Sustainability Report

Overview

The report describes Canadian Solar's 2023 sustainability performance across its solar, battery storage, and project-development businesses. It highlights reductions of 37% in GHG and energy intensity, 72% in water intensity, and 54% in waste intensity since 2017, alongside expanded Scope 3 reporting. The company completed 129 supplier ESG audits, including 29 on-site audits, and reported 22,234 global employees at year-end. It also continued its renewable-energy transition and disclosed a comprehensive 2023 GHG inventory covering Scopes 1, 2, and selected Scope 3 categories.

Document

Report type: Sustainability Report
Class: Dedicated
Scope: Full report
Fiscal year: 2023
Period: 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
Language: English
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Science Based Targets initiative

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