Rating agency EcoVadis has once again awarded SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA, FWB: S92) a gold medal for successful sustainability management. This puts SMA among the top five percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis worldwide. This is the second time in succession that the company has received the gold medal. The ratings and scorecards from EcoVadis show how well a company has integrated the principles of sustainability into its business and management system. The ratings focus on four categories: environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
EcoVadis has certified that SMA operates an advanced sustainability management system that covers all four topics assessed. SMA even managed to improve on its score from last year in the labor and human rights and sustainable procurement categories. “The once again very good evaluation in the demanding EcoVadis rating underscores the high importance of sustainability for SMA,” said SMA CEO Jürgen Reinert. “Holistic sustainability in all areas of the company is one of the key objectives at the heart of our Strategy 2025. Excellent ESG ratings such as the EcoVadis gold medal give us assurance that we are on the right track for attaining this ambitious goal.”
Nominated for the 2024 German Sustainability Award
In July, SMA had already been nominated as a “pioneer of transformation” in the field of energy generation technology for the 2024 German Sustainability Award for companies. The Award is the biggest and most prestigious of its kind in Europe. The finalists will be announced in September.
Further information on sustainability at SMA is available on our Website and in our 2022 non-financial statement.
About SMA
As a leading global specialist in photovoltaic and storage system technology, the SMA Group is setting the standards today for the decentralized and renewable energy supply of tomorrow. SMA’s portfolio contains a wide range of efficient PV and battery inverters, comprehensive system solutions for PV and battery-storage systems of all power classes, intelligent energy management systems and charging solutions for electric vehicles and power-to-gas applications. Digital energy services as well as extensive services up to and including operation and maintenance services for PV power plants round off SMA’s range. SMA inverters with a total output of more than 130 gigawatts have been installed in more than 190 countries worldwide. They help avoid the emission of around 63 million tons of CO2e annually. SMA’s multi-award-winning technology is protected by more than 1,700 patents and utility models. Since 2008, the Group’s parent company, SMA Solar Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (S92) and is listed on the TecDAX and MDAX index.
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Press contact:
Dagmar Buth-Parvaresh
Tel. +49 561 9522-421414
Presse@SMA.de
Sustainability contact:
Susanne Henkel
Tel. +49 561 9522-1124
Sustainability@SMA.de
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