Press Releases
ESMC’s latest press releases.
Here you’ll find the latest press releases from ESMC. To get in contact with any of the chairmen of the ESMC board or ask for comments on the latest press release:
NEWS ARCHIVE
MAY 17 The European Solar Manufacturing Council’s (ESMC) Working Group on Sustainable Solar PV Supply Chains has published the new recommendation paper "Implementation of the NZIA Proposition for Sustainability, Social, and Resilience Criteria." This paper aligns with the European Union's Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which aims to bolster European…
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This Wednesday, the European Parliament gave a final green light to new rules obliging firms to mitigate their negative impact on human rights and the environment. The Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), as the adopted legislation is called, mandates companies to integrate due diligence (thoroughly researching and mapping supply…
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Today, the European Parliament adopted the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which is a regulation for mandatory non-price resilience and sustainability criteria to be applied in public procurements, auctions, and other forms of public intervention for net-zero products. ESMC welcomes the NZIA as one of the first EU-wide mandatory legislative initiatives…
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Yesterday the European Parliament adopted, with a broad majority, the long awaited Regulation on Prohibiting Products made with Forced Labour (the Forced Labour Regulation (FLR)). ESMC expects that this new European new law will have a significant positive impact on the solar industry, as it mandates the banning of all…
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Today, the European Parliament adopted, with a broad majority, the long-awaited regulation to prohibit products made with forced labour. This new law could have a significant impact on the solar industry, as it mandates the banning of all products made with forced labour from the European market. It is widely…
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ESMC’s members have asked whether they should participate in ESG standard systems particularly in the newly established Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI). This topic was discussed at the ESMC Annual General Meeting, on March 11th, with the conclusion that the European PV manufacturing companies do not presently view the SSI as…
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BRUSSELS, APRIL 15. In response to the challenges for the European solar manufacturing industry, the European Commission has proposed the European Solar Charter (ESC), aimed at strengthening the industry through Member States commitments and the support of the European Commission. This evening, the Charter has been signed in Brussels by…
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On Monday, the 11th of March in Frankfurt, the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) convened for its Annual General Meeting, marking the conclusion of operations for 2023 and setting sights on the year ahead. Four new company representatives have been elected to the Board of Directors, expanding ESMC’s representation across…
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The European Solar PV Alliance (ESIA) is an industry initiative launched by the European Commission. It brings together companies, institutes, and organisations in the European PV industry with the primary goal of proposing practical solutions to enhance the PV value chain in Europe. The steering committee includes the European Commission,…
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Last night the negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission came to an agreement on the proposed regulation to prohibit products made with forced labour. As expected, the agreement keeps the fundaments of the original proposal; that all products made with forced labour should be banned…
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