Sustainable development
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Provide Safe and High-quality Products to Customers
201GW
Cumulative Shipments (as of 2024 Q1)
37+ million
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Avoided Emissions in 2023 (Unit: tCO2e)
1In the calculation of carbon emissions avoidance, it is assumed that the power generation hour of JA Solar's PV modules is 1,300 hours per year. We adopted the emission factors released by the European Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) in January 2024 for power grids in major overseas sales regions. As for other sales regions, we used the emission factors released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China in April 2024.
Assisting in Achieving the UN SDGs
SDG 1 No Poverty
JA Solar fully mobilizes resources to support social welfare undertakings such as community construction, rural community development, and disaster relief. The Company continues to promote PV construction plans in multiple areas, drive local economic development, contribute tax revenue to local governments, assist local people in finding employment, and bring land-based income to local people.
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
JA Solar fosters occupational health and safety in various manufacturing bases to ensure the basic rights and interests of employees are safeguarded. JA Solar has supported the "Brightness Project for Poor Cataract Patients" for many consecutive years and incorporated it into the Company's Three Major Projects for the Benefit of the People, helping cataract patients regain their vision.
SDG 4 Quality Education
JA Solar attaches great importance to the development of education and has been continuously supporting regional education equity through JA Solar's Sunshine Charity Fund and projects such as the "100 Hope Primary Schools Donation Project" and the "10,000 Needy Students Financial Support Project" for over a decade. The Company attaches great importance to talent cultivation and development. Through regulations such as the Training Management System, it has established a comprehensive talent training system and regularly facilitates in-depth university-enterprise cooperation to provide professional talents for the industry.
SDG 5 Gender Equality
JA Solar places great emphasis on gender equality and equal pay for equal work, thereby fully safeguarding the special rights and interests of female employees while creating an equal workplace environment.
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
JA Solar attaches great importance to water resource management, with comprehensive control over the discharge of wastewater generated during production, which is discharged only after meeting the standards. The Company continuously explores measures for water resource treatment and recycling to improve the efficiency of water resource utilization.
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Through technological innovation, JA Solar improves product efficiency, enhances the accessibility of clean energy, and drives the transformation of clean energy. The Company facilitates PV grid connection at a fair price, playing a part in ensuring fairness and justice in the global energy transformation.
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
JA Solar offers our employees a competitive remuneration and welfare system, providing equal, safe, and decent working conditions. We strive to create clear, transparent, and diversified career development pathways to enhance employees' sense of belonging. While creating a sustainable supply chain, the Company creates employment opportunities and drives the development of the industry.
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
JA Solar remains focused on technological innovation, with the continuous launch of safe and reliable products as well as efficient solutions. We prioritize enhancing the adaptability of our products under extreme conditions and driving the innovation and upgrade of our industrial offerings. Meanwhile, the Company effectively protects innovation achievements through an information security management system.
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
JA Solar adheres to the principles of fair and equitable employment while upholding the concept of diversified talents and inclusive development. Respecting and safeguarding human rights, we firmly oppose all forms of workplace discrimination and strive to provide a fair and diverse workplace environment for employees of different genders, ages, ethnicities, regions, and religious backgrounds.
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
With the mission of "developing solar power to benefit the planet", JA Solar continuously creates BIPV products that meet building safety, aesthetics, and design specifications, with the combination of building materials and PV properties, contributing to the creation of zero-carbon and resilient future cities.
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
JA Solar promotes the management of their products across the entire life cycle, creating a "zero-carbon factory" while disassembling and recycling discarded PV modules. It promotes the establishment and improvement of a PV recycling and utilization system. The Company continues to enhance supply chain responsibility management, advocating the low-carbon concept alongside responsible production and consumption.
SDG 13 Climate Action
JA Solar actively responds to climate change, carries out climate risk identification, and takes corresponding measures. The Company also adopts various measures such as green production, green logistics and packaging, green factories, green product technology, and green offices to enhance green development from multiple aspects.
SDG 15 Life on Land
JA Solar remains steadfast in its commitment to harmonious coexistence between human beings and nature. We strictly adhere to national ecological red lines while actively exploring and creating biodiversity parks to provide new solutions for ecological governance and harmonious symbiosis.
SDG 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
JA Solar prohibits the employment of child labor and forced labor and has established a raw material traceability mechanism. At the same time, it carries out the management of critical minerals and supply chain labor. The Company continues to strengthen the business ethics management of employees and suppliers. We have established the "JA Solar Integrity Platform", adhere to compliant and legal operations, and eliminate corruption.
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
JA Solar actively collaborates with global partners, engaging in profound cooperation with organizations such as the United Nations Global Compact, the World Wildlife Fund, and international renewable energy solution platforms. Together, we strive for mutual success and contribute to the achievement of SDGs.
Partnerships for the Goals
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Selected as a case for low-carbon transition research in the Tracking the Low-Carbon Transition of Enterprises in China - Business and Sustainability in China 2022/2023 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Has signed a donation agreement with the UNHCR to provide necessary light sources for living and learning to displaced families in need.
ISSB
Registered as an "ISSB Climate Global Benchmark COP28 Early Supporter" and officially announced it on the official website of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation: ifrs.org.
Tsinghua University
Assisted in the finals of the 2023 Tsinghua International Case Analysis Competition of Public Policy on SDGs.
Forbes
Participated in the 2023 Forbes China ESG Innovative Enterprise Selection and shared the insights during the roundtable meeting session themed "ESG New Technologies · Innovation Opportunities".
Fortune
Participated in a roundtable meeting of the Fortune ESG Summit and shared about JA Solar's ESG practices.
Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI)
Became a founding member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) China Council and participated in the pre-conference reception at Buckingham Palace for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) hosted by King Charles III of the United Kingdom.