WORKING TOWARDS A MORESUSTAINABLE FUTURE

IN PROGRESS

• Silfab is actively involved in the SEIA PV recycling working group, which is investigating options for recycling other components within the solar manufacturing process as well as end of life solar panel recycling. SEIA provides a vetted list of recycling organizations at www.seia.org/initiatives/seia-national-pv-recycling-program.

• Silfab has established an Enviromental Committee to discuss topics of sustainability and environmental importance and implement an annual action plan including:

Monitoring, reporting and identifying opportunities to reduce water usage.

Monitoring, reporting and identifying opportunities to reduce energy use and GHG emissions.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY •EnergyconservationeffortsinourISO9001-2015certifiedmanufacturingfacilitiesincludesmartthermostats,energyefficientlightingandmotiondetectorretrofits.

• Silfab uses only electric energy in man-ufacturing and consumed ~5,484Mwh per year in 2018 for an indirect release from electrical usage of 0.00051 metric tons of GHG per module manufactured in 2018.

•Ontarioelectricityemissionsareonly40g.C02kwh, Washington 95g versus a global average of 478g/kwh in 2018.

•Ontario’selectricgridpowerisnearly90%GHGfree.Silfab’sindirectGHGemissionsfrom electrical use was 2,193 metric tons in 2018.

WATER USAGE • Silfab consumed < 4000 cubic meters of

water in 2018 down from 2017.• In our Canadian facility, all water is received fromCityofMississauga,Ontarioandisreturned via domestic waste water to the city waste streams at approximately the same volume.

CHEMICAL USAGE• Silfab does not use ozone depleting

substances in our facilities. Silfab adheres to the strict environmental laws of the Province ofOntarioandtheStateofWashingtonwhere we manufacture our solar panels. Silfabdoesnotuseperfluorocarbons.

RECYCLING•Silfabundertakeseffortstominimizethe

environmental impact of manufacturing. All ribbon and aluminum frame waste is recycled through a partnership program withavettedrecyclingorganization.Ourproduct packaging is minimal and where possible made with reusable and recyclable materials that can be returned for reuse.

• Within our business operation, we opt for digital copies where possible and adhere to a strict recycling program as part of our environmental policy.

DISPOSAL• Silfab safely disposes/recycles any chemical

waste through vetted chemical and waste transport service companies.

• Silfab Solar currently employs over 400+ people in both the US and Canada and we continue to add more jobs to the green energy marketplace.

•OurfacilitiesareISO9001-2015qualitycertified.

• Mandatory Health and Safety training is requiredbyallSilfabemployees.

WORKPLACEDIVERSITY

• At Silfab, diversity drives innovation and growth. The combined talents and diverse backgrounds of the engineers, skilled technicians and business professionals thatmakeupSilfab’sworkforce(over40%female) result in the manufacturing of superior products and help to connect us to our partners and customers.

• Silfab only partners with Socially Responsible Supply Chains

• Silfab Solar currently works with a select group of international and domestic charitiesandnotforprofitorganizationsto provide sustainable energy resources to help enhance the well-being of impoverished communities.

SOCIALRESPONSIBILITY

• Silfab is dedicated to advanced product development with on-site research and testing facilities. In 2019, Silfab, in partnership with international corporation DSM, will manufacture a metal wrap through back-contact solar panel designed for ease of disassembly for recycling of component parts.

INPUTS/ OUTPUTS

WORKERS RIGHTS,HEALTH & SAFETY

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Silfab Solar Inc.240 Courtneypark Drive East | Mississauga ONL5T2Y3 Canada Tel +1 905-255-2501 | Fax +1 905-696-0267www.silfabsolar.com | info@silfabsolar.com

Silfab Solar Inc. 800 Cornwall Ave | Bellingham WA 98225 USATel +1 360-569-4733