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The Climate Pledge
The Climate Pledge is a corporate initiative co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions across participating businesses by 2040. It includes over 626 signatories from various sectors worldwide.
Overview
What The Climate Pledge does
What The Climate Pledge is
The Climate Pledge is a corporate initiative co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions across participating businesses by 2040. It includes over 626 signatories from various sectors worldwide.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2019
- Approximate age
- About 7 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 25, 2026
Official channels
Find The Climate Pledge elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
The Climate Pledge as a community
Community overview
The Climate Pledge is an initiative co-founded by Global Optimism and Amazon, aimed at uniting companies to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. It was established to encourage businesses to take immediate action against climate change. The organization is based globally, with signatories from 49 countries.
Community focus
The Climate Pledge focuses on encouraging companies to commit to three main actions: regular reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, implementing decarbonization strategies aligned with the Paris Agreement, and utilizing reliable offsets for any remaining emissions. The initiative aims to foster collaboration among signatories to accelerate climate action across various sectors.
Member value
Members of The Climate Pledge gain access to a collaborative network of companies committed to sustainability, resources for implementing decarbonization strategies, and opportunities to participate in initiatives that lead to measurable results in climate action.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Climate & Sustainability
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Events and activity
The Climate Pledge participates in various events, including the Bloomberg Green Festival, which gathers climate activists, scientists, corporate leaders, and policymakers to discuss climate action.
Common questions
What to know about The Climate Pledge
Upseed classifies The Climate Pledge under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 25, 2026
Known limits
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