Benefit Mankind with Solar Energy

2014 Corporate Social Responsibility ReportAbout the Report
Range and Scope of the Report
Trina Solar started to compile and issue the Corporate Social Responsibility Report in 2010, and the last Report was published andissued in August, 2014.
The Report elaborates on Trina Solar’s ideas, strategies and concrete practices in relation to corporate social responsibility in 2014,
covering all factories and operating business units which were under management control of Trina Solar. It includes all managed
operations and consolidates our reporting on economy, environment, people and community. In this report, we explain our visionand policy with respect to corporate social responsibility and report on our management approaches, activities, initiatives andour key performance indicators in this field during 2014.
The annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report is dedicated to providing information to all stakeholders, including
stockholders, potential investors, clients, staff, the communities we live and work in, business partners, public welfareorganizations, media and government, to help them understand and evaluate Trina Solar’s influence, risks and opportunities inrelation to sustainable development. We will continue to improve the disclosure quality of social responsibilities and graduallywiden our sustainable development road.

Report Frame
Trina Solar refers to Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines to compile our Corporate Social
Responsibility Report every year. The 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report is based on the Sustainability Reporting
Guidelines G4 of GRI by revealing relevant information according to its disclosure plan.

Data Measurement
The data in this Report mainly comes from the original records of practical operation. The information in the Report will receive
internal auditing by the company, and some special content will be subject to external auditing. We will periodically validate theeffectiveness of the data collection process and data management system. We obtained ISO14001 Environmental Management
System certification in 2008 and OHSAS18001 Occupational Health Management System certification in 2010. In 2011, we got
the ISO14064-1 certification for Greenhouse Gas Emission Data Verification. In 2012, we passed the Product Carbon Footprint
Verification PAS2050. We validate the effectiveness of these systems through external auditing every year.
Our CSR report is prepared both in Chinese and English. Each has paper and electronic versions. The electronic format will be
published in the form of PDF, which you can acquire from Trina Solar’s website. We appreciate your comments or feedbacks on thisreport via e-mailing to EHS_Department@trinasolar.com.

Report Compilation Process··

Formulation of CSR policy and development of publishing plan.

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Identification of stakeholder interests and collection of materials.

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Designing, drafting, editing and proofreading.

··Final approval by the top management.

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Report publication, feedback collection and continuous improvement.

Message from the Leadership

Message from the Leadership

Message from the Leadership

To Our Distinguished Stakeholders,
Welcome to reading Trina Solar’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Report of 2014.

Constantly improving energy efficiency and coping with global
warming are the fundamental targets of Trina Solar’s product design
and innovation. In 2014, our company began implementation of

In recent decades, economic development and population growth

ISO50001/GBT23331 (Energy Management System) standard. We arehave driven an enormous demand for energy worldwide, causing vastcommitted to integrating the concept of environmental protection

amounts of greenhouse gases emission to the atmosphere throughand sustainable development into every stage of our manufacturingfossil fuel burning, and resulting in global warming. A future powered

processes, including product planning, design, purchasing, R&D and

by sustainable, clean energy is necessary to tackle the enormous

production. We are continuously improving energy and resource

challenges mankind faces regarding fossil energy shortages andutilization rates by implementing energy saving projects. We spare no

global warming. As a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainable

effort to reduce environmental impact. In May 2014, we received thedevelopment, we pay more attention to social responsibility so as

Excellence Award of Low Carbon & Green Management issued by theto promote sustained environmental and social development, while

British Standards Institution (BSI), a leading provider of international

focusing on our own development.

standards and related services. In October 2014, we successfully passed

The effects of the international financial crisis and disputes within the
PV field made 2013 a rough year for the industry. Nonetheless, here at
Trina Solar, providing clean, reliable and affordable solar energy in a
responsible manner is not only an obligation, but also an inner drive

the Product Carbon Footprint verification by BSI. The verification
showed that we achieved a reduction of 13.2% in our product’s carbon
footprint, compared to that in 2012. The achievement is a result of ourrelentless pursuit for sustainable development.

guiding our progress in the right direction. We believe that working

Trina Solar has always considered social responsibility as an important

together is the only way to ensure a bright future for all. Our mission

factor toward achieving sustainable development. Our company

is to benefit mankind with solar energy. As the Chinese saying goes,has vowed to deliver corporate social responsibility and has kept its“He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom”. In the facepromise. As far back as 2003, Trina Solar participated in the Chinaof such challenges, Trina Solar’s staff has continued to push forward

Township Electrification Program, building 40 off-grid solar power

to respond, innovate, develop and transcend. Thanks to this, thestations in Changdu, Tibet, to help local residents step into modern

company has achieved profits for six consecutive quarters since Q3life after a lifetime without electricity. In August 2012, the Trina Road,

2013. In 2014, the total shipments of modules manufactured by Trinafunded and built by Trina Solar, officially opened in Xinjiang, Wuqia

Solar reached 3.66 gigawatts, an increase of 41.9% compared to theCounty. As part of the Xinjiang aid project, Trina Solar contributed toprevious year; net revenues reached 2.29 billion USD, indicating a year-

the economic development of the western border area. Towards theover-year growth of nearly 29% along with a net profit of 61.26 million

end of 2013, Trina Solar participated in the National Poverty Alleviation

USD. Despite adverse circumstances, we have improved and further

Project, the new demonstration project for rural applications of theconsolidated our position as a leading manufacturer in the PV field, as

PV industry. The town of Qinghu, in Lianyungang, Donghai County,

well as the largest supplier of PV modules in the world.

was integrated into the state grid and officially started electricity

The environment is the cornerstone for the survival and developmentof mankind. As a global enterprise, we are committed to promoting
harmonized development for people and their environment throughconstant innovation. Trina Solar has the ideas of environmental
protection and social responsibility deep-rooted into every step ofAs part of our commitment to sustainable development and innovation, we willcontinue to integrate the ideas in our entire manufacturing and operation process. We
strive to drive down the cost of photovoltaic (PV) power generation through constanttechnological innovation, making solar power affordable for everyone while meeting
the worldwide demand for clean energy. We look forward to creating a framework fora future-oriented, cleaner, sustainable energy system so as to benefit mankind withsolar energy.

performance made by Trina Solar.

its manufacturing and operation processes. In 2014, Trina Solar was
ranked No. 1 globally in environmental and social performance inthe 2014 Solar Scorecard, an award system established by the Silicon
Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC), a non-profit organization engaged
in promoting human health and environmental justice. The Solar

generation. The project became the first domestic rural residential
community to implement multiple-block joint-rooftop PV power
generation, providing 129 local residents with clean and stable solar
electricity. Furthermore, Trina Solar has also donated solar modules
to Haiti which was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami, andother remote poverty-stricken areas in Africa, in an effort to address
the living conditions for local residents. As a result of these efforts,
Trina Solar was awarded the Best Green Contribution Award 2013 atthe 3rd China Charity Festival & “Because of Love” Public Welfare Grand
Ceremony in 2014.

Scorecard covers 12 assessment indexes including extended producer

In the future, as part of our commitment to sustainable development

responsibility, emission transparency, chemical reduction plan,and innovation, we will continue to integrate these ideas in our entire

worker rights/health/safety, supply chains, module toxicity, recycling,

manufacturing and operation process. We strive to drive down the costbiodiversity and Energy & GHGs etc. This is the third consecutive yearof PV power generation through constant technological innovation,that Trina Solar has won the honor. In June 2014, Trina Solar won themaking solar power affordable for ever yone while meeting theBlue Sky Award issued by the United Nations Industrial Development

worldwide demand for clean energy. We look forward to creating a

Organization (UNIDO) for its high-efficiency crystal Honey Ultra Cell/framework for a future-oriented, cleaner, sustainable energy system so

Module. The Honey Ultra technology is appraised as the most valuable

as to benefit mankind with solar energy.

technology in the renewable energy industry. These achievements
demonstrate technology innovation and comprehensive product

Jifan Gao
Chairman and CEO of Trina SolarContents

Contents

Contents

01 Managment andDevelopment

02 Care for Our Earth

03 Focus on Supply Chain

04 Care for Employees

05 Contribution to Society·· Company Profile·· Green Sustainable Development·· Supplier Development·· Protection of Employees' Rights·· Corporate Culture·· Solutions to Climate Change·· Supplier Management·· Recognition of Employees’ Contributions ·· Donations·· Corporate Governance·· Environment-friendly Operation·· Strategic Partners·· Listen to Employees·· Guidelines and Policies·· Biological Diversity Management·· Communication with Stakeholders·· Challenges and Opportunities·· Building Learning Organization·· Care for Employees Physical & Mental
Health·· Key Performance·· Employees' Safety·· Awards·· Work-Life Balance·· Education Support·· Volunteer Activities

GRI Index

Company Profile
Founded in 1997, Trina Solar is a leading global provider of photovoltaic modules, system solutions and services. Trina Solar regards
providing reliable and high-performance photovoltaic system as its duty. Although it has grown to a leading enterprise in the global
solar industry, its core commitment will always be to provide customers with clean and reliable solar photovoltaic systems of the highest
quality.
As one of the earliest Chinese photovoltaic system integrators, Trina Solar is committed to working closely with installers, distributors,
public utilities and project developers all over the world to create smart energy together. We pledge to establish a sustainable solar
energy industry and constantly lead the industry in technological innovation, product quality, advocating of environmental protection,
fulfillment of social responsibility, etc.
Shipments of 2014

Employees

Business Coverage

3.66 GW

14,28025 countries

Organizational Structure
Directed by our corporate strategy and core business process, we keep optimizing our organizational structure by identifying a global system onbasis of our product manufactured with three Business Units (Module BU, System BU, Distributed PV Generation and Application BU) as the mainpart, regions as the drive power for business development and efficiently supported by functional departments of headquarters. The functional
departments in headquarters mainly focus on strategic planning, business supporting and risk control, while each business unit focuses
on strategy implementation. The regions will be responsible for the market exploration, administrative management and public relations in each
local region to support the realization of corporate strategy.
Chairman & CEO

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CEO's Office

Governance Development
Global Business
Units

Global Areas

Global Functional
Departments

Trina Solar is committed to achieving and maintaining the highest level of corporate governance,
maintaining sound and good corporate governance rules, so as to guarantee the interests ofshareholders, customers and employees. It strictly complies with effective laws and regulations

America

Module BU

Global Finance and IT

EuropeSystem BU

Human Resources

Distributed
Photovoltaic
Power
Generation andApplication BU

Legal Affairs

in the countries and regions where our business is operated, and with applicable guidelines andregulations issued by regulatory authorities; and verifies the Company's management systemregularly. The company pays great attention to the compliance operation in good faith; follows
the laws and regulations, international conventions and business ethics; sticks to taking careof the relationship with suppliers, clients, government departments, partners, competitors andother stakeholders with principles of fairness and honesty. It wins respect and the market ingood faith, and improving the company’s internal quality and value with compliance operation,■■ Company Profile■■ Corporate Culture■■ Corporate GovernancePublic Affairs
Business Development
National Energy
Photovoltaic
Technology
Engineering Center■■ Guidelines and Policies■■ Communication with Stakeholders■■ Challenges and Opportunities■■ Key Performance■■ Awards
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We are fully aware that excellent corporate culture makes a good working atmosphere. It is the inner drive for sustainable development,
the essential factor for corporate unity improvement and sound development, the basic foundation for establishing our corecompetitiveness and the effective guarantee for realizing our mission and vision.
In Trina Solar, Benefit Mankind with Solar Energy is our common commitment for the future. "Customer Focus, Open-mindedness, Respect & Winwin, and Pursuit of Excellence" is the core belief rooted deeply in our hearts. It is the cultural gene that we insist and agree on for the long term,

Customer Focus

Corporate Culture

Energy Group ！

Reading Festival of Trina Solar LibraryBooks are the ladder of human progress. In order towelcome World Reading Day on April 23 rd , Trina Solarorganized a series of activities for the reading festival

We always challenge and improve ourselves by

our customers.

adopting an open minded attitude.

•Seek to proactively understand customers’ needs•Think and act with integrity and honesty•Respond to customer requests promptly and•Courage to exhibit personal accountability

effectively•Accept feedback with humility and willing to•Provide excellent customer service and experience•Achieve commercial success through continuous•Accept and embrace change

innovation

Customer Focus

improve self

Core Values

Open Mindedness
Respect & Win-win
Pursuit of Excellence

We achieve win-win through respect andWe pursue higher goals under the guidance ofcooperation.

our mission and vision.

•Respect others and build trust•Possess a strong sense of ownership•Foster a harmonious and effective working•Dedicate to goal achievement with a pragmatic

environment

and factual attitude•Create personal and team success•Challenge self and continuously exceed status quo•Pursue win-win for all stakeholders•Strive to be #1 through continuous innovationfrom April 18 th to May 18 th , including the establishment

Pursuit of Excellence

Solar Energy!

2020：To be a Global Leading Smart

Core values

Benefit Mankind with

Vision愿景Respect & Win-win

Case

Missionand the spiritual guideline leading us to achieve such joint commitment.

We are dedicated to create long term value forOpen Mindedness

Management and Development

Management and Developmentof a reading group, organizing an exchange of reading
experiences, holding a lecture about happy life and happy

In order to integrate the core values in the daily behavior of each Trina Solar employee and put it from words into action, we continue to take acareer, etc. It aims to encourage staff to broaden theirvariety of programs to ensure that the core values are rooted in every aspect of our business. We maintain consistency in both thought and action

horizons through reading and develop a habit of reading!

in daily operations and provide effective services to our customers at the same pace.

Implementation Actions·· Set up a mailbox for corporate culture communication to collect each employee's suggestions and comments
regarding the cultural construction.

·· Establish Trina Solar Culture Construction Team to promote the Company's cultural construction so that we havecorrect guidance for thinking and action in daily work.

·· Organize the corporate culture forum where Trina Solar employees can express their understanding on the corevalues, share experiences and stories associated with the same, and transmit and gather the endless Trina culture!

·· Conduct 360-degree Trina Culture Evaluation to help all the employees have a deeper understanding of Trina
Solar's culture and core values, get aware of the importance of our corporate culture. Let employees know theirown advantages and improvement opportunities in the core value-related practice, and take this as the reference
to make improvement continuously, so that our core values can become the lasting power for Trina Solar's growth.

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2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report04Management and Development

Management and Development

Risk Management

Corporate GovernanceRisk management and control is the necessary condition for the enterprise’s stable development and the safety of employees. To better

Trina Solar adheres to being customer-centered, constantly improving its transparent and open company management system andidentify and deal with all kinds of financial and non-financial risks, based on the attitude of being responsible for our stakeholders, we

gradually building a responsible, honest and compliant corporate management mechanism. Trina Solar defines the company's decision-

set up a risk management department and formulate risk control system to regularly monitor the major risks in daily operations. At themaking power, business management right and supervision right. The check and balance ensures that the company runs smoothly.

same time, in the executive conference twice a year, risk issues are collected from senior management through the risk questionnaire.
Afterwards, significant risks faced by the company are discussed and updated. Trina Solar prepares a risk improvement plan, monitors

Board of Directors

indicators for systematic risk management, and reduces the possibility of any major losses for the company.

Trina Solar has established Board of Directors and laid down the requirements of "Trina Solar's Corporate Governance Regime". We
have three committees under the Board of Directors, which evaluate and discuss all the important matters proposed to the Board. The
committees' responsibility is to ensure the company's decisions being made in a scientific, rational and efficient way.

Business Ethics and Anti-fraud
Trina Solar has established the business conduct and ethics code. The code specifies the common code of conduct for Trina Solar in• Assisting the board in reviewing
and approving the compensation structure, including all forms

Corporate Governanceand Nominating
Committee• Overseeing our accounting
and financial reporting processes
and audits of the financial state-

Compensation
Committee

Audit Committee

business activities. If the code set out more stringent requirement than practices or applicable regulations, it should prevail, so as toensure that all of our business activities conform to the highest standard of business ethics and anti-fraud measures. This code aims to• Identifying and recommending

prevent misconduct and advocates the followings:

qualified candidates to the board
for selection of directors nomi-··

Honest and ethical conduct, including morally dealing with actual or apparent conflicts of interest between
personal and professional relationship.

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Submitting comprehensive, fair, accurate and timely reporting of files to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Development and Succession Plan··

Following relevant laws, regulations and rules.

We firmly believe that integrity and legal compliance are the two cornerstones for sustainable development. Trina Solar seeks to exceed··

Reporting any internal violation of the Code in a timely manner.

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Every staff member of Trina Solar should follow this code.

ments of our company.
• Selecting the independent
auditors and pre-approving all
auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performedby the independent auditors.

Communication with Shareholdersof compensation, relating to ourdirectors and executive officers.
• Examine and verify programs
related to employees' salary andwelfare.

Performance Evaluation

nees for election or re-election
to the board of directors;• Monitoring compliance with ourcode of business conduct and ethics.

Integrity & Compliance
its rivals with transcendent business performance by fair and honest competition, rather than illegal or unethical business practices. The
company strictly prohibits infringement of the third parties' intellectual properties. We adhere to the principles of fairness, integrity andlegal compliance. Every employee is required to treat customers, suppliers and competitors equally and respect their rights.

Anti-corruption
We focus on legitimate business and adhere to the highest standards of business ethics for the operation of the company, not limited
to following laws and regulations, but also following more strict requirements. Trina Solar has formulated the Gift and Benefit Receiving
Management System, Gift and Entertaining Management System, Trina Solar Reporting System and so on. These systems completelyreflect Trina Solar’s moral values and business operation rules, requiring and helping Trina Solar employees to always carry out theirpractical work based on these ethical standards advocated by the company.

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In 2014, we kept perfecting our internal audit and control system and anti-corruption system to comply with business ethics. Also weorganized employees at important positions to learn provisions about honest practices. Gradually we established a comprehensive
management and control mode by conducting prevention and control simultaneously, combined with education, to prevent theoccurrence of corruption from aspects of awareness and system.

With headquarters in China, Trina Solar sets up professional agencies within the scope of global business. The Business Ethics Committee
leads the company’s business ethics construction and promotion. A full-time department has been established, responsible for dealing
with reports, complaints, consulting and other matters relating to business ethics and anti-fraud. Through the establishment of an ethics
hotline, a special mailbox for anti-fraud and other channels and mechanisms, risks and challenges in the business environment arefound in a timely manner, and the ethical risks are minimized. We have issued requirements and operation guidance about corporate
governance on the company's official website (www.trinasolar.com).

Creating a Mechanism to Solve Employees' Problems or Doubts
Employees can report misconducts or questionable business practices of staff and suppliers through e-mail, telephone,correspondence or interview to the Business Ethics and Anti-fraud Auditing Department (including commercial bribery,embezzlement, fraud, conflicts of interest, misuse of assets, etc.).
Continuous training and education is the foundation for setting up staff consciousness of legitimate business. We
prepare E-Learning training courses on business ethics for all staff to learn and strengthen practice of important
knowledge. This helps to warn and instruct the existing staff to comply with laws and regulations through timely shareof cases and improvement of the workflow. We also prevent possible corruption-related behaviors via mails in holidays.
We ensure employees abide by business ethics in a clear, simple and direct way, and ensures the Company's businessalways in line with applicable business ethics policies.

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2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report06Management and Development

Guidelines and Policies

Management and Development

Product Stewardship Policy

We established and maintained a complete environment management system and occupational health management system in line

Trina Solar actively developed the product stewardship policy to ensure safety and environmental protection in terms of R&D,

with international standards, i.e., ISO14001 and OHSAS18001. We set up Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policy and Productmanufacturing, transportation, application and disposal of PV modules throughout its life cycle.

Stewardship policy. The policies show our top management's commitments to complying with applicable legal and other requirements,
as well as prevention of EHS accidents and continuous improvement. The policies are the motivation for implementing and improving•

Trina Solar conducts business in a manner that ensures compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements
and industry standards. We commit to integrating environmental, health and safety responsibilities into all stagesof our product life cycle.

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We believe that product stewardship, the ongoing performance improvement of products in terms of environmental,
health and safety aspects, is one of the cornerstones of sustainable business. We act in a responsible manner to protect
our employees, customers and the communities in which we operate.

•

Trina Solar pledges to implement effective product stewardship management programs and show our commitment andleadership to meet the customers’ increasing demands on safer and more environmentally sustainable products.

•

Trina Solar actively strives to use and develop new raw materials and products in a responsible manner by assessing theirrisks for current and future generations.

•

Trina Solar offers product guidance to customers, distributors and users so that our products are safely transported, stored andused. We voluntarily participate in take-back and recycling program for defective and/or end-of-life (EOL) solar modules.

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Trina Solar engages with stakeholders to periodically review the policy statement to ensure that it remains adequate andcontinues to meet stakeholders’ expectations.

our EHS management system so that we can maintain and improve our EHS performance.

Environment, Occupational Health & Safety and Energy Management Policy
Trina Solar is committed to research and development, design and manufacture of solar energy photovoltaic modules and systemsolutions so as to reduce the overall costs of solar energy power generation. While providing clean energy products for human beings,
we attach high importance to the occupational health and safety of employees and value the harmonious development of enterpriseand environment. Our vision is to create a safe, healthy and harmonious working environment for employees, efficiently utilizing energy
and natural resources, to create a communion with nature for human beings. We hereby make the commitment to:··

Promote sustainable manufacturing and build an environmentally-secure planet by making efficient use ofenergy and resources and maximizing raw material recycling.

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Commit to the prevention of pollution, occupational injury and illness to minimize its negative impact onenvironment and ensure employee’s health and safety.

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Proactively reduce occupational injury and illness risks and promote employee health and well-being.

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Consistently reduce energy consumption and carbon emission from production and commercial operations
by enhancing energy efficiency.

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Enhance employee EHS & energy conservation awareness and encourage employees to participate in EHS &energy conservation programs.

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Continually improve EHS & energy management performance via perfecting EHS & energy management
system.

··Provide transparent EHS reports to stakeholders and other relevant interested parties.

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Comply with all applicable EHS & energy management laws & regulations and meet interested parties’
requirements.

Pledge our support and commitment to help our suppliers to improve their EHS & energy management
performance and take social responsibility.

Case

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Trinasmart Obtains "Intelligent Module" Certification
Trinasmart is a kind of intelligent module, which integrates innovative technology into the overall solution of solar
energy modules. Users have access to relevant data of all modules in real time via their mobile phones or laptops.
They only need to click the mobile device in hand to turn off the overall system in emergency situations. In case ofelectrical failure, Trinasmart could automatically turn off the malfunctioning modules. In case of fire, the modules may
automatically stop working, thus reducing the danger brought to firefighters by high voltage in the course of rescue.
In October 2014, German Rhein TUV conducted a series of tests to such advanced intelligent modules based on
accurate measurements of their electrical characteristics. By virtue of stable performance and reliable quality,
Trinasmart intelligent modules won the first certification issued by German Rhein TUV for intelligent modules in China.

2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report08Management and Development

Management and Development

Communication with Stakeholders
Stakeholders

To deal with the challenge posed by sustainable development, we need to make a concerted effort with all stakeholders to make use

Communication Methodsof our respective advantages to jointly promote sustainable development for human society through means of diversified cooperation.

Our Responsibilities andCommitments

Through identifying stakeholders and conducting systematic classification management with them, Trina Solar has established stable
and multiple communication channels. We have kept soliciting opinions of stakeholders for an extended period, so as to have acomprehensive understanding and respond quickly to the demands of stakeholders, better serve customers, make a contribution to··Customers·
satisfaction survey·Customer··Interviews

society and satisfy the expectations of stakeholders.
In future, we will continue to work together with our partners worldwide to assume the changing power supply methods of the world as

The roundtable communication meeting held monthly for
management and employees isa platform by which corporate
management can get to k now
the problems existing in finance,
quality, production, safety andother aspects via interactive exchange with employee representatives. They can jointly analyze
the problems with employees toseek solutions. Meanwhile, employee representatives can haveaccess to more information about
the company through the meeting, thus effectively improving
cohesion with employees.

·
meeting of shareholders·General·release operation performance·Periodically··Employees

On September 22 th , 2014, Dr.
Pierre Verlindent, chief scientistof Trina Solar led Trina Solar’s
technical team to attend the 29th
Europe Photovoltaic Conference.
At the conference, Dr. Pierre
took double glazed module
products, researched and developed independently by Trina
Solar, as the topic of lecture.
A m o n g t h e p ro d u c t s, a n e w
type of highly-efficient IBC cellbecame the main focus, which
was jointly researched and developed by Trina Solar national
key laboratory and Australian
National University.

about the state of operations and other·comfortable workplaces·Provide·management·Performance·
good welfare benefits·Provide

·
forum
·BBS

·
for employees’ health and·Concern
occupational development·
suggestion mailbox·Reasonable··Environment·
saving and emission reduction·Energy·utilize energy and resources·Rationally·management and compliance discharge·Waste·energy saving and emission·Implement·
verification, and reduction of·GHG·
reporting·Regularly··Government

Government

On October 27 th, 2014, Jifan Gao,
Chairman of the board and CEO,attended the SME Symposia in
Wuxi held by Gaoli Zhang, Member of Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the CPC Central
and the Vice Premier of the StateCouncil. With regard to the overall
trend of the photovoltaic industry,
existing difficulties and proposals,
Jifan Gao gave a special repor t
and put forward relevant policy
proposals on the problems with financing, power station quota andtaxation, etc. currently facing thephotovoltaic industry.

·
and accurately disclose information·Timely··Training· hotline·HR·
research, planning and formulation·Policy·cooperation·Project·
Partners·Business·/ Standard·Peers
Association··Community·
taxes according to law·Pay·laws and regulations·Observe·
competition·Fair·
policy notification·EHS·
development·Joint·review·Supplier·training·Contractor·
cooperation based on mutual·Promote
trust

·
forum
·Industry·
promoting sci-tech innovation·Keep·of research findings·Release·a sustainable solar energy industry·Forge·volunteer activities·Employee·communication·Community··Mediareduction methods·
EHS management·Improve·talks·Regular·of public welfare/charity programs·Operation

Peers

Commercial partners
Community
09

On May 18 th , 2014, Trina Solar’sb i c yc l e r i d i n g e nv i ro n m e n t a lprotection volunteers rode for 55
km to the Chinese Filial Piety Park
after departing from a community
where Changzhou headquarters is
located. Throughout the journey,
they promoted the low carbon
life concept to citizens, visiting
and teaching China’s traditional
culture of filial piety in Chinese
Filial Piety Park to better develop,
carry forward and inherit the filial
piety spirit of China.

in Wuxi·
corporate governance structure·Improve·satisfaction survey·Employee

product’s greenhouse gas emissions
We invited over 350 strategic
partners and supplier representatives worldwide to attend the“2014 Trina Solar Annual Global
Supplier Conference”. At the conference, we jointly reviewed theperformance achieved by Trina
Solar in 2014, explored purchaseplanning and the win-win co operation concept of 2015 andawarded the “Excellent Supplier
Prize”, “Technical Innovation Prize”
and “Outstanding Quality Prize”
for 2014.

servicessignificant matters

Employees

Customers··Shareholders

We organized prospective customers to take part in Trinasmart andHoney Module training activities at
the British Leicestershire Prestwold
Driving Center. Prestwold Driving
Center is located near Wymeswold,
the biggest solar energy power
generation plant in Britain, which isequipped with 134,000 Trina Solar
photovoltaic modules. This training
perfectly combines technical training with interactive experience,thus leaving a deep impression onprospective customers in attendance.

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safe and high quality products and·Provide·
steadily and healthily·Operate

our responsibility and accelerate the transition to clean and reliable renewable energy. It is our tenet, our responsibility, and undoubtedly an
opportunity to lead us to make progress.

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abide by business ethics·Scrupulously·
to social public welfare·Devote·for community development·Serve·communication·Media·term concern for media opinion·Long·
information disclosure, such as the CSR·Regular·disclose information on social·Actively

reportresponsibilities

2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report10Management and Development

Challenges & Opportunities
We believe that excellent enterprises can not only tackle challenges but can also grasp social demands and explore a larger market.
Over the past year, we have been striving assiduously, paying attention to every opportunity and challenge around the world and thelocations where we operate to formulate long-term development strategies for such opportunities. Faced with Sino-Europe photovoltaic
trade disputes, we uphold our mission and vision, actively promote and effectively participate. We have consolidated and expanded
market shares in the European market and turned crisis into opportunity.

Challenges and Opportunities in 2014·
·Main
opportunities··Mainchallenges• The national government and local government
at all levels actively push and promote healthy development of the photovoltaic power generationindustry. The National Energy Administration further implements a favorable policy on distributed
photovoltaic power generation. A good micro-environment in China adds further momentum to thedevelopment of domestic photovoltaic enterprises
and the layout of domestic market.

·
relating to international trade·Disputes

Cases

Management and Development

Accelerate the Development of Distributed Business
The Photovoltaic Power Generation Demonstration Project of Heyuan Power Plant
Guangdong Heyuan Power Plant is a coal fired power plant. By the end of 2014,
The demonstration project of Heyuan Power Plant PV Power Generation contracted
by Trina Solar, was accepted to generate power for connection to the grid. This
photovoltaic power station, with a total installed capacity of 2 megawatts, makes

Ways of Responding to Challenges& Commitment to Sustainable Development

full use of idle spaces such as the ground, roof and car shed of Heyuan Power
Plant. It used 7,640 pieces of Trina Solar 260 watt high efficient polycrystalline
silicon modules and adopted the self-production and self-consumption internal
grid connection mode. It is estimated that the annual power generation capacity·
to innovation and cooperation, maintain our leading·Adhereglobal position in cost, quality and brand. Actively develop
new technology, new channels, new markets, new modes andnew services to provide clean energy in a sustainable way.
·develop both on-grid and distributed solar energy·Proactively
project while expanding modules manufacture.

will reach 2.04 million kwh, the power generation capacity will be included in theinternal power consumption system, and their annual carbon dioxide emission will
be reduced by over 1,700 tons.

Successfully Held the First Forum on Distributed Photovoltaic System of
Guangdong Province in 2014
On March 19th, 2014, Trina Solar held the first forum on the distributed photovoltaic
system of Guangdong province in 2014 together with China Photovoltaic Society·
a press release against the US’s second-time "Anti·Hold
dumping and Anti-subsidy", together with Chinese photovoltaic enterprises and the China Chamber of Commerce
for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products(CCCMB). Call for Chinese party and US party to resolve tradedisputes through discussion and negotiation.

of Chinese Renewable Energy Society, Nandudu energy saving website (www.
nandudu.com) and Zhongshan University. During the forum, the main discussion
topics included technology, photovoltaic development, operation and maintenance,
power station detection and acceptance, inverter and insurance, etc. The ultimate
purpose of the forum was to help enterprises better grasp the opportunities for
distributed photovoltaic development projects and standardize the industry to

Casedevelop in an orderly fashion. It also can vigorously promote the development
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association Was Established and Jifan Gao, Chairman and CEO of Trina
Solar Was Elected as the First Director of the Council
China Photovoltaic Industry Association is the first national level association forthe photovoltaic industry, whose tenet is to promote healthy and sustainable
development of the photovoltaic industry. On June 27 th, 2014, the conventionof the China Photovoltaic Industry Association was established and the first
congress was held in Beijing. Attendees included Peihua Ma, Vice Chairman ofChinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xueshan Yang , Vice Ministerof Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republicof China, heads of relevant departments of the central and local government,
representatives and experts of the industry association, members of China
Photovoltaic Industry Association and media reporters, etc. Jifan Gao, Chairman
and CEO of Trina Solar was elected as the first director of the council of the
China Photovoltaic Industry Association. About 150 members such as Trina
Solar, Yingli, Atesi, GCL-POLY, GD Solar, Xi’an Huanghe, Jing’ao Solar, Xi’an Longi
Silicon Materials, Guangdong Hanergy Solar and other photovoltaic companies
attended the convention.

11of distributed photovoltaic projects in Guangdong region to relieve the toughsituation of power consumption in Guangdong and reduce carbon emission.

Trina Solar Held the Summit Forum on Photovoltaic Power Station Investment and
Financing in 2014 Together with Solarbe
In August, 2014, Trina Solar held the “Summit Forum on Photovoltaic Power Station
Investment and Financing” in Beijing together with Solarbe for the purpose of
exploring a reasonable financial mode which enables banks, insurance securities,
funds and other industries to provide funding and guarantees for photovoltaic
power station businesses. In addition, it also explored the feasibility of using
foreign capital to invest in the Chinese photovoltaic market, mainly focusing on
Jifan Gao, Chairman and
CEO of Trina Solar

domestic ground, distributed photovoltaic power station implementation policy
and power grid company new energy policy, etc. Thus, this provided a very goodexchange platform for solving the financing dilemma in PV industry, establishing

Teresa Tan , CFO of
Trina Solar, madethe opening speechindustry confidence, restraining industry chaos, rationally developing photovoltaic
resources and promoting enterprise coordination.

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Management and Development

AwardsKey PerformanceTime

The following table provides a performance summary of our key economic, environmental, and social indicators from 2010 to 2014.

Awards And Honors

January 2014

Key CSR Performance Indicators
March 2014

Key Performance

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

• Solar module shipments (MW)

1,057

1,512

1,590

2,580

• Net revenues (US$1000)

1,857,689

2,047,902

1,296,655• Gross profit (US$1000)

584,361

332,642• Gross margin (%)

31.5%• Income (loss) from operations(US$1000)

grand ceremony in 2014.
·
Trina Solar with "2013 Poverty Alleviation Loving Heart Award" by China Foundation for Poverty·Granted
Alleviation.

April 2014·
by EcoVadis as “Silver Medal Winner for Corporate Social Responsibility Achievements” .
·Approved

3,660

May 2014·
the “Outstanding Low Carbon Green Management Award” issued by BSI.
·Won

1,774,971

2,286,119

May 2014·
the quantification system certification of ISO14064 greenhouse gas emission conducted by BSI.
·Passed57,243

218,194

385,572

June 2014·
Solar’s highly efficient crystal silicon Honey Ultra Cell & Module won the Blue-sky Award issued by United·TrinaNations Industrial Development Organization. The award is honored as the Global Top Ten Investment Scenarios of
new technologies application in renewable energy utilization.

16.2%

4.4%

12.3%

16.9%

October 2014·
the external audit of ISO14001 Environmental Management System and OHSAS18001 Occupational Health·Passedand Safety Management System conducted by TUV.

417,348

30,966(264,872)（38,079）

120,103

November 2014·
No. 1 in environment and social responsibility performance appraisal on 2013 Solar Energy Enterprises·RankedRankings issued by the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC).

• Net income (loss) (US$1000)

311,453(37,820)(266,555)（72,236）

61,260November 2014·
the “Changzhou City Mayor Quality Prize” issued by Changzhou City People’s Government.
·Won• Carbon emission per unit
Production (T/MW)

320

242

239

174

182

November 2014·
PAS2050/ISO14067 Product Carbon Footprint verification conducted by BSI.
·Passed• Electricity consumption per unit
Production (MWH/MW)

360

282

277

206

219

December 2014·
Trina Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd. won the title of “Second Grade Safe Production Standardized·YanchengEnterprise” granted by Jiangsu Province Administration of Work Safety.

• Water consumption per unit
Production (T/MW)

3,529

2,982

2,870

2,093

1,987

• Wastewater discharge per unit
Production (T/MW)

2,074

2,031

1,760

1,301

1,282

• Environmental investment (US$ 1000)

12,142

12,925

8,104

16,722

15,261• Number of employees

10,00015,00012,00013,90014,280• Proportion of employees jointing in the
Labor Union (%)

55.0%

65.8%

67.3%

70.1%

68.6%

• Proportion of female employee (%)

——

37.4%

36.5%

34.9%

34.7%

• Percentage of employees whose salary ishigher than the stipulated minimum (%)

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

• Total Recordable Rate (TRR)

1.56

0.79

0.56

0.39

0.81

0

0

0

0

0

• Average training hours per capita

——

30

33

25

17

• Occupational Health & Safety investment(US$ 1000)

2,098

3,939

4,569

2,615

2,433

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EconomyEnvironment·“Best Green Contribution Award 2013” at the 3rd China Charity Festival and the “Because of Love” public welfare·Won

Trina Solar Won the “Excellent Low Carbon Green Management Award”
On May 15th, 2014, Trina Solar was awarded the Excellent Low Carbon Green Management Award by British Standards
Institution (BSI), a world leading international management standard certification organization. Zhenxiang Zhao, Senior
EHS Director of Trina Solar, attended the award ceremony. Trina Solar won the award for its active role in dealing with
global warming and environmental protection,

Employees• Work-related fatalities

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•
•
•

Establishment of the ISO 14064 - Organizational Level Greenhouse Gas Report and Quantification Management
System.
Unremitting efforts to promote global warming awareness and continuous reduction of greenhouse gas emission.
Establishing and maintaining a sound ISO14001- Environment Management System and its great efforts tominimize environment impact resulting from its operation activities.

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Care for Our EarthOur environmental commitment means to utilize the energy and resources in a more
efficient way. We strive to use energy and natural resources responsibly while maintaining
our high product quality. In 2014, the amount of electricity consumption and water
consumption per MW (megawatt) module was decreased by 39.2% and 53.9% respectively
in comparison with that of 2010. Although being proud of the results achieved, we are
fully aware that this is a long-term and arduous task. We will unswervingly advocate andimplement low-carbon development strategy and integrate green-manufacturing concepts
through all stages of our company's operation. We are committed to sparing no efforts tocreate an environment-friendly and resource-conserving company.

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Green Sustainable Development
The sustainable development of an enterprise is a business operation pattern of bringing long-term benefits to its stakeholders

Care for Our Earth

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Care for Our Earthby seizing opportunities and balancing the development of economy, environment and society. As a company committed to fully
developing green energy with operations worldwide, Trina Solar has long maintained the philosophy of sustainable development, andalways taken energy saving and environmental protection as a duty which we must fulfill. Trina Solar is working hard to accomplish thesustainable development of economy, society and ecological environment.
Not only are we a clean solar energy manufacturer, but also an advocate for providing sustainable solutions to address the global
climate change and energy crisis. As the global photovoltaic sector is faced with multiple challenges, Trina Solar works to promote thesustainable, sound development of the entire solar energy industry, as well as promoting global cooperation. In the second half of 2013,
Trina Solar turned a loss into a profit. In 2014, Trina Solar delivered the highest volume of module shipments in the world, realizing
the positive interaction between an enterprise’s economic value and its social value, and forming shared values for the sustainable

Boao Forum for Asia held in Hainan, China
In April 2014, Boao Forum for Asia was held in Hainan with a themeof “Asia’s New Future: Identifying New Growth Drives”. Jifan Gao,
Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, attended the forum on invitationand delivered speeches on the sub-forums of energy, businessenvironment of privately-owned enterprises, Sino-Japan economic
cooperation, and cooperation between enterprises on both sidesof the Taiwan Straits. He exchanged his ideas with relevant leadersfrom the State Development and Reform Commission, the Stateowned Assets Supervision Administration Commission, the Ministryof Commerce, and the local government of Hainan and Yunan
provinces and Tianjin municipality, advocating the sustainable
development of the photovoltaic industry in China.

Ranking No.1 in Solar
Scorecard Sponsored by SVTC

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development of enterprise and the society.

World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland
The annual meeting of 2014 World Economic

In November 2014, Trina Solar ranked No.1 in the glob-

Forum was held from 21st to 25th January 2014

al ranking for environmental and social performance inin the town of Davos in Switzerland. Jifan Gao,the 2014 Solar Scorecard, an award system established

Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, was invitedby Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC). The award sys-

to the forum. Gao met with leaders, politicians

tem rates global PV manufacturers based on extended

and merchants of global energy industries

producer responsibility, emission transparency, worker

and institutions, to jointly discuss and study

rights, health and safety, chemical reduction, supply

how to effectively adjust the energy resource

chain responsibilities, as well as management of haz-structures in different global regions to drive

ardous materials. It was the third consecutive year that

regional economic growth and the balanced

Trina Solar won the honor.

development of global ecology.

SVTC's Solar Scorecard is intended to enhance awareness of environmental protection and the social responsibilities of solar energy product manufacturers, topromote the industry code for green production, andto urge governments and consumers to choose andpurchase from these manufacturers who fulfill their en-

June 2014, China-British Energy Talk (London)
From 17th to 18th June 2014, Jifan Gao, Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, attended the
China-British Energy Talk on invitation. He delivered a speech on behalf of the Chinese
photovoltaic sector. In the speech, he introduced the development status, goals andchallenges of the Chinese photovoltaic industry, and proposed the strengthening of
Sino-British photovoltaic investment and cooperation. During his stay in London, Gao
had a meeting with Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change,
and Gregory Barker, the vice minister, and made an introduction about Trina Solar’sleading role in development of the global photovoltaic industry. He also exchanged
opinions on the company’s project development in the UK and mutual cooperation
between the two countries.

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vironmental and social responsibilities.

Summer Davos World Economic Forum in Dalian, China with the theme of "Creating
Value Through Innovation"
Jifan Gao, Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, attended the World Economic
Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2014 as a guest. During
the forum, Gao attended Premier Keqiang Li’s meeting with global
industrial and commercial leaders, and on behalf of the global energy
industry, attended the discussion over the Chinese energy sector’s fightagainst pollution through innovation. At the "Strategic Changes in the
Energy Industry" forum, Gao expressed that roughly between 2020 and
2022, the cost of electricity generation by solar energy will reach a level
equal with that of coal-fired power generation, and the Chinese solar
energy sector is facing a bright future.
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Care for Our Earth

Optimization of Energy Utilization

Solutions to Climate Change
Energy is a driving force behind world economic development as well as the material basis of mankind's survival. While enjoying the
economic development, scientific progress and other benefits brought about by energy, human beings are also facing a number ofproblems, such as environmental pollution and global warming caused by over-use of fossil fuel energy.

Creating a future of sustainable development requires both cleaner energy and more efficient energy utilization. We are devoted tobetter energy utilization, continuous reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and manufacturing of more competitive products. In 2014,
we continued to work on improving our energy utilization, found and implemented energy saving projects, and optimized energy
utilization. Our electricity consumption per MW module production for 2014 was 39.2% decreased from that of 2010. The electricity

From the World Climate Conference in Copenhagen to the World Climate Conference in Warsaw, low-carbon and sustainableconsumption per MW module for 2014 was 219 MWH/MW, which was slightly higher than that of 2013. This is due to the fact thatdevelopment has been the global pursuit. As a leading PV enterprise, we keep pondering how to use our resource advantage andautomation renovation projects were implemented in 2014 for improvement of productivity.

industrial influence to promote the development of renewable energy and incorporate low-carbon concept into the entire industry
chain for the low-carbon development of the whole society. For this reason, we have invested plenty of resources and efforts to solve theproblem of climate warming by optimizing energy utilization, producing clean energy and conducting green office work.
360

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The manufacturing of solar energy modules consumes electricity, diesel, natural gas and other forms of energy and natural resources. We

Electricity Consumption per MW Module
Production (MWH/MW)
282

believe that it is our social responsibility to shed light on the carbon emissions and to produce a detailed list of greenhouse gas emission

277

that is relevant, complete, accurate and transparent.

206

219

Trina Solar has made consecutive efforts in establishing a systematic methodology to quantify, report and disclose GHG emission, whichhelps the company achieve pollution reduction target and also foster employees' awareness of using natural resources in more efficientways. With our efforts, the CO2 emission per MW module production in 2014 reduced by 43.1% compared with that in 2010.

Carbon Emission per MW Module Production(Tones/MW)

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

320
239
174

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Reuse of Residue Heat from Refrigerators (Chillers)RO(Reverse Osmosis) system in the UPW (Ultra-pure Water) plant is designed based on 25℃ of incoming watertemperature. When the water temperature drops below 15℃ in winter, the operation of the water purification system
is severely impacted. In order to maintain the normal operation of the RO system, the heater on the front board shallbe switched on to heat the water to 20℃ . In this case, a lot of natural gas is consumed. The effluent water temperature

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

from refrigerators reaches 27℃ in winter. Facility team carries out a renovation project to reuse the residue heat fromthe refrigerators after evaluation. By pipe modification, the residue heat from refrigerators is reused to raise the watertemperature to 20℃ by use of heat exchanger during winter season. The implementation of the project leads to asaving of natural gas consumption 0.3 million cubic meters per year, which is equivalent to a reduction of 650 tons/year

Product Carbon Footprint Verification

both enterprise and the environment. We carry out a PAS2050/ISO14067
carbon footprint review every two years; we periodically calculate our carbon
footprint throughout the life cycle of photovoltaic modules from raw material

TSM-PC05A Carbon Footprint(KG CO2-e/KW)
781.14

exploitation, production and transport to photovoltaic module manufacturing.

678.73We seek opportunities to shrink greenhouse gas emissions in product design,

Multicrystal Casting Furnace and Vacuum Pump Connection ProjectAs each unit of a multicrystal casting furnace is equipped with one
vacuum pump system in the multicr ystal workshop, we have now

production and packaging and other processes. We seek out programs forconnected these vacuum pumps in parallel connection, so the number

potential reductions in energy usage and emissions; and we carry out ourof vacuum pumps to be run can be determined by setting the degreecommitment to the pursuit of green, sustainable development.

of vacuum. After connecting the pumps in such a way, when one single
vacuum pump fails, we can start other pumps in connection as quickly

In October 2014, our three main products (TSM-PC05A, TSM-PC14 and TSM-

as possible, thus making the operation more efficient. In doing this, thePDG5) passed BSI’s PAS2050/ISO14067 Carbon Footprint Review Verification.
The carbon footprint for TSM-PC05A module was 768.73 Kg CO 2-e/KW, which
was 13.2% reduction compared to that of 2012, which is a testament to thecontinuously improved eco-friendliness of our photovoltaic products.

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Trina Solar pays continuous attention to the coordinated development ofof carbon emission.

2012

2014

number of vacuum pumps working at any one time can be reduced,
leading to an annual electricity saving of nearly 6 million kilowatt hours
and an annual carbon emission reduction of 4,800 tons.

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Care for Our EarthEstablishment of ISO50001/GBT23331 Energy Management System

Green OfficeSince April 2014, Trina Solar has been starting to establish the ISO50001/GBT23331 energy management system in its Changzhou

A quarter of our time each week is spent in the office. We believe “green office” not only means reducing the effect of office activities on

headquarters, using systematic management methods for continuous reduction of energy consumption and for higher utilization of

the environment as far as possible, but also means creating an environment conducive to improving employees’ physical and spiritualenergy, and putting energy saving measures and technologies into practice as planned.

health.

Establishment of Energy Management System

We work to gradually infuse the “green office” theme into every detail of our work, to greatly reduce the effects of office activities on theContinuous Improvement

Promulgation of Environment, Occupational Health& Safety and Energy Management Policy

environment.
··

We have been gradually reducing the use of hard copies of documents, and promoting the use of electronic
documents.

··

We have established a video conference system to reduce our average annual mileage by 15,000 km, thereby
reducing the carbon emissions generated during travel.

··

We provide a switch to each office worker, to remind them to turn off their desk lamp as long as they leave
the office.

Energy PlanningManagement Review··

Analyzing Energy Use and Consumption··

Determining Energy Standards··

Establishing Energy Performance Indicators··

Establishing Energy Management Targets, Indicatorsand Management Schemes for Each Unit

Clean Energy Products

Implementation and Operation

Trina Solar values addressing climate change as an urgent top priority. Compared to conventional coal-fired power generation, solar
power generation can greatly decrease carbon emissions and pollution. Our most pressing challenge is to find how to produce moreclean energy with greater efficiency and lower carbon emissions. We are devoted to exploring and using technologies that can improve

Examination··

Monitoring, Measurement and Analysis of Energy

product efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, using low-carbon, eco-friendly green energy to facilitate the changes in energy usage

Performance Indicators

patterns, addressing the issues of economic development, environmental protection and energy safety in a systematic manner, and··Non-conformities and Corrective and Preventive

providing cleaner energy to the general public.

MeasuresInternal Auditing

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Everyone Can Use Solar Energy
Trina Solar encourages individual employee to install distributed

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photovoltaic power generation systems in their own house, which canEnergy Management System ISO50001/GBT23331 Kick-off Meeting

not only produce enough power for their daily electricity needs, but can
provide surplus energy to be sold to the State Grid. In October 2014,

On April 30th, 2014, the kick-off meeting for setting-up Energy Management System

Ms. Huipeng Ji, Trina Solar’s sales manager for North China installed a

ISO50001/GBT23331 was held in headquarters in Changzhou. Senior Management

16KW distributed photovoltaic power generation system on the roof of

members, including Shouzhong Chen, vice president of manufacturing andher house in her hometown of Linfen. Linfen has on average 1,580 hours

operations for Trina Solar, Zhiqiang Feng, vice president of technology departmentof effective sunshine per year, and on average 4.33 hours of effective

and over 300 employees from various department attended the meeting. Zhenxiang

sunshine per day. The 16KW power generation system can produce

Zhao, Senior Director of EHS Department, hosted the meeting.

averagely 21,278 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, reducing 20 tonsof carbon emissions and 38 KG of flue gas discharge, setting a good

Shouzhong Chen, Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations delivered aexample of local energy-saving and emission reduction and accelerated

keynote speech. “Over the past a few years, our company has made continuous im-transformation to clean energy.

provement in terms of energy consumption and green development. Our energy
consumption per MW module has showed a decrease trend. Nevertheless, we stillCase

have a room for improvement. We still see behaviors of wasting energy in our daily
life. For example, we often see that employee keep lights and air-conditioner on after
leaving office. In our production shop-floor, the machine keep running while without
product-in-process. The establishment of Energy Management System is not only tomeet regulatory requirement, but also to get employees involved in energy saving
programs. The objective for establishing the system is to drive for continuous improvement of energy utilization and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.”

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Shouzhong Chen, Vice President of
Manufacturing and Operations for
Trina Solar

Yancheng Trina Roof Installation: A 1.1MW Golden Sun Project for Carbon Neutralization
In September 2014, Trina Solar invested 8 million yuan into installinga large-scale roof photovoltaic power generation system at Yancheng
Trina. Since put into operation in December 2014, this 1.1MW system is
expected to produce 920,000 KWH of electricity on a yearly basis, with
730 tons of carbon emissions reduced every year.

2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report22Care for Our EarthEnvironment-friendly Operations
We believe that the most precious resource is the natural environment we inhabit. We will spare no efforts to carry out our commitments

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Care for Our Earth

to relevant stakeholders to always pay attention to the sustainable development of both humankind and the earth. As an advocate andWastewater Recycling Project in Pure Water Station
The water used for washing in wafer workshop takes up nearly 52%of the total water consumption of the workshop. After assessment

practitioner of environmental protection, we are continually devoted to environmentally sustainable development throughout the lifeby the team both from production and facility department, thecycle of our products, from product development, raw materials procurement and manufacturing to utilization of energy resources andexisting ROR waste water was used to replace the pure water orwaste management.

tap water used for pre-cleaning and spraying, spare parts cleaning

In Trina Solar, we consider clean production and care for the environment to be the lifeline of our company’s development. We carry out

and other usages that didn’t need high-quality water, in order togreen operations through multiple measures, including sustainable utilization of natural resources, proper treatment of wastewater andimprove water utilization to the greatest extent and to reduce
waste water discharge. After the implementation of this project,waste gas, 3Rs (Reduction, Reuse and Recycle) for solid waste and environmental promotion campaigns.

about 740,000 tons of water has been saved each year.

Water, as the source of life, the blood of industry and the necessary resource for the maintenance of human development, is thefoundation for human survival. In 2014, we implemented various effective water-saving projects, and strived to reduce water
consumption per MW module production through sustainable use of water resource. Despite the general trend of increasing water
consumption within growing businesses, our utilization rate of water resources is continuously improving, for our development andimplementation of water-saving projects. The water consumption per MW module production for 2014 decreased by 43.7% compared tothat of 2010, while the volume of wastewater discharge reduced 38.2% compared to that of 2010. The encouraging result is inseparable

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Sustainable Utilization of Water Resource
Wastewater Reuse Project
Trina Solar worked together with Wuxi Depple Water Investment
to build a new water recycling plant. The plant was built using
advanced dual-membrane (ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis)
technology to treat industrial wastewater generated during the
manufacturing process. The treated water was sent back to Trina
Solar as supplementary raw water supply. In 2013, about 5000 m 3/

3,529

day wastewater was sent to Wuxi Depple water recycling plant.

Water Consumption per MW Module
Production (Tones/MW)

About 3500 m3/day treated effluent water gets recycled.
This project not only helps to reduce water consumption, but also
helps to explore a new way for sustainability and environmental
protection.

2,982
2,870

Wastewater Discharge

2,093
1,987

The wastewater from the manufacturing process which can't be reused or recycled will be adequately treated by de-fluorination,neutralization and biological treatment processes. After being treated to the standard required for discharge, the wastewater isdischarged into the urban wastewater pipe network and pumped to the urban sewage treatment plant for further treatment.

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Recycling of Water Resources
We have always been committed to water reuse and recycle programs. We successfully implemented the projects for collection andreuse of RO (reverse osmosis) rejected water, HVAC condensate water, and even preliminarily-treated wastewater. The water is used
for washing, heating, cooling, cleaning and gardening, aiming to decrease waste discharge and reduce fresh water consumption, andachieving the win-win objective of economic development and environmental protection.

Goldfish swimming in the treated wastewater pool23

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Care for Our Earth

The Case of Lake Taihu Ordinance Implementation: Trina Solar Wastewater Biochemical DeNitrification Modification Project

Waste Gas Emission

The manufacturing base of Trina Solar is located in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, within the reaches of Lake Taihu – one of the most devel-laws, regulations and requirements, so as to lower the concentration of emissions in the atmosphere and to avoid or lessen the hazards

oped areas in China. With the overall development of the social economy of the Lake Taihu area, there is an increasing demand for waterarising from atmospheric pollution.

resources and a higher standard for water quality, but the aquatic environment in Lake Taihu has become a serious concern. The 2007 blue

Trina Solar has built acidic waste gas scrubber, organic waste gas scrubber, silane burners and other equipment according to relevant

algae outburst in Lake Taihu caused pollution to the drinking water in some of the Lake Taihu area, affecting the normal life of neighboring

Every year, Trina Solar has an eligible third-party supervisor monitor the emissions of acidic waste gas scrubber, organic waste gas

residents. In order to strengthen the prevention and treatment of water pollution in the Lake Taihu area and to protect the water quality

scrubber, silane burners etc, according to the second-grade standard as specified in the GB16297-1996 Air Pollutant Discharge Standard.

of Lake Taihu, Jiangsu provincial people’s congress amended and approved strict water pollution prevention and treatment ordinance: theThe indicators of emission concentrations and rates being monitored are far lower than the emission standards.

Jiangsu Provincial Ordinance of Lake Taihu Water Pollution Prevention and Treatment (hereafter referred to as “Taihu Ordinance”), which
took effect on 5th June 2008. Taihu Ordinance prohibits the construction of new, modified or expanded projects containing phosphorus or

Waste Management

nitrogen within the Lake Taihu reserve. In other words, companies that wish to carry out projects within the protected area must ensure

Improper management of waste causes land pollution and damage to soil balance, and even pollution of water sources and atmosphere.

zero emissions of phosphorus and nitrogen.

Trina Solar manages waste as a kind of resource, and always follows the “3R principle” (Reduction, Re-use and Recycling) in sorting,

However, inorganic acids like nitric acid (HNO3) and hydrofluoric acid (HF) must be used for solar cell texturing, so as to form a bumpy
texture on the surface of the silicon chips and thus increase their absorption of sunlight. In the process of diffusion, phosphorus oxychloride (POCl3) will be used to generate phosphate deposition on the base of P type silicon chip, thereby forming PN nodes. In the manufac-

collecting and storing this waste. In order to gradually reduce the discharge of waste per unit product production, we take the following
measures:turing process, these nitrogen and phosphorus-containing chemicals will eventually be discharged in the form of nitrogen-containing
wastewater and a small amount of phosphorus-containing waste liquid. In order to meet Taihu Ordinance rules and to promote the sound·· To consider the ways of reducing waste generation during the product design phase.

development of renewable clean solar energy, solar energy firms have invested many resources in proactively exploring wastewater denitrification and de-phosphorization technologies over the years, such as nitrogen/phosphorus triple-effect evaporation and entrustingtreatment to capable institutions. As a company with a strong orientation towards social responsibility, Trina Solar has been striving to leadthe solar energy sector in proactively discovering wastewater de-nitrification and de-phosphorization technologies. After a few years of·· To maximize the use of recyclable materials for packaging, reduce the landfill disposal and increase the recycling rate ofwastes.

experimental exploration, Trina Solar has finally decided upon using the conventional wastewater biochemical treatment – biochemical
nitration and de-nitrification techniques to remove nitrogen and phosphorus from waste water.
·· Biochemical nitration treatment technique: a biochemical process in which nitrobacteria can oxidize a small portion of ammonium
nitrate (NH3 - N) existing in wastewater into nitrite (NO2 - N) and then further into nitrate (NO3- N) under aerobic conditions with aconstant proportion of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphate (P)(usually 100 : 5 : 1).

·· To establish a waste management procedure, collect the hazardous waste by category according to the national listof hazardous waste and hazardous characteristics, implement the hazardous waste transfer application and manifest
from system in accordance with national laws and regulations, and entrust a qualified vendor to perform the harmlessdisposal.

·· Biochemical de-nitrification technique: a de-nitrifying biochemical process in which bacteria reduce nitrate (NO 3- N) into a series
of intermediates (NO 2-, NO and N 2O) and finally into nitrogen gas (N 2), by using carbon sources as electron donors, under anaerobic
conditions.

·· To raise the employees' awareness of minimizing waste generation and discard it by class through training.

Trina Solar started to implement the wastewater biochemical de-nitrification modification project in 2014, and in August of that year completed the modification and commissioning of the wastewater treatment process. The following table shows the monitored results of thewater quality at inlet/outlet of the wastewater biochemical de-nitrification unit. It can be seen that the wastewater modification project·· To join in PV CYCYLE and deal with scrapped PV modules in an environment-friendly way.

can remove over 85% of the total nitrogen/ammonium.
Sampling Location

Date
th

October 23
Inlet Water Quality

October 24th

Time
10:30

Total Nitrogen(mg/l)
333

12:30
10:05
12:05

326
4.600
427
3.930
426
4.150
378
4.305
37.0
0.578
42.7
0.554
43.6
0.473
40.8
0.492
41.0
0.524
89.1%
87.8%
Data source: (2014) Huan Jian (Water) Character E-970

Average Value
October 23
Outlet Water Quality

10:25
12:25
10:00
12:00

th

October 24th
Average Value
Removal Rate

Ammonium Nitrogen(mg/l)
4.540

In addition, in the process of wastewater de-nitrification, we have successfully used
the organic matter from wastewater generated in the wafer workshop as the necessary carbon source, and the small portion of phosphoric acid generated in the diffusion process, as the phosphate source for biochemical nitration, thereby realizing
the goal of “treating waste with waste”, and lowering our impact on the environment.
Trina Solar Wastewater Biochemical De-Nitrification Modification Project cost a totalof 2.7 million yuan. The cost for internal treatment of waste acids is approximately
450 yuan per ton. Compared with the cost of the outsourced treatment of waste acids (2,200 yuan per ton), we have accumulatively saved a cost of roughly 7.6 million
yuan during the four months of waste acid treatment from September to December.
The success of the modification project proves that solar energy firms can convert
the nitrate in wastewater into nitrogen gas using the biochemical de-nitrification
technique – an effective, workable, eco-friendly, economical and sustainable method

Water at the Outlet of Wastewater Biochemical
De-nitrification Secondary Sedimentation Tank

for controlling nitrogen/phosphate discharge in the Lake Taihu area.
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Care for Our Earth

Case

Focus on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to Ensure Compliant Disposal of Waste PV Products
E-waste, or electronic waste, is a global issue. Trina Solar strictly abides by the e-waste management
laws and regulations of the countries in which it operates, and proactively pushes for the recycling

Trina Solar Holds an Online WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive)
Seminar in Europe
In March 2014, Trina Solar held an online WEEE seminar. Jan Clyke fromPV CYLE was invited to introduce the latest regulations, including theand reuse of waste electronic products.

timetable of their implementation and their specific effects on distributors

Waste Elec trical and Elec tronic Equipment Direc tive ( WEEE, 2012/19/EU) specifies thatand project operators. Trina Solar’s European partners and customers

manufacturers of electronic and electrical equipment must guarantee that waste products

attended the seminar.

created in any EU member states must be recycled and reused, in order to ensure that electricaland electronic equipment, including PV modules, is properly managed by means of recycling,

Ben Hill, president of Trina Solar Europe, believed that there are currently

reuse, reclamation and regeneration. In 2012, for the first time, the directive took PV modules

not enough photovoltaic firms who are fully aware of the mandatory

and equipment into account. From 1 st February 2014 onwards, all photovoltaic manufacturers,

application of WEEE rules to PV products, saying: “Most PV modules have

distributors and installation contractors in Europe must fully abide by EU’s rules on waste

an average service life of more than 25 years. Many firms don’t reallymanagement, including providing the necessary funds and administration. All PV products must be

consider how to dispose of those rejected PV modules due to end of theirlabeled with the same “wheelie bin” LOGO designed by WEEE.

service life in the future. Trina Solar has always paid attention to WEEE
rules and firmly supported the schemes of eco-friendly recycling of PV

With a constant focus on extended producer responsibility, Trina Solar has become a part of
the non-profit organization PV CYCLE (European photovoltaic module take-back and recyclingorganization). Founded in 2007, PV CYCLE covers 27 EU member countries and establishes a
network consisting of hundreds of certification and recycling points, waste transport firms anddedicated recycling facilities across the Europe. It provides solutions for sustainable PV module

products.”
Axel Steuer, Director of Trina Solar EU Operations and memberof the board of PV CYCLE

During the seminar, Ben said: “We are firmly convinced that solar energy
will play a vital role in the renewable energy field in Europe. We also hopetake-back and recycling, and uses recycled materials for the making of various new products.

PV products will be clean and ecofriendly throughout their life cycle.

Axel Steuer, director of Trina Solar Europe Operations , is also a member of the Board of PV CYCLE,

With the help of PV CYCLE, we are at the forefront of this environmental

representing Trina Solar’s close cooperation with PV CYCLE. Axel constantly keeps a watch on theprotection campaign, and we will respond with a full and comprehensive

proper disposal of waste PV products to ensure Trina Solar’s compliance with WEEE’s requirements.

implementation of the latest WEEE rules.”Small quantity: <40
modules

Pretreatment of Waste PV
Modules for Recycling

Large
quantity:>40 modules

Sorting-out and Collection of
Rejected PV Modules

Biological Diversity Management
To many companies, how to sustain the harmonious development of both enterprise and environment has become a challenge that
requires careful consideration. Trina Solar pays constant attention to the coordinated development of enterprise and environment. Whenconsidering the development of a new project or the expansion of an existing project, we will prioritize the protection of biodiversity
in nature. In project planning, we will carry out biodiversity assessments to measure the potential effects of our activities. For example,

Search for nearby
take-back stationsat www.pvcycle.
org

in order to protect the evolution of local biodiversity, Trina Solar grows many kinds of wild flowers in project locations; if the project
Call or send an email
to PV CYCLE for sitecollection application.

location is pasture, we place all solar panel installations at a sufficient height that grazing can continue while our photovoltaic system isin operation.
Our factory reserves a proportion of land for the good of native plants and animals. Moreover, we always try to improve their living
environment, and promote the evolution of biodiversity at the project location by conducting awareness-raising activities to heighten
environmental protection awareness.

After breaking
down the rejected
PV modules,
workers will send
them to the nearest
take-back station.

PV CYCLE sends a truck
to directly transfer
waste PV modules torecycling plants.

The modules
will be placed incontainers at the
take-back station.

After a container
becomes full, it
will be sent to therecycling plant.

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Focus on Supply Chain
Mutual respect and win-win cooperation are the basic principles that Trina Solar maintains
all its relationships. As an industry leader responding to challenges with initiative changes,
Trina Solar has been continually providing society with green, clean solar PV products byinnovative technologies for the past 17 years. It should, however, be noted that every stepof progress depends on the cooperation with, and support of, the entire supply chain. While
proactively performing our social responsibilities, we pay constant attention to the social
responsibilities of global suppliers and their partners, shoulder social responsibilities, andjointly promote the sustainable development of the photovoltaic industry chain.

■■ Supplier Development■■ Supplier Management■■ Strategic Partners

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Supplier Development
Trina Solar attaches importance to the sustainability of a supplier. We continuously improve the competiveness of our entire supply chain
through a comprehensive suppliers review procedure and communication with our suppliers, to create a mutually beneficial supply
chain system.

Focus on Supply Chain

Key Supplier CSR Review
We believe periodic review is an effective approach to promote suppliers' self-management. We carry out periodic site reviews of our key
suppliers via document review, site inspection and employee interviews. In case of any problems found, we will request the supplier torectify within a reasonable time limit.

according to the risk level of materials provided by the suppliers. We have established a detailed supplier business review guide. For
those suppliers that need site review, our procurement department will work together with relevant departments to review and assess
their integrated abilities in many aspects, such as quality management systems, supply assurance ability, product performance andreliability, corporate social responsibility and business ethics, EHS management, new product development, costs, technical support andsales service. Based on the assessment results, we divide the suppliers into four grades: Grade A (excellent suppliers), Grade B (qualified
suppliers), Grade C (conditionally accepted suppliers) and Grade D (disqualified supplier). Among them, suppliers of Grade C or higher
may become our potential eligible suppliers. Only after sample assessment, examination of product quality and reliability, batch test,
document review and other procedures can these potential eligible suppliers become eligible ones.

Supplier Management
Exerting an influence on highly risky suppliers is an effective approach to promote better social responsibility of suppliers. Every year,
Trina Solar assesses suppliers’ risks and identifies their risk grade. The following types of suppliers are key ones that influence should be

Principles for Supplier Review

We divide suppliers into three types: potential, potentially eligible and eligible. For potential suppliers, we decide assessment ways·· Business ethics: Follow ethical standards of fairness and honesty.

·· Health and safety: Provide employees with a healthy and safe workplace; reduce accidents and injury as well as
occupational health hazards.

·· Environmental protection: Adopt environmentally responsible manufacturing process.

·· Free association and collective negotiation: Respect employees’ rights for joining, organizing and not joining
labor unions.

·· Prohibition of child labor: Abide by applicable laws and regulations with respect to the minimum age of labor.

exerted on:·whose products and services are related to our goal of sustainable development, key environmental factors·Suppliers
or major risks.

·· Prohibition of forced labor and labor abuse: Prohibit corporal punishment and forced labor in any form whatsoever,including use of prisoner labor, indentured labor, bonded labor, military labor or slave labor.

·
whose products contain substances which are restricted in use or liable to cause occupational diseases.
·Suppliers·· Elimination of discrimination: Maintain a work place without discrimination and physical or verbal harassment.

·
whose products, equipment and services have a great effect on our energy performance.
·Suppliers
Trina Solar has formulated a supplier CSR management procedure. We carry out CSR investigations and on-site audit of newly introduced
to building a stable, economical and reliable supply chain.

Key Suppliers’ CSR Commitment
We expect our suppliers to incorporate labor standards, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, business ethics andother aspects into their management systems. In order to ensure that our suppliers adhere to principles and values of Trina Solar, werequest each of the newly introduced key suppliers to sign a supplier CSR commitment, which specifies that suppliers must pursue
integrity management, create safe and healthy working conditions for workers, use fair methods of employment and give due dignity
and respect to workers.

Key Supplier CSR Investigation
A good social responsibility is a key criterion for the selection of suppliers. Trina Solar carries out a comprehensive CSR investigation ofCase

key suppliers, and request new suppliers to sign on a CSR commitment to strengthen communication and cooperation. We are devoted

Recognized for “Silver Corporate Social Responsibility Achievement” by EcoVadis
2014, Trina Solar passed EcoVadis’s CSR review and was awarded“Silver CSR Achievement”.
Headquartered in Paris, EcoVadis uses a simple, yet reliablesupplier scorecard to help each company evaluate theenvironment and CSR performance of its suppliers worldwide,
which covers 21 CSR standards in four categories (environment,labor and human rights, business ethics, and sustainableprocurement). EcoVadis provides an interactive reference platform
for both customers and suppliers, contributing to sustainableprocurement of each company.

newly introduced key suppliers. We investigate their overall performance in guaranteeing safety, health and welfare of workers, honest
operation, compliance with laws and regulations and other aspects. In case of failure to meet our criteria, the suppliers cannot become
our eligible suppliers.

High Standards of Business Ethics
Trina Solar considers business ethics and values as a key criterion for the selection of suppliers. While signing Integrity Commitment
step by step with current suppliers, we also check the following aspects in our selection of suppliers: whether they have a record ofdishonesty; whether they have established and effectively executed relevant systems compliant with local labor laws; and whether they
have established relevant mechanisms to promote business ethics and followed up effectively. In doing this, we can promote a highstandard of compliance with business ethics by our suppliers.

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Strategic Partners
Trina Solar not only pays attention to its own green development, but also takes initiative to convey its vision and goal of sustainable
development to its global partners. Together with our global partners, we are committed to contributing inspiration and innovative

Case

Focus on Supply Chain

In July 2014, Trina Solar cooperated with Zonergy Ltd. by providing 200
MW PV modules, and Trina Solar will provide around 800,000 units of TSM-

solutions to the sustainable development of photovoltaic industry based on the actual situation.

Case

Establishing a Strategic Partnership with Zonergy

PC05A modules to Zonergy’s power plant projects in Jiangsu, Shandong,
Xinjiang, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces.

Annual Supplier Meeting

Wuhua Zhang, executive deputy general manager for Zonergy, said on
the signing ceremony: “With its proven quality, excellent sales services

The 2014 Annual Supplier Meeting of Trina Solar was held in Changzhou, where nearly 300 partners and supplierand globally famous brand, Trina Solar stands out while bidding against

representatives worldwide were invited. With the theme of “Working Together to Create a Bright Future”, the meeting

numerous first-tier module manufacturers. Trina Solar and its products

featured joint discussion on how to further promote the sustainable development of the global solar energy

fully satisfy our strict review criteria. In addition, we intend to develop

industry through cooperation, and how to work together to use solar energy for the good of all mankind. Jifan Gao,

more downstream power plant projects in the coming two years. We also

Chairmam and CEO of Trina Solar, Zhiguo Zhu, president of the Module Business Unit and senior director of the global

hope to establish a long-term strategic partnership with Trina Solar, so

procurement department, and other superiors and leaders had delivered speeches at the meeting, in hopes of forming

as to complete our project successfully.” Zhiguo Zhu, COO of Trina Solara strategic partnership with suppliers. With an attitude of open cooperation, Trina Solar will work with suppliers toand president of Module Business Unit, said: “We are very glad to have

respond to various market impacts and effects together, to proactively seek space and possibilities to lower costs, andearned Zonergy’s module supply contract, becoming the main supplier

to solve problems through mutual negotiation, so as to achieve a landscape of win-win situation.

of Zonergy’s modules. As many of Zonergy’s downstream power plant
projects will commence this year, we will do our utmost to support theirCasedomestic construction of solar energy projects. At the same time, we
also hope to strengthen our cooperation with Zonergy, extending our

Develop High-efficient IBC Cells Jointly with Australian National University

COO of Trina Solar and President ofModule Business Unit

strategic partnership to a wider field.”

On February 28 th, Trina Solar and Australian National University (ANU)
successfully co-developed Interdigitated Backcontact crystal silicon solar

Casecells (“IBC” cells), which currently have the highest rate of photoelectricalconversion. A third-party test by Fraunhofer CalLab in Germany showedthat the cell efficiency reached 24.4%.

Distributed Photovoltaic Products Communication Meeting with Suppliers
In order to promote the application of distributed photovoltaic products in the consumer market, Trina Solar heldthe 2014 Trina Solar Supplier Distributed Photovoltaic Products Communication & Cooperation Meeting at GrandIBC Cell development is the research subject of the National 863 Program

Metropark Universal Dinosaur Park Hotel in Changzhou, on September 18th.

undertaken by Trina Solar Photovoltaic Science and Technology National
Key Laboratory. Recently, the laboratory has independently developed

The participants had an in-depth discussion about cooperation in the distributed photovoltaic businesses, thethe industry-oriented 125mm×125mm IBC cell with a photoelectricalnational and local policies for distributed photovoltaic projects, distributed economic benefits and other topics. This

conversion rate of more than 22%. The IBC Module containing 72 cells

meeting was intended to enhance cooperation with partners at deeper levels of the industry chain, and to advancegenerated 238 watts, which has passed the test of CPVT. Currently, thethe cooperation and development of distributed businesses while building a healthy and safe market for the industry

laboratory is actively preparing for the establishment of a pilot-scale

chain.

demonstration line of low-cost IBC cells.
The Company’s chief scientist Dr. Pierre Verlinden said: “We feel muchhonored to work together with top scientists from ANU to conduct such
exciting research work in the field of cell technologies. Increasing the
IBC cell’s efficiency to 24.4% is a milestone in the cell research process.
We are working to establish an efficient mechanism of cooperation
with the best photovoltaic research centers, which will lay an important
foundation for our technical development breakthrough.”
Prof. Andrew Blakers, director of the Sustainable Energy System Center at

Chief scientist Dr. Pierre Verlinden
and his team of researchers

ANU Engineering Research School, said: “The IBC cell with an efficiencyof 24.4% is the most efficient cell available now as verified by thethird-party institution. Experimental results show that the laboratory
cell technology can now be completely transferred to commercial
applications. This technology will make the commercially available cells
more efficient, and solar panels with limited area will therefore produce
more electricity.”

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Care for Employees
Employees are the most precious and priceless assets in Trina Solar. We are deeply aware thatour values should be rooted in our employees' recognition and hard-works. The realizationof our mission and vision relies on our employees’ boundless wisdom and tireless pursuit.
Therefore, we commit ourselves to creating a safe and healthy working environment andproviding them with a competitive payroll, good welfare system, professional training andopportunities for valuable career development. We aim to make Trina Solar a prominent andexcellent stage for every staff to work their best of talent.

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Protection of Employees' Rights
We believe that talent is one of the important factors of sustainable business. In order to meet the increasing demand for talent, we
recruit through Internet and campuses, cooperating with colleges, establishing training classes, Trina Solar job fair and many otherchannels. We evaluate all departments quarterly for their talent demands, carry out the talent reserve plan accordingly, and eventually
establish talent teams. By the end of 2014, Trina Solar has a total of 13,888 staff, with 4,821 female employees, occupying 35% of the total
amount. There are 1,954 managerial employees including 20 with doctoral degrees, 282 with master’s degrees, 1,083 with bachelor’s
degrees, and 569 with lower educational degrees.
Upholding international conventions on human rights and labor standards, we protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees
in accordance with the Labor Law of China and the Labor Contract Law of China and other relevant laws and regulations:

Care for employees·· Work with financial institutions to establish local banking services.

·· Provide employees with safe and comfortable workplaces.

·· Provide new employees with draft contracts, and only sign the contract upon mutual agreement on the contract content.

·· Work with line mangers to formulate a three-month new employee onboarding plan. We also train new employees
in aspects of internal policy, staff manuals and guides, HR system and internal business process to ensure their fully
understanding of the internal rules and procedures.

·· Resolutely eliminate forced labor in the production or service provision process.

·· Adhere to the open, fair and equal recruitment policy to promote good relations between employer andemployee. Trina Solar will never interfere with employees’ freedom of belief or discriminate any employee interms of nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability or marital status. During 2014, no discrimination
incidents related to gender and health status happened.

South Africa Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act

Case·· Comply with local laws in the region where our factory or office is located. No child labor is allowed. Men andwomen enjoy equal pay for equal work.

Black Economic Empowerment Policies
In 1994, the South Africa government passed and implemented the “Black Economic Empowerment Act” (“BEE”),
to improve development in South Africa as well as the economic status of black people. BBE aimed to address theworsening public security due to the widening gap between the advantaged and disadvantaged groups and thecontinuing increase in unemployment rate. In 2003, the South African general assembly passed the “Broad-based Black
Economic Empowerment Act” (“B-BBEE”).

·· Employees enjoy paid vacation as stipulated in the Measures for Employees’ Paid Vacation. We pay endowment,
work injury, unemployment, medical, maternity insurance and other social insurance, as well as a housing fundfor all employees. Company benefits also include birthday cake vouchers, health days, cash gifts for weddings,
traditional festival allowances, accident insurance and medical hospitalization subsidies and many others.

BEE Scorecard
While the South African government was executing the BEE policy, organizations in each industry were formulating BEE
regulations and industry plans based on their own features. In 2007, in order to further implement B-BBEE, the South
Africa BEE Steering Board worked with SANAS to set up the BEE admission framework for economic entities involved in
the economic development of South Africa. The framework mainly aims to determine the scores based on the size of·· In Europe, Trina Solar has set up a flexible self-benefit plan. Employees are free to choose their favorite welfare

contributions of economic entities to the BEE targets and plans, such as the purchase of the commodities from black-program such as language training courses, health clubs, public transport and medical insurance etc.. With
the full-range of welfare guaranteed, our employees can dedicate themselves to work and enjoying life in themeantime.

owned firms, employment of black people, women and other disadvantaged groups, the co-development of large-scale

Compliance with Labor Standards in New Markets
With the globalization of business, Trina Solar ensures our operation compliance with international conventions on human rights andlabor standards, as well as local labor standards by continually recognizing standards in new markets. In 2014, our businesses expanded
into South Africa. In order to be an attractive and legitimate employer, we learned local laws and regulations and gradually put them into
practice.

projects in partnership with black-owned firms, etc.
Any contribution will be scored according to BEE regulations. The score will be recorded in BEE scorecard of thecompany, based on which the company will receive an industry entry qualification from the South African government.
The 2014 scorecard contains 5 elements , such as stock rights, corporate management, technology development,
suppliers development and social development, with a total of 109 points and 9 bonus points. Each company will be
evaluated to 8 BEE Levels between Level 1 (the best) to Level 8(the worst) according to their performance in the 5elements. As Trina Solar expands its business in South Africa, which is the largest market for solar at south of Sarah in
Africa, we will incorporate local labor policies such as BEEE into our recruitment policy.

·· Guided by hired experts on local employment law and legal counsels, we provide an attractive payroll and welfare
system whilst meeting the local laws and regulations by recognizing the detailed requirements of local
employment laws in terms of working hours, vacation, social security system and legitimate items of deduction.

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Care for Employees

Listen to Employees

Recognition of Employees’ Contribution
We treasure every contribution made by our employees. We also focus on attracting and retaining outstanding talent throughTrina Solar attaches importance to employees’ communication and involvement, and encourages them to join in the Labor Union. We

performance management, training, competitive salaries and efficient incentive mechanisms, and try our best to give full scope

have created a variety of communication channels, which include internal communications committee, Bulletin Board System (BBS)

to the talents.

Forums, HR hotlines, and suggestion boxes for improvements, to promote the construction of internal and external “communicationin company management. We will timely respond to employees' questions and provide solutions. For problems can't be solved, we will

Trina Solar establishes employees' Performance Management System to
Performance Target Formulation

formulate a semiannual Personal Development Plan (PDP) and evaluate thecompletion of PDP at the end of each half year, while salesman are required
to formulate quarterly KPI. The PDP consists of business targets, key targets,

Performance Communication

employees management target and personal development target, aiming
to realize the balance of personal development, group development anddepartment, and then decomposed key business targets and key tasks

Frequency ofCommunication

Content of Communication

Management Meeting

Periodically·requiring supports from other regions/BUs or other departments.
·Business

Quarterly Communication
Meeting

Quarterly·
development, status in Industry, challenges and opportunities.
·Company

Evaluation Result Communication

Round-Table Meeting

Periodically·development, company management, compensation and welfare,·Company
working environment, health & safety, employees’ daily life.

Result Application

Lunchtime
Communication Meeting

Periodically·management, compensation and welfare, working environment, health·Company& Safety, employees’ daily life.

Team Leaders/Employee
Representatives
Communication Meeting

Periodically·development, employees’ daily life, experience -sharing, career·Companydevelopment and training Plan.

BBS Forum, HR Hotline

Any time·
culture, company activities, systems and policies, compensation and·Corporate
welfare, working environment,health & safety, employees’ daily life.

Company Journal Highlight

Periodically·
events regarding the company’s branding, innovation, social·Important
responsibility and global interests.

level by level, which connects each employee to the annual key targets of
Trina Solar. The PDP evaluation will be related to performance bonus, salaryCommunication
Channels

Performance Evaluation

organization development.
Group leader will formulate a key work planning diagram of eachmake detailed explanation to gain employees' recognition.

adjustment, promotion, stock grant, excellent employee election, trainings,
key talent management and succession plan etc..

·· Set up quarterly prizes such as company performance prize and Business Units performance prize, as well as semiannual prizes, such as individual performance prize.

·· Evaluate and select excellent employees and teams, to inspire individuals and teams with superior performance inwork every six months.

·· Grant stocks to top management, managers with good performance, key talents or scarce talents.

·· Set up quarterly and monthly quality performance prize for production line employees.

·· Set up prizes based on features of each business unit. For example, MBU set up a series of incentive prizes themed with"I Love Trina Solar" for employees' outstanding performance in innovation, self-improvements, loyal service, contributions and continuous improvements.

Employees from each

The lunchtime communication meeting isorganized to promoteco m m u n i c a t i o n b e t ween managementlevel and employees.
Employees could
apply to attend thecommunication meeting to talk about theirconcer ns, including
but not limited toworks, lives, family
and so on.

business unit and department could apply toattend the round-table
meeting. Representativesof top management will
convey the major development, goals and directions, meanwhile employees could feedback theirconcerns to managementl e ve l, w h i c h p ro v i d e acommunication platform
for management level andemployees.

·· Set up a talent bank and apply for the talent fund and creative fund for the employees who have obtained a Masterand/or Doctorate.
·· Put new position demands onto the company website and allow employees to have the chance to apply for a newposition, so as to enhance their passion for work and comprehensive capacity.

Lunchtime Communication Meeting

attract, retain and inspire all the employees. Employees are required toRound-Table Meeting

Employee Inspiration

Performance Management Systemculture” via multi-channel and multi-level communication, and invite employees to fully exercise their democratic right and participate

Employee Satisfaction Survey
We have designed Employees Satisfaction Questionnair based on employees' concerns and carried out satisfaction survey periodicallyfor both management and production workers. In 2014, we also launched an online survey platform with regards to management,
environment, employees’ satisfaction towards the company and dedication to their work, job responsibilities, career development,
payroll and benefits, etc.

·· Recognize each employees' contribution. Hold a farewell ceremony for each retiree and distribute retirement certificate
and souvenir.

According to the results of the survey, we summarize and analyze employees in terms of their types, divisions, posts, ages and otherindicators, to fully understand which aspects employees are satisfied or unsatisfied with. By comparing the results with those fromprevious years, we find a better way to improve company and departmental management.

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Building Learning Organization
Since employees are the cornerstones of enterprise development, Trina Solar always attaches importance to personnel training anddevelopment, and promotes employees to grow along with the company. Trina Solar takes training, education and culture construction
as an important part of the management system, provides a strong training support system for employees and offers them personal
development programs tailored to individual business development and position needs so that they can gain knowledge and continue

In 2014, aside from gradually implementing internal training as the training plan, for the first time we proactively developed external
training by cooperating with Golden Finance and the Overseas Education College from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, to establish
internal and external training courses of different levels, covering aspects such as self-management, team management, specialized
experience sharing, and products and skills. In 2014, we provided employees with a total of over 217, 000 training hours, amounting toaround 17 hours per employee. The entire training system covered training items of different levels, including quality and skills, products
and technologies, corporate culture, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, business ethics, and employees’ mental
health.

to grow in the process of training, daily work and communication/cooperation, thereby improving the overall quality of the workforce,

E-learning System

and adding impetus for the sustainable development of enterprise.

As a supplementary training tool, online learning systems (E-learning) successfully resolve the problems of cost, time conflicts and site
Training Demand Identification

Training System

Training Effectiveness Assessment and Improvement

constraints. We developed our own E-learning system to provide an online interactive training platform for employees. Based on theprinciples of adult learning, the duration for each course is set to about 30 minutes, so that the employees can learn a useful course

Identify employees’ demands for self-improvement and work-within a short time. This provides more convenient learning and personal development resources for employees worldwide, helping

ing skills. Identify training demands into five categories, such asthem expand their knowledge and abilities.

leadership, management, professional qualities, skills and special operation through investigation and analysis.

Currently, there are about 80 courses available on our E-learning platform, covering courses on company’s rules and regulations,introduction of system operation flow, time management, thinking structure and team management. We have also laid down an

Assess training effectivenessincentive policy for development and preparation of electronic courses, in order to encourage employees to convert their expertise into

based on training satisfac -courseware and micro-courses. This not only reduces our courseware development cost, but also effectively accumulates the company’stion survey, skill test before
and after training, employees
communication meeting andcareer development planninginvestigation and adjust our
training programs according

Formulation and Implementation of Training Plans
Formulate training plans and decide the training objects, training patterns, contents and time for the above five categories.
Design training courses of management knowledge and basic
skills for employees from different positions.

to the assessment, so as tounique and precious knowledge.

New Employee Training
To help each employee quickly perceive our corporate culture and start their work in Trina Solar, we organize a two day intensified
training course for new employees as follows:·· Welcoming address from top management: Communicate with top management to know the corporate development

gradually improve its effec-

history.

tiveness.

Assessment of Training Effectiveness
Assess the achievement and effectiveness of training through·· Teamwork building: Promote employee communication and enhance team cohesiveness.

training satisfaction surveys and working skills competitions.

·· HR, finance, performance policy introduction: Quickly adapt to their new jobs in Trina Solar;

Library
To build a better learning platform to support employees’ development, Trina Solar has set up ten well-equipped proprietary training·· Visit to state key laboratory, exhibition hall and workshops: Deeply know our products and production process.

rooms. In addition, we have also cooperated with Changzhou Library to jointly open a library with a collection of over 20,000 books. Thislibrary uses the same management system as the one used in Changzhou Library, and readers can borrow books from, and return themto, either of the two libraries, as they are linked with each other. There is also a dedicated electronic reading area for employees to readelectronic journals and e-books, which greatly enriches their spiritual life.

Training center
We have set up a targeted training center for employees' training and development, and established a fairly mature training system,
which includes institution, curriculum, lecture and resource, so that every employee can have two routes, i.e. the technical route or the
management route, to select from after they are competent at the corresponding position. Each step of their development is provided
with appropriate training courses and development links to support their personal development.
We are constantly improving our training hardware and facilities to improve training quality. We have now built ten training rooms ofdifferent styles and sizes, which can accommodate up to 1,000 people in total. According to different curricula, we provide 200-person
new employee training rooms, 40-person management interaction training rooms, 30-person lecture-style training rooms, and 20-person
discussion training rooms. The lecture halls are equipped with complete audio and video systems, capable of hosting various company
events. The availability of various rooms enables training courses of different levels and types to be smoothly carried out at the same
time.

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Care for Employees

Care for Employees’ Physical and Mental Health

Employees’ Safety

Employees’ physical and mental health is an important guarantee to increase productivity. To this end, we are continuously concerned

As stated in EHS policy, Trina Solar is committed to protecting employees’ health and safety. Safety is one of our top priorities whenabout employees' health, including their occupational health as well as their (including retirees') personal health and mental health. We

conducting business. We believe that the establishment and implementation of a good occupational health and safety management

set up health centers and rest rooms for pregnant employees; carry out the employee assistance program (EAP) and occupational hazard

system is an important way to care for our employees and their family members to protect our employees, suppliers and communities

monitoring program. We also provide occupational health and women’s health examinations every year for all employees. In brief, we

where we reside, as well as an essential path to contribute to society.

spare no efforts to create a healthy, safe and comfortable working environment for our employees to make their life more enjoyable.
In 2014, the Company started a health-check program for managerial staff who had worked for more than one year. For those working outside

Total Recordable Rate

the Company’s headquarters, they have access to this program through the Guanaitong platform. A total of 1,049 workers signed up for this
1.56

program.

Care for Mental Health
We have established the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) in order to better alleviate employees’ working pressure and ensure

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0.79

a healthy and efficient productivity. The EAP is a set of long-term assistance and welfare programs for employees. It is used to help

0.56

employees, as well as their family members, to solve a variety of psychological and behavioral problems, and to eliminate all factors

0.39

that may affect employees’ performance. This program is carried out through professional diagnosis and analysis of the organizational
environment, as well as through provision of professional guidance, training and consulting to employees and their family members,
thus improving the employees’ job performance.

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Note: Total Recordable Rate
(TRR ) is calculated by multiplying the sum of dangerous
occurrence, lost time injuries(LTIs), fatalities (Fs), restricte d w o r k i n j u r i e s ( R Ws ) f o r
employees for the reporting
period by 106 and dividing by
the total working hours in that
period (H).

Trina Solar helps employees ease their work pressure, eliminate psychological distress and improve their feelings about their work.
Currently, we have organized an EAP counselor team and invited experts to periodically give guidance in terms of stress management,
occupational mental health, and healthy lifestyles.

We have strengthened the supervision of occupational health in many ways, and provided health care for employees in positions withoccupational hazards in order to prevent occupational diseases. In addition, we also ensure a steady safety funding every year foroccupational health protection. No occurrence of occupational diseases is one of our long-term objectives.

·· We have established an internal clinic to provide employees with medical and health counseling services.

·· Trina Solar conducts annual health examinations for employees who are exposed to occupational health hazards, andadjusts work positions for employees exhibiting symptoms of occupational illnesses.
·· Trina Solar carries out industrial hygiene monitoring at workplaces in accordance with the local occupational healthprotection laws and regulations every year, and takes engineering and management measures to ensure an available
and healthy working environment.

As we have been constantly improving our occupational health and safety management system, we have seen a continuous decrease in
TRR rating from 2010 to 2013. However, in 2014, increasing automation in some of our workshops caused a rise in the Company’s total
recordable accidents; thus, TRR has raised accordingly. The EHS department and responsible departments jointly carried out a detailed
analysis of the causes for TRR rising, and prepared corrective and preventive measures to lower TRR.

Case

Care for Occupational HealthCreation of Grade II Safety Standardization Enterprise of Yancheng Factory
In order to improve safety production management, Trina Solar’s Yancheng factory
carried out safety production standardization work in 2014 in accordance with therequirements specified in the Code for Safety Production Standardization by Machinery
Manufacturers. The requirements fall under three categories: basic management,
infrastructure safety conditions, operational environment and occupational health.
The audit expert team, after comprehensively evaluating the safety standardization
documentation and safety management in operation sites, concluded that the·· Trina Solar sets up warning signs in the workplaces to inform employees of the occupational hazards and protective
measures during their work, and also increases awareness of self-protection.

Yancheng factory had established a sound safety organization with complete safety
management rules and regulations and normally running safety facilities, conforming
to the Grade II safety production standards in the machinery industry. Trina Solar was

Case·· Trina Solar cares for our employees working on special positions. For example, distributing sunstroke prevention items
to employees who exposed to sun in high temperature in summer.

successfully conferred with the "Safety Standardization Enterprise - Grade II" based on
the National Safety Standardization Enterprise Standards in December 2014.

Medicare Green Channel
Trina Solar pays industrial injury insurance for all factory workers. To ensure employees get timely medical treatment,
Trina Solar sets up Medicare Green-card Scheme with three hospitals in Changzhou for our employees. Employees will
be able to receive immediate medical attention after showing their “Trina Solar Medical Treatment Green Card” at anyof the three hospitals. Trina Solar will pay medical expenses afterwards to make sure that the employees receive timely
treatment.

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Care for Employees’ Work Safety

Hazardous Work Management

We are committed to workplace safety. Our safety objectives are to continuously improve safety and health for all employees with fewer

We set up a permit-to-work system to ensure the safety of contractors and employees. This system requires employees and contractors tohazards, reduce exposures and fewer injuries and illnesses. We make efforts to promote the safety culture construction so that our healthand safety performance is continuously improved.
Trina Solar proactively conducts risk assessments in relation to the safety and health risks posed to any person who may be affected

get an Area Work Permit prior to the commencement of any work within Trina Solar premises. We strictly control activities that may cause
major injury or losses, such as working at height, with open flames and in confined space. The person responsible for a project needs tocomplete a permit for such work, which must then be approved by relevant parties prior to commencement of the work.

by his undertaking in our workplace. A procedure has been established and implemented to systematically identify the hazards andSafety Inspection

assess the risks related to manufacturing activities, products and services. Risk control strategies have been implemented, focusing

Trina Solar has established the EHS Inspection and Management Procedure to assess the strengths and weaknesses in the plant’s

on elimination/replacement, engineering measures, administrative measures and personal protective equipment controls. Trina Solarsafety system by the identification of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. The procedure gives the notification of line management for

maintains an active emergency response plan. The plan is to ensure, to the best of our abilities, that the site facilities are maintained andappropriate, effective and prompt corrective actions. The establishment and implementation of the procedure minimize employee andoperated in a safe way.

company loss by early detection of potential safety and health hazards.

Near Miss Reporting

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

A “near miss” or “near” accident is defined as unsafe acts and/or unsafe conditions that may have the potential to result in an injury,

We set up the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Procedure to identify the hazard and assess the risks related to manufacturing
activities, products and services. Hazard identification is the recognition process of sources or situations that can cause harm to people(accident or illness). Risk assessment is the process of estimating the risk levels for the hazards and their acceptability. Based on risk level
determined, risks are categorized as major risk, medium risk and minor risk. The risk acceptability and recommended actions are alsosuggested as depicted in the Table.

health impairment, environment pollution or property damages if it is not resolved or addressed systematically. The “Safety Pyramid”
theory suggests that reporting and resolving near miss can prevent and reduce accidents and injuries.
Trina Solar launched a plant-wide campaign, Near Miss reporting program, in June 2010 to encourage all employees to report nearmisses. To ensure the successful implementation of the program, employee can report a near miss through different channels, such as
EHS reporting card, near miss reporting database in e -flow system, email and telephone notification.

Acceptability of Risk·
risk
·Minor··Acceptable

Recommended Actions

We received a great response from our employees. There were total 1,998 near misses reported in 2014, and 85% of them were resolved,·
existing management and control measures, and strengthen measures·Maintain
according to actual situation.
·
existing procedures and control measures to prevent accidents.
·Review·risk·Medium·risk·Major··Tolerable··Intolerable·
to determine whether to take further measures in accordance with the·Analyzeconsequences which the accident may result in.

not only greatly reducing the company's safety risks, but also creating a culture of full participation in safety management.

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Risk Category

Near Miss Reporting for Injury Due to Clipping by the Extendable Unit on the Module Turnover Platform
Near Miss reporting from employees working in the module auto line inspection area: If an employee approaches theplatform when the turnover device is turning over modules, he/she may be possibly injured due to clipping or collisionby the extendable unit on the platform. Additionally, limited by the small area for movement in front of and behind·or reduce the risk by taking engineering and/or management measures.
·Avoidthe platform, it is possible that employees might miss their step and get injured. After a co-evaluation by the EHS·
temporary management and control measures to ensure the safe operation·Take
before taking engineering or management measures to control the risk.

department and workshop workers, a sensing optical screen was provided on the two sides of the turnover platform,
so that if someone comes closer than 60 centimeters from the turnover platform in operation, the turnover device willstop running. The stages on the platform were also doubled in width, to lower the risks of employees’ falling off or on

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to the ground when they step back.

Modifying Fence around Laminator to Lower Safety Risks during Dismantling of the Fence

EHS Management of Change (MOC)
In the module workshops, operators need to remove the railings around the

EHS Management of Change (MOC) is an essential building block to maintain operational integrity and prevent serious EHS accidents.

laminator to clean it. The iron-made laminator weighs over 15 kilograms andTrina Solar has set up an MOC procedure. An evaluation should be conducted if the changes have a strong relation to those that may besome of its mounting screws were stripped, posing a potential safety risk, whichharmful to people, the environment, safety or quality of products. Examples of changes requiring MOC evaluation include:

was assessed by the EHS department as Medium Risk. As a result, the company
needs to take measures to lower the risk. After the joint assessment by the EHS

Before Improvement·· Introduction of new technology and equipment.

department and the departments in charge of the workshops, the iron railings
were replaced with a new fence made of light-weight yellow sunlight sheets and·· Selection and introduction of new process (chemical, physical, methods, etc.).

fringed with an aluminum frame. The easily removable U-shaped slot installationof the new fence reduces employees’ intensity of work, thus reducing theAfter Improvement·· Change of operation procedure.

associated risks.
·· Introduction of new suppliers or new materials.

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Emergency Management Plan

EHS Promotion Month

During an emergency, our response makes the difference between a positive and a negative outcome. Trina Solar has put an Emergency
Response Plan (ERP) in place to enable employees to respond to an emergency in a timely and efficient manner. The plan provides
a framework for effective communications with employees, the public, customers, government and other stakeholders during an
emergency. The ERP covers emergencies such as fire, chemical spill/chemical burn and power outages. It is regularly reviewed andCaseemergency drills were conducted to ensure suitability and adequacy of the plan.

Campus-wide Evacuation Drill for Fire Protection

We organize EHS promotion month in every June. In 2014, we organized a series of activities centered round strengthening awareness of
red lines and promoting safety development.
·· Opening Ceremony of EHS Promotion Month: The attendees reviewed safety performance for 2013 and the safety
management work planning for 2014. The head of each department signed an agreement on EHS responsibility, and the
responsibility system was put into practice at all levels. Besides, the award of Excellent Safety Performance was warded to 3
groups and 18 individuals for their outstanding safety performance in 2013.
·· EHS Quiz: Each employee may submit the answer sheet in hard copy or electronic form. The content of the quiz covers safety ofhazardous chemicals, electricity safety, occupational health, fire safety, traffic safety and so on.

In order to test state of preparation for emergencies, weorganized a fire emergency and evacuation drill in the northeast·· ERT Competition: Examinations of both emergency response theories and operation skills are conducted to measure the ERT
members’ emergency response.

campus of Trina Solar in June 2014. During the drill, a big fire in
the warehouse for rejected hazardous substances was simulated.
A fac tor y-wide emergenc y evacuation was initiated. The·· Energy Management Lecture: Give lectures on the main content of energy management system and on how to more
effectively utilize the energy and resources.

entire staff (including contractors) was organized to carry out
emergency evacuation procedures. It took four minutes to finish
the evacuation and a total of 1,000 people were evacuated.

Report the Roll Calling to
the General Commander

Firefighting Vehicles Carry
Out a Rescue

The drill greatly enhanced and improved the staff’s emergency
response ability.

·· First-aid Lecture: Professional first-aid doctors are invited to give lectures on first-aid methods like cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and extra thoracic compression, to improve our ERT members' emergency response abilities.
·· Safety Production Topic Essay Writing Activity: Employees are encouraged to write about their own experiences of health and

Employees’ Traffic Safety

safety issues, so as to continually grow and promote the corporate culture of “safety first”.

injuries and losses caused by traffic accidents on the way to or from work, we conducted a series of traffic safety improvement projects.
In 2014, there were no traffic deaths and serious injuries.
· · Inspect motorcycles and electric car licenses regularly.

·· Provide reflective strips for motorcycles, electric bicycles and distributing reflective vests to employees and pushbikes to increase visibility at night.
·· Invite traffic patrol officers to give lectures on the traffic issues; such as situation, common traffic violations, correct
driving habits, how to inform police of accidents and how to handle a hit-and-run accident etc.

Safety Essay Writing

Trina Solar cares not only about employee's work safety, but also about their safety on the road in their daily commute. To minimize

Learn from Others' Experience and Take Preventive Measures (Second Prize Essay written
by Wei Li from Cell 5)
On June 19th, hearing the alarm from the working platform, a worker ran to clear the alarm, but he fell off balance dueto the wet ground. He bumped his head on the edge of the platform and fainted. His co-workers carried him to theworkshop dressing room for emergency treatment and then transferred him to the hospital for rehabilitation and hereturned to work eventually.
This story didn’t occur in my workshop or to my workers, but it made a deep impression on us. As a team leader fora production line, I was the person responsible for this line. If any accident happened to one of my workers, it was
because I didn’t do a good job of safety management. This story reminded us that we should pay careful attention todetails, and that we should always be vigilant where safety is concerned. We analyzed the causes of this accident, andformulated the following corrective measures to preclude any similar accidents.

·· Periodically display traffic safety pamphlets and posters in promotion windows.
·· Protection surroundings for edges of all working platform in the workshop.

Safety Culture Development
Caring for employee’s life and work safety is one of the key performance indicators of corporate culture progress. We strictly follow
security policies, hold EHS committee meeting monthly, organize safety promotion month every year, launch various training activities
to strengthen employee’s recognition about safety culture, give guidance to employee‘s safe behavior and promote the corporate cultureof “safety-first”.

·· Informing all employees about reason of this incident and prohibiting walking too fast in the workshop
exceeding the speed limitation of 0.9 M/S.
·· The cleaner should mop the ground clean and dry.

·· Reassessment of the anti-skid factor of the dust-free shoes.

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EHS Committee Meeting

Care for Employees
children experience enjoyment of creation and success, but also train their character of participation and exploration as well as enable
them to make more good friends.

With the implementation of EHS principles and policies as its purpose, Trina Solar’s EHS committee supervises the implementation of

Trina Solar in Europe Area has one day as the "Future Career Planning Day" every year. Parents can take their children to workplaces andvarious safety measures, comprehensively promotes the environment and health and safety work, and strives to effectively manage andspend the whole special day with their children. And children can know their parents' work content, and have an opportunity to know

control all EHS activities.

the real world and understand the value and meaning of labor. We deeply believe that taking children to their parents' workplaces is not

The EHS committee meeting, held regularly at the beginning of every month, has established an EHS information communication

only a simple vocational education day, but also can help employees make a good balance between work and life.

discussed and communicated during the committee meeting, and examples of the meeting agenda include,·· Potential risks and improvement measures;

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mechanism widely participated by several departments such as production, technology, facility, HR, administration etc. All EHS issues are

Calligraphy and Painting Competition
To enrich the summer vacation of employees’ children and help them to enjoy the beauty of nature, Trina Solar
held the “Growth under sunlight” calligraphy and painting contest among employees’ children in July 2014. The
contest led children consciously recognize the photovoltaic sector which their parents were working for. Each childwas encouraged to make free creations with themes of the beauty of sunlight, green environmental protection,
photovoltaic energy, harmonious family and happy growth, stimulating their imagination.

·· EHS accident analysis and EHS performance review;

Vocational Experience·· EHS suggestions and proposals for staff safety;

Case·· Correct working processes and safe working methods;

In order to help children understand the characteristics of different professions andto cultivate their vocational ideals, we organized more than 60 employees and theirfamilies to participate in the parent-child activity on the theme of “Harmonious
Family, Life and Career” in August 2014. During the activity, children played various·· EHS work objectives, directions and focus for the next stage.

roles in hospitals, traffic stations, police stations, fire brigades, law courts, airports,
restaurants and other themed “workplaces”, experiencing the toil of hard work
while enjoying the educational fun.

Work-life Balance

Festival Activities

In addition to powerful innovation ability and advanced technologies, harmonious corporate culture also plays an important role in

In order to popularize national culture and enrich employees’ cultural life outside of work, we prepare various activities to celebrate all

healthy and rapid development of an enterprise. We believe that a good enterprise culture can help employees enjoy their work and life

the major traditional festivals:

in a better way; colorful cultural activities can effectively relieve employees’ psychological pressure, relieve stress and help to form an
atmosphere of mutual assistance, love and trust.

·· On Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), we sent consolation cards to express our sincere appreciation and New
Year’s greetings to the family members of all front-line employees.

Leisure Sports Activities
Trina Solar has established a series of sports clubs including football, basketball, badminton, table tennis, swimming, fishing, etc. Eachclub regularly develops training activities every month and organizes various kinds of internal leagues or friendly matches with other·· On Lantern Festival, we hung up red lantern riddles and colorful balloons for employees to enjoy the festivities.

companies every year. For example, we hold a basketball league, badminton matches, tug-of-war events and Ping-Pong matches every
year. Every moment of joy and every drop of sweat carries the team spirit of striving upwards.

·· On Dragon Boat Festival, we organized party and distributed Zongzi (pyramid-shaped rice dumplings wrapped inCaseleaves) and organized a Zongzi-making contest.

Yoga &Tai Chi Classes for Physical and Mental Health
Yoga and Tai Chi help cultivate the mind and body and help·· On Mid-autumn Festival, we organized volunteers to distribute moon cakes and sent festival greetings to staff stillworking at their posts on this special day.

find spiritual tranquility. They help staff relax in body and mind.
The relaxing, soft movements help to calm people down amid
the hustle and bustle of life, cultivating their minds and making·· On Double Ninth Festival, we sent blankets and consolation cards to the parents of staff who had been with us formore than 10 years to express our respects to the parents of our employees.

them more confident in their work and life.

Parent-Children Interaction
The adolescence period is the most critic and distinctive period in life. Considering that our employees devote most of their energy
to working, continuous self-learning and improving, and neglect growth of their children, in order to facilitate relationships between
parents and children, Trina Solar persists in organizing all kinds of parents-children activities conducive to children's physical and mental
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Contribution to Society
As a responsible corporate citizen, Trina Solar has always held the idea of giving back tosociety. By using the advantages of its technology and resources to their full potential, Trina
Solar brings positive changes to local economies, the environment and society. We wish topromote development and social progress through investment in education, public charities
and staff volunteer service.

■■ Education Support■■ Donations■■ Volunteer Activities

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Trina Solar considers supporting education to be its long-term corporate duty and mission. Because of this, we invested in establishing
Trina Solar International School. Through constant investment in education and promotion of innovative talents, we supply power for

Contribution to Society

Case

Contribution to Society

Building the Future with Love: Donating to Gansu Primary School for
Underprivileged Children
I n June 2014, the Trina Solar Labour Union, China National Democratic

world economic growth and sustainable social development. We donated photovoltaic modules, teaching supplies, books and otherConstruction Association Trina Solar branch and Colink community sponsoredequipment to Tanzania Msafiri primary school, Gansu primary school for underprivileged children, and Las Vegas Coral Academy ofan education donation ceremony to “Care for Childhood Dreams and Build theSciences. We work hard to improve the educational environment with the talent, technology and funds available to us, providing more

Future with Love” at Nan’guan primary school in Minqin county, Wuwei city. We

and more teenagers with educational opportunities, helping them to achieve success in the future.

donated 15,000 yuan to Minqin county educational foundation, and donatedprimary school. Trina Solar Labour Union subsidized 30 impoverished children

including a full 15 years of international education, starting from kindergarten and going all the way through primarywith stationery, grants and clothes. The subsidized students thanked their patrons

school, junior high school and senior high school, which can provide high quality educational resources for young

from Trina Solar for their help and love. They expressed that they would try hard

students with different cultural backgrounds, and promote their optimal development.

to finish school with the gifts they had been given, and try to pass the love on to

Ecological Experience in Spring

more people in need of help.

On April 2nd, the children from Changzhou Trina Solar International School pre-school
kindergarten classes came to Changzhou Agricultural Ecological Park to learn todistinguish different vegetables, and learn how to correctly pick them.
Led by the working staff of the farm, the children entered the vegetable greenhouse
one by one, identifying food items that they would normally only see on their tables.
Their teachers, Mx. Popli and Mx. Rogers explained the color, name and correct picking
method for every vegetable. Every child picked all kinds of vegetables according to

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Trina Solar International School

stationery and sporting goods worth over 3,000 yuan and 572 books to Nan’guan

Trina Solar International School adopts high quality international courses, taught entirely by international teachers,

Donation of Photovoltaic Modules to Las Vegas Coral Academy of Sciences
Solar Power International (SPI for short) is the largest and most influential
professional solar power conference and exhibition in USA. This conference
was set up in 1995, and started as an exhibition in San Francisco in 2004. It is
held in different cities within the US every September to October.

the picking methods taught to them by the teachers. The children learned about many

In 2014, SPI and its cooperative partners launched a new common proposal:

kinds of vegetables, at the same time as getting close to nature.

donate modules to the schools in the SPI host city every year to support

Stepping into Changzhou Children’s Welfare Institutelocal education. Coral Academy of Sciences in Las Vegas is a school mainly
focusing on education in the STEM fields. Trina Solar united with the Solar
Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Brian D Robertson Memorial

On December 10 th , the four th, fifth and sixth grade students from Trina Solar

Solar Energy School Foundation (BDR Foundation) of the solar energy

International School brought gifts, songs and the love and warmth of themselves andfoundation project to donate a total of 11.2 kilowatt solar modules to Coral

their teachers to Changzhou Children’s Welfare Institute, delivering sincere greetings

Academy of Sciences. Black Rock Solar was in charge of installation, and after

and warm blessings to the children at the same age as themselves are.
All of the students from Trina Solar International School donated presents ofstationeries, books, socks, toys, hand warmers and more to the children of Changzhou

installation, it will provide 9% of the total energy of the school, and save theschool about 1,400 dollars in electricity every year.

Children’s Welfare Institute, and sang songs for them as well. This helped the children toCase

understand thanksgiving, sharing and helping others.

Donation of Photovoltaic Modules to Tanzania Msafiri Primary School
Tanzania Msafiri English primary school is a boarding school founded by the
locals and a non-government organization sponsored by European sponsors.
Built in 2004, the funds mainly came from donations from Mühledorf town inGermany, while the SunPlan from the same town provided this school withclean solar power, together with the MaxSolar company.
In October 2013, Trina Solar actively participated in this project, donating 9.5
kilowatt photovoltaic modules, together with SunPlan company, to this English
teaching school of 170 students. This project was installed and put into use in
March, 2014. The project can help to prevent local power shortages, which arecommon in the region. It can also allow the children use computers at day time,and provide adequate lighting at night. Trina Solar is honored to participate insuch project, as the English teaching can provide advantages for the students’continuing education and later employment.

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Contribution to Society

Social prosperity and stability is the basis of our business operations, and the success of enterprise can also promote social development
and progress. Enthusiastic in social public welfare, Trina Solar is making active contributions to public welfare, disaster relief,

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Donationsimprovement of medical and traffic conditions etc. to create a better world.

“Energy Buildings”—Donation of Photovoltaic Modules to Switzerland’s
Thunersee Senior High School“Energy buildings” refer to buildings which can produce enough energy not only to sufficiently support their own energy

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consumption, but also to provide electric power for solar electric cars. In 2012, Trina Solar united with the Switzerland solar

South Africa Robben Island Sun Star Project

energy award to promise to install photovoltaic modules for the canton with the most energy buildings.
In 2014, Trina Solar donated 44.5 kilowatts of photovoltaic modules to Switzerland’s Thunersee senior high school. We held
the installation opening ceremony on May 26th, fulfilling Trina Solar’s promise to support energy buildings in 2012.

In November 2014 Trina Solar donated 4 kilowatt photovoltaic modules to thehybrid power system Sun Star located at the mountaintop of Signal Hill, CapeTown, South Africa, providing energies for local educational activities, movie
projection, sports events, exhibitions etc.
Sun Star project is located outside the wall of Robben Island prison, 30 meters
high. It is in a spherical shape, surrounded by solar rays, which represent
innovation, creativity, courage and strength. The building will be dismantled
in one year, and the modules donated by Trina Solar will be installed in a local
low-income community, which can help reduce the energy consumption costsof this community for the next 25 years.
Ben Hill, the president of Trina Solar Europe and Africa, said: "Trina Solar ishonored to participate in this great project. This project does not only havesymbolic meaning, but also will reduce the energy consumption costs of several
communities in Cape Town, which indicates solar power has huge potential inSouth Africa. We are dedicated to providing clean energies all over the world,Caseand we look forward to developing the South African market with our strategiccooperative partners. The storage center newly put into use in Johannesburg,
South Africa and the professional sales team will provide our cooperative
partners with faster and better support".

Supporting Staff Training and Education on Photovoltaic Technology in
PolandCase

According to the regulations of Poland’s new energy law, photovoltaic system installation staff must acquire installation
certificates for small-scale and micro-scale facilities. In 2014, Trina Solar cooperated with the photovoltaic training center of

Ya’an Drinking Water Project

Warsaw University and Poland National Telecommunications Research Institute, and donated photovoltaic modules to thephotovoltaic training center to support Poland with professional staff training on photovoltaic installation and technology.

On April 20 th , 2013, Lushan county of Ya’an city in Sichuan province was stricken by an

The photovoltaic training center of Warsaw University provides the photovoltaic module installation and technology

earthquake of magnitude 7.0, causing millions of deaths and incalculable suffering. For the firststaff with complete and professional photovoltaic technology training: 5-days theoretical and actual operation courses,

time, Trina Solar held a prayer activity for Ya’an and solicited donations from staff members. Our

including photovoltaic design, installation, grid connection, photovoltaic system monitoring. It emphasizes introducing

staff responded with great compassion and enthusiasm, and generous donations came in one

safety problems during the process of installation and operation. After finishing these training courses, the trainees canafter another, for a total donation of over 100,000 yuan. At the same time, the Labour Union

take the national test, and acquire certification which is valid throughout the European Union.

donated 30,000 yuan, and the company itself donated over 50,000 yuan. The total donations
reached 200,000 yuan. Through the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, all the funds were
donated to the village drinking water system reconstruction project in Fuzhuang town, Hanyuan
county, Ya’an city. In order to help the residents of Ya’an rebuild their homes, Trina Solar also helda Lushan earthquake rescue activity—a countryside drinking water project, donating the watersupply system for a village to solve the drinking water safety problem for the rural residents inthe disaster area.
Fuzhuang town, Hanyuan county, Ya’an city is located in the high mountain area of Ya’an city, andthe water conservancy infrastructure construction is relatively backward. After the earthquake,

Reservoirs in Yongxing
village, Fuzhuang town,
Hanyuan county

the original water storage capacity severely decreased, and the water irrigation facilities wereseverely damaged and showed leakage, unable to satisfy the local’s production and life waterneed. After field research carried out by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, Ya’an
working staff and the expert group set up by Ni Fuquan, the president of the Institute of Water
Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power Research, Sichuan Agricultural University, it was decided
to use Trina Solar’s donation of 200,000 yuan to build and improve farmland irrigation facilities
in Yongxing village, Fuzhuang town, Hanyuan county. The Trina Solar drinking water project
formally started up in November, 2013, and was finished and put into use in June, 2014. It solved
the water problem for fertilizer application and spraying agricultural chemicals for 2 km2 of fruit
trees, such as cherries, pears, apples, peaches and plums, and practically improved the local
production and water use conditions.

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Contribution to Society

Volunteer Activities
Trina Solar focuses on mutual development with local communities. We encourage staff to participate in volunteer activities, to care for

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Contribution to Society

China’s “left-behind” and impoverished children, and to provide help and support for disadvantaged social groups when it is within our

Caring for the Aged in Welfare House
On September 26th, 2014, volunteers from Trina Solar’s Labour Union came to
Dingwu Welfare House for the aged, in Changzhou city’s Xinbei district. They

power. We also encourage actively participating in community services, participating in the projects in favor of environmental sustainablebrought daily necessities to the elderly residents with no families, helped todevelopment, and inheriting the volunteer spirit of dedication, friendship, mutual help and progress.

clean their rooms, chatted with them, and brought blessings for the double
ninth festival (a Chinese holiday on which it is traditional to show care andCaserespect for one’s elderly relatives).

Brighten the Starry Sky with Love

Thinking of the lengthening nights and the colder weather, volunteers
proposed to donate winter clothes for the elderly at Dingwu Welfare House.

They have bright eyes, but don’t make eye contact with others; they have normal hearing, but they turn a deaf ear to those

The total donation of 230 winter coats, 89 pairs of trousers, 10 pairs of shoes

around them; they can speak without impediment, but they do not communicate with others; they may be thought towas delivered to the elderly residents, together with love, warmth and help

have learning difficulties, but they often show enhanced abilities in certain aspects…they are a group of special children—from all the staff.

autistic children. Some people call them “star children”—they shine alone, as if in their own world, but still bring light to

On December 23 rd, 2014, volunteers from Trina Solar Distributed Photovoltaic Generation and Application Business
Unit(DBU) and Labour Union visited a group of these special children, bringing school supplies, daily necessities, medical
supplies etc. to the 130 autistic children in Changzhou Tian’ai children’s rehabilitation center. We also donated and installeda solar power station for the Tian’ai rehabilitation center to provide the children with heating. The volunteers talked to thechildren, taught them some crafts and played games with them, helping them to step out of their world.

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those around them.

Volunteer Service TeamIn 2013, we founded the Trina Solar volunteer service team. As a medium for philanthropic activities and selfless donations,this team fosters spirit of serving and contributing to our communities, actively promoting a healthy living style, andcreating a community of sustainable development amongst our staff which also has the effect of making our operations
more environmentally friendly. Volunteers usually use festivals, holidays, and their days off to participate in all kinds ofpublic welfare activities organized by the Changzhou volunteer service team and the Changzhou volunteer league service
team.
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) is the most important traditional holiday in China. People working outside their hometown takewhat they have gained within the year, and start the journey back home to reunite with their family, full of expectations. On January
18th and 19th, 2014, Trina Solar volunteers went to the train station to provide Spring Festival transportation volunteer services forthe out-of-towners returning home. They patiently answered passengers’ questions, and assisted staff at the ticket inspection gatewith helping passengers find the right place to board the train; they assisted with maintaining order at the security check, carriedluggage for passengers who needed help, and even helped passengers to mend torn traveling bags. The volunteers were seen at

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the ticket office, ticket entrance, security check and elsewhere, bringing the warmth of Trina Solar volunteers to those returning

Philanthropic Educational Aid

home.

On June 30 th , 2014, volunteers from all departments of

On October 23 rd, 2014, Trina Solar volunteer representa-

Trina Solar brought the true feelings and donations of all

tives brought donations and school supplies of school bags

staff to meet with over 38 students receiving educationaland stationeries to 15 student representatives from impov-

assistance from Changzhou Liyang Xuebu primary school

erished families or with physical handicaps in Changzhou

and Hengjian primar y school. They encouraged the

Xinqiao experimental primary school, helping them tochildren to be self-confident, self-reliant, self-improving

relieve their family burdens.

and spend every day happily.

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GRI Content Index

GRI Content Index

To enable stakeholders fully understand Trina Solar's social responsibility, Trina Solar's Social Responsibility Report 2014 discloses
relevant information as the comprehensive disclosure plan based on the Sustainability Report Guidelines G4 issued by the Global

Indicator
NumberReporting Initiative (GRI).

GovernanceIndicator
NumberDescription

StatusReport Section(s)Page(s) Explanatory
Notes

Strategy and Analysis
G4：1-2

Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organization;
Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities.

··Message From theLeadership··Challenges andOpportunities

11

Organizational Profile
G4：3-9Name of the organization; Primary brands, products, and/or services; Locationof headquarters; Nature of ownership; Markets served; Scale of organization.

··Company Profile

02

G4：10

Employee Classification Statistics.

··Protection of
Employees ' Rights

37

G4：11

Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.

G4：12

Describe the organization’s supply chain.

··SupplierManagement

31··Company Profile

02··Corporate
Governance

05

G4：13
G4：14

G4：15

G4：16

Significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization’ssize, structure, ownership, or its supply chain.
Report whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressedby the organization.
List externally developed economic, environmental and social charters,
principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or which itendorses.

··Guidelines andPolicies··Green Sustainable
Development··Solutions to Climate
ChangeMemberships of associations (such as industry associations) and national orinternational advocacy organizations.

··Challenges andOpportunities

G4：17

G4：18
G4：19-21
G4：22
G4：23

Report significant changes from previous reporting periods in the Scope andAspect Boundaries.

05
44

G4：35-49

Report whether the organization has appointed an executive-level position or
positions with responsibility for economic, environmental and social topics.

··Corporate
Governance

05

G4：50

Report the nature and total number of critical concerns that were communicated to the highest governance body and the mechanism(s) used to address
and resolve them.

··Corporate
Governance

05

G4：51

Report the remuneration policies for the highest governance body and senior
executives. Report how performance criteria in the remuneration policy
relate to the highest governance body’s and senior executives’ economic,
environmental and social objectives.

··Corporate
Governance

05

G4：52

Repor t the process for determining remuneration. Repor t whether
remuneration consultants are involved in determining remuneration andwhether they are independent of management. Report any other relationships
which the remuneration consultants have with the organization.

G4：53

Report how stakeholders’ views are sought and taken into account regarding
remuneration, including the results of votes on remuneration policies andproposals, if applicable.

··Corporate
Governance··Communication with
Stakeholders

G4：54

Report the ratio of the annual total compensation for the organization’s
highest-paid individual in each country of significant operations to the medianannual total compensation for all employees (excluding the highest-paid
individual) in the same country.

··Protection of
Employees' Rights

37

G4：55

In every country with significant operation locations, the ratio between the
gross annual income growth of the highest individual compensation and theaverage gross annual income growth of all other employees (not including thehighest individual compensation) in the same country.

··Protection of
Employees' Rights

37

G4：56-58··About the Report··About the Report

No significant
change in previous
reports··About the Report

G4：28-31

Reporting period; Date of most recent previous report; Reporting cycle;
Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.

··About the Report

G4：32

Report the ‘in accordance’ option the organization has chosen. Report thereference to the External Assurance Report, if the report has been externallyassured.

··About the Report

G4：33

Report the organization's policy and current practice with regard to seeking
external assurance for the report. Report the relationship between the reportorganization and the assurance provider. Report whether members of thehighest governance body or senior managers participate in the seeking ofassurance for the sustainable development report.

··About the Report

Covered in the Report

59

Partially Covered in the Report

Describe the organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behavior
such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics. Report the internal and externalmechanisms for seeking advice on ethical and lawful behavior, and mattersrelated to organizational integrity, such as helplines or advice lines. Report
the internal and external mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethicalor unlawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as
escalation through line management, whistleblowing mechanisms or hotlines.

··Creation of Cultural
Environment··Corporate
Governance··Guidelines andPolicies

03
05
07

Indicator: Economic Performance··About the Report··Communication with
Stakeholders

09

Economy (Report why the Aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this Aspect material. Report how the organization manages thematerial Aspect or its impacts. Report the evaluation of the management approach.)

G4：EC1

Direct economic value generated and distributed.

··Key Performance

G4：EC2Financial implications and risks and opportunities for the organization’s
activities due to climate change.

··Message From theLeadership··Solutions to Climate
ChangeG4：EC3Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations.

G4：EC4

Financial assistance received from government.

Participation of stakeholders

G4：24-2705

Ethics and Integrity··About the Report

Provide a list of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization; Report thebasis for identification and selection of stakeholders; Approach to stakeholder
engagement, including frequency of engagement by type; Report key topics
and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement and how
the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including
through its reporting.

Page(s) Explanatory
Notes··Corporate
Governance··Employees' Safety

Identified Material Aspects and Boundaries
List all entities included in the consolidated financial statements or equivalent
documents. Report whether any entity included in the organization’s
consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents is not covered by
the report.
Explain the process for defining the report content and the Aspect Boundaries.
Explain how the organization has implemented the Reporting Principles for
Defining Report Content.
List all the material Aspects identified in the process for defining reportcontent.
Report the effect of any restatements of information provided in previous
reports and the reason for such restatement.

Report Section(s)Governance structure of the organization, including committees under thehighest governance body. Identify any committees responsible for decisionmaking on economic, environmental and social impacts.

17

11

Status

G4：34

07
19

Description

09

13

19

Aspect: Market Performance
G4：EC5‘In accordance’ –Comprehensive

G4：EC6

Ratio of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum
wage at significant locations of operation.

··Key Performance

Percentage of local senior managers at the significant operation locations.

··Protection of
Employees' Rights··Recognition of
Employees'
Contribution

13

37
39

Aspect: Indirect Economic Impacts

G4：EC7

Not Covered in the Report

Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services supported.

Covered in the Report

Partially Covered in the Report2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report··Education Support··Public Charities··Volunteer Activities

53
55
57

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Indicator
NumberGRI Content Index

Description
Significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts.

G4：EC8

StatusReport Section(s)··Challenges andOpportunities

Page(s) Explanatory
Notes

G4：EN29

Proportion of spending on local suppliers at significant locations ofoperation.

··Supplier
Development

Aspect: Materials

G4：EN2

Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials.

··Solutions to Climate
ChangeInternal and external energy consumption, energy consumption for energy
intensity reduction, energy reduction for products and services.

··Solutions to Climate
Change19

Total water withdrawal by source. Water sources significantly affected bywithdrawal of water. Percentage and total volume of water recycled andreused.

··Environment-friendly
Operation

23

Operation land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to protected areas
and areas of high biodiversity value.

··Biological Diversity
Management

28

G4：EN12

Description of significant impacts on activities, products, and services on
biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value.

··Biological Diversity
Management

28

G4：EN13

Habitats protected or restored.

··Biological Diversity
Management

28

G4：EN14

Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with
habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk.

Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1); Energy indirect GHG
emissions (Scope 2); Other indirect GHG emissions (Scope 3); GHG emissions
intensity; Reduction of GHG emissions.
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

G4：EN21

NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by weight.

··Key Performance

13

31

Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria.

··Supplier
Development

G4：EN33

Significant practical and potential negative impacts in the supply chain on theenvironment, and actions taken.

··SupplierManagement··Solutions to Climate
Change··Solutions to Climate
ChangeTotal number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age
group, gender and region.

··Key Performance

13

G4：LA2

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or
part-time employees, by significant locations of operation.

··Protection of
Employees' Rights

37

G4：LA3Return to work and retention rates after parental leave, by gender.

··Key Performance··Employees' Safety

13
44··Key Performance··Employees' Safety

13
44

G4：LA519

G4：LA6

Total water discharge by quality and destination.

13
23

G4：EN23

Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.

··Environment-friendly
Operation

23

G4：EN24

Total number and volume of significant spills.

G4：EN25

Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste
deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III,and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally.

G4：EN26

Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies
and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization's
discharges of water and runoff.

Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that arereclaimed by category.

Partially Covered in the Report

No suchincident

No suchincident

17

Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation.

··Care for
Emplyees' Physicaland Mental Health43

G4：LA8

Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with labour unions.

··Employees' Safety··Work-life Balance

44
49

Aspect: Training and Education
G4：LA9Average hours of training per year per employee by gender and by employee
category.

··Creation of Cultural
Environment

41

G4：LA10Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support thecontinued employability of employees and assist them in managing career
endings.

··Creation of Cultural
Environment

41

Percentage of employees receiving regular per formance and careerdevelopment reviews, by employee gender and category.

··Protection of
Employees' Rights··Recognitionof Employees' Contribution

37
39··Key Performance

13··Protection of
Employees' Rights

37

Aspect: Diversity and Equal Opportunities

19
23
07
23

Not Covered in the Report

Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker
health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational
health and safety programs.
Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, andabsenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and bygender.

G4：LA7

G4：LA11··Green Sustainable
Development··Solutions to Climate
Change··Environment-friendly
Operation··Guidelines andPolicies··Environment-friendly
Operation

Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including
whether these are specified in collective agreements.

Aspect: Occupational Health and Safety

19··Key Performance··Environment-friendly
Operation

Extent of impact mitigation of environmental impacts of products andservices.

Number of grievances about environmental impacts filed, addressed, andresolved through formal grievance mechanisms.

G4：LA1

Aspect: Products and Services

61

Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.

Aspect: Labor / Management Relations

Aspect: Effluents and Waste

Covered in the Report

19

G4：EN32

G4：LA4

G4：EN20

G4：EN28··Solutions to Climate
ChangeSociety (Report why the Aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this Aspect material. Report how the organization manages thematerial Aspect or its impacts. Report the evaluation of the management approach.)

Aspect: Air Emissions

G4：EN27

Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods
and materials for the organization’s operations, and transporting members of
the workforce.

Aspect: Employment

G4：EN11

G4：EN22

Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions
for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

Aspect: Overall Environmental Situation

G4：EN34

Aspect: Biological Diversity

G4：EN15-19

Page(s) Explanatory
Notes

Aspect: Environmental Grievance Mechanism

Aspect: Water Sources
G4：EN8-10

Report Section(s)Aspect: Supplier Environmental Assessment
19

Aspect: Energy
G4：EN3-7

G4：EN30

G4：EN31

Materials used by weight or volume.

StatusAspect: Transport

31

Environment (Report why the Aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this Aspect material; Report how the organization manages thematerial Aspect or its impacts; Report the evaluation of the management approach.)

G4：EN1

Description

Aspect: Compliance11

Aspect: Procurement Practices
G4：EC9

Indicator
Number

G4：LA12Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees by category
according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and otherindicators of diversity.

Aspect: Equal Remuneration for Women and Men
G4：LA13

Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men by employee category
and significant operation location.

Covered in the Report

Partially Covered in the Report2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Not Covered in the Report

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Indicator
NumberGRI Content Index

Description

StatusReport Section(s)Page(s) Explanatory
Notes

Aspect: Supplier Labor Practice Assessment

G4：SO5

G4：LA14

Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using labor practices criteria.

··Supplier
Development

31

G4：LA15Significant actual and potential negative impacts for labor practices in the
supply chain and actions taken.

··SupplierManagement

31
G4：SO6

Number of grievances about labor practices filed, addressed, and resolved
through formal grievance mechanisms.

No suchincident

Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, antitrust, andmonopoly practices and their outcomes.

Aspect: Compliance

G4：HR2

Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning
aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including thepercentage of employees trained.

G4：SO8··Creation of Cultural
Environment

G4：HR3

Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken.

··Protection of
Employees' Rights

G4：HR4-6··SupplierManagement··Protection of
Employees' Rights

31

Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using criteria for impacts onsociety.

··Supplier
Development

31

G4：SO10Significant actual and potential negative impacts on society in the supply chain
and actions taken.

··SupplierManagement

31

G4：SO1137

Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's human rights
policies that are relevant to operations.

No suchincident

G4：PR1

Percentage of significant product and service categories for which health andsafety impacts are assessed for improvement.

G4：PR2

Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary
codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during
their life cycle, by type of outcomes.

Aspect: Supplier Human Rights Evaluation
G4：HR10Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using human rights criteria.

··Supplier
Development

G4：HR11Significant actual and potential negative human rights, impacts in the supply
chain and actions taken.

··SupplierManagement

G4：PR3

Type of product and service information required by the organization's
procedures for product and service information and labeling, and percentage
of significant products and services categories subject to such information
requirements.

G4：PR4

Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary
codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type ofoutcomes.

G4：PR5Results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.

31
31

Aspect: Human Rights Grievance Mechanisms
Number of grievances about human rights impacts filed, addressed, andresolved through formal grievance mechanisms.

No suchincident

Society (Report why the Aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this Aspect material. Report how the organization manages thematerial Aspect or its impacts. Report the evaluation of the management approach.)
Aspect: Local Community

G4：PR6

Sale of banned or disputed products.

G4：PR7

Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary
codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising,promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes.

Percentage of operations with implemented local community engagement,
impact assessments, and development programs.

··Education Support··Volunteer Activities

53
55

Aspect: Customer Privacy

G4：SO2

Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local
communities.

··Environment-friendly
Operation··Volunteer Activities

23
55

G4：PR8

Partially Covered in the Report

No suchincident

G4：PR9··Corporate
Governance··Guidelines andPolicies

07

No suchincident··Communication
with Stakeholders09

No suchincident

Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer
privacy and losses of customer data.

Aspect: Compliance

Aspect: Anti-corruption

Covered in the Report07

Aspect: Marketing Communications

G4：SO1

G4：SO3-4··Guidelines andPolicies

Aspect: Product and Service Labeling

Percentage and total number of operations that have been subject to humanrights reviews and/or impact assessments.

Total number and percentage of operations assessed for risks related tocorruption and the significant risks identified; Communication and training on
anti-corruption policies and procedures.

No suchincident

Aspect: Customer Health and Safety

Aspect: Assessment

G4：HR12

Number of grievances about impacts on society filed, addressed, and resolved
through formal grievance mechanisms.

Product Responsibility (Report why the Aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this Aspect material; Report how the organization
manages the material Aspect or its impacts; Report the evaluation of the management approach.)

Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people
and actions taken.

G4：HR9No suchincident

Aspect: Grievance Mechanisms for Impacts on Society

Aspect: Indigenous Rights
G4:HR8

Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary
sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations.

G4：SO937

Aspect: Security Practices
G4：HR7

No suchincident

Aspect: Supplier Assessments for Impacts on Society

41

Aspect: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining; Child labor, Forced or Compulsory labor
Operations and suppliers identified in which the right to exercise freedom of
association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, andactions taken to support these rights. Operations and suppliers identified ashaving significant risk for incidents of child labor, or forced or compulsory labor,
and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor.

anatoryPage(s) E x p lNotes

Aspect: Anti-competitive Behavior

Aspect: Investment
G4：HR1

Report Section(s)Total value of political contributions by country and recipient/beneficiary.

G4：SO7

Total number and Percentage of significant investment agreements andcontacts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights
screening.

StatusConfirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken.

Human Rights (Report why the Aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this Aspect material. Report how the organization manages
the material Aspect or its impacts. Report the evaluation of the management approach.)

Aspect: Non-discrimination

63

Description

Aspect: Public Policies

Aspect: Labor Practices Grievance Mechanisms
G4：LA16

Indicator
NumberMonetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws andregulations concerning the provision and the use of products and services.

No suchincident

13

Covered in the Report

Partially Covered in the Report

Not Covered in the Report

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