AMD has been actively working to achieve its responsibility goals for a sustainable society, including reducing carbon emissions by 24.5% across its operations since 2020 and more than doubling the amount of renewable energy used in its operations.

AMD today released its annual Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report detailing progress toward its 2023 strategic corporate responsibility goals.

According to this, AMD provides a wide range of compute engines for end-to-end AI infrastructure through a holistic approach to chip design that focuses on performance and energy efficiency.

Innovations like the chiplet architecture pioneered by AMD can address sustainability issues in both product use and manufacturing processes.

For example, producing a 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ CPU with up to 12 individual compute chiplets instead of a single monolithic die would save 132,000 metric tons of CO2e in 2023 by not using manufactured wafers, 2.8x AMD’s annual operational CO2e footprint in 2023, and 4.9x AMD’s operational water use in 2023.

AMD also announced that it will be supplying processors and appliances that will power HPC and AI training servers from 2020 to 2025.We continue to make progress toward our goal of improving the energy efficiency of supercomputers by 30x, and AMD solutions power more than half of the top 50 most energy-efficient supercomputers on the latest Green500 list.

AMD designs AI and high-performance computing to help customers and partners solve the world’s toughest problems while achieving their sustainability goals. As AI becomes the dominant workload, AMD solutions are helping data center operators modernize their infrastructure to address space and power challenges.

For example, a single 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ server can replace five legacy servers, reducing rack space by 70% while reducing energy consumption by 65%.

AMD has reduced its carbon emissions across its operations by 24.5% since 2020. By 2023, AMD will source 40% of its energy from renewable sources, up from 18% in 2020. AMD foundry partners across the supply chain have increased their use of recycled water by 34% (2022-2023), reducing total water withdrawals from wafer manufacturing.

Since 2020, more than 150 universities, research institutions, and non-profit organizations have received AMD technology grants through AMD AI and HPC Funds and STEM initiatives, benefiting approximately 61 million people through scientific research and education.

As part of this effort, in 2023, AMD made donations to institutions working on AI and machine learning systems, application research, integrating AI into scientific applications, and various HPC and AI education and training initiatives.

We also continue to expand STEM education through our AMD Learning Labs program, and have established a new lab at Maynooth University in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to technical and financial support, AMD employees around the world provide mentorship and hands-on learning with students through a variety of programs and events.

AMD empowers its employees to do their most impactful work through opportunities for development, engagement, and belonging. These efforts are backed by a 2023 AMD survey in which 92% of employees said AMD creates an environment where people from diverse backgrounds can succeed.

In 2023, AMD launched Advancing Women in Tech, a comprehensive learning experience designed to empower, retain, and support AMD women in technology careers.

The program enrolled more than 230 women in its first year and is expanding to additional cohorts in 2024.

AMD employees around the world logged more than 25,000 volunteer hours through individual and team-based activities in 2023.

AMD has strong partnerships across its value chain and carefully selected manufacturing partners to advance human rights, environmental sustainability, and supply chain resilience.

In 2023, AMD expanded its due diligence efforts to mitigate adverse human rights impacts wherever possible, including additional responsible mineral due diligence. In line with the company’s goal, 84% of AMD’s manufacturing suppliers have been audited by the Responsible Business Alliance between 2020 and 2023.

AMD continues to work closely with suppliers to expand education and resources on environmental and human rights issues. Over the past three years, 95% of AMD’s manufacturing suppliers who recruit migrant workers with labor agents across Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan have attended RBA’s Forced Labor Prevention Workshop.