ADDING MULTIMEDIA Amazon and Water.org Extend Partnership to Provide Access to Safe Water for 100 Million People
September 19 2022 - 8:03PM
Business Wire
Amazon to help launch one of the largest
private investment portfolios in water and climate, bringing
lasting water access for 100 million people across Asia, Africa,
and Latin America
Company will also donate $10 million to
progress Water.org efforts to provide 1 million people with access
to clean water by 2025
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Water.org today announced a
partnership to help launch the Water.org Water & Climate Fund
focused on climate-resilient water and sanitation solutions that
will result in lasting access for 100 million people across Asia,
Africa, and Latin America. In addition to launching this fund,
Amazon’s $10 million contribution will directly empower 1 million
people with water access by 2025, providing 3 billion liters of
water per year in areas facing water scarcity.
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At the 2022 Climate Week NYC Leaders’
Reception, Amazon’s Kara Hurst (Vice President of Worldwide
Sustainability) and Sally Fouts (Head of the Climate Pledge) and
Gary White and Matt Damon (Co-founders of Water.org and
WaterEquity) announce a partnership to provide access to safe water
for 100 million people. (Photo: Business Wire)
By 2025, 50% of the world’s population is projected to live in
water-stressed areas as a result of climate change, with low-income
families bearing the greatest brunt of this crisis. This new
commitment builds on Amazon’s existing partnership with Water.org.
Since 2020, the Amazon and Water.org teams have worked together to
provide clean water and sanitation to 250,000 people in communities
in India and Indonesia, through microfinance loans that help nearby
communities finance water pipe connections and toilet installations
in homes.
Over the next two years, Amazon’s newest donation will kickstart
one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and
climate to date. The Water & Climate Fund will support
climate-resilient water and sanitation projects including water
reuse infrastructure, wastewater treatment plants, and water loss
reduction.
“Water action is climate action. We must focus on global water
security by putting the water and sanitation needs of the most
vulnerable front and center through our climate discussions and
most importantly, our philanthropy,” said Matt Damon, co-founder,
Water.org and WaterEquity.
“The climate crisis can’t wait and pressing issues like safe
water and sanitation require action today,” said Kara Hurst, vice
president for worldwide sustainability at Amazon. “We’ve done
incredible work with Water.org the last several years, reaching
hundreds of thousands of people, and I’m proud to extend our
partnership today to help directly support 1 million people having
access to safe water by 2025. We are also encouraging our partners
in The Climate Pledge to join us to help reach the most vulnerable
communities around the world with safe water and sanitation.”
People living in poverty are especially vulnerable to the
impacts of climate change because they often lack access to
reliable water and sanitation systems. They also have limited
access to funding that can help them adapt to growing droughts,
declining water quality, and shifting precipitation patterns.
Water.org is working to change this.
“Our solution is proven and powerful. We are accelerating our
impact, and this partnership is an example of the power the private
sector can give to create meaningful impact—it will ensure
Water.org reaches its desired impact and inspires others to join
us,” said Gary White, CEO and co-founder, Water.org and
WaterEquity.
In addition to global investments in clean water and sanitation,
Amazon is also committed to decarbonizing its own operations to be
net-zero carbon by 2040. The company is the world’s largest
corporate buyer of renewable energy. Amazon has placed the
largest-ever order of electric delivery vehicles, which have
already started to hit the road, and it co-founded and was the
first signatory of The Climate Pledge, which now has over 375
companies committed to be net-zero carbon 10 years ahead of the
Paris Agreement.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather
than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to
be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer,
and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click
shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by
Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire
tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology,
Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things
pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about
and follow @AmazonNews.
About Water.org
Water.org is an international nonprofit organization that has
positively transformed more than 48 million lives around the world
with access to safe water and sanitation. Founded by Gary White and
Matt Damon, Water.org pioneers market-driven financial solutions to
the global water crisis. For more than 30 years, we’ve been
providing women hope, children health, and families a future. Learn
more at https://water.org or email climate@water.org.
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