDGs.

Sustainable operations
  • UN SDG #7 reads "Affordable and Clean Energy" and features an icon of the sun with a power button in the middle.
  • UN SDG #9 reads "Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure" and features an icon of a stack of cubes.
  • UN SDG #13 reads "Climate Action" and features an icon of an eye with earth as its iris.
  • UN SDG #17 reads "Partnerships for the Goals" and features an icon of five circles that are interlocked to represent a flower.
Packaging and products
  • UN SDG #2 reads "Zero Hunger" and features a bowl of food with heat rising from it.
  • UN SDG #9 reads "Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure" and features an icon of a stack of cubes.
  • UN SDG #12 reads "Responsible Consumption and Production" and features the closed loop symbol with an arrow indicating directional flow.
  • UN SDG #14 reads "Life Below Water" and features an icon of a fish under two waves.
  • UN SDG #15 reads "Life on Land" and features an icon of a tree, land and three flying birds.
  • UN SDG #17 reads "Partnerships for the Goals" and features an icon of five circles that are interlocked to represent a flower.
Social responsibility
  • UN SDG #3 reads "Good Health and Well-Being" and features an EKG/ECG graph that ends with a heart icon.
  • UN SDG #4 reads "Quality Education" and features a open book with a pencil or pen next to it.
  • UN SDG #5 reads "Gender Equality" and features a graphic of male and female symbols with an equal sign in the middle.
  • UN SDG #8 reads "Decent Work and Economic Growth" and features an icon of a bar chart and an arrow in an ascending order.
  • UN SDG #17 reads "Partnerships for the Goals" and features an icon of five circles that are interlocked to represent a flower.
Employees and communities
  • UN SDG #2 reads "Zero Hunger" and features a bowl of food with heat rising from it.
  • UN SDG #3 reads "Good Health and Well-Being" and features an EKG/ECG graph that ends with a heart icon.
  • UN SDG #4 reads "Quality Education" and features a open book with a pencil or pen next to it.
  • UN SDG #5 reads "Gender Equality" and features a graphic of male and female symbols with an equal sign in the middle.
  • UN SDG #8 reads "Decent Work and Economic Growth" and features an icon of a bar chart and an arrow in an ascending order.
  • UN SDG #11 reads "Sustainable Cities and Communities" and features an icon comprised of four different types of buildings.
  • UN SDG #17 reads "Partnerships for the Goals" and features an icon of five circles that are interlocked to represent a flower.
Sustainability in the cloud
  • UN SDG #13 reads "Climate Action" and features an icon of an eye with earth as its iris.
Tech for good
  • UN SDG #4 reads "Quality Education" and features a open book with a pencil or pen next to it.
  • UN SDG #9 reads "Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure" and features an icon of a stack of cubes.
Partnerships
  • UN SDG #17 reads "Partnerships for the Goals" and features an icon of five circles that are interlocked to represent a flower.

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