AMD—Ranked #1 in Newsweek's America's Greenest Companies 2024, achieving 28% GHG reduction and 40% renewable energy
In November 2024, AMD was ranked #1 in Newsweek's America's Greenest Companies 2024, recognizing the company's environmental impact and commitment. The ranking evaluated 300 companies with minimum $5B market cap across 25+ parameters including GHG emissions, water usage, waste generation, and sustainability disclosures. AMD achieved approximately 28% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from 2020 baseline and sourced 40% of energy from renewable sources (up from 18% in 2020), representing 83+ gigawatt-hours of clean power annually.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Action | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Environmental Sustainability | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.750 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.50)