Tongwei Joins Three Major Global Renewable Energy Organizations at SNEC 2025

China's solar giant reinforces its commitment to global energy transition with strategic partnerships

On June 11, during the 2025 SNEC exhibition, Tongwei officially announced its membership in three premier international renewable energy organizations: the Global Solar Council (GSC), the International Renewable Energy Agency Coalition for Action (IRENA Coalition for Action), and the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI). This marks Tongwei's inaugural simultaneous debut across all three authoritative global renewable energy platforms, underscoring the company's strategic ambitions and proactive engagement in worldwide energy transformation and sustainable development.

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The three organizations play pivotal roles in advancing global energy transition, promoting widespread renewable energy adoption, and driving solar technology innovation. The Global Solar Council serves as the industry's foremost international body, championing solar energy proliferation worldwide. IRENA Coalition for Action focuses on fostering collaboration among governments and stakeholders to accelerate renewable energy's share in the global energy mix. The Solar Stewardship Initiative is dedicated to promoting sustainable management and development within the solar sector. Tongwei's membership will provide these organizations with enhanced industrial support, injecting fresh momentum and resources to collectively propel global energy transition to new heights.

Strategic ESG Leadership Amid Global Challenges

Confronting mounting resource constraints, climate volatility, and shifting commercial landscapes, Tongwei—the photovoltaic industry's first Fortune Global 500 company—has maintained its green development philosophy for 43 years. The company actively participates in global ESG governance, operating under its core sustainable development mission "Together to Win."

Tongwei has pioneered the "3S" sustainable development management framework encompassing Strategy-Stewardship-Solution, deeply integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into operational practices. From mission-vision anchoring and target decomposition to international standard benchmarking and institutional framework reinforcement, Tongwei has established a comprehensive governance model spanning from top-level strategy to implementation details.

This holistic approach has achieved efficient coordination of environmental, social, and governance objectives while demonstrating remarkable "strategic resilience" through its circular economy paradigm of "zero-waste factories" and global recognition as a UN Global Compact best practice case. The model provides quantifiable and replicable ESG implementation templates for global enterprises navigating complex external environments.

Comprehensive Sustainability Achievements

In 2024, Tongwei unveiled 13 sustainable development commitments, established 20 sustainability targets, and joined 10 international sustainability initiative organizations, constructing a comprehensive sustainable development ecosystem matrix covering environmental governance and social value creation.

In environmental value creation, Tongwei achieved a 16% year-over-year reduction in organizational carbon emission intensity through clean production system optimization, with carbon footprint and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certifications reaching 68 items. Leveraging intelligent environmental management systems, the company drove systematic reductions exceeding 20% in wastewater, waste gas, and solid waste pollutant emissions. Renewable energy consumption surpassed 23.965 million MWh, maintaining industry leadership in clean energy application standards.

Supply chain development achieved milestone breakthroughs, with Tongwei becoming the first company to pass TÜV Rheinland traceability auditing in a single attempt while achieving all A-grade assessments or above, establishing full product lifecycle traceability systems through integrated industrial chain advantages.

Global Sustainable Partnership Initiative

In May 2025, Tongwei officially launched its "Global Sustainable Partnership Program" worldwide, representing both an extension and deepening of the "Together to Win" strategy and comprehensive implementation of Tongwei's "3T Mission and 4W Vision" strategic framework.

Guided by the "Together to Win" sustainable development strategy, the program centers on three core pillars: co-construction, co-governance, and sharing. Through establishing deep collaborative relationships with global partners, industry peers, research institutions, government organizations, and NGOs, the initiative aims to jointly create more resilient and sustainable green industrial ecosystems, contributing Tongwei solutions to human sustainable development.

International Recognition and Future Outlook

Through effective ESG practices, Tongwei has accumulated over 70 domestic and international sustainability awards. The company has been listed on Fortune China's ESG Impact List for three consecutive years, ranked among China's ESG Listed Company Pioneers 100, and received the UN Global Compact "Twenty Best in Twenty Years" sustainable development case recognition for enterprises in China.

Dr. Zhu Zihan, Tongwei's Chief Sustainability Officer, emphasized the company's role as a leading global photovoltaic enterprise actively engaged in addressing climate change, committed to becoming a world-class energy supplier with international influence. Over the years, Tongwei has participated extensively in international sustainable development initiatives including the UN Global Compact (UNGC) and RE100, attending UN Climate Conferences for five consecutive years. The "Together to Win" sustainable development strategy has gained broad international recognition, accumulating rich international cooperation experience while demonstrating Chinese photovoltaic enterprises' responsibility and commitment on the global stage.

As Tongwei continues integrating ESG principles into corporate governance, technological innovation, and globalization across all dimensions, the company is redefining "responsible growth" through concrete actions. The company firmly believes that only enterprises proactively assuming responsibility and actively seeking solutions can distinguish themselves in future global competition. ESG pathway efforts not only enhance corporate resilience and vitality but also contribute to global societal progress.

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Looking ahead, Tongwei will leverage the resources and platform advantages of its newly joined organizations to strengthen communication and cooperation with international bodies and industry partners. The company will jointly explore new pathways for renewable energy development, expand broader and deeper collaboration in clean energy sectors, and inject stronger Tongwei momentum into global energy transition and sustainable development.