Meyer Burger pursues these SDGs

The production of solar cells and solar modules is an essential element of the PV value chain. The use of photovoltaics as the primary energy source ensures access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy worldwide while at the same time increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.

As a modern company, good working conditions, gender equality and fair treatment of each other as well as our partners and customers are a matter of course for us. We promote productive employment as well as sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Our production sites are located where employee rights are enshrined in law and actively co-determined.

Moreover, we are actively contributing to developing a resilient infrastructure through industrial innovation and are committed to sustainable industrialization. Our goal is to support the emergence of a sustainable energy infrastructure especially in regions that are threatened with losing their energy independence. A more independent power supply can be achieved through the use of photovoltaics. To achieve this, sustainable, and if possible regional, supply chains, which Meyer Burger is currently systematically setting up, are essential, as is stepping up investment in research and development.

Sustainable municipal development is impossible without implementing innovative solar systems that are integrated into modern living concepts, emission-free transport and public infrastructure. In a strategy paper, Meyer Burger has identified numerous realization possibilities in the context of urban development and in connection with existing infrastructure, including solar house roof systems on large apartment blocks, PV roofing on freeways or as an integral part of agriculture in innovative “agri-PV” concepts.

Our strategic orientation is based on a production process that conserves resources and is both cost-effective and energy-efficient. Our patentprotected technology requires fewer production steps and significantly less energy than conventional solar production. For Meyer Burger, it is imperative that the products resulting from this process are not discarded but rather recycled and returned to the material cycle. In this way, the material footprint of our products is reduced to a minimum.

Solar power is the solution to some of the most pressing problems of our time. The dramatic climate crisis calls for the fastest possible switchover to a very high proportion of renewable energies. Photovoltaics promotes the emergence of new forms of energy storage, such as hydrogen or innovative battery systems for the transportation or public infrastructure sectors, for example. Solar energy is used in a variety of ways: from detached houses to commercial use and large solar parks, every single solar module is vital to reduce CO₂ emissions and stop climate change.