Featured in Fruits of our labour – 03-2021

Leveling the playing field

Tensions are heating up throughout the world over the issue of forced labor. Calls are increasing for supply chain transparency, and recently published EU draft legislation on corporate due diligence and accountability should improve upon the currently available voluntary measures, which have been described as largely ineffective. With this in mind, pv magazine’s UP Initiative will spend the second quarter of 2021 looking at what solar and energy storage companies can do to lead by positive example when it comes to the workers who are involved in the production of their products and services.
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  On Jan. 22, SolarPower Europe CEO Walburga Hemetsberger released a statement on LinkedIn regarding forced labor. “We strongly condemn the use of forced labor, which has been the subject of recent reports related to polysilicon production in China’s Xinjiang region … we urge all companies to review their supply chain due diligence policies and …

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