In a new interview with CNN, Bezos said he plans to give most of his wealth to charity. Bezos did not give any details about how he would distribute the money or exactly what percentage of his wealth he would give away, but he said he wanted to fight climate change and support people who can unify humanity, according to CNN. According to the billionaires index, the Amazon founder is the fourth-richest person on the planet with a net wealth of $124 billion.
This is the first time that Bezos has said he will give away most of his wealth. The interviewer asked if Bezos would give away most of his wealth.
Bezos agrees. It is difficult to figure out how to do it in a levered way. It was difficult to build Amazon. It took a lot of hard work, a bunch of very smart teammates, and I am finding that philanthropy is very similar. It is difficult.
The capacity to give away this money is being built.
There are a lot of ways that you could fail. The capacity to give away this money is being built.
Bezos said he would give away some or all of his wealth to charity. Most notably, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said he plans to give away " virtually all" of his fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been reported as the largest private charity in the world. The Giving Pledge is a campaign that encourages the world's superrich to give a majority of their wealth to charity. Jeff Bezos is not on the list.
The majority of Bezos' wealth has been devoted to charitable causes. He made a $10 billion commitment to fight climate change in 2020.
Amazon has a mixed record when it comes to the environment. Amazon's carbon dioxide emissions grew by 18 percent between 2020 and 2021. The company is now led by Bezos, who resigned as CEO last year.
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