The Solar Stewardship Initiative - An International PV Industry Effort for Transparent Solar Product Sourcing

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Recording of Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 12:04 .

Özer Ergül
Group Head of Procurement CPO
Aquila Capital
Niederlande

Sustainability needs to be high on the agenda of every serious solar developer today. As Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) criteria are embedded in proposed legislation, it is more and more urgent to establish the confidence of investors and consumers in the sustainability of the solar sector and ensure civil society support for large-scale solar developments.

This session will discuss:

  • The overall sustainability of traditional, utility-scale solar plants
  • How to improve the sustainability of large-scale solar developments
  • Cost considerations of sustainable PV plant development
  • The supply chain of PV power plant components
  • Initiatives solar developers are taking to improve supply chain transparency and sustainability including the Solar Stewardship Initiative

Further Talks of this session:

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Lina Dubina
Policy Advisor for Sustainability
SolarPower Europe
Belgien

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Delphine Cherel-Sparham
Chief Projects & Engineering Officer Renewables
ENGIE SA
France

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Dr. Kay Cesar
TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research
Niederlande

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Tomaso Charlemont
Product Manager PV Revamping / Repowering EMEA
BayWa r.e. AG
Germany

To Talk

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Delphine Cherel-Sparham
Chief Projects & Engineering Officer Renewables
ENGIE SA
France

Adele Ara
Head of Global Business Operations
Lightsource bp
Großbritanien

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