Jeff Bezos Sells $2 Billion of Amazon Stock After Food, Nature Pledge

Jeff Bezos speaks during the Action on Forests and Land Use session at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, U.K., on Nov. 2.Photographer: Robert Perry/EPA

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By Scott Carpenter and Sophie Alexander

November 3, 2021 at 9:00 PM UTC

Updated on

November 3, 2021 at 9:26 PM UTC

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Jeff Bezos sold about $2 billion of Amazon.com Inc. stock after pledging that amount this week for restoring nature and transforming food systems as part of his Bezos Earth Fund.

Bezos sold 608,450 shares under a pre-arranged trading plan, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. It brings the amount he’s offloaded this year to about $8.6 billion.