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24 Apr 2015

Author:
Amazon, Board of Directors

Amazon board of directors urges shareholders to vote against shareholder resolution calling for human rights risk assessment

"Notice of 2015 annual meeting of shareholders", 24 Apr 2015

Beginning of Shareholder Proposal and Statement of Support by SumOfUs: RESOLVED, that shareholders of...Amazon...urge the Board of Directors to report to shareholders, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, on Amazon's process for comprehensively identifying and analyzing potential and actual human rights risks of Amazon's entire operations and supply chain (a "human rights risk assessment")...The Board of Directors recommends that you vote against this proposal...We are strongly committed to protecting human rights in our operations and supply chain...In light of our engagement and commitment to actions on these issues, we believe that the report requested under the proposal is not necessary...