Amazon.com, Inc.
Industry Group: Retailing
Country/Region: United States of America
Identifier: NAS:AMZN
Amazon is a leading online retailer and one of the highest-grossing e-commerce aggregators, with $386 billion in net sales and approximately $578 billion in estimated physical/digital online gross merchandise volume in 2021. Retail-related revenue represents approximately 80% of the total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (10%-15%), advertising services (5%), and other. International segments constitute 25%-30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
Full time employees: 1,525,000
ESG Risk Rating
Comprehensive 
30.2
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10-20
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30-40
40+
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Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Retailing 503 out of 511
Universe
Global Universe 11490 out of 16173
Last Full Update: Aug 18, 2023
Last Update: Mar 9, 2024
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Compare Amazon.com, Inc. with other industry peers.
Industry Comparison
| Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vipshop Holdings Ltd. | 22.5 Medium | 401 out of 511 |
| JD.com, Inc. | 25.5 Medium | 460 out of 511 |
| Wayfair, Inc. | 25.7 Medium | 464 out of 511 |
| Coupang, Inc. | 25.9 Medium | 468 out of 511 |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 30.2 High | 503 out of 511 |
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