Reselling Promotes Sustainability: Here's How Much Water And Energy eBay Saved In 2020
Auction and resale marketplace company eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) has a commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2025. The company made progress in 2020 in a shared report called “our environmental footprint.”
The Highlights: eBay reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 44% in 2020 thanks to the increased usage of renewable energy and less people working in physical offices.
Renewable energy represented 74% of the energy used by eBay in 2020 compared to 66% in 2019.
The company decreased water usage by 29% in 2020, which was the equivalent of 104 Olympic-sized pools.
Sales of pre-owned electronics and apparel on eBay in 2020 helped conserve 720,000 metric tons of carbon emissions.
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