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SUSTAINABILITY
The demand for sustainable energy sources has increased significantly in recent years.
With our philosophy “Green to Green, Green to Grow, Green to Great”, we support the goal of CO2-free energy generation. This is where our new DeepBlue 4.0 Pro module series makes an important contribution. We attach great importance to fair and environmentally friendly production conditions. We are working with our partners to establish a green supply chain. We also support sustainable initiatives such as the Global Sustainable Markets Initiative and the Zero Carbon Development Initiative of the UN Climate Change Conference.
ECOVADIS SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
JA SOLAR was again awarded the silver medal in the EcoVadis Sustainability Rating in 2023. This outstanding result is the outcome of our long-standing commitment to environmental protection, labour law and the sustainable procurement of resources.
Corporate social responsibility reports
Excerpt from the sustainability and ESG report 2022
“JA SOLAR’s strategic goal is innovative, environmentally friendly and low-carbon production. This means that we are already a driving force behind sustainable development in the industry. As a Chinese company, we are not only contributing to CO2 neutrality in China but also driving forward the reduction of CO2 emissions worldwide.” (cf. Transl.)
PRINCIPLES OF OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
For JA SOLAR, sustainable corporate development is the result of equally sustainable corporate management. In order to protect the interests of our investors, business partners and customers, we continuously optimise our entire corporate governance system. This includes various internal control mechanisms to ensure compliance with business ethics. This will ensure stable and efficient business operations in the future.
33%
Proportion of women in board positions
3,177
Graduates of internal anti-corruption training courses
100%
Integrity between JA SOLAR and its suppliers
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Since our founding, we have been working to continuously reduce our consumption of energy and resources. Our environmental concepts cover all key areas of the company, such as research and development, production, packaging and transport. We are working on making more and more parts of our value chain low-carbon and sustainable. This also includes product recycling, for which we are developing sustainable long-term solutions together with organisations such as PV CYCLE. We want to create an intelligent and environmentally friendly development model to transform our company into an “intelligent manufacturing powerhouse”.
1,148.93GWH
Consumption of clean energy
6,627,600m³
Consumption of recycled water
13,420 GRADUATES
of sustainability training
54,390.5t
of recycled waste
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For JA SOLAR, sustainability goes hand-in-hand with technological innovation. This is why we continuously invest in research and development (R&D). As one of the first suppliers with large-scale industrial PV production, we set new standards early on. Today, we are proud that our patented TOPCon technology achieves one of the highest levels of conversion efficiency in the world. We want to continue along this path and drive forward the development of state-of-the-art solar products.
460,800,000
Investments in R&D
2276
R&D personnel
100%
Problem resolution rate
MONITORING THE VALUE CHAIN
We apply our sustainability principle to the entire value chain. This also applies to our suppliers. We support them in complying with environmental, social and governance standards.
100%
Percentage of our main suppliers with ISO9001 quality management certification
80%
Percentage of our main suppliers with ISO14001 environmental management certification
80%
Percentage of our main suppliers with ISO45001 occupational health and safety certification
100%
Commitments by our main suppliers to comply with environmental, health, safety and social standards
TALENT PROMOTION
JA SOLAR continuously promotes talent in the PV industry. We attach great importance to the development of specialised knowledge and other important skills. These include equal opportunities, employee development, health and safety and personnel management.
50258
Employees
100%
Occupational health and safety in the company
8711
Health and safety training courses organised
23,888
Subsidised training measures worth €302,000
NON-PROFIT STATUS
We have set ourselves the goal of making clean solar energy accessible to as many people as possible and thus contributing to global prosperity. We therefore support charitable projects on a large scale and work hard to fulfil our social responsibility.
BALCONY POWER STATIONS.
AN EXAMPLE OF OUR SOCIAL COMMITMENT
It is not only large infrastructure projects that contribute to the energy transition. Smaller initiatives such as the balcony power plant workshop we sponsored in Bötzingen, Baden-Württemberg, also make an important contribution. In addition to presentations on the potential of solar energy, interested citizens were able to obtain comprehensive information on the technical and legal basis of balcony power plants. Under expert guidance, the participants assembled their own compact JA SOLAR PV systems, which they were able to take home with them. Such practical workshops show that every individual can play their part in the energy transition.
approx. € 7,741,460
for investments in non-profit PV projects to revitalise rural areas
27
charitable projects in 2022 alone
approx. € 215,074
for investments in three major non-profit projects in 2022
739
In-house participants in voluntary blood donations in 2022
Projects
Sonnenfeld, Bruck/Leitha
30MW
The 5.5-hectare agrivoltaic plant in Bruck an der Leitha, Austria, uses “sun catchers” to maximise energy yield and optimise grid stability. The system consists of movable PV modules that track the sun and thus optimise electricity production. At the same time, the use of space is minimised.
Metro Logitics, Marl
18MW
Metro has commissioned one of the largest photovoltaic roof systems in Germany to date at the Marl logistics centre in North Rhine-Westphalia. Not only does it produce enough solar power for its own needs, it also feeds surpluses into the local power grid.
Tuquan Xinsheng, China
300MW
With the Tuquan Xinsheng project, we have created a green PV oasis in the Chinese Gobi Desert that generates clean energy, combats desertification and saves around 300,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year.