Amazon: Climate Credits to Scale Supply Chain Sustainability

“No organisation can reach its net zero carbon emissions goals alone,” says Amazon.

In 2024, Amazon launched its Sustainability Exchange to foster collaboration and share trusted decarbonisation solutions for companies of all sizes. 

Since then, the company has doubled the number of available resources and expanded its offerings to help companies, especially those in its value chain, accelerate climate action.

Bridging the supply gap

Amazon says lower-carbon fuels (LCFs) such as renewable diesel and biodiesel are essential to reducing emissions in the transportation sector, though supply constraints and shared infrastructure with conventional fuels can limit access. 

Lower-carbon fuel inset credits are designed to help address this challenge by channeling investment into fuel production even when companies cannot physically source these fuels.

Through environmental attribute certificates tied to a company’s value chain, organisations can support the growth of lower-carbon fuels and account for equivalent emissions reductions.

By using Amazon’s Sustainability Exchange, qualified companies can purchase high-quality renewable diesel and biodiesel credits made from waste-based feedstocks. 

Companies such as Crane Worldwide Logistics are using Amazon’s carbon credit service to integrate LCF insets into their climate strategies, helping drive demand for emissions reductions in sectors critical to their operations. 

Carlos Pacheco, Global Director, Sustainability at Crane Worldwide Logistics says decarbonising the company's supply chain is key to achieving its climate targets.

"By partnering with Amazon on their carbon insets program, we're confident that we're contributing to demand for real and efficient carbon reductions in sectors that matter to our business," says Carlos.

Lower-carbon maritime fuel credits are also expected to be added to the offering.

Neutralising emissions with destruction credits

Amazon highlights superpollutants such as methane and refrigerants as having a significantly higher warming impact than CO₂, making their reduction an urgent climate priority. 

Although many of these gases were phased out under the Montreal Protocol, millions of tons remain in aging equipment and stockpiles. 

Preventing their release can deliver near-term climate benefits while supporting long-term decarbonisation goals.

Qualified companies can purchase high-quality credits that fund the safe destruction of these refrigerants through Amazon’s carbon credit service. 

These neutralisation credits enable organisations to address emissions beyond their direct operations while contributing to measurable climate solutions.

The voluntary carbon market

Amazon’s carbon credit service is designed to help companies participate in the voluntary carbon market with greater confidence. 

Developing a carbon credit strategy, whether focused on neutralisation credits, inset credits or both, becomes more effective as organisations build experience and scale their investments over time.

Several companies across professional services, electronics and real estate are advancing their decarbonisation journeys through the service. 

Many are signatories of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 that has grown to include more than 630 companies worldwide since its founding in 2019.