{"id":372,"date":"2019-10-30T16:43:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T07:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/?p=372"},"modified":"2019-10-30T16:43:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T07:43:35","slug":"canadian-solar-releases-2018-sustainability-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/2019\/372.html","title":{"rendered":"CANADIAN SOLAR RELEASES 2018 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><location value=\"LU\/ca.on.guelph\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">GUELPH, Ontario<\/location>, <chron>Oct. 24, 2019<\/chron> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar Inc.<\/org><\/a> (the &#8220;Company&#8221;, or &#8220;<org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar<\/org>&#8220;) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world&#8217;s largest solar power companies, today announced its latest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.cc\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/media\/Canadian_Solar_Sustainability_Report_2018_en.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Corporate Social Responsibility Report<\/a> is now available online.<\/p>\n<p>The report shows <org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar&#8217;s<\/org> firm commitment to sustainable social and environmental development and the company&#8217;s great efforts in making the difference in business and in local communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Corporate Social Responsibility Report is prepared following the guidelines of Global Reporting Initiative\u2122 (GRI) G4 CORE option, the global standard for sustainability reports. Below are the report highlights. <\/p>\n<p>Operational highlights:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>In 2018, <org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar<\/org> delivered 6.6 GW of solar modules worldwide. As of the end of the second quarter of 2019, the company had shipped over 36 GW modules cumulatively, which can generate around 45,321,600 MWh of clean electricity per year, enough to meet the needs of approximately 10 million homes. <\/li>\n<li>In the latest bankability survey conducted by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, <org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar<\/org> was ranked as the No.1 most bankable module manufacturer by respondents based on product quality, reliability and trustable corporate reputation. PV-Tech also gave <org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar<\/org> an AA bankability rating, showing that the Company has managed to successfully pursue a dual manufacturing\/downstream business. <\/li>\n<li><org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar&#8217;s<\/org> technology team set a world record of 22.80% conversion efficiency for p-type large area multi-crystalline silicon solar cell, and it was tested and certified by <location value=\"LC\/de;LB\/weur\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Germany&#8217;s<\/location> Institute f\u00fcr <org>Solarenergieforschung GmbH<\/org> (ISFH) in <chron>September 2019<\/chron>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Environmental highlights:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Water usage per kW production was reduced by 42.8% from 0.593 m<sup>3<\/sup> in 2017 to 0.339 m<sup>3<\/sup> in 2018. <\/li>\n<li>Electricity usage per kW production was reduced by 14.5% from 7.22 kWh in 2017 to 6.17 kWh in 2018. <\/li>\n<li>CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions for every kW module production was reduced by 19% from <span id=\"spanHghlt9d2a\">393 kg in 2017 to 318 kg<\/span> in 2018. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Social highlights:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>In 2018, the Company employed more than 13,000 people worldwide and created 561 new jobs. It also provided 43,266 training programs to employees during the year. <\/li>\n<li><org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar<\/org> continued to contribute to local communities, such as in Lungi, <location value=\"LC\/sl;LB\/wafr\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Sierra Leone<\/location> and Bauru, <location value=\"LC\/br;LB\/sam\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Brazil<\/location>, where the Company helped to build solar power systems for medical centers, kindergartens and elderly people&#8217;s homes. The Company believes the participation and direct contribution to the society is the best expression of business success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dr. <person>Shawn Qu<\/person>, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of <org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar<\/org>, commented: &#8220;I feel very proud that <org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar<\/org> has played a big role in the global solar energy development, and I am very grateful to all our customers, partners and employees for making this possible. I look forward to working with all of you moving forward. Only when we work together, we can make the difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><org value=\"CSIQ\" idsrc=\"xmltag.org\">Canadian Solar&#8217;s<\/org> 2018 Sustainability Report can be downloaded as PDF via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.cc\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/media\/Canadian_Solar_Sustainability_Report_2018_en.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.cc\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/media\/Canadian_Solar_Sustainability_Report_2018_en.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #77777a; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Noto Sans', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #77777a; text-transform: none; line-height: inherit; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Noto Sans', Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; font-stretch: inherit; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans;\">SOURCE <\/span><\/span>Canadian Solar Inc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/investors.canadiansolar.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/canadian-solar-releases-2018-sustainability-report\">http:\/\/investors.canadiansolar.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/canadian-solar-releases-2018-sustainability-report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GUELPH, Ontario, Oct. 24, 2019 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Canadian Solar Inc. 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