UK Industry Supply Chain Statement

Supply Chain

The statement below has been developed in consultation with industry members as part of Solar Energy UK’s ongoing supply chain sustainability workstream.

“We, members of the UK solar energy industry, support the development of an industry that promotes the highest possible levels of transparency, including in areas of environmental sustainability, social responsibility and good governance. This includes action to minimise and reduce the impact of extracting raw materials, to conserve water and to lower carbon emissions across the value chain, and to ensure the industry is free of any human rights abuses, including forced labour, anywhere in the global supply chain.

In 2021, Solar Energy UK members committed to the development of a traceability protocol to increase sustainability across the industry. Since then, Solar Energy UK has taken robust action to drive change. This includes collaborating across the industry, with governments, and with sustainability experts, to develop the Solar Stewardship Initiative, which launched in December 2023.

The Solar Stewardship Initiative is a solar-specific supply chain assurance scheme, and has published a dedicated environmental, social and governance standard. The Solar Stewardship Initiative will drive a more responsible, transparent, and sustainable value chain. To demonstrate our support for the principles set out in the Solar Stewardship Initiative, we will always seek to use PV modules where possible from manufacturers that can demonstrate they are following the SSI Standard in future projects.

This industry-wide action complements the work that Solar Energy UK members have taken to strengthen supply chain standards, and we commit to continuing to use our best endeavours to deliver a sustainable industry.”

Signatories as of Tuesday 1 October 2024:

  • 2DegreesKelvin
  • AceOn Group
  • AES Solar
  • Amberside Energy
  • AMPYR Distributed Energy
  • Anesco
  • Atrato Onsite Energy
  • Aukera UK
  • Aura Power Developments
  • Aztec Solar Energy
  • BLC Energy
  • Bluefield Partners
  • Boom Power
  • Brighter Green Engineering
  • Cambridge Solar
  • CCL Components
  • Ceiba Renewables
  • ChargeWorks
  • City Electrical Factors
  • Community Energy South
  • Community Owned Asset Management
  • Croydon Community Energy
  • Eco Energy Environment
  • Eco2Solar
  • Eden Renewables
  • Eden Sustainable
  • Elements Green
  • Elmya
  • Endurance Energy
  • Energygreen Consulting
  • Enlightened Solar
  • Foresight Group
  • Four Wood Services
  • Fronius UK
  • Genesis Energy Solutions
  • Genfit
  • Gensource
  • Geo Green Power
  • GivEnergy
  • Green Nation
  • Harmony Energy
  • Helios Solar Operations & Maintenance
  • Hensel Electric UK
  • HZ Power
  • IB VOGT UK
  • iChoosr
  • Infinis Energy Services
  • Innova Renewables
  • Innovo Renewables
  • InRange
  • Island Green Power
  • JA Solar
  • LCL Awards
  • Lightsource bp
  • Low Carbon
  • Low Carbon Energy
  • LYNX Sustainable Solutions
  • Midsummer
  • Muirhall Energy
  • Naked Energy
  • Natural Power
  • NextEnergy Group
  • Octopus Energy Generation
  • OpenSolar
  • Orsted
  • OVO Energy
  • Perfect Sense Energy
  • Photon Energy
  • Photovolt Development Partners
  • Pennon Power
  • Pinsent Masons
  • PS Renewables
  • Quintas Energy UK
  • Recurrent Energy
  • Renewable Connections
  • RES
  • RI Cruden
  • Schroders Greencoat
  • Segen
  • SFS Group Fastening Technology
  • Solar2
  • Solar Options for Schools
  • Solarport Systems
  • SolarWatt Technologies
  • SolaX Power
  • Solivus
  • Sonnen UK
  • Square 4 Services
  • SSE Renewables
  • Statkraft UK
  • Stratford Energy Solutions
  • SunGift Solar
  • SWATTEN
  • SynchroStor
  • Syzygy Consulting
  • TESVOLT
  • The Solar Shed
  • Thomas Halliwell Limited
  • Tribus Clean Energy
  • Trinzic
  • True Green Capital Management
  • Trust Renewables
  • Two Blues Solar
  • UPOWA
  • V-TAC UK
  • Voltalia
  • Watt Energy Saver
  • Windel Energy
  • Zestec Renewable Energy