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MacKenzie Scott says she’s given away nearly $2B to 343 organizations over past 7 months

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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett — who created The Giving Pledge alongside Melinda French Gates more than a decade ago — are currently worth more than $100 billion each, a doubling of their net worth since 2010. Forbes currently estimates Scott’s net worth at about $29.7 In short, it runs the gamut of social issues.

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Amazon wealth reigns: Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott lead list of top U.S. philanthropists for 2020

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” Bezos is currently the richest person on the planet, with a net worth that stands at a staggering $192 billion, according to Forbes. ” Scott’s net worth is estimated at $58 billion. . ” Scott’s net worth is estimated at $58 billion.

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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society

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Strengthened our plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050 by increasing the level of ambition of our scope 3 goals. Supported 123 nonprofits on their digital transformation journeys, keeping us on track for our goal to help 1000 nonprofit partners by 2030.

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Bill Gates shares upbeat take on global climate talks; Washington’s Inslee pledges carbon cuts

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The private sector is stepping up as a major player in combating the climate crisis, joining governments and nonprofits. That includes participation in the Net Zero World Initiative , and the foundation’s pledge of $315 million to an effort to help farmers adapt to warming. Gates himself spoke at a session focused on the issue.

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Biotech industry leaders share cautious optimism for 2023 amid downturn and layoffs

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Cell therapy startup Sonoma Biotherapeutics netted a $265 million Series B round last year and has not made any operational changes “directly related to external economic conditions,” said chief technology officer Heidi Hagen. government and nonprofits, supplementing income from its commercial collaborations and $27.7

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Big tech’s billions for climate: Here’s where Amazon and Microsoft are making their carbon bets

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An analysis of the investments made since then reveals how the Seattle-area tech titans are aiming to reach ambitious carbon goals and boost their bottom lines. (GeekWire Photo / Brent Roraback) In January 2020, Microsoft announced its $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund, and six months later Amazon unveiled its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund.

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Amazon’s strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolving

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The report , which comes from the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), asserts that Amazon takes a larger and larger cut of sellers’ earnings through the various fees it levies on them. AWS netted $13.5 ILSR estimates seller fees netted $24 billion. billion in 2020, according to Amazon’s financial data.

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