Social Performance
The greatest assets of our company are the people who work here. AMD remains steadfastly committed to the health, safety and well-being of the engineers, technicians, sales, marketing and support professionals that make up our global workforce.
We live by our values of integrity and respect for people by embracing diversity, by encouraging a healthy balance of work and family life, and by supporting the communities in which we operate.
We know that our success is measured by our ability to positively affect the people around us and that starts at home.
AMD Eco-Project
In June 2008, AMD Japan launched a program to promote “green IT” by planting one mangrove tree seedling for every AMD-based personal computer sold as an “Eco-Model.” Several key customers, including HP, Fujitsu, NEC, Thirdwave and BenQ participated with AMD in this beneficial program. In addition to these key customers, AMD partnered with IKAW-AKO, an environmental non-governmental organization that focuses on restoring mangrove forests as a way to reduce shoreline loss that results from typhoons and high waves as well as provide a habitat for a variety of marine species including shrimp, mud crab, oysters and fish. As part of the program, our customer partners track and report to AMD the number of Eco-Models sold and AMD arranges for mangrove tree planting each quarter in cooperation with IKAW-AKO. To date, AMD’s Eco-Project has been responsible for planting 25,000 seedlings and restoring approximately 10 hectares (or 25 acres) of mangrove forest.
50x15 - Digital Inclusion with a Deadline
The 50x15 Foundation was formed in 2005 to create a partner-based, global initiative with the goal of enabling affordable Internet access and computing capabilities to 50 percent of the world's population by the year 2015. The Foundation's structure and governance model offers the flexibility and autonomy necessary to leverage the strengths and resources of diverse organizations to achieving the goals of 50x15.
The incredible social impact of technology is evident in the changes to education, communication, transportation, and business - particularly in the developed world. However, we understand that technology is only as powerful as it is accessible and we recognize that approximately 80 percent (see Worldwide Internet Usage) of the world's population do not have access to the Internet. We also recognize our obligation as a technology solutions provider to help break down barriers to technology adoption and provide a sustainable solution for digital inclusion.
In 2009, AMD is transitioning the day-to-day operations of 50x15 to the Foundation while remaining an active partner to ensure 50x15's sustainability and expansion. The Foundation will apply special focus to digital inclusion projects in Africa in 2009, a region where the economic, education and geographic conditions have consistently resulted in both impact and scale.