Amazon.com

"We are strongly committed to ensuring that the products and services we provide are produced in a way that respects human rights and the environment, and protects the fundamental dignity of workers. We engage with suppliers that are committed to these same principles, and we set exacting standards for suppliers of goods and services for Amazon and Amazon’s subsidiaries. These standards are derived from the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights...Amazon expects all products sold in the Amazon Store or provided to Amazon to be manufactured or produced in accordance with this Supplier Code of Conduct. We also expect all suppliers of goods and services to Amazon to comply with the Supplier Code, even when this Supplier Code exceeds the requirements of applicable law...Amazon does not tolerate the use of child labor...Amazon suppliers must not use forced labor—slave, prison, indentured, bonded, or otherwise. Amazon does not tolerate suppliers that traffic workers or in any other way exploit workers by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, or fraud...Suppliers are required to pay their workers in a timely manner and provide compensation (including overtime pay and benefits) that, at a minimum, satisfy applicable laws...Amazon expects suppliers to regularly monitor working hours to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. Except in special or emergency situations, (i) suppliers are required to limit working hours to no more than 60 hours per week, including overtime, and (ii) each worker must be entitled to at least one day off for every seven-day work period. In all circumstances, working hours must not exceed the maximum amount permitted by law...Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination...All workers must be treated with respect and dignity...Amazon expects our suppliers to provide workers with a safe and healthy work environment..."

"7. Anti-discrimination. Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination [...] Suppliers are required to make reasonable accommodations for workers of different religious backgrounds, and must have an equal opportunity employment policy that promotes gender equality in employment practices. We encourage our suppliers to provide maternity leave."

"In our supply chain, we assess and respond to risk by leveraging internal and external data and guidance from external stakeholders, including industry experts, civil society groups, and NGOs. We engage directly with suppliers and their workers and conduct independent audits to verify compliance with our Supply Chain Standards. We also work with suppliers on appropriate remediation measures and offer partnerships and programs to help them address risks and invest in worker well-being. We recognize that audits alone are insufficient to drive longterm change across industries. We, like many companies in similar industries, are exploring new ways to encourage improvement in worker protections. This includes supporting suppliers’ efforts to improve their grievance mechanisms, supplier capacity-building programs, worker trainings, and collaborations with other brands and civil society. We currently focus our supply chain efforts on key commitment areas: Safe Workplaces, Freely Chosen Employment, Gender Equity, Fair Wages, Environmental Protection, and Grievance Mechanisms"

"Land Rights. It is important that our suppliers respect the legal land rights of individuals, indigenous people, and local communities. Upon Amazon's request, suppliers and producers are required to demonstrate a legal right to use the land. Developments and acquisitions of agricultural and forestry land are subject to free, prior, and informed consent of the affected local communities, including women or indigenous peoples and other marginalized stakeholders."

"We believe ending deforestation requires effective government policy that protects forests and provides for sustainable livelihoods—not just in select plots of forest but across entire landscapes within a government’s jurisdiction. Amazon’s participation in the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition is an example of this approach [...] LEAF is backed by the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, as well as a growing number of climate-leading corporations, and has support from the United Nations Environment Programme and other environmental and social non-profit organizations. We believe the LEAF Coalition has the potential to be truly transformational in the effort to conserve the world’s tropical forests [...] Priorities for reduced deforestation investments • Jurisdictional scale. We will finance real reductions in deforestation and forest degradation emissions across entire landscapes where forest protection is underpinned by effective and enduring government policy. We will also seek to support project-based efforts in locations with outsized benefits for local people and biodiversity, especially where those projects are nested in a jurisdictional-scale program."

"Environment. Suppliers are required to comply with applicable environmental laws; we encourage our suppliers to look for opportunities to go beyond regulatory compliance obligations and make progress towards integrating sustainable practices throughout their operations. We encourage our suppliers to look for ways to minimize the impact on the environment (including the use of energy, air emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, pollution, hazardous materials, and recycling) through their entire operations." [...] "We assess our suppliers of Amazon-branded products across four main categories: 1) Labor, 2) Health and Safety, 3) Environment, and 4) Ethics. [...] We accept assessments completed by qualified independent audit firms based on our own assessment standards and those of industry associations, including Sedex, amfori, and RBA; certification standard Social Accountability International (SA8000); and the Better Work program."

"Supply chain accountability: In order to ensure these standards are cascaded throughout our supply chain, we expect suppliers to consistently monitor and enforce these standards in their own operations and supply chain, as well as make improvements to meet or exceed our expectations and those of our customers as reflected in our Supplier Code. Suppliers are required to disclose any subcontractors or labor agents upon request. They are also expected to hold their subcontractors, and labor agents to the standards and practices covered by our Supplier Code. Suppliers with subcontracted production are required to work with their subcontractors to adopt and raise awareness of this Supplier Code. We recognize that suppliers in deeper tiers of the supply chain and suppliers in informal sectors may take more time to align with these standards. We are committed to working with suppliers to help them understand our policies. While we expect these suppliers to meet all applicable aspects of the Supplier Code, the size and structure of the suppliers (e.g., family farms, smallholders, homeworkers), will be taken into consideration when implementing these requirements."

"We are strongly committed to ensuring that the products and services we provide are produced in a way that respects human rights and the environment, and protects the fundamental dignity of workers. We engage with suppliers that are committed to these same principles, and we set exacting standards for suppliers of goods and services for Amazon and Amazon’s subsidiaries. These standards are derived from the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights...Amazon expects all products sold in the Amazon Store or provided to Amazon to be manufactured or produced in accordance with this Supplier Code of Conduct. We also expect all suppliers of goods and services to Amazon to comply with the Supplier Code, even when this Supplier Code exceeds the requirements of applicable law...Amazon does not tolerate the use of child labor...Amazon suppliers must not use forced labor—slave, prison, indentured, bonded, or otherwise. Amazon does not tolerate suppliers that traffic workers or in any other way exploit workers by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, or fraud...Suppliers are required to pay their workers in a timely manner and provide compensation (including overtime pay and benefits) that, at a minimum, satisfy applicable laws...Amazon expects suppliers to regularly monitor working hours to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. Except in special or emergency situations, (i) suppliers are required to limit working hours to no more than 60 hours per week, including overtime, and (ii) each worker must be entitled to at least one day off for every seven-day work period. In all circumstances, working hours must not exceed the maximum amount permitted by law...Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination...All workers must be treated with respect and dignity...Amazon expects our suppliers to provide workers with a safe and healthy work environment..."

"7. Anti-discrimination. Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination [...] Suppliers are required to make reasonable accommodations for workers of different religious backgrounds, and must have an equal opportunity employment policy that promotes gender equality in employment practices. We encourage our suppliers to provide maternity leave."

"In our supply chain, we assess and respond to risk by leveraging internal and external data and guidance from external stakeholders, including industry experts, civil society groups, and NGOs. We engage directly with suppliers and their workers and conduct independent audits to verify compliance with our Supply Chain Standards. We also work with suppliers on appropriate remediation measures and offer partnerships and programs to help them address risks and invest in worker well-being. We recognize that audits alone are insufficient to drive longterm change across industries. We, like many companies in similar industries, are exploring new ways to encourage improvement in worker protections. This includes supporting suppliers’ efforts to improve their grievance mechanisms, supplier capacity-building programs, worker trainings, and collaborations with other brands and civil society. We currently focus our supply chain efforts on key commitment areas: Safe Workplaces, Freely Chosen Employment, Gender Equity, Fair Wages, Environmental Protection, and Grievance Mechanisms"

"Land Rights. It is important that our suppliers respect the legal land rights of individuals, indigenous people, and local communities. Upon Amazon's request, suppliers and producers are required to demonstrate a legal right to use the land. Developments and acquisitions of agricultural and forestry land are subject to free, prior, and informed consent of the affected local communities, including women or indigenous peoples and other marginalized stakeholders."

"We believe ending deforestation requires effective government policy that protects forests and provides for sustainable livelihoods—not just in select plots of forest but across entire landscapes within a government’s jurisdiction. Amazon’s participation in the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition is an example of this approach [...] LEAF is backed by the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, as well as a growing number of climate-leading corporations, and has support from the United Nations Environment Programme and other environmental and social non-profit organizations. We believe the LEAF Coalition has the potential to be truly transformational in the effort to conserve the world’s tropical forests [...] Priorities for reduced deforestation investments • Jurisdictional scale. We will finance real reductions in deforestation and forest degradation emissions across entire landscapes where forest protection is underpinned by effective and enduring government policy. We will also seek to support project-based efforts in locations with outsized benefits for local people and biodiversity, especially where those projects are nested in a jurisdictional-scale program."

"Environment. Suppliers are required to comply with applicable environmental laws; we encourage our suppliers to look for opportunities to go beyond regulatory compliance obligations and make progress towards integrating sustainable practices throughout their operations. We encourage our suppliers to look for ways to minimize the impact on the environment (including the use of energy, air emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, pollution, hazardous materials, and recycling) through their entire operations." [...] "We assess our suppliers of Amazon-branded products across four main categories: 1) Labor, 2) Health and Safety, 3) Environment, and 4) Ethics. [...] We accept assessments completed by qualified independent audit firms based on our own assessment standards and those of industry associations, including Sedex, amfori, and RBA; certification standard Social Accountability International (SA8000); and the Better Work program."

"Supply chain accountability: In order to ensure these standards are cascaded throughout our supply chain, we expect suppliers to consistently monitor and enforce these standards in their own operations and supply chain, as well as make improvements to meet or exceed our expectations and those of our customers as reflected in our Supplier Code. Suppliers are required to disclose any subcontractors or labor agents upon request. They are also expected to hold their subcontractors, and labor agents to the standards and practices covered by our Supplier Code. Suppliers with subcontracted production are required to work with their subcontractors to adopt and raise awareness of this Supplier Code. We recognize that suppliers in deeper tiers of the supply chain and suppliers in informal sectors may take more time to align with these standards. We are committed to working with suppliers to help them understand our policies. While we expect these suppliers to meet all applicable aspects of the Supplier Code, the size and structure of the suppliers (e.g., family farms, smallholders, homeworkers), will be taken into consideration when implementing these requirements."

"We are strongly committed to ensuring that the products and services we provide are produced in a way that respects human rights and the environment, and protects the fundamental dignity of workers. We engage with suppliers that are committed to these same principles, and we set exacting standards for suppliers of goods and services for Amazon and Amazon’s subsidiaries. These standards are derived from the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights...Amazon expects all products sold in the Amazon Store or provided to Amazon to be manufactured or produced in accordance with this Supplier Code of Conduct. We also expect all suppliers of goods and services to Amazon to comply with the Supplier Code, even when this Supplier Code exceeds the requirements of applicable law...Amazon does not tolerate the use of child labor...Amazon suppliers must not use forced labor—slave, prison, indentured, bonded, or otherwise. Amazon does not tolerate suppliers that traffic workers or in any other way exploit workers by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, or fraud...Suppliers are required to pay their workers in a timely manner and provide compensation (including overtime pay and benefits) that, at a minimum, satisfy applicable laws...Amazon expects suppliers to regularly monitor working hours to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. Except in special or emergency situations, (i) suppliers are required to limit working hours to no more than 60 hours per week, including overtime, and (ii) each worker must be entitled to at least one day off for every seven-day work period. In all circumstances, working hours must not exceed the maximum amount permitted by law...Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination...All workers must be treated with respect and dignity...Amazon expects our suppliers to provide workers with a safe and healthy work environment..."

"7. Anti-discrimination. Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination [...] Suppliers are required to make reasonable accommodations for workers of different religious backgrounds, and must have an equal opportunity employment policy that promotes gender equality in employment practices. We encourage our suppliers to provide maternity leave."

"In our supply chain, we assess and respond to risk by leveraging internal and external data and guidance from external stakeholders, including industry experts, civil society groups, and NGOs. We engage directly with suppliers and their workers and conduct independent audits to verify compliance with our Supply Chain Standards. We also work with suppliers on appropriate remediation measures and offer partnerships and programs to help them address risks and invest in worker well-being. We recognize that audits alone are insufficient to drive longterm change across industries. We, like many companies in similar industries, are exploring new ways to encourage improvement in worker protections. This includes supporting suppliers’ efforts to improve their grievance mechanisms, supplier capacity-building programs, worker trainings, and collaborations with other brands and civil society. We currently focus our supply chain efforts on key commitment areas: Safe Workplaces, Freely Chosen Employment, Gender Equity, Fair Wages, Environmental Protection, and Grievance Mechanisms"

"Land Rights. It is important that our suppliers respect the legal land rights of individuals, indigenous people, and local communities. Upon Amazon's request, suppliers and producers are required to demonstrate a legal right to use the land. Developments and acquisitions of agricultural and forestry land are subject to free, prior, and informed consent of the affected local communities, including women or indigenous peoples and other marginalized stakeholders."

"We believe ending deforestation requires effective government policy that protects forests and provides for sustainable livelihoods—not just in select plots of forest but across entire landscapes within a government’s jurisdiction. Amazon’s participation in the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition is an example of this approach [...] LEAF is backed by the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, as well as a growing number of climate-leading corporations, and has support from the United Nations Environment Programme and other environmental and social non-profit organizations. We believe the LEAF Coalition has the potential to be truly transformational in the effort to conserve the world’s tropical forests [...] Priorities for reduced deforestation investments • Jurisdictional scale. We will finance real reductions in deforestation and forest degradation emissions across entire landscapes where forest protection is underpinned by effective and enduring government policy. We will also seek to support project-based efforts in locations with outsized benefits for local people and biodiversity, especially where those projects are nested in a jurisdictional-scale program."

"Environment. Suppliers are required to comply with applicable environmental laws; we encourage our suppliers to look for opportunities to go beyond regulatory compliance obligations and make progress towards integrating sustainable practices throughout their operations. We encourage our suppliers to look for ways to minimize the impact on the environment (including the use of energy, air emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, pollution, hazardous materials, and recycling) through their entire operations." [...] "We assess our suppliers of Amazon-branded products across four main categories: 1) Labor, 2) Health and Safety, 3) Environment, and 4) Ethics. [...] We accept assessments completed by qualified independent audit firms based on our own assessment standards and those of industry associations, including Sedex, amfori, and RBA; certification standard Social Accountability International (SA8000); and the Better Work program."

"Supply chain accountability: In order to ensure these standards are cascaded throughout our supply chain, we expect suppliers to consistently monitor and enforce these standards in their own operations and supply chain, as well as make improvements to meet or exceed our expectations and those of our customers as reflected in our Supplier Code. Suppliers are required to disclose any subcontractors or labor agents upon request. They are also expected to hold their subcontractors, and labor agents to the standards and practices covered by our Supplier Code. Suppliers with subcontracted production are required to work with their subcontractors to adopt and raise awareness of this Supplier Code. We recognize that suppliers in deeper tiers of the supply chain and suppliers in informal sectors may take more time to align with these standards. We are committed to working with suppliers to help them understand our policies. While we expect these suppliers to meet all applicable aspects of the Supplier Code, the size and structure of the suppliers (e.g., family farms, smallholders, homeworkers), will be taken into consideration when implementing these requirements."

"We are strongly committed to ensuring that the products and services we provide are produced in a way that respects human rights and the environment, and protects the fundamental dignity of workers. We engage with suppliers that are committed to these same principles, and we set exacting standards for suppliers of goods and services for Amazon and Amazon’s subsidiaries. These standards are derived from the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights...Amazon expects all products sold in the Amazon Store or provided to Amazon to be manufactured or produced in accordance with this Supplier Code of Conduct. We also expect all suppliers of goods and services to Amazon to comply with the Supplier Code, even when this Supplier Code exceeds the requirements of applicable law...Amazon does not tolerate the use of child labor...Amazon suppliers must not use forced labor—slave, prison, indentured, bonded, or otherwise. Amazon does not tolerate suppliers that traffic workers or in any other way exploit workers by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, or fraud...Suppliers are required to pay their workers in a timely manner and provide compensation (including overtime pay and benefits) that, at a minimum, satisfy applicable laws...Amazon expects suppliers to regularly monitor working hours to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. Except in special or emergency situations, (i) suppliers are required to limit working hours to no more than 60 hours per week, including overtime, and (ii) each worker must be entitled to at least one day off for every seven-day work period. In all circumstances, working hours must not exceed the maximum amount permitted by law...Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination...All workers must be treated with respect and dignity...Amazon expects our suppliers to provide workers with a safe and healthy work environment..."

"7. Anti-discrimination. Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination [...] Suppliers are required to make reasonable accommodations for workers of different religious backgrounds, and must have an equal opportunity employment policy that promotes gender equality in employment practices. We encourage our suppliers to provide maternity leave."

"In our supply chain, we assess and respond to risk by leveraging internal and external data and guidance from external stakeholders, including industry experts, civil society groups, and NGOs. We engage directly with suppliers and their workers and conduct independent audits to verify compliance with our Supply Chain Standards. We also work with suppliers on appropriate remediation measures and offer partnerships and programs to help them address risks and invest in worker well-being. We recognize that audits alone are insufficient to drive longterm change across industries. We, like many companies in similar industries, are exploring new ways to encourage improvement in worker protections. This includes supporting suppliers’ efforts to improve their grievance mechanisms, supplier capacity-building programs, worker trainings, and collaborations with other brands and civil society. We currently focus our supply chain efforts on key commitment areas: Safe Workplaces, Freely Chosen Employment, Gender Equity, Fair Wages, Environmental Protection, and Grievance Mechanisms"

"Land Rights. It is important that our suppliers respect the legal land rights of individuals, indigenous people, and local communities. Upon Amazon's request, suppliers and producers are required to demonstrate a legal right to use the land. Developments and acquisitions of agricultural and forestry land are subject to free, prior, and informed consent of the affected local communities, including women or indigenous peoples and other marginalized stakeholders."

"Environment. Suppliers are required to comply with applicable environmental laws; we encourage our suppliers to look for opportunities to go beyond regulatory compliance obligations and make progress towards integrating sustainable practices throughout their operations. We encourage our suppliers to look for ways to minimize the impact on the environment (including the use of energy, air emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, pollution, hazardous materials, and recycling) through their entire operations." [...] "We assess our suppliers of Amazon-branded products across four main categories: 1) Labor, 2) Health and Safety, 3) Environment, and 4) Ethics. [...] We accept assessments completed by qualified independent audit firms based on our own assessment standards and those of industry associations, including Sedex, amfori, and RBA; certification standard Social Accountability International (SA8000); and the Better Work program."

"Supply chain accountability: In order to ensure these standards are cascaded throughout our supply chain, we expect suppliers to consistently monitor and enforce these standards in their own operations and supply chain, as well as make improvements to meet or exceed our expectations and those of our customers as reflected in our Supplier Code. Suppliers are required to disclose any subcontractors or labor agents upon request. They are also expected to hold their subcontractors, and labor agents to the standards and practices covered by our Supplier Code. Suppliers with subcontracted production are required to work with their subcontractors to adopt and raise awareness of this Supplier Code. We recognize that suppliers in deeper tiers of the supply chain and suppliers in informal sectors may take more time to align with these standards. We are committed to working with suppliers to help them understand our policies. While we expect these suppliers to meet all applicable aspects of the Supplier Code, the size and structure of the suppliers (e.g., family farms, smallholders, homeworkers), will be taken into consideration when implementing these requirements."

"We are strongly committed to ensuring that the products and services we provide are produced in a way that respects human rights and the environment, and protects the fundamental dignity of workers. We engage with suppliers that are committed to these same principles, and we set exacting standards for suppliers of goods and services for Amazon and Amazon’s subsidiaries. These standards are derived from the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights...Amazon expects all products sold in the Amazon Store or provided to Amazon to be manufactured or produced in accordance with this Supplier Code of Conduct. We also expect all suppliers of goods and services to Amazon to comply with the Supplier Code, even when this Supplier Code exceeds the requirements of applicable law...Amazon does not tolerate the use of child labor...Amazon suppliers must not use forced labor—slave, prison, indentured, bonded, or otherwise. Amazon does not tolerate suppliers that traffic workers or in any other way exploit workers by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, or fraud...Suppliers are required to pay their workers in a timely manner and provide compensation (including overtime pay and benefits) that, at a minimum, satisfy applicable laws...Amazon expects suppliers to regularly monitor working hours to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. Except in special or emergency situations, (i) suppliers are required to limit working hours to no more than 60 hours per week, including overtime, and (ii) each worker must be entitled to at least one day off for every seven-day work period. In all circumstances, working hours must not exceed the maximum amount permitted by law...Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination...All workers must be treated with respect and dignity...Amazon expects our suppliers to provide workers with a safe and healthy work environment..."

"7. Anti-discrimination. Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination [...] Suppliers are required to make reasonable accommodations for workers of different religious backgrounds, and must have an equal opportunity employment policy that promotes gender equality in employment practices. We encourage our suppliers to provide maternity leave."

"In our supply chain, we assess and respond to risk by leveraging internal and external data and guidance from external stakeholders, including industry experts, civil society groups, and NGOs. We engage directly with suppliers and their workers and conduct independent audits to verify compliance with our Supply Chain Standards. We also work with suppliers on appropriate remediation measures and offer partnerships and programs to help them address risks and invest in worker well-being. We recognize that audits alone are insufficient to drive longterm change across industries. We, like many companies in similar industries, are exploring new ways to encourage improvement in worker protections. This includes supporting suppliers’ efforts to improve their grievance mechanisms, supplier capacity-building programs, worker trainings, and collaborations with other brands and civil society. We currently focus our supply chain efforts on key commitment areas: Safe Workplaces, Freely Chosen Employment, Gender Equity, Fair Wages, Environmental Protection, and Grievance Mechanisms"

"Land Rights. It is important that our suppliers respect the legal land rights of individuals, indigenous people, and local communities. Upon Amazon's request, suppliers and producers are required to demonstrate a legal right to use the land. Developments and acquisitions of agricultural and forestry land are subject to free, prior, and informed consent of the affected local communities, including women or indigenous peoples and other marginalized stakeholders."

"We believe ending deforestation requires effective government policy that protects forests and provides for sustainable livelihoods—not just in select plots of forest but across entire landscapes within a government’s jurisdiction. Amazon’s participation in the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition is an example of this approach [...] LEAF is backed by the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, as well as a growing number of climate-leading corporations, and has support from the United Nations Environment Programme and other environmental and social non-profit organizations. We believe the LEAF Coalition has the potential to be truly transformational in the effort to conserve the world’s tropical forests [...] Priorities for reduced deforestation investments • Jurisdictional scale. We will finance real reductions in deforestation and forest degradation emissions across entire landscapes where forest protection is underpinned by effective and enduring government policy. We will also seek to support project-based efforts in locations with outsized benefits for local people and biodiversity, especially where those projects are nested in a jurisdictional-scale program."

"Environment. Suppliers are required to comply with applicable environmental laws; we encourage our suppliers to look for opportunities to go beyond regulatory compliance obligations and make progress towards integrating sustainable practices throughout their operations. We encourage our suppliers to look for ways to minimize the impact on the environment (including the use of energy, air emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, pollution, hazardous materials, and recycling) through their entire operations." [...] "We assess our suppliers of Amazon-branded products across four main categories: 1) Labor, 2) Health and Safety, 3) Environment, and 4) Ethics. [...] We accept assessments completed by qualified independent audit firms based on our own assessment standards and those of industry associations, including Sedex, amfori, and RBA; certification standard Social Accountability International (SA8000); and the Better Work program."

"Supply chain accountability: In order to ensure these standards are cascaded throughout our supply chain, we expect suppliers to consistently monitor and enforce these standards in their own operations and supply chain, as well as make improvements to meet or exceed our expectations and those of our customers as reflected in our Supplier Code. Suppliers are required to disclose any subcontractors or labor agents upon request. They are also expected to hold their subcontractors, and labor agents to the standards and practices covered by our Supplier Code. Suppliers with subcontracted production are required to work with their subcontractors to adopt and raise awareness of this Supplier Code. We recognize that suppliers in deeper tiers of the supply chain and suppliers in informal sectors may take more time to align with these standards. We are committed to working with suppliers to help them understand our policies. While we expect these suppliers to meet all applicable aspects of the Supplier Code, the size and structure of the suppliers (e.g., family farms, smallholders, homeworkers), will be taken into consideration when implementing these requirements."

"We are strongly committed to ensuring that the products and services we provide are produced in a way that respects human rights and the environment, and protects the fundamental dignity of workers. We engage with suppliers that are committed to these same principles, and we set exacting standards for suppliers of goods and services for Amazon and Amazon’s subsidiaries. These standards are derived from the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights...Amazon expects all products sold in the Amazon Store or provided to Amazon to be manufactured or produced in accordance with this Supplier Code of Conduct. We also expect all suppliers of goods and services to Amazon to comply with the Supplier Code, even when this Supplier Code exceeds the requirements of applicable law...Amazon does not tolerate the use of child labor...Amazon suppliers must not use forced labor—slave, prison, indentured, bonded, or otherwise. Amazon does not tolerate suppliers that traffic workers or in any other way exploit workers by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, or fraud...Suppliers are required to pay their workers in a timely manner and provide compensation (including overtime pay and benefits) that, at a minimum, satisfy applicable laws...Amazon expects suppliers to regularly monitor working hours to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. Except in special or emergency situations, (i) suppliers are required to limit working hours to no more than 60 hours per week, including overtime, and (ii) each worker must be entitled to at least one day off for every seven-day work period. In all circumstances, working hours must not exceed the maximum amount permitted by law...Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination...All workers must be treated with respect and dignity...Amazon expects our suppliers to provide workers with a safe and healthy work environment..."

"7. Anti-discrimination. Amazon suppliers must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, caste, marital or family status, or similar personal characteristics in hiring and working practices such as job applications, promotions, job assignments, training, wages, benefits, and termination [...] Suppliers are required to make reasonable accommodations for workers of different religious backgrounds, and must have an equal opportunity employment policy that promotes gender equality in employment practices. We encourage our suppliers to provide maternity leave."

"In our supply chain, we assess and respond to risk by leveraging internal and external data and guidance from external stakeholders, including industry experts, civil society groups, and NGOs. We engage directly with suppliers and their workers and conduct independent audits to verify compliance with our Supply Chain Standards. We also work with suppliers on appropriate remediation measures and offer partnerships and programs to help them address risks and invest in worker well-being. We recognize that audits alone are insufficient to drive longterm change across industries. We, like many companies in similar industries, are exploring new ways to encourage improvement in worker protections. This includes supporting suppliers’ efforts to improve their grievance mechanisms, supplier capacity-building programs, worker trainings, and collaborations with other brands and civil society. We currently focus our supply chain efforts on key commitment areas: Safe Workplaces, Freely Chosen Employment, Gender Equity, Fair Wages, Environmental Protection, and Grievance Mechanisms"

"Land Rights. It is important that our suppliers respect the legal land rights of individuals, indigenous people, and local communities. Upon Amazon's request, suppliers and producers are required to demonstrate a legal right to use the land. Developments and acquisitions of agricultural and forestry land are subject to free, prior, and informed consent of the affected local communities, including women or indigenous peoples and other marginalized stakeholders."

"We believe ending deforestation requires effective government policy that protects forests and provides for sustainable livelihoods—not just in select plots of forest but across entire landscapes within a government’s jurisdiction. Amazon’s participation in the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition is an example of this approach [...] LEAF is backed by the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, as well as a growing number of climate-leading corporations, and has support from the United Nations Environment Programme and other environmental and social non-profit organizations. We believe the LEAF Coalition has the potential to be truly transformational in the effort to conserve the world’s tropical forests [...] Priorities for reduced deforestation investments • Jurisdictional scale. We will finance real reductions in deforestation and forest degradation emissions across entire landscapes where forest protection is underpinned by effective and enduring government policy. We will also seek to support project-based efforts in locations with outsized benefits for local people and biodiversity, especially where those projects are nested in a jurisdictional-scale program."

"Environment. Suppliers are required to comply with applicable environmental laws; we encourage our suppliers to look for opportunities to go beyond regulatory compliance obligations and make progress towards integrating sustainable practices throughout their operations. We encourage our suppliers to look for ways to minimize the impact on the environment (including the use of energy, air emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, pollution, hazardous materials, and recycling) through their entire operations." [...] "We assess our suppliers of Amazon-branded products across four main categories: 1) Labor, 2) Health and Safety, 3) Environment, and 4) Ethics. [...] We accept assessments completed by qualified independent audit firms based on our own assessment standards and those of industry associations, including Sedex, amfori, and RBA; certification standard Social Accountability International (SA8000); and the Better Work program."

"Supply chain accountability: In order to ensure these standards are cascaded throughout our supply chain, we expect suppliers to consistently monitor and enforce these standards in their own operations and supply chain, as well as make improvements to meet or exceed our expectations and those of our customers as reflected in our Supplier Code. Suppliers are required to disclose any subcontractors or labor agents upon request. They are also expected to hold their subcontractors, and labor agents to the standards and practices covered by our Supplier Code. Suppliers with subcontracted production are required to work with their subcontractors to adopt and raise awareness of this Supplier Code. We recognize that suppliers in deeper tiers of the supply chain and suppliers in informal sectors may take more time to align with these standards. We are committed to working with suppliers to help them understand our policies. While we expect these suppliers to meet all applicable aspects of the Supplier Code, the size and structure of the suppliers (e.g., family farms, smallholders, homeworkers), will be taken into consideration when implementing these requirements."