{"id":57271,"date":"2020-07-30T15:45:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T13:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=57271"},"modified":"2020-07-30T15:45:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T13:45:15","slug":"amd-commemorates-25-years-of-corporate-responsibility-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/57271-amd-commemorates-25-years-of-corporate-responsibility-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Commemorates 25 Years of Corporate Responsibility Reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>

\u2015 Annu\u00adal update high\u00adlights pro\u00adgress on envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal, social and com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty initia\u00adti\u00adves \u2015<\/b><\/center>SANTA<\/span> CLARA<\/span>, Calif., July 30, 2020 (GLOBE<\/span> NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014 AMD<\/span><\/a> (NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced its 25th<\/sup> annu\u00adal cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte citi\u00adzen\u00adship update, pro\u00advi\u00adding a trans\u00adpa\u00adrent view of the company\u2019s cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty initia\u00adti\u00adves. This year\u2019s update high\u00adlights how AMD<\/span> and its tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies are addres\u00adsing sus\u00adtainable tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal and sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic advance\u00adment, envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal and sup\u00adp\u00adly chain respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, work\u00adplace inclu\u00adsi\u00adon and belon\u00adging, and com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty support.\n

\u201c<\/span>We com\u00adple\u00adte twen\u00adty-five years of sus\u00adtaina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty report\u00ading reco\u00adgni\u00adzing the role that semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtors con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adte in hel\u00adping sol\u00adve many of the com\u00adplex chal\u00adlenges our world faces,\u201d said Sus\u00adan Moo\u00adre, cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent of inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal govern\u00adment affairs and cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty at AMD<\/span>. \u201cAs we navi\u00adga\u00adte this chan\u00adging world, fue\u00adled by the resi\u00adli\u00adence of our employees, com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties and cus\u00adto\u00admers, AMD<\/span> remains focu\u00adsed on respon\u00adsi\u00adbly deli\u00adve\u00adring high-per\u00adfor\u00admance tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy that helps us achie\u00adve more together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pur\u00adpo\u00adse-Built Technology<\/strong>
\nAMD<\/span> is com\u00admit\u00adted to deve\u00adlo\u00adping and deploy\u00ading its high-per\u00adfor\u00admance tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy to enable a bet\u00adter and more sus\u00adtainable world. In 2020, AMD<\/span> excee\u00added its six-year goal<\/a> to deli\u00adver an unpre\u00adce\u00adden\u00adted 25 times ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy impro\u00adve\u00adment in its mobi\u00adle pro\u00adces\u00adsors. The new AMD<\/span> Ryzen\u2122 7 4800H<\/span><\/a> is 31.7 times more ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00adent than the base\u00adline metric, far sur\u00adpas\u00adsing the award-win\u00adning 25x20 Ener\u00adgy Effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy goal set in 2014.<\/p>\n

In respon\u00adse to the COVID-19<\/span> pan\u00adde\u00admic, AMD<\/span> announ\u00adced the AMD<\/span> COVID-19<\/span> High-Per\u00adfor\u00admance Com\u00adpu\u00adting (HPC<\/span>) Fund<\/a> to pro\u00advi\u00adde rese\u00adarch enti\u00adties with com\u00adpu\u00adting resour\u00adces powered by AMD<\/span> EPYC<\/span>\u2122 ser\u00advers and AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon Instinct\u2122 GPUs to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte medi\u00adcal rese\u00adarch about COVID-19<\/span> and other dise\u00ada\u00adses. Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly, AMD<\/span> is sup\u00adport\u00ading orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adons deli\u00adve\u00adring medi\u00adcal ser\u00advices and huma\u00adni\u00adta\u00adri\u00adan reli\u00adef world\u00adwi\u00adde, con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adting more than $1.2 mil\u00adli\u00adon USD<\/span> in grants, to date, and hundreds of thou\u00adsands of per\u00adso\u00adnal pro\u00adtec\u00adti\u00adve equipment.
\n                   <\/strong>
\nOpe\u00adra\u00adting Responsibly<\/strong>
\nAMD<\/span> extends its com\u00admit\u00adment to trans\u00adpa\u00adrent report\u00ading throug\u00adhout its ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons and sup\u00adp\u00adly chain. AMD<\/span> values envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal pro\u00adtec\u00adtion<\/a> and is curr\u00adent\u00adly ahead of tar\u00adget for its 2014\u20132020 green\u00adhouse gas (GHG<\/span>) reduc\u00adtion goals appro\u00adved by the Sci\u00adence Based Tar\u00adgets initiative.<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> also increased sup\u00adp\u00adly chain<\/a> respon\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty efforts, enga\u00adging with 100 per\u00adcent of direct sup\u00adpli\u00aders and con\u00adduc\u00adting addi\u00adtio\u00adnal sup\u00adpli\u00ader audits, with a focus on ensu\u00adring all workers are trea\u00adted with respect and that working con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons are safe.<\/p>\n

Streng\u00adthening Communities
\n<\/strong>AMD<\/span> is dedi\u00adca\u00adted to posi\u00adtively impac\u00adting the com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties in which it ope\u00adra\u00adtes, with a focus on sci\u00adence, tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, engi\u00adnee\u00adring and math (STEM<\/span>)-related initia\u00adti\u00adves. Through AMD<\/span> part\u00adner\u00adships with edu\u00adca\u00adtio\u00adnal orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adons around the world, more than 1,000 stu\u00addents and tea\u00adchers are lear\u00adning in labs<\/a> powered by the latest gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of AMD<\/span> CPUs and GPUs, with ongo\u00ading enga\u00adge\u00adment from employee volunteers.<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> employees regu\u00adlar\u00adly share their time and talents in com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty enga\u00adge\u00adment. In 2019, they dro\u00adve a 10 per\u00adcent year-over-year increase in com\u00adpa\u00adny-spon\u00adso\u00adred vol\u00adun\u00adtee\u00adrism<\/a> to sup\u00adport the needs of AMD<\/span> com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties span\u00adning STEM<\/span> edu\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon, meal pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, park clean-ups and more.<\/p>\n

Empowe\u00adring People<\/strong>
\nAMD<\/span> fos\u00adters a cul\u00adtu\u00adre of inclu\u00adsi\u00adon and belon\u00adging to enable employees to do their best work. In 2019, AMD<\/span> expan\u00added its Employee Resour\u00adce Group (ERG<\/span>) pro\u00adgram<\/a> with five new groups and eight new site chap\u00adters of exis\u00adting ERGs, empowe\u00adring employees with more ways to cele\u00adbra\u00adte their diver\u00adsi\u00adty and sup\u00adport each other.<\/p>\n

Ali\u00adgned with the company\u2019s com\u00admit\u00adment to diver\u00adsi\u00adty and inclu\u00adsi\u00adon and in light of recent events that high\u00adlight the work still ahead to end racism and social inju\u00ads\u00adti\u00adce, AMD<\/span> announ\u00adced its first steps to cul\u00adti\u00adva\u00adte chan\u00adge with dona\u00adti\u00adons to high-impact non-pro\u00adfits focu\u00adsed on social and racial equa\u00adli\u00adty and sup\u00adport for their empower\u00adment, scho\u00adlar\u00adship and men\u00adtor\u00adship pro\u00adgrams. AMD<\/span> is com\u00admit\u00adted to hel\u00adping its employees and com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties effect sys\u00adte\u00admic and las\u00adting change.<\/p>\n

Demons\u00adt\u00adra\u00adting its com\u00admit\u00adment to envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal, social and work\u00adplace pro\u00adgress, AMD<\/span> con\u00adti\u00adnues its track record of com\u00adpa\u00adny reco\u00adgni\u00adti\u00adon with fea\u00adtures on this year\u2019s Best 100 Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Citi\u00adzens list<\/a>, For\u00adbes and JUST<\/span> Capi\u00adtal JUST<\/span> 100 ran\u00adking<\/a>, Bloom\u00adberg Gen\u00adder-Equa\u00adli\u00adty Index<\/a>, and Human Rights Cam\u00adpaign Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Equa\u00adli\u00adty Index<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sup\u00adport\u00ading Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n