Amid criticism, Amazon appoints director of social responsibility
Amazon has appointed a director of social responsibility at a time when the online retailer faces mounting criticism over its business practices.
The new hire, Christine Bader, is an advocate for the idea that large corporations like Amazon can be a force for good. The author of "The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil," Bader worked on social responsibility issues for BP for nearly a decade, leaving two years prior to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Her hiring comes as Amazon is facing increased scrutiny over how its policies affect the outside world. The company's cloud services division has consistently received low grades in Greenpeace's cloud cleanliness reports, in part because the company refused to provide details about its sustainability plans.
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