Amazon and EIT Climate-KIC launch accelerator programme for sustainability-focused start-ups

Cecilia Keating
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Venture will see online retail giant work with Europe's largest public-private innovation partnership

Amazon has teamed up with European climate innovation hub EIT Climate-KIC to launch a new 12-week accelerator programme for early-stage start-ups working on sustainability-focused products. The new...

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