supply chain transparency

September 19, 2025
The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) has adopted a new set of binding targets and reporting requirements for its PV manufacturing members.
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February 11, 2025
PV Tech Premium spoke with Alexia Ruvoletto, former head of the Solar Stewardship Initiative, about its supply traceability standard.
January 29, 2025
The SSI has now reinstated JA Solar’s membership “with immediate effect” after an investigation, in contrast with the US government.
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January 22, 2025
With demand for critical minerals in clean energy technologies set to quadruple by 2040, Tom Kenning reports on efforts to improve supply chain transparency and enhance sustainability.
January 16, 2025
Following a US government forced labour investigation, Europe's Solar Stewardship Initiative has launched its own inquiries.
January 9, 2025
Trinasolar has become the first company to achieve certification under the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) ESG Standard.
December 12, 2024
The standard aims to trace silicon from quartz mining to solar module production and implement management and broader ESG measures.
March 18, 2024
The EU has approved a law which will require companies to audit their supply chains for environmental damage and human rights abuse.
March 1, 2024
The proposal would have likely been consequential for the solar PV industry, which is plagued by allegations of forced labour in the production of polysilicon and other upstream components.
August 17, 2023
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) of Australia and the New South Wales anti-slavery commissioner James Cockayne have partnered to produce a new Code of Practise to manage the risks of modern slavery exposure in renewable energy supply chains.

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