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The PV industry “must remain vigilant” across its supply chain in meeting global human rights standards, trade association SolarPower Europe has said in a new sustainability report.

A group of trade organisations and solar companies have launched a new initiative that aims to improve diversity and inclusion in the industry.

A round-up of the latest news from the US solar market, as Sunrun plans to install solar on affordable properties in California, while New York wraps up its first community solar-plus-storage project.

Microsoft has unveiled its single largest renewable energy portfolio investment through a new deal with US energy firm Sol Systems.

Just a few days after Google announced that it had officially hit its 100% renewable energy goal, rival tech giant Apple has now made the same claim.

Toyota’s new headquarters in Texas will source 25% of its power from an onsite PV system, while a deal brokered by an energy management firm means the facility’s remaining energy demand will be met entirely by renewable energy.

Thai coal mining company Banpu will invest up to US$170 million in Japan’s solar market, according to a report by news agency Reuters.