He added that Amazon generated $386 billion in sales, up 38% year-over-year, a figure bolstered by its market-leading cloud computing division, which generated $45 billion in revenue. Olsavsky said Amazon hired 500,000 new employees in 2020, bringing its total to more than 1.3 million globally. “We prioritize the safety of our employees and customers above all else.”Įarlier in the meeting, chief financial officer Brian T. “While it may be easy for critics to paint in broad brush strokes an image of a cold-hearted employer and negative working conditions, the reality is very different,” Boler-Davis told shareholders. Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s vice president for global customer fulfillment, who became the first Black woman to join Amazon’s small executive branch known as the S-Team last year, said the company is vowing to become both Earth’s best and safest employer.
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Other proposals called for audits on the company’s facial recognition software and the risk of selling it to governments, and a study on Amazon’s customer due diligence.Īmazon’s executives also sought to address the demands of its employees, who in the past year attempted to form a union, filed lawsuits alleging discrimination and retaliation and called on leadership to bolster diversity hiring. While it's not immediately clear how institutional investors such as BlackRock, Fidelity and Vanguard voted, backers hoped that large support would prompt Amazon’s leadership to act on the proposal. In his final annual meeting as CEO, Jeff Bezos said "Andy will never let the universe make us typical.” AFP via Getty ImagesĪnother proposal that received significant attention but failed to get majority support had called for the company to conduct a third-party audit of its impact on civil rights, similar to studies conducted by Facebook and Airbnb.
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