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Trina Solar (Schweiz) AG
Modern Slavery Act Statement 2020

MODERN SLAVERY ACT STATEMENT 2020

This statement is made pursuant to the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) on behalf ofTrina Solar (Schweiz) AG (hereafter referred to as “TSW”). This entity is doing business in
the United Kingdom and is part of the wider Trina Solar Group.
Trina Solar Group (hereafter referred to as “Trina Solar”) was founded in 1997, of which theheadquarter is in Changzhou city, Jiangsu Province, China. Trina Solar is the world-leading
PV and smart energy total solution provider. Trina Solar engages in PV products R&D,
manufacture and sales; PV projects development, EPC, O&M; smart micro-grid and multienergy complementary systems development and sales, as well as energy cloud-platform
operation. Trina Solar has been ranked as one of the top 3 PV module manufacturing
companies in the world.
Trina Solar's code of conduct, to which every employee must adhere, defines our company'svalues and guiding principles. They include a commitment to conduct business ethically aswell as compliance with all laws, rules and regulations in the places/countries where it doesbusiness. These guiding principles are embedded in everything the company does. Trina
Solar believes in partnering with others who share its values and who understand theimportance of always conducting business ethically.
Trina Solar commits to no use of child labor and forced labor, including prison labor,indentured labor, bonded labor or other forms of forced labor and will not tolerate slavery in
any of its business or supply chains.
This statement outlines the efforts to eradicate forced labor from its supply chains and theactions taken by Trina Solar to address modern slavery risks in our business and supply
chains over the period 1 January 2020 pursuant to 31 December 2020.
Our Organization’s Structure and Business
TSW is a company specialized in the sale of Photovoltaic modules and carries on businessin the Europe region, including in the UK, with our regional headquarters based in Zurich,Switzerland. We are a part of the Trina Solar Group, and our ultimate parent company isTrina Solar Co., Ltd. Trina Solar Co., Ltd has its head office in Changzhou, Jiangsu
Province, People’s Republic of China and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Scienceand Technology Innovation Board.
Trina Solar has over 15,000 employees globally and is present in more than 100 countries
and regions including regional headquarters in Zurich, San Jose, Tokyo, Singapore, sales
offices in Madrid, Mexico, Milan, Sydney, Chile, Dubai, and manufacturing facilities inThailand and Vietnam. TSW has over 19 employees.
In 2020, Trina Solar shipped 15.915GW of modules in total and had an operating revenue ofRMB 29.418 billion.
Our Europe business is organized in the following segments:-the manufacturing and sales of solar modules (MBU),-trackers; and-energy battery solutions (Storage).

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Within Europe these segments operate out of three main offices in Zurich, Madrid andMunich.
The three business segments operate as individual segments within the Trina Solar Group
however are internally aligned to ensure that Trina Solar can offer energy solutions to itscustomers.
Our Supply Chains
TSW’s main activity is the distribution of solar panels, which it purchases from its parent
company located in China.
Trina Solar’s supply chain covers more than 80 procurement items, including raw materials,auxiliary materials, infrastructure, equipment, spare parts, packaging, logistics services,personal protective equipment, office suppliers, certification services, etc. equipment, officesuppliers, etc. We are well aware of the challenges and risks that are increasingly being
influenced by the supply chain. Trina Solar promotes the continuous improvement ofsuppliers through supplier evaluation, audit and ability training to jointly build a sustainable
development model.
According to the requirements of production, the upstream and downstream supply chain
mainly involves the procurement of EVA, backsheet, tin-coated tape, glass, silver and othermaterials. Trina Solar has taken environmental and social impacts into account in thesupplier selection process for buying these materials. During the reporting period, there waszero labor force incident from our operating site and suppliers.
Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
At Trina Solar, we comply with the international labor rights standards and regulations,
including not involving any illegal employment, child labor and forced labor.
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in oursupply chains or in any part of our business.
To date, Trina Solar has issued and established:-Trina Solar Social Responsibility Management Regulation (accessible at
http://static.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/Trina%20Solar%20Social%20Responsibi
lity%20Management%20Regulation.pdf);-

Product Stewardship policy issued and signed by our Group CEO, Mr. Jifan Gao(accessibleat
http://static.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/Product_Stewardship_Policy_2021.pdf).

Our employees and third parties are encouraged to report any suspected violations involving
slavery or human trafficking, without fear of retaliation. Suspected incidents can be reported
directly to Trina Solar's Compliance Committee, or through a confidential hotline to protect
the identity of the whistle-blowers if they wish to remain anonymous.

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Due diligence processes for slavery and human trafficking
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk, Trina Solar has enacted a CSR
management standard and performs CSR internal audit each year.
We have in place systems to:-Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains; and-Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains.

Trina Solar has launched a new annual vendor performance evaluation which purports toimplement dynamic management of vendors and dynamically manage the information,
status and performance evaluation of all vendors, and promote their improvement.
A vendor performance evaluation system is established for regular evaluation from quality,
cost, delivery, service, innovation, the fulfillment of commitment of legal employment,
conflict-free minerals.
Vendors making no improvements for a long time will be restricted on business, frozen andeliminated. Vendors that fail to provide a legal employment commitment letter or involve
conflict minerals will not be listed as our company’s partner during the development anddynamic performance evaluation.
In addition, Trina Solar’s IT department is in the process of setting up a material traceabilitysolution for Trina Solar's components and those of its suppliers.
Supplier adherence to our values and ethics
We strive to ensure that our products do not incorporate or contain components or materials
that have been themselves produced manufactured or provided using force labor or slavery
in any form.
To ensure all those in our supply chain and contractors comply with our ethics, we have inplace a rigorous supply chain compliance program.
We have a dedicated team in charge of the corporate social responsibility management
which involves the following departments:-Legal Affairs department-Compliance department-Internal Audit department-Environmental Health and Safety department-Purchasing department-Quality department-Human Resource Management department; and-Brand Management department.

We shall issue the Corporate Social Responsibility Report according to the performance ofsocial responsibility and the annual inspection and evaluation of corporate socialresponsibility.

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We recently revisited contract terms and letters of commitments with all of our suppliers toreaffirm Trina’s commitment to zero tolerance for forced labor from any of our upstream
suppliers.
Trina Solar's global supply chain team monitors Trina Solar's global supply chain partners toensure that such partners will avoid any involvement or sourcing associated with forcedlabor practices.
Trina Solar has communicated to its suppliers the importance of the commitment to fairtreatment of laborers, but also a commitment to permit transparent investigation regarding
the origin of materials and the working conditions of employees. Through contract terms,
letters of commitment, shared tracing information, and supplier audits, Trina Solar isconfident that its suppliers comply with their social responsibility obligations, including labor
practices.
In addition, for certain key materials, Trina Solar is procuring raw materials for suppliers toprocess so that Trina Solar has complete control over the origin of raw materials.
Training
Trina Solar requires that all employees complete the Company's mandatory compliancetraining at least annually. As part of that training, employees are required to explicitly
acknowledge that they understand their responsibilities with respect to compliance with all
governing laws and regulations, as well as operating in a manner consistent with the ethicalprinciples that govern Trina Solar and its subsidiaries.
Trina Solar will continue to work to build awareness of modern slavery and ethical sourcing
issues among employees, particularly those responsible for overseeing its modern slavery
due diligence as well as buyers of products and services.
Our effectiveness in combating slavery and human trafficking
Trina Solar’s sustainability efforts are being audited since 2016 by EcoVadis, anindependent rating agency in Europe. For 2020, Trina Solar achieved Silver Medal level in
the Corporate Social Responsibility performance survey conducted by EcoVadis due tooutstanding record of protecting the environment and employee rights (report accessible at
http://static.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/TRINA_SOLAR_CO_LTD_(GROUP)_EcoVadis_
Rating_Certificate_2020.pdf). The 2021 audit should be finalized before the end of the year.

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Trina Solar (Schweiz) AG
Modern Slavery Act Statement 2020

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 andconstitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 2020. It
was approved by the board of directors of Trina Solar (Schweiz) AG and has been signed by
two of our authorized directors.

Date: September 17th, 2021

Signature:
Name:
Title:____________________________________________________

Gonzalo de la Viña
Director

Vincenzo Costanzelli
Director

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