Author Archives: Tim Mohin
AMD Corporate Responsibility Director Tim Mohin on Leadership (Part 2)
A Q&A on leadership with Tim Mohin the Director of Corporate Responsibility at AMD. Continue reading
AMD Corporate Responsibility Director Tim Mohin on Leadership
A Q&A on leadership with Tim Mohin the Director of Corporate Responsibility at AMD. Continue reading
How Sustainability is Driving Employee Engagement and the Bottom Line
It’s a broadly accepted fact that engaged employees are a major benefit to businesses of all types. The Gallup organization dubbed employee engagement “a leading indicator of financial performance” and backed it up with research showing that “engaged organizations have … Continue reading
Goosebumps and Tears – The Impact of AMD Technology
Goosebumps and tears… This is a phrase I heard recently that, while glib, is apropos for the summer 2011 issue of AMD’s Corporate Responsibility Update. In this issue, we dive into the impacts of the technology that we make at AMD. Continue reading
Conflict Minerals – Is There a Solution in Sight?
By Tim Mohin, Director of Corporate Responsibility at AMD What are conflict minerals? In essence this is the issue made famous in the movie “Blood Diamond.” In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and surrounding region, the profits from mining … Continue reading
Cool Computing
It’s a wonderful thing when business priorities line up with environmental stewardship. AMD’s recently released AMD Fusion APU – the AMD E-350 APU– is a great example. The AMD E-350 APU (code named “Zacate”) is one of the first of … Continue reading
Punching Above Our Weight
There’s an interesting statistic from the World Economic Forum that a company’s reputation represents more than 40% of its market capitalization. People might quibble with the exact percentage but there is agreement in the business arena that corporate reputation can … Continue reading
The Impact of Net Impact
As a board member of Net Impact, I find it enormously gratifying to see how the organization and its annual conference – recently held at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan – has emerged and grown … Continue reading
May You Live in Interesting Times
An ancient Chinese proverb – “May you live in interesting times” – comes to mind as I sit down to sum up our most recent corporate responsibility progress. It is interesting for the sheer diversity of issues and events. Not … Continue reading
Conflict Metals: A Renewed Challenge for Business
When is a cell phone like a rock? If you have been following the “conflict minerals” issue, the question may seem a little less odd. The recent attention on the source of the basic minerals (i.e., rocks) in electronics (e.g., … Continue reading
