{"id":13540,"date":"2014-11-28T11:52:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T10:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=13540"},"modified":"2014-11-28T11:52:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T10:52:12","slug":"amd-wins-smart-commutes-employer-of-the-year-award-for-york-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/13540-amd-wins-smart-commutes-employer-of-the-year-award-for-york-region\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Wins Smart Commute\u2019s \u201cEmployer of the Year Award\u201d for York Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUNNYVALE<\/span>, CA<\/span> \u2014 (Mar\u00adket\u00adwired) \u2014 11\/27\/14 \u2013<\/strong> The Mark\u00adham, Onta\u00adrio cam\u00adpus of AMD<\/span><\/a> (NYSE<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) has been pre\u00adsen\u00adted the 2014 Smart Com\u00admu\u00adte \u201cEmploy\u00ader of the Year\u201d award for York Regi\u00adon. The annu\u00adal awards aim to reco\u00adgni\u00adze employ\u00aders lea\u00adding the way on sus\u00adtainable com\u00admu\u00adting prac\u00adti\u00adces.1<\/em><\/p>\n

AMD<\/span>\u2019s \u201cGo Green\u201d Com\u00admuter Pro\u00adgram began in 2007, the same year as Metrolinx\u2019s Smart Com\u00admu\u00adte Pro\u00adgram began hel\u00adping employ\u00aders and com\u00admut\u00aders explo\u00adre smart tra\u00advel opti\u00adons such as wal\u00adking, cycling, tran\u00adsit, car\u00adpoo\u00adling and tele\u00adwor\u00adking. Sin\u00adce then the two orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adons have col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adted to increase adop\u00adti\u00adon of sus\u00adtainable com\u00admu\u00adting at AMD<\/span>. To gau\u00adge pro\u00adgress, an employee sur\u00advey was con\u00adduc\u00adted in April 2014 and show\u00aded appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 4 out of 10 employees use clean trans\u00adpor\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon opti\u00adons, a 12 per\u00adcent increase from 2009.2<\/em> AMD<\/span> employees in Mark\u00adham have log\u00adged 1.75 mil\u00adli\u00adon kilo\u00adme\u00adters of avo\u00adided dri\u00adving, amoun\u00adting to 39,000 kg of redu\u00adced car\u00adbon dioxi\u00adde emis\u00adsi\u00adons sin\u00adce 2007.3<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>AMD<\/span> is hono\u00adred to win this award,\u201d sta\u00adted Matt Skyn\u00adner, AMD<\/span> cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, AMD<\/span> Cana\u00adda. \u201cWe belie\u00adve it is the respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of employ\u00aders to pro\u00advi\u00adde and sup\u00adport pro\u00adgrams that miti\u00adga\u00adte con\u00adges\u00adti\u00adon and pol\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon from our com\u00admu\u00adting work\u00adforce. In addi\u00adti\u00adon to envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal bene\u00adfits, the pro\u00adgrams repre\u00adsent an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to help our employees redu\u00adce trans\u00adpor\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon incon\u00adve\u00adni\u00aden\u00adces and cos\u00adts, as well as increase well\u00adbe\u00ading in the cases of biking or wal\u00adking to work, for exam\u00adp\u00adle. We are proud to have grown AMD<\/span>\u2019s \u2018Go Green\u2019 Com\u00admuter Pro\u00adgram over the years and value the part\u00adner\u00adship with Smart Commute.\u201d<\/p>\n

Various incen\u00adti\u00adves are offe\u00adred to AMD<\/span> employees who choo\u00adse \u201cGo Green\u201d com\u00admu\u00adte opti\u00adons inclu\u00adding reser\u00adved par\u00adking and ride-matching for car\u00adpoo\u00adlers, store dis\u00adcounts to Bike Depot for cyclists, and elec\u00adtric vehic\u00adle (EV<\/span>) char\u00adging for EV<\/span> owners. Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal incen\u00adti\u00adves and pro\u00admo\u00adti\u00adons are pro\u00advi\u00added by Smart Com\u00admu\u00adte Mark\u00adham, Rich\u00admond Hill, such as an \u201cEmer\u00adgen\u00adcy Ride Home Pro\u00adgram\u201d for par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adting employees who need a qua\u00adli\u00adfy\u00ading taxi ride, and onsite lunch-and-lear\u00adns cove\u00adring spe\u00adcial topics like eco-effi\u00adci\u00adent driving.<\/p>\n

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