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Amazon Grows Climate Coalition Ahead of U.N. General Assembly
- Nespresso, ASOS, Procter & Gamble, and HP sign Climate Pledge
- Climate change is expected to be a top priority at Assembly
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Amazon.com Inc. said it has added 86 new signatories to its Climate Pledge, expanding the number of companies that commit to aggressively reducing carbon emissions.
There are now more than 200 global brands, including Nespresso, ASOS Plc, Procter & Gamble Co., HP Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc., as well as three new signatories in India, who have committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades. The announcement Monday comes as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where climate change is expected to be a top priority and a final high-profile chance for leaders to commit to more ambitious plans ahead of November’s major climate summit in Glasgow, U.K.