Amazon Expands Carbon Credit Sourcing Service to UK in First International Rollout

Amazon announced the expansion of its carbon credit sourcing service to the UK, making it available to UK-based suppliers, enterprise customers and Climate Pledge signatories seeking access to high-quality carbon credits for residual emissions management. The UK expansion is the first international rollout of the service, which was originally launched in the U.S. in 2024.

Amazon's service addresses key barriers to carbon credit access, including quality assessment and contracting complexity. The company notes that only approximately 5% of neutralisation credits in the voluntary carbon market meet Amazon's quality criteria. Credit types available include superpollutant abatement credits from refrigerant destruction and rice methane abatement, forest protection and restoration credits, technological carbon removal including Direct Air Capture, and carbon inset credits from lower-carbon fuel production.

Participation requirements include having a net zero target for no later than 2050 covering Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, and measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis. The service is part of Amazon's Sustainability Exchange resource hub, launched in 2024 to offer companies in Amazon's supply chain free access to sustainability tools and resources. By aggregating demand and applying quality screening, Amazon enables smaller suppliers to access credit markets that would otherwise require significant internal capacity.

Michelle Jolly, Director of Sustainability Solutions and Services at Amazon, noted that while companies must prioritise direct decarbonisation, carbon credits provide an important mechanism to address residual emissions and support climate solutions at scale. The UK expansion comes ahead of mandatory Scope 3 reporting timelines under UK SRS and as Climate Pledge signatories face increasing scrutiny on net zero credibility. The service's expansion outside the U.S. indicates broader demand from Amazon's international supply chain partners.

Key figure — Only approximately 5% of voluntary carbon market neutralisation credits meet Amazon's quality criteria