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☆ Lauren Sánchez on going to space, philanthropy and trying to bring light to the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —For four years, Lauren Sánchez has been quietly working behind the scenes to help Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, strategically give away his vast wealth to a variety of causes. In their first sit-down interview as a couple at their sprawling Washington, D.C. home, Sánchez got candid about her philanthropic projects, space travel and what makes her relationship with Bezos work so seamlessly. “The work that we’re doing with the Bezos Courage and Civility Award I think needs to have a voice,” Sánchez said. Lauren Sanchez visits the US-Mexico border. Sánchez and Bezos said they wanted to bring a “little bit of light” to the people who use unity instead of conflict to resolve issues.

☆ Dolly Parton receives $100 million award from Jeff Bezos: 'I will do my best to do good things with this money'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bezos began giving out the award in 2021, and the prize includes $100 million to be distributed within 10 years. Bezos chose Parton this year because "she gives with her heart," he explained in a video posted to his Twitter account. Upon receiving the award, Parton thanked Bezos, saying "I will do my best to do good things with this money." Over the years, Parton has donated money to a number of charitable causes, including education, Covid research and animal preservation. Bezos is also entering the world of charitable giving and has pledged to donate the majority of his $122 billion net worth.

☆ Jeff Bezos says he plans to give away most of his $124 billion fortune
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Rohan Goswami | Rohan Goswami Is A News Associate At Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently said he plans to give away the “majority” of his fortune. Bezos’ comments were made in an interview with CNN on Saturday, when he said he plans to use his wealth to fight climate change and to support societal “unifiers.” Bezos is worth about $124 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. “The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way,” Bezos told CNN. The Giving Pledge was started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Bezos committed $10 billion dollars to the Bezos Earth Fund in 2020, and by October 2021 had given away $947 million through the same.

☆ Bezos to give away most of $124 bln wealth during lifetime - CNN
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) founder Jeff Bezos will give away a majority of his $124 billion wealth during his lifetime, the billionaire told CNN in an interview on Monday. Without providing further details, Bezos said he and partner journalist-turned-philanthropist Lauren Sánchez were "building the capacity to be able to give away this money". The billionaire has committed $10 billion to fight climate change and protect nature through the Bezos Earth Fund, where he is the executive chair. Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton received $100 million through the "Bezos Courage & Civility Award", an honor recognizing leaders who "pursue solutions with courage and civility," he said on Twitter on Saturday. Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Jeff Bezos for the first time says he will give most of his money to charity
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Though Bezos’ vow was light on specifics, this marks the first time he has announced that he plans to give away most of his money. “I just feel honored to be able to be a part of what they’re doing for this world,” Bezos told CNN. Bezos has committed $10 billion over 10 years, or about 8% of his current net worth, to the Bezos Earth Fund, which Sánchez co-chairs. The economic downturnWhile Bezos and Sánchez plot out their plans for Bezos’ immense wealth, many people of more modest means are bracing for what economists fear may be an extended economic downturn. CNN recently reported that Bezos and Jay-Z are in talks on a potential joint bid on the Washington Commanders.

☆ Jeff Bezos is giving Dolly Parton $100 million to donate to charities of her choice
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos announced Dolly Parton as the latest recipient of his Courage and Civility award . Courage and Civility award Bezos will give the musician $100 million to donate to charities of her choosing. He wrote in the caption: "We've just announced a new Courage and Civility award recipient — @DollyParton, who leads with her heart, and will put this $100 million award to great use helping so many people. In 2019 the Amazon founder donated $100 million to help tackle homelessness and allowed the charities to choose how they spend the funds. It is not yet known which charities Parton plans to give donations to.

☆ Don’t dump on U.S. coal plan. Make it better!
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 11 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sceptics fear an American plan to use voluntary carbon markets to accelerate the energy transition in poor countries could amount to greenwashing. Many critics think rich countries should just fork out the cash themselves to close coal plants – or tax fossil fuel companies to get the money. This “jurisdictional” approach is designed to prevent new coal plants springing up where old ones have been closed. Why not hitch itself to the high standards already being developed by the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative? Another concern is that the ETA is planning to use cash not just to close coal plants but also to ramp up renewable energy.

☆ COP27: U.N. to hunt sources of climate-warming methane from space
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Richard Valdmanis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The system, dubbed MARS or Methane Alert and Response System, will build on a pledge signed by 119 countries since last year to cut methane emissions by 30% this decade, a goal scientists say is crucial to averting extreme climate change. "The Methane Alert and Response System is a big step in helping governments and companies deliver on this important, short-term climate goal," Inger Andersen, executive eirector of the U.N. "Reducing methane emissions can make a big and rapid difference, as this gas leaves the atmosphere far quicker than carbon dioxide." UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory will then share information about the leak with whoever is responsible in the hope they will find the cause of the leak and repair it. U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry, who helped spearhead the Global Methane Pledge to cut methane emissions last year, called the new system "critical" to climate efforts.

☆ U.S. launches carbon offset program to help developing countries speed clean energy transition
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Climate Envoy John Kerry on Wednesday unveiled a carbon offset plan that would allow corporations to fund renewable energy projects in developing countries that are struggling to transition away from fossil fuels. Officials argue it could funnel billions of dollars from the private sector into the economies of developing countries working to shift to renewable power sources like wind or solar. The plan will create a new class of carbon offsets that represent investments in projects that help accelerate renewable energy projects or build climate change resilience in a developing country. Chile and Nigeria are among the developing countries interested in the program, the State Department said, and Bank of America, Microsoft, PepsiCo and Standard Chartered Bank have "expressed interest in informing the ETA's development." Voluntary carbon offset programs have been widely criticized as insufficiently regulated schemes that allow governments and corporations to undermine net-zero emission targets.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday announced the creation of a carbon offset plan meant to help developing countries speed their transition away from fossil fuels. Kerry launched the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) with the intention of funding renewable energy projects and accelerating clean energy transitions in developing countries. Kerry added that the carbon credits used in the program would be "high quality" and meet "strong safeguards". Kerry said Guterres was supportive of the U.S.-led carbon market initiative provided there were safeguards to it. At the event launch, a protester interrupted Kerry saying: "You’re providing false solutions.”Kerry responded that fossil fuel companies would not participate in the program.

☆ The US is creating a carbon-offset plan for corporations that would fund developing countries' moves to clean energy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The plan would create revenue to fund developing countries' moves toward clean energy. "This is a critical tool that will supplement, not replace, other sources of climate finance." The US will also consult with organizations that are trying to improve the scientific integrity of carbon credits. "Buying emissions reductions from developing countries is not the same thing as channeling climate finance and raises questions about who can count the reductions." African nations unveiled their own carbon-market initiative Tuesday, with an aim to supply 300 million carbon credits each year by 2030 and raise up to $6 billion.

☆ Jeff Bezos responds to criticism over investing in space travel instead of solving problems on Earth: 'We go to space not to abandon our home, but to protect it'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a speech at the Vatican, Jeff Bezos addressed people who ask why he invests "so much into space." The former Amazon CEO said investing in going to space will benefit the Earth and "protect it." The goal for Blue Origin, Bezos has previously said, is to make traveling to space cheaper, more frequent, and more accessible. In 2018, Bezos said Blue Origin was "the most important work I'm doing," in an interview with Axel Springer's CEO Mathias Döpfner. Bezos founded the Bezos Earth Fund in 2020, which will disburse $10 billion, committed by Bezos, in the current decade to fight climate change and protect nature.

☆ Jeff Bezos se retrage de la conducerea Amazon. Salvarea Pământului - printre planurile de perspectivă ale miliardarului
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Iar valoarea averii personale a lui Jeff Bezos depășește 200 de miliarde de dolari, relatează digi24.ro. Retragerea lui Jeff Bezos la 5 iulie nu este întâmplătoare. Jeff Bezos vrea, totodată, să-și intensifice acțiunile filantropice. Va fi nevoie de o acțiune colectivă din partea marilor companii, a companiilor mici, a statelor, a organizațiilor globale și a indivizilor. Jeff Bezos plănuiește, de asemenea, o ieșire în spațiu împreună cu fratele său, Mark, chiar în această lună, pe 20, la bordul capsulei New Shepard.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, Jeff, Luni, El, Bill Gates, investitorul Warren Buffett, ., francez Emmanuel Macron, Mark, New Shepard Organizations: Amazon, The Washington Post, MCM, Amazon com . Locations: Amazon, Amazon com, francez, New

☆ Богатейший человек планеты покидает пост генерального директора Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Богатейший человек планеты Джефф Безос 5 июля покидает пост генерального директора основанной им компании Amazon. Полномочия гендиректора перейдут Эндрю Джесси, который до этого возглавлял компанию Amazon Web Services. Под руководством Джесси облачный бизнес Amazon получил крупных клиентов, включая Verizon, McDonald’s и Honeywell. За 2020 год Amazon получил чистую прибыль в размере $26,9 млрд. Это больше, чем суммарная чистая прибыль Amazon за три года до начала пандемии коронавируса.

Persons: Джефф Безос, Безос, Эндрю Джесси, Джесси Organizations: Washington Post, Amazon Web Services, Verizon, Honeywell, Forbes

☆ Jeff Bezos pleacă de la conducerea Amazon: Cum va arăta viața miliardarului după această retrage și ce domenii noi urmează să dezvolte acesta
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Igor Dodon | ) unimedia.info time to read: +4 min

Jeff Bezos, cu o avere personală de peste 200 de miliarde de dolari, se va axa pe noi produse şi iniţiative. Amazon a cumpărat de curând studiourile MCM. Bezos a investit miliarde de dolari în compania Blue Origin pentru a promova turismul în spațiu. Va fi nevoie de o acțiune colectivă din partea marilor companii, a companiilor mici, a statelor, a organizațiilor globale și a indivizilor. În curând, se spune, Bezos va deveni și posesorul unui iaht mare cât un teren de fotbal, care va avea și heliport atașat.

Persons: Jeff, Luni, Andy, Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, Reuters, Mark, New Shepard, Bezos, Filantropia Jeff Bezos, El, Bill Gates, investitorul Warren Buffett, francez Emmanuel Macron, Lauren Sanchez Organizations: Amazon, Amazon com ., The Washington Post, MCM, Blue Locations: Amazon com, Amazon, Jassy, Agerpres, Jeff Bezos, New, Miami, Filantropia, francez

☆ Безос объявил об уходе с поста главы Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-28 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: 1 min

Основатель компании Amazon Джефф Безос заявил, что 5 июля официально покинет пост генерального директора компании. Безос передаст дела Энди Ясси, который в данный момент занимается веб-сервисами компании. Именно 5 июля 1994 года был основан Amazon. Впервые о желании покинуть свой пост Джефф Безос объявил в феврале 2021 года. Также он хочет уделить больше времени своему благотворительному фонду Bezos Earth Fund, космической компании Blue Origin, газете The Washington Post и фонду Amazon Day 1 Fund.

Persons: Джефф Безос, Безос, Энди Ясси, Безоса Organizations: Washington Post Amazon

„Am ales acea dată pentru că are o semnificaţie sentimentală pentru mine, ziua în care Amazon a fost înfiinţat în 1994, exact acum 27 de ani”, a declarat Bezos, miercuri, la adunarea anuală a acţionarilor Amazon, care a avut loc online, potrivit g4media.roAmazon a anunţat în februarie că Bezos se va retrage în acest an. Bezos va deveni preşedintele executiv al consiliului de administraţie al Amazon şi ar urma să dedice mai mult timp unor iniţiative precum Bezos Earth Fund, compania sa de nave spaţiale Blue Origin, The Washington Post şi Amazon Day 1 Fund. Compania a păstrat tăcerea faţă de planurile de succesiune la conducerea sa, dar analiştii au anticipat că fie Jassy, fie Jeff Wilke, care s-a retras din funcţia de şef al diviziei de consum la nivel global a Amazon, în august anul trecut, va fi eventualul succesor al lui Bezos.

Persons: Bezos, Jeff Organizations: Amazon, Blue, Washington Post Locations: Amazon

☆ Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon's CEO later this year and be replaced by AWS CEO Andy Jassy
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO in the third quarter of 2021. Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, will replace him. AdvertisementAdvertisementAndy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, will replace him. The cloud CEO helped build AWS into a massive unit that generates over $40 billion in annual revenue. AdvertisementAdvertisementAre you an Amazon Web Services employee?

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, Bezos, —, Jassy, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Amazon Web Services, Service, Amazon, Fund, Washington Post, Services, Web Services Locations: Jassy

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