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| MacKenzie Bezos pledges to give half of $36bn fortune to charity | MacKenzie Bezos pledges to give half of $36bn fortune to charity |
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| MacKenzie Bezos, the former wife of the Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, pledged on Tuesday to give half of her $36bn fortune to charity, following a movement founded by billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates. | |
| Amazon workers demand Bezos act on climate crisis | Amazon workers demand Bezos act on climate crisis |
| Bezos, whose former husband is the world’s richest man, was one of 19 people on Tuesday to join the Giving Pledge, a campaign announced in 2010 by the investment firm Berkshire Hathaway’s Buffett and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. It calls for the super-rich to give away more than half their fortunes during their lifetimes or in their wills. | |
| “In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured in me, I have a disproportionate amount of money to share,” MacKenzie Bezos said in a statement dated Saturday. “My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will take time and effort and care.” | “In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured in me, I have a disproportionate amount of money to share,” MacKenzie Bezos said in a statement dated Saturday. “My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will take time and effort and care.” |
| MacKenzie Bezos became the world’s third-richest woman, according to Forbes, acquiring a 4% stake in Amazon worth about $36bn when she and Jeff Bezos announced their divorce settlement on 4 April. | MacKenzie Bezos became the world’s third-richest woman, according to Forbes, acquiring a 4% stake in Amazon worth about $36bn when she and Jeff Bezos announced their divorce settlement on 4 April. |
| Jeff Bezos, whose net worth was estimated by Forbes at $131bn this year, was quick to support his ex-wife’s new philanthropic endeavor. | Jeff Bezos, whose net worth was estimated by Forbes at $131bn this year, was quick to support his ex-wife’s new philanthropic endeavor. |
| “MacKenzie is going to be amazing and thoughtful and effective at philanthropy, and I’m proud of her,” he said on Twitter. “Her letter is so beautiful. Go get ’em MacKenzie.” | |
| Jeff Bezos, who tops the Forbes list of world billionaires, is not among the 204 wealthy Giving Pledge signatories from 23 countries who come from a wide range of fields, including finance, technology, healthcare and real estate development. | Jeff Bezos, who tops the Forbes list of world billionaires, is not among the 204 wealthy Giving Pledge signatories from 23 countries who come from a wide range of fields, including finance, technology, healthcare and real estate development. |
| Other Forbes top 10 billionaires who have not joined the Giving Pledge are Bernard Arnault, head of French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH; Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim; European fashion retail mogul Amancio Ortega and Google co-founder Larry Page. | Other Forbes top 10 billionaires who have not joined the Giving Pledge are Bernard Arnault, head of French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH; Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim; European fashion retail mogul Amancio Ortega and Google co-founder Larry Page. |
| The pledge that signatories make is “a moral commitment to give, not a legal contract”, the campaign said on its website. | |
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