supply chain transparency

PV Tech Premium spoke with Alexia Ruvoletto, former head of the Solar Stewardship Initiative, about its supply traceability standard.

The SSI has now reinstated JA Solar’s membership “with immediate effect” after an investigation, in contrast with the US government.

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.

Following a US government forced labour investigation, Europe's Solar Stewardship Initiative has launched its own inquiries.

Trinasolar has become the first company to achieve certification under the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) ESG Standard.

The standard aims to trace silicon from quartz mining to solar module production and implement management and broader ESG measures.

The EU has approved a law which will require companies to audit their supply chains for environmental damage and human rights abuse.

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.

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.

As prices rise and component availability remains tight, both solar’s upstream and downstream are rallying behind the common cause of ensuring which projects can go ahead, do go ahead in a timely fashion. Liam Stoker assesses the industry’s efforts to keep the supply chain moving forward.