Powering Positive Change™
A Global Company.
A Global Commitment.
At Maxeon Solar Technologies, our highly advanced solar products are powering the fight against climate change in more than 100 countries around the globe.
As a purpose-driven global organization, we believe we can make the greatest impact by joining the 12,000 + companies in 160 countries who also believe that together, we can make the world a better place.
That is why, beginning in our first year of operation in 2020, Maxeon Solar Technologies is committed to the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative and its principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.
Building a Better Tomorrow
Central to our UN commitment is the alignment of our ESG strategy with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This global framework lays out 17 goals adopted in 2015 by all 193 Member States of the UN.
It is the ideal blueprint for broadening our approach to sustainability and decarbonisation across the more than 100 countries we serve.
While our operations impact each of the 17 SDGs directly and indirectly, Maxeon will be focusing on four specific goals. By the end of 2021, we plan to have specific 2030 targets and commitments for each of these four SDGs.
Measuring our Impact
Not only do our products help others reduce their carbon footprint, but we measure and reduce our own environmental impact. View our latest sustainability metrics report via the link below. Prior reports are available in the resource library located at the bottom of this page.
Manufacturing Panels Sustainably
Making products sustainably requires thinking about their impacts in a multi-dimensional way. Long term change will come from rethinking the way we make and use consumable products. As such, we annually track and record key metrics associated with the manufacture of SunPower products, including water use, energy use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Learn more
Panels as Sustainable as the Energy they Produce
The inaugural pv magazine Sustainability Award in 2019 recognized the sustainable design and business practices surrounding the production of SunPower Maxeon (DC) solar panels.
Cradle to Cradle Certified™
SunPower Maxeon direct current (DC) panels were the world’s first solar panels to earn the prestigious Cradle to Cradle Certified—Bronze designation for a solar panel product. For this certification, panels go through a rigorous evaluation of sustainable practices in the areas of: material health, material reutilization, renewable energy & carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness.
Cradle to Cradle Certified is a certification mark licensed by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. Visit the Cradle to Cradle website for more information on the evaluation categories.
Sustainability Blogs
Designing Sustainability Powerhouses
Along the waterfront of Trondheim, Norway sits Powerhouse Brattørkaia. This sleek 18,580-square-metre office building generates twice as much solar energy as it will ever use, sharing the excess with neighboring buildings, electric buses, cars, and the nearby harbor ferry system through a local microgrid. It's a very intentional architectural solution orchestrated by a collaborative that calls itself the Powerhouse Team, and is revolutionizing the way buildings are designed, powered, and ultimately, deconstructed. The project received the prestigious 2020 Intersolar Smarter E-Award: Outstanding Projects in recognition of innovative business models and pioneering solutions in the sustainable energy industry.
Going Landfill-free
Our panel manufacturing plant in Mexicali, Mexico has been recognized with the solar industry’s first and only Zero-Waste-To-Landfill certification. The certification, published by NSF International, requires that no greater than 1% of material from a facility is sent to a landfill and no more than 10% of material is sent to a waste-to-energy facility.
Quenching the Thirst for a Better Life
Since 2001, Water Mission has combined a deep sense of compassion with advanced engineering expertise to provide safe water for drinking, sanitation, and hygiene to more than 4.5 million people in 56 countries around the world. Learn more about how Water Mission integrates solar energy into their water pumping solutions and why they chose SunPower Performance panels to provide safe water for 65,000 people at the Nyarugusu Refugee Settlement.
Light for the World: Tiny solar lanterns bring hope and light to millions
For 1.3 billion people around the world, reliable electricity is a luxury. Kerosene lamps are the main source of light for a household, but kerosene fumes are harmful to inhale and especially toxic for women and children. Nokero Solar has a solution that is already improving millions of lives in more than 120 countries.
