20192020

Corporate Social Responsibility ReportContents

Technology Leadership!

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Caring for the Planet !

33

Care for Employees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!44

Contributing to Society!!!!!! 49

Standardized Governance! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!28

Research and Development System!

!!31

Green Sustainable Development!

34

Sustainable Development of Talent!

Education and Entrepreneurship!!!!!!! 4:!Charities and Donations! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!52

Organizational Structure!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!28

Product Innovation!

Charity!

!Internal Emergency Response Mechanism!!!!!!52

Report Notes!

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Corporate Governance!

Company Profile!

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Key Performance!

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Financial Performance!

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Environmental Performance!
Social Performance!

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Message from Leadership!!!!!!!6

Information Disclosure!
Investor Relations!

!7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!29!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!29

Risk Management and Internal Audit!!!!!!29!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!32

Tackling Climate Change!

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Environment-friendly Operation!

3:

Employees' Rights!

Occupational Health and Safety!

Biodiversity Management!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 41!

Employees’ Health!

Sustainable Purchasing!

Listening to Employees' Views!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!42!45!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!46!47!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!48!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!4:

Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation!!!!!!!!4:!Responding to COVID-19!!!!! ! ! ! 51

!Employee Care!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!52

Appendix. GRI Index!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 53

48

Legal Compliance Control andEthics Construction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!29

About Trina Solar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7
About Trina Solar!

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Corporate Culture!

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Stakeholder Communications
Customer Service!

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Shareholder Communications!!!!!!!!!!!!!!24!!!!!!!!!
Materiality Analysis!

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Supporting UNs SDGs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!25
Challenges and Opportunities!

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Report Notes ' Company Profile
Range and Scope of the Report
As the world's leading provider of photovoltaic smart energy solutions, Trina Solar has always prided itself on its
diligence in fulfilling its corporate social responsibility. Since 2011 it has continuously prepared and publishedannual corporate social responsibility reports disclosing Trina Solar's strategy, practice and performance incorporate social responsibility. The last report was published in August 2019.
The reporting period is from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020, covering the global factories and operational
business units in which Trina Solar has direct operational control. The report contains information on economics,
environment, supply chain, employees and the community, and reports on Trina Solar's management methods,
activities, initiatives and key indicators in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in 2019 and2020. Our annual corporate social responsibility report is dedicated to providing information to stakeholders, i.e.
shareholders, potential investors, customers, employees, business partners, public welfare organizations, media
and the government to help them understand and assess Trina Solar's influences, risks and opportunities insustainable development.
At the 11th International Symposium on Corporate Social Responsibility in China in 2018, Trina Solar’s Corporate
Social Responsibility Report 2017 won the GoldenBee Excellent CSR Report 2018 – Growing Enterprise Award. In
2017 and 2018, Trina Solar won the Gold Award for Global Corporate Social Responsibility Achievement from
EcoVadis. In December 2020, Trina Solar won the People's Corporate Social Responsibility Green Development
Award organized by People's Daily and sponsored by people.cn.

Reporting Framework
This report is prepared with reference to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards 2018 (GRI Standards) issued by
the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), and discloses relevant information related to the full complianceprogram, also in compliance with Guidelines on Environmental Information Disclosure for Listed Companies as
required by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, mainly including six parts: corporate governance, technology leadership,caring for the Earth, caring for employees, contributing to society and responding to COVID-19.

Data Source
The data in this report is mainly from the original records of the company’s operations. The information has beenreviewed internally by the company and approved by management, and certain contents have been reviewed
externally. We will regularly verify the effectiveness of the data collection process and data management system.
Trina Solar passed the ISO 14001 certification of environmental management system in 2008, the OHSAS 18001
certification (now: ISO 45001) certification of occupational health and safety management system in 2010, the ISO
14064 verification of the quantitative system of greenhouse gas emissions and elimination at the organizational
level in 2011 and began the PAS 2050 certification of product carbon footprint in 2012. It also passed the ISO
50001 certification of energy management system in 2015. We verify the effectiveness of these systems throughannual external audits.

Designation
For ease of expression and reading, Trina Solar CO., Ltd in this report is also referred to as Trina Solar, the company,
the group or “we”.

Company Profile
Company name

Trina Solar Co., Ltd

Headquarters

Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

Establishment

December 1997

ChairmanGao Jifan

Listed exchange

Shanghai Stock Exchange

Code of A share

688599Abbreviation of A share

Trina Solar

Currencies
Unless otherwise specified, any monetary amount cited in the report is in RMB.

Report Access
The electronic version of this corporate social responsibility report is available on Trina Solar’s website(http://www.trinasolar.com).

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments on it, please send an email to CSR@trinasolar.com.

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Key Performance

Financial
Performance

Environmental
Performance

SocialPerformance

Operating income(million RMB)

Net profit attributableto parent (million RMB)

Basic earnings per
share (RMB/share)

Weighted average returnon equity (%)

2019
23,322
2020
29,418

2019
641
2020
1,229

2019
0.36
2020
0.64

2019
5.53
2020
8.94

Global clean energy*generation (million kWh)Material environmental
breach (times)

GHG emissions per unit
output (tCO2e/MW)

Power consumption per
MW module (MWh/MW)

Energy consumption per 10,000 RMB
output value (tce/10,000 RMB)

2019
695
2020
1,117

2019
0
2020
0

2019
98.57
2020
57.42

2019
123
2020
89

2019
0.05942020
0.0607

Number of employees (p)Employee training (h)201912,7432020
14,130

2019
7,498
2020
21,535*

Note:In December 2020, 99.9% Trina Solar's power generation of PV power plants is from China.

With the commissioning of newly installed PV power plant in overseas in 2020, Trina Solar's clean energy
power generation is expected to rise rapidly in the coming year.

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Message from Leadership
Dear stakeholders倸2020 was a challenging year for Trina Solar. With the outbreak of
COVID-19, all localities urgently entered a state of pandemic control, andthe rapidly spreading pandemic took a heav y toll on the global
economy, the new-energy industry being no exception. The company
responded quickly and methodically to ensure production and otheroperations could continue with as little disruption as possible.
In any event, 2020 turned out to be extremely fruitful for Trina Solar. It
managed to accelerate its global distribution, increase investment inscientific research, strengthen its care for its employees and reinforce
its team building. Indeed growth in its business ran strongly counter tothe prevailing trend. On June 10, 2020, Trina Solar became the first
Chinese PV product, PV system and smart energy company to trade on
the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board,and started a new stage of rapid development.
Goal 3060 for emission peak and carbon neutrality has brought new
development opportunities to Trina Solar. Adhering to the initial dreamof "Solar energy for all", Trina Solar will insist on a positive and steadydevelopment strategy, assume more social responsibilities as acorporate citizen, care for employees and the Earth, work closely withpartners and stakeholders for mutually beneficial results and jointly
contribute more to low-carbon, green and sustainable development.
Corporate Governance In abiding by the core values of ”focusing on thecustomer, persisting in open innovation, persevering through dedicationand hard work, excellence,sharing the responsibility, creating and sharing
value together“, Trina Solar has continuously improved the level ofcorporate governance and made impor tant progress in various
businesses.
With outstanding innovation capability and high standards of corporate
governance, Trina Solar ranked fifth among the Top 100 Innovative
Enter prises in Jiangsu Province and second among the Top 100
Innovative Private Enterprises in Jiangsu Province in 2020. It passed thereview for its leadership in manufacturing by the Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology, and was selected as one of the top 20
companies in the STAR Market and the top 10 high-end equipment
enterprises in the STAR Market, being the only photovoltaic company on
the list. The company's shares were included in the STAR 50 Index,
making the company the only photovoltaic company selected.
Technological leadership From 2019 to 2020, Trina Solar’s three major
sectors of business continued to grow and innovate, and its operational
performance was outstanding. The company promoted the applicationof Vertex ultra-high-power modules, leading China’s photovoltaic
industry to upgrade to a new era of 600W+. The company plans toestablish production and manufacturing plants in Suqian, Yancheng,
Yiwu, Changzhou and elsewhere. A number of production capacity
projects have been started and brought into production. Trina Solar has
obtained more than 10GW orders of 210mm Vertex series modules,
widely acclaimed on the market. In 2020, the company took the lead inlaunching the 600W+ Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological
Alliance,which includes upstream and downstream companies andinstitutions in the industrial chain, and worked with the industry tomove toward a new era of 210mm ultra-high-power modules.
Trina Solar has continuously increased its investment and insisted on
being innovation-driven to promote corporate governance and progresswith product technology. In 2020, the company invested more than 1.63
billion RMB in R&D with 22.3% YoY increase, of which R&D expenses
were 363.48 million RMB with 23.73% YoY increase. In 2020, thecompany was recognized as a National Model Enterprise forTechnological Innovation by the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology, another national qualification obtained following those of
The State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, National
Enterprise Technology Centre and National Intellectual Proper ty
Demonstration Enterprise.

Caring for the Earth Trina Solar, as the world's leading provider ofphotovoltaic smart energy solutions, adheres to the concept of green
development and protects green hills and clear waters with high-quality,
efficient and low-carbon products.
By the end of 2020, the company's module production capacity was
about 22GW, and the tracker business shipped 2GW. These products
were sold to more than 100 countries and regions, contributing to
reducing emissions and protecting the Earth. In the PV power system,
the company has won nearly 1GW photovoltaic bidding and parity
project PV power plant construction indicators in China. We also signed
a foreign project contract with Rise Fund, a global impact investing fundmanaged by TPG, with a transaction amount of about $700 million,
including 35 overseas photovoltaic power plant projects in Europe andLatin America, with a total size of nearly 1GW. These PV power plants
generate clean and green elec tricit y to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and promote clean energy substitution.
Trina Solar has established a sound quality management system (ISO9001), environmental management system (ISO 14001), energy
management system (ISO 50001) and quantification and reporting ofgreenhouse gas emissions (ISO 14064) to systematically control thequality, environment and energy risks that may occur in the production
and operation process to meet customers' requirements for productquality and environmental protection. The company has pledged to
implement the Product Stewardship Policy and implement productquality and environmental protection at every stage of its product life
cycle.
In 2020, Trina Solar obtained the EPD：Environmental Protection
Declaration in respect of three series of module products issued by ULof the United States and EPD of Italy, and protected our employees,
customers and community in a responsible manner. On December 12,
2020, Trina Solar won the Green Development Award for its outstanding
contribution to sustainable development at the People's Corporate Social
Responsibility Summit Forum and the 15th People's Corporate Social
Responsibilit y Award Ceremony organized by People's Daily andsponsored by people.cn.
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Caringfor EmployeesTo better cope with fierce market competition andprovide an excellent atmosphere for all employees, at the end of 2019, thecompany began to promote a culture of striving, building this into a systemthat encourages excellence in 2020. By being goal-oriented, stimulatingorganizational vitality and cultivating those who strive, the company aims topromote a healthy and happy work environment, advocating thephilosophies of self-cultivation, family harmony, enterprise development andglobal benefits, and strives to create an atmosphere in which employees
are positive, remain abreast of the times and respect and trust one another.
In 2020, Trina Solar continued to establish and improve long-term incentives
and restraint mechanism by formulating a restricted stock incentive plan.
The company provided professional training and education and aperformance-based salary system for employees, giving comprehensive androbust protection to employees’ rights and interests. The company has
established a leading occupational health and safety management system(ISO 45001), paid social insurance and housing accumulation fund for
employees in accordance with the law, and provided employees with
supplementary combined commercial insurance covering supplementary
medical treatment, accidental injury, serious illness and term life insurance(some of which covers employees' families), providing employees and theirfamilies with supplementary safety protection.

Contributing to Society Trina Solar is keenly aware of it s social
responsibility as an excellent corporate citizen in all its activities,
benefiting the people and giving back to the society in various forms.
Tr i n a S o l a r r e s p o n d e d s t r o n g l y t o t h e n a t i o n a l c a l l f o r a r u r a lrevitalization and photovoltaic poverty alleviation policy, and carried out
photovoltaic poverty alleviation work in Gansu, Hebei, Sichuan and otherregions. Combined with local industrial characteristics and resource
advantages, it selected poor areas with photovoltaic construction
conditions to carry out photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects. For
example, the 100 MW poverty alleviation power plant in Wuwei, Gansu
province, benefited 800 poor households in Dongxiang county in thefirst phase and 3,200 poor households in 13 counties and cities in thesecond phase. By the end of December 2020, 6 million RMB of poverty
alleviation funds were paid in the first phase and 14.4 million RMB in thesecond phase.

We strive to become the leader ofthe global energy Internet of Things,
actively integrate into the tide of carbon neutrality
and contribute to the construction of a carbon-free
new energy world.

In 2020, Trina Solar also applied to China Siyuan Engineering Foundation
fo r P o v er t y A ll e v ia t io n fo r 70 0,0 0 0 R MB to b uil d v illa g e -l e v elphotovoltaic power plants in the villages of Gaozhazi and Heiniushan in
Fengning county, Hebei province. After completion, the collective
economic income of the village is forecast to rise by more than 10,000
RMB per year. At the same time, this fund has also been used to build
household photovoltaic capacity in more than 40 poor families in the
town of Heishanzui town and the township of Tanghe in Fengningcounty, producing a rise in household annual income of 1,800 RMB.
Responding to COVID-19After the outbreak of COVID-19 at the beginningof 2020, the company took advantage of globalization and mobilized
global resources to buy anti-pandemic materials and donated them to
Jiangsu Medical Team in Wuhan, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University
Medical Team in Wuhan, Fifth People's Hospital Medical Team in Wuhan,
and designated hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 in Nanjing,
C han g zh o u, Yan ch en g an d Su qian t hr o u gh t h e Jian gsu C har i t yFederation. As the pandemic spread, the company donated masks andother medical materials to Spain, Japan and the Maldives.
Looking ahead, green transformation has become a global consensus.
Carbon peak and carbon neutrality opens the ceiling of the photovoltaic
industry, and the construction of a new power system with new energy
as the main body is in full swing. We believe that an era of high growthin new energy is upon us, a beautiful picture of tomorrow beginning to
unfold before our very eyes. Opportunity lies in grasping, happinesscomes from struggle, and responsibility lies in implementation. Trina
Solar will remain steadfast in completing its mission, demanding thehighest standards of itself, fulfilling its role with a greater sense of
responsibility and conscience, and always giving back to society. We lookforward to working more closely than ever with all stakeholders,embrace the era of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, blaze new trails,
forge ahead, and continue to strive for a greener and more environmentallyfriendly carbon-free new-energy world.

Gao Jifan
Chairman and CEO, Trina Solar

The company organized a variety of recreational activities, support to help
employees in difficulty, and services to empower employees' physical andmental health, so as to enhance employees' sense of belonging andhappiness, and create a good working atmosphere of combining work withrest and physical and mental health.

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About Trina Solar
Trina Solar CO., Ltd was founded in 1997. Its headquarters is in Changzhou, China and its main business focuses on photovoltaic products, photovoltaic systems
and smart energy. The company engages in PV products R&D, manufacturing and sales; PV projects development, EPC, O&M; smart micro-grid and multi-energy
complementary systems development and sales, as well as energy cloud-platform operation. On June 2020, Trina Solar issued the first A-Shares on Shanghai
Sci-Tech Innovation Board, becoming the first PV product, PV system and smart energy company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology
Innovation Board, also known as the STAR MARKET.
Trina Solar has always adhered to the six strategies of Innovation, Branding, Globalization, Platformization, Intellectualization and Industry-Finance Synergy, leading
development in terms of innovation level, economic benefits, product quality and environmental safety. With its outstanding technological innovation capability and leading
globalization level, it has accumulated excellent brand reputation and public praise, and won numerous domestic and international awards.

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About Trina Solar
Milestones

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2018

2012
Becomes first"solar industry
shaper" at Davos
World Economic
Forum.

Lists on NYSE.

Builds Trina PV
industrial park.
Completes
China's first solar
PV building, the"Sun Hut",featured inpromotional
video for Beijing
Olympics bid.

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1997

2003

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2006

Trina Solar
participates inthe Light Project
helping to build
40 PV plants inwestern China.

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201

Trina Solar was
founded in 1997
when the Chairman,
Mr. Jifan Gao, took
inspiration fromthe Kyoto
Protocol and the
U.S. Million Solar
Roofs Initiative.

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2008

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Gao Jifan
becomes the first
President of
the China
photov oltaic Industry
Association.
State Key
Laboratory of PV
Science &Technology
is established in
Changzhou
headquarters.

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Trades on the SSE STAR market.

Launches Energy
loT brandTrinaloT.

Gao Jifan serves
as Co-Chairmanof GSC.

Launches Vertex 600W+
ultra-high power modules,
leading the global PV industry
into the era of solar 6.0.

Wins the China
Industry Adards,
the first PV company toreceive the honor.

Trina Solar launches
the Millions of PV
Roofs Plan andunveils China's
first residential
PV brand-Trina
Home.
Gao Jifan is elected
Vice-President of
the National
Energy Internet
Industry andTechnology
Innovation
Alliance.

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Recognized as
National Center
for EnterpriseTechnology by
the five ministries
and commissions.

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Trina Solar's Three Major Business Sectors

4 Smart energy!!!!Photovoltaic products
The world's first-class manufacturer of photovoltaic modules.

Intelligent energy storage solution

Vertex 210mm Ultra-High Power Modules:

Trina Storage, a business unit of Trina Solar, is a global provider of energy storage integrated products andsystem solutions under Trina Solar. Taking technological innovation as the driving force for development,
relying on leading independent innovation capability and rich experience in R&D, it provides customers witha complete system solution throughout the lifecycle which includes demand analysis, project design, system
integration, commissioning and delivery, as well as providing the customers with highly-efficient and reliableenergy storage system products and services.

Trina Solar Vertex modules use 210mm cells, featuring high power, high efficiency, high reliability and highenergy yield. Since the beginning of 2020, Trina Solar has launched 405W+, 500W+, 550W+, 600W+ and
670W Vertex 210mm ultra-high power modules on the market, these being suitable in all settings fromresidential rooftops, commercial and industrial rooftops to large-scale power plants. Whether in terms of supply
chain at the manufacturing end, inverter or tracker compatibility at the system end or customer value such asbalance of system (BOS) cost and levelized cost of energy (LCOE), Trina Vertex ultra-high power modules haveimportant advantages: non-destructive cutting + high-density interconnection technology + multi-busbar (MBB)
technology, acheiving efficient and reliable features; low voltage, high string power design; significant value ofmodule products and greatly reduced BOS costs, thus bringing more customer value. At present, 600W+
ultra-high power modules have mature technical conditions and are accepted by the industry.

!!!! Energy storage applications

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New energy side energy storage solution: for large-scale photovoltaic power plants and wind farms
Grid-side energy storage solution: for grid-side and grid-friendly
User-side energy storage solution: for indusrial and commercial premises
Microgrid energy storage solution: for no-power areas and islands

Energy storage industry chain
Lithium iron phosphate battery production line (planned annual production capacity of 10GWh)

3 Photovoltaic system
The world's leading provider of overall solar solution.
Project development of photovoltaic power plant
The business system, which focuses on core products such as photovoltaic modules and batteries, deepens
the expansion of the overall solution of the entire photovoltaic system and provides better service for end
users. Over the last two decades, Trina Solar has emerged as a top-tier project developer worldwide,
fostering reliable and long-term partnerships. Our downstream project development business segmentprovides utility and C&I project total solutions and services including project development, design, financing,
EPC management and O&M. As of December 2020:

TrinaTracker
TrinaTracker is Trina Solar's tracker business brand. TrinaTracker products have four core advantages:. highreliability, low operation and maintenance costs, multiple power generation and unified module tracker
channels, and they are core components of Trina Solar's overall smart energy solution. Global photovoltaic
power generation is moving toward the last stretch of parity. TrinaTracker perfectly matches themainstream 210mm ultra-high power modules, which can greatly increase energy yield, reduce levelized
cost of energy (LCOE) and increase PV power plant ROI (return of investment). As this report has being
prepared, TrinaTracker’s global installed capacity and shipped volume was 6GW, and annual production
capacity is expected to reach 8GW in 2021.

! ! Connected projects worldwide: 5 GW+!!

Smart distributed energy solution!!

High reliability

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Low operation and maintenance cos!!
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More yield gain!!!!! Easier overall solution

Energy storage module production line (planned annual production capacity of 10GWh)
Energy storage container system integration line (planned annual capacity of 2GWh)
Supporting BMS/EMS/PCS

Energy Internet of Things (IoT)
In 2018, Trina Solar took the lead in releasing the Trina energy IoT "TrinaloT" brand, with the mission ofhelping enterprises realize digital operation and improve management efficiency. The self-developed PaaS
platform and various SaaS applications are combined flexibly and modularly to provide integrated energy
management systems and energy+IoT solutions for customers in different fields, and are committed to
becoming a first-class overall solution service provider for intelligent IoT application.

Global pipline: 7 GW+

With the mission of “solar energy for all”, Trina Solar insists on making photovoltaic enter thousands ofhouseholds through innovation. It was thus that Trina’s smart distributed energy was born. This is abusiness of Trina Sola that focuses on providing small and medium-sized distributed photovoltaic power
generation for end users. Around the three core strategies, i.e. brand, product and service, the company has
established a complete system integrating product research and development, market and sales, installation
and after-sales, and intelligent operation and maintenance. It has built a digital and omni-channel ecologicalnetwork and is committed to providing the best clean energy experience for end users.

! Cumulative system shipments in four years: 2 GW+

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About Trina Solar
Globalization
Trina Solar has regional headquarters in Switzerland, United States, Japan,
Singapore and United Arab Emirates. It has also set up offices and branches inGermany, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, South Korea, India etc..
It has also set up production and manufacturing bases in Thailand and Vietnam,with operations in more than 100 countries and regions. We are committed toworking with installers, distributors, utilities and project developers worldwide tobuild a sustainable solar energy industry, constantly leading the industry intechnological innovation, product quality, environmental protection and corporatesocial responsibility, bringing clean and reliable solar clean energy to households
and to commercial and large public facilities.

Global regional headquarters

Changzhou, China

Zurich, Switzerland

Miami, US

Tokyo, Japan

Fremont, US

Singapore

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Global manufacturing bases

Changzhou, China

Vietnam

Suqian, China

Thailand

Yancheng, China
Yiwu, China

Global sales and operations organizations

Beijing, China

Britain

MexicoTurkeyShanghai, China

Chile

South Africa

United Arab Emirates

Changzhou, China

GermanySouth Korea

Brazil

India

Spain

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About Trina Solar
Milestones in 2019 and 2020

Communication of corporate culture

Trina Solar represented at Boao Forum

On Januar y 2, 2019, Trina Solar was recognized as a National Enter priseTechnology Center by the National Development and Reform Commission andanother five ministries and commissions, and was rated as excellent in the first!
performance evaluation.

To integrate the core values of CODES into every Trina employee's daily behavior, and transform them fromwords to actions, we do various things every year to ensure that core values are rooted in all aspects ofour business, to ensure that we maintain unified thoughts and actions in our daily operations, and toprovide effective services to our customers in a consistent way.

From March 26 to 29, 2019, Gao Jifan, Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar CO., Ltd , attended the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference.
The group was again determined to demonstrate its commitment to drive development with innovation, accelerate the pace of energy
transformation and use solar energy to benefit all mankind.

On June 10, 2020, Trina Solar entered the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock
Exchange, becoming the first company engaged in photovoltaic products,
photovoltaic systems and smart energy listed on the STAR Market.
In 2020, Trina Solar launched new generation products of Ver tex 600W+
ultra-high-power modules, leading the global photovoltaic industry into the solar
6.0 era.

Important Awards in 2019 and 2020
On May 18, 2019, Trina Solar was awarded second place in the top 100 innovative
enterprises in Jiangsu province in 2018.

The WeCome Platform of “Trina Culture”
Trina Culture disseminates company news and publishes office guides
and notices on online activities, mobile learning, employee recognition,internal communication and other activities in real time. Employees
can thus conveniently find out about company developments andengage in corporate cultural.

In sub-forums and discussion groups such as those titled “Energy Resources Leaders Roundtable”, “Changing Energy Industry”,“China-Japan CEO Dialogue” and “China-ASEAN Provincial Governors and Mayors Dialogue”, Gao Jifan said that the installed capacity of solar
photovoltaic rose 104 GW in the world in 2018, and photovoltaic became the largest newly installed power in the world. In somecountries, the price of photovoltaic power generation was close to or even lower than that of thermal power. According to a forecast of
the International Renewable Energy Agency, the proportion of photovoltaic power generation would rise from 3% to more than 30% by
2050. The reconstruction of energy has begun, and the new energy era with solar photovoltaic as the main driving force has come.
Having become a pacesetter, China's photovoltaic industry will contribute more Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the global
low-carbon transformation with greater responsibility.
In the future, energy will build a sharing mechanism based on data sharing and intelligent interconnection to form a new energy systemas part of energy marketization and the sharing economy. This new system is characterized by clean, low carbon, safety, autonomy andlow costs. Eventually, photovoltaic will bring about the integration of solar energy, energy storage and hydrogen energy based on digitaland intelligent technologies.

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On July 22, 2020, Trina Solar was selected as one of the top 20 companies in theSTAR Market.
On August 20, 2020, Trina Solar was awarded Bloomberg's World’s Top Bankable
Module Supolier for 5 consecutive years. On September 10, 2020, Trina Solar was
once again selected as one of the Top 500 private companies in China (ranked422) and as one of the Top 500 manufacturing companies in China (ranked 245).
On November 25, 2020, Trina Solar was selected as one of Hurun's top 500
private companies in China (ranked 318).
On November 27, 2020, Trina Solar was selected as one of the Top 500 Global
New Energy Enterprises in 2020 (ranked 42).
On December 3, 2020, Trina Solar was recognized as a National TechnologicalInnovation Demonstration Enterprise.
On December 20, 2020, Trina Solar was included in the top 500 Internet of Things
rankings (ranked 238).

Corporate CultureCore Values
Trina Solar, with a vision of “creating a carbon-free new energy world“ and with themission of“solar energy for all”, has formulated brand-new core values for thecompany in the 3.0 era: namely focus on the customer (C), persist in open innovation(O), persevere through dedication and hard work (D), excellence (E), share theresponsibility create and share value together (S), which gives us CODES, constituting
the code of conduct for every Trina Solar employee and the key to success for Trina
Solar’s sustainable development and future.
From 2019 to 2020, we thoroughly reassessed our values to help employees
understand the advantages and improvements of their cultural core values inpractice, and to formulate personal cultural promotion plans to promote employees’
continuous improvement. We continue to carry out “Looking for Trina Star” project toencourage employees to find excellent employees around, so as to internalize Trina
3.0 core values and present them in practice.

Stakeholder Communications
Trina Solar is committed to fulfilling its environmental and social responsibilities, creating a better photovoltaic
market environment and transmitting the vision and practice of sustainable values we uphold to the group's
partners and all stakeholders. To better plan and put into practice the group's sustainable development strategy,
we promote two-way, transparent and regular communication so as to help us establish close ties withstakeholders, ensure the key sustainable issues concerned by all stakeholders are associated with economic
benefits and operations and production, and strengthen mutual trust and respect between Trina Solar and all
stakeholders.
We have adopted the guiding principles of GRI on corporate social responsibility governance, and built the principle
basis for our stakeholder communication and participation. We have established stable and targetedcommunications channels by identifying stakeholders and systematically classifying management, such as inproduct launches, face-to-face communication meetings, questionnaires, CSR e-mail, the official website andvarious activities to reflect and carry out the expectations of stakeholders and to fulfill their needs and consider
their suggestions, and select the best as an important input for our improvement while responding effectively to
all we face.
Trina Solar is committed to providing sustainable solutions to global climate change and the energy crisis. It
promotes sustainable economic development by working with others worldwide, including government agencies,
photovoltaic associations and other stakeholders.

Trina Solar was invited to attend the 2019 B20 Summit in Japan
This summit has always been an important supporting activity of the G20 summit and serves as animportant platform for international business leaders to have a role in global economic governance andformulating international economic and trade rules. Trina Solar has taken part in several summits, in China,
Argentina, Germany and Turkey, and has taken part in G20 and B20 related dialogue and consultation. It has
also issued a proposal to G20 leaders on behalf of the Global Solar Council, calling on countries to give
appropriate attention and support to the development of the solar photovoltaic industry. On March 14-15,
2019, the G20 Business Summit was held in Tokyo. It focused on sustainable development and the newconcept of Social 5.0, and those who attended discussed issues such as the state of the world economy,
trade and investment, and digitalization. Trina Solar attended this event, representing Chinese companies.
As the world's leading photovoltaic company, Trina Solar, while advocating clean energy and promoting
photovoltaic applications, also strives to convey the philosophies of innovation, inclusiveness, openness andsymbiosis. Trina Solar's business covers more than 100 countries and regions, creating employment for locals
and enabling them to enjoy the fruits of solar energy technology innovation.

Focus on the
Customer

Persist inOpen Innovation

Persevere throughDedication andHard work

Strive for
Excellence

Share the Responsibility,
Create and Share
Value Together

Trina Solar will continue to regard innovation as its driving force, develop clean energy and energy IoT, regard
promoting sustainable development as its responsibility, and explore markets in G20 countries.

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About Trina Solar
Stakeholders

Communication Methods

Customer•Product launch•Customer satisfaction survey•Customer audit•Meeting, exhibition and expo
•Website!!!!

Communication Activities
In 2019, Trina Solar Vision and Innovation Exhibition Center
was opened for visitors, presenting Trina Solar's historicaldevelopment, R&D and innovation, products, businessstrategic, manufacturing, corporate culture and prospects tocustomers.

Stakeholders

Communication Methods

Shareholders
and investors

General meeting ofshareholders
Roadshow and reverse
roadshow
Performance briefing

In 2019-2020, Trina Solar displayed leading products andbusiness, including Vertex 210mm series ultra-high power
modules, TrinaPro and Trina Energy Storage to global
customers on SNEC. Since 2014, the center has worked
with independent third-party organizations to conduct
independent global customer satisfaction surveys. According
to surveys over the years, Trina Solar has been in a leading
position in the competition ranking, especially in terms ofcustomer referrals.
In 2019 and 2020, the company specially set up projects toimprove customer satisfaction, made targeted improvements
on matters with high customer attention, set up a newcustomer service portal and mobile service platform, and set
up a number of convenient service functions to improvecustomer feedback efficiency.

Field investigation
HotlineRoundtable and lunch
meeting
HR hotline
Mailbox for rationalizing
suggestions

Government

Sign cooperation
memorandum

WeChat platform
Employee training!

Business
partners

Regular library activities, yoga classes, moxibustion classes,
summer camp activities for employees' children, art study
classes, reading sharing activities, etc.
Clubs: badminton, football, table tennis, basketball clubs(regular activities).
Tours available to outstanding employees.
Labor union matchmaking activities.
Regular new employee communication meetings and teambuilding activities in various departments.
Various types of skills training, management training, etc.

•Sign strategic partnershipagreement•Supplier meeting•Supplier research/audit

Women’s Day, Youth Day, Mother's Day, Children's Day,
Father's Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival,
National Day, Christmas and other holiday-type online andoffline activities.
DL & IDL Spring Festival Retention Program.

Communication Activities

Timely/regular disclosure ofcorporate social responsibility
information

The company communicated its developments, producttechnical information, corporate social responsibilities andphilosophies to customers worldwide initially through theofficial website, WeChat, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter andother social media platforms, and maintained real-time
interaction with customers through these platforms.

The company disclosed its annual report each year andtimely disclosed its operating conditions and industry
development.

Periodic reports and temporary
material announcementsof the company

The company held regular annual and semi-annual
performance briefing meetings to communicate withinvestors about the company's operating performance.

The company regularly disclosed information such as annual
reports and semi-annual reports, and disclosed temporary
announcements such as material contracts and major
investments in accordance with the regulatory requirementsof listed companies, and publicized them through financial
media, etc.

On August 14, 2019, Zhang Shaoqin, Standing Committee
member of the National People's Congress and Vice
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic
National Construction Association, led a team that inspected
Trina Solar’s Changzhou headquarters.
On June 19, 2020, Lou Qinjian, Secretary of Jiangsu
Provincial Party Committee, Wu Zhenglong, Governor of
Jiangsu province, Hu Heping, then Secretary of Shaanxi
Provincial Party Committee, and Liu Guozhong, thenGovernor of Shaanxi province, led party and government
delegations from Jiangsu and Shaanxi provinces toinvestigate Trina Solar's Changzhou headquarters.

Research
institutions/standards
associations

Industry associations
SeminarsTechnical collaboration

The SEMI international standard Test Method for Cell Defects
in Crystalline Silicon PV Modules by Electroluminescence (EL)Imaging (standard number: SEMI PV94-0420) led by Trina
Solar was issued in April 2020. It is being implemented
globally as a unified technical specification.
The national standards Acceptance Code for Photovoltaic andBuilding Integrated Power Generation System (standard No.
GB/T 37655-2019) and Solar Photovoltaic Rubber Module(standard No. GB/T 38391-2019) formulated by Trina Solar
were issued in June 2019 and December 2019 respectively.
After the two standards were issued, they were being
implemented nationwide as unified technical specifications.

On August 5, 2020, Huang Lixin, Chairman of Jiangsu
Provincial Political Consultative Conference, and his
delegation visited Trina Solar’s Changzhou headquarters.

Trina Solar holds employee meetings yearly. Thousands ofpeople, including executives, manufacturing employees andoverseas employees are invited to gather and take part in
the meeting online and offline.
In 2019 and 2020, more than 10 kinds of diversified culturaland sports activities were organized, and there were
hundreds of diversified cultural and sports activities eachyear, including interest activities, traditional culture activities,
reading activities and traditional festivals, including:Communication Methods

The company maintained smooth communications channels
with shareholders of the company, especially small andmedium shareholders, through various forms such as
hotline, email and field investigation.

Participate ingovernment's
project

Communication meeting

Stakeholders
Public media

T h e co m p a ny c a r r i e d o u t ro a d s h ow s a n d reve r s eroadshows from time to time, strengthened exchanges
with investors and issued information on the company's
operations and growth.

Participate in policy
research

EmployeeCommunication Activities
The company held physical and sometimes online
shareholders' meetings, making it easier for investors toattend.

•Supplier/contractor
training

Non-governmentalorganizations andcommunity

Participate in community
activities
Employee volunteer
activities
Participate in charity
activities
Collect feedback from
community
Hire local employees toimprove profits and pay
tax in accordance withlaw

In July 2020, Trina Solar took the lead in establishing the
600W+ Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliancew i t h 3 9 l e a d i n g c o m p a n i e s i n t h e u p s t re a m a n ddownstream of the industrial chain, and as this report was
being prepared, there were 75 companies, promoting
collaborative innovation in the industrial chain and buildinga healthy ecosystem for the development of the industry.

In November 2020, Trina Solar donated 100kW photovoltaic
power generation systems to Sitagu Ayudana Hospital,
Myanmar, which alleviated its power shortage and cut its
energy costs so it could invest in more medical projects andprovide high-quality medical services for local residents.
In July 2019, Trina Solar took part in public welfare activities
of World on Wheels in India, renovated a bus roof by
installing solar modules to supply power to PC computers inthe bus, and popularized computer knowledge for children
in remote rural areas of India.
In May 2019 a 6kW household photovoltaic system was
donated to an Australian children's hospital.

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About Trina Solar
Customer service

Shareholder Communications

Materiality Analysis

Customer satisfaction and user experience are the utmost concern to Trina
Solar Group, and its cultural values also put customers first. Over the past
two years the company specially set up projects to improve customer
satisfaction, made targeted improvements on matters that preoccupy manycustomers, set up a new customer service portal and mobile service
platform, as well as a number of convenient service functions to improvethe efficiency of customer feedback. Internally, the company also set up a
product information management system to optimize packaging and improve
product quality, effectively supporting the delivery of high-quality products
and services.

In June 2020, Trina Solar became the first Chinese PV product, PV systemand smart energy company to trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Science and Technology Innovation Board. This marked the opening of a
new chapter in Trina Solar's innovative development. Trina Solar will maintainthe advantages of its photovoltaic module business, based on which it
conducts further research and development of commercial applications ofultra-high-power products, and developing photovoltaic systems and smart
energy to create higher value for customers, continue to innovate, expand
globally, and see out market opportunities, all of this with the aim ofincreasing returns and benefits to shareholders, investors, customers andsociety generally/

Trina Solar uses various internal and external
resources and channels to identify substantive issuesof concern to stakeholders, and confirms thesubstantive issues of sustainable development
covered in this report in accordance with GRI
standards and the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals. (The factors to be consideredwhen defining substantive issues and the identification
channels of substantive issues are shown below.)

Since 2014, Trina Solar has worked with independent third-party
organizations to conduct independent global customer satisfaction surveys.
According to the surveys over the years, Trina Solar has been a leader incompetition rankings, especially in terms of customer referral rate. The
company has signed an information confidentiality agreement with a third
party. Independent links and optional anonymity are adopted in theinvestigation process to ensure the independence and confidentiality of theinvestigation information and customer information. A global service hotline
was set up in 2015 covering pre-sales and after-sales inquiry and service inrespect of the module business. For major distribution markets,corresponding regional service telephone channels were also set up. For
example, Trina Solar set up a service hotline for the Australian market in
2019. Because of its many end-consumer users, Trina Solar set up a special
call center, greatly improving the response speed for customers. In 2020,
we made further progress in specific service measures by improving online
and offline service networks, and providing a guarantee for timely offline
customer service. Trina Solar received written praise from customers when
performing services on multiple customer sites.!

Matrix of Sustainability Issues

12
Reasonably estimable economic, environmental andsocial impacts.

142

Customer satisfaction

Timely responded tocustomer’s requests

Standardized corporate governanceInterests and expectations of stakeholders.
Main topics and future challenges of solar industry.
Key applicable laws and regulations.
Corporate’s vision, mission, core values, strategies
and goals.
Core company competence and its contribution tosustainable development.

Protection of the rights andinterests of employees
Charity
Environmentallyfriendly products
Supporting community
Product innovation
development

Wastewater
discharge

13

Customer and supplier survey.

Sustainable development of supply chain
Environmental compliance

Recovery andutilization ofenergy resources

Waste management

Biodiversity

Investor Exchange Meeting

Interested party communication

Occupational health and safety of employees

Mediumincidents

Identification Sources

Conflict minerals

Education andentrepreneurship

Importance to stakeholders

78%

High

Factors Considered

Trina Solar attaches great importance to creating profits and taking care of
its responsibilities to shareholders, employees and investors. It holds regularshareholders' meetings to ensure transparency regarding the company's
operating, production and financial performances through roadshows andreverse roadshows, annual performance briefings, field investigations,hotlines, etc.

2019

After identifying and listing materiality issues, we assign to them an order of priority in terms of stakeholder assessment anddecision-making and their importance to economic, environmental and social impacts, and establish a matrix of these issues.
Substantive sustainable development issue management can help us identify areas that need improving, including the level ofsustainable development management, and respond to the concerns of stakeholders more comprehensively and pertinently. In
addition, we regularly review and update the matrix of substantive issues with stakeholders to ensure that stakeholder
expectations are always met.

Utilization of water
resources
Research anddevelopment system

Reduced greenhousegas emissions

Emergency preparedness

Low

International
National photovoltaic policy
economic situation

Optimization of energy utilization rate

Responding to COVID-19

Sustainable development of talents

Organizational structure

MediumHigh

Impact to Economics, Environment and Society

Company website, email, quarterly communication
meeting.

2020

Annual Performance Briefing

Employee blogs, forums and feedbacks.
Company news release, social media channels.
Meetings with customers, suppliers and government
officials.

75%

184

Customer satisfaction

Timely responded tocustomer’s requests

Third-party audit on management system.

incidents
Investor Open Day

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Supporting UN SDGs
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a global blueprint for dignity, peace and prosperity for mankind
and the Earth now and in the future. Trina Solar, proceeding from its own reality, internalizes this common vision into thecompany's development plan and strategy, and helps achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal with real actions. In
2016, Trina Solar was invited to become a founding member of Advisory Committee on Sustainable Development initiatedby the UN Development Programme and signed a declaration on sustainable development, promising to support theimplementation of global sustainable development goals and to achieving the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals in
China by 2030.

SDGs
SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms
everywhere
SDG 2: End hunger, achieve foodsecurity, improve nutrition andpromote sustainable agriculture

Our Actions in 2019 and 2020

SDGs
SDG 5: Achieve gender equality andempower all women and children
SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive
and sustainable economic growthand promote full and productive
employment and decent work for all

Our Actions in 2019 and 2020
We strictly abide by relevant local laws and regulations and international
conventions to ensure fair employment for male and female employees.
Trina Solar strictly prohibits employment discrimination to ensure thatthe proportion of female employees in the company remains stable.
While promoting the diversity of employees, we strive to provide
employees with a good working environment and welfare benefits,
actively promote the localization of overseas employees, and promote
the employment of the population where the factory is located.

SDGs
SDG 12: Adopt sustainableconsumption and production
patterns
SDG 13: Take urgent actions toaddress climate change and its
impacts

In December 2019, Trina Solar established the Siyuan Sunshine Fundto donate to and build a cultural activity center for Qunyi Village,
Xinren township, Qianxi county, Guizhou province, which was completed
the same month and can benefit more than 20,000 locals.
In June 2020, Trina Solar made donations to Suqian Charity Federation
for poverty alleviation.

SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives andpromote well-being for all at all ages

table tennis to enrich employees’ spare time.
Trina Solar set up yoga classes, and moxibustion classes and arranged
regularly courses to improve the health of employees and shared
health-related knowledge with them.
Trina Solar organized annual health check-ups each year and has
introduced flexible welfare plans for employees to let them choose forthemselves and their families according to their own needs.

SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and quality
education for all and promote lifelong
learning

SDG 6: Provide water and sanitation
for all and implement sustainable
management

We have implemented various water-saving projects such asconcentrated water reuse, reclaimed water reuse and air conditioning
condensed water reuse to improve the utilization rate of water
resources. In 2019, water consumption per MW module of Trina Solarfell by 28% compared with that of 2015. In 2020, water consumption
per MW module of Trina Solar fell by 50.6% compared with that of2015. The water-saving projects implemented from 2015 to 2020 saved
3.92 million tonnes of water.

Trina Solar set up a project, specialized for employee caring, byregularly engaging external experts to provide guidance such as
traditional Chinese medicine health classes, organic food’s benefit, andpopular science articles on healthy lifestyles, so as to relieve thepressure of work on employees and advocate healthy lifestyles.
Trina Solar set up various clubs, including badminton, basketball andWe have increased ceaselessly our investment in education, training
and cultural construction, created a good environment for talent
growth, perfected the learning and development system of employees,
and provided a strong training support system for employees.
Since Trina University was established two years ago it has supported
Trina Solar to improve organizational capacity building and businessmodel development, providing talent development and empowerment
services for Trina Solar, its partners and customers.
Trina Solar's caring volunteers have supported students from poorfamilies in Liyang Daibu Primary School and Liyang Hengjian Primary
School since 2019.

In line with international standards, we took the lead in establishing the
ISO 50001 energy management system, ISO 14064 organizational levelgreenhouse gas emissions and elimination quantitative system and thePAS 2050/ISO 14067 product carbon footprint verification system in thephotovoltaic industry, aiming to improve energy efficiency, reducegreenhouse gas emissions and save resources consumption.
We have continued to promote energy efficiency improvement projects,
explored and implemented energy-saving projects, and optimized energy
use. In 2019, Trina Solar's power consumption per MW module fell by
44.3% compared with 2015. In 2020, the power consumption per MW
module of Trina Solar fell 59.7% compared with 2015. Energy-saving
projects implemented from 2015 to 2020 saved 25.2 million kWh ofelectricity and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 20,000 tonnes.
In 2019 and 2020, Trina Solar's manufacturing operation and R&D process
in China continued to achieve zero carbon emissions during the whole
production and produced clean photovoltaic products with clean energy.

Trina Solar provided Zhengjue Temple energy storage microgrid system(200kW solar power + 250kWh energy storage microgrid), with 32
modules, powering from 285W to 290W.
In October 2020, Trina Solar carried out a residential solar project toFengning county for poverty alleviation, to the villages of Gaozhazi andHeiniushan in Yangmuzhazi township, each village building avillage-level power plant costing 92,000 RMB; It is used for residential
photovoltaic construction and donated to 13 households in the town ofHeishanzui, 10 households in the township of Tanghe, 10 households
in the town of Humaying and 10 households in the township ofXiaobazi, totaling 43 households, each at 12,000 RMB.

Our Actions in 2019 and 2020

SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable,
reliable and sustainable modern
energy for all
SDG 9: Build disaster-resilient
infrastructure, promote inclusive andsustainable industrialization andpromote innovation

In 2019, as an exemplary case, Trina Solar Provides Microgrid Integration
Solutions for 27 Islands of Maldives was included in the Sustainable
Development Report of Chinese Private Enterprises’ "the Belt and Road
Initiative" 2019 jointly prepared by the All-China Federation of Industry
and Commerce, the Institute of International Trade and Economic
Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce and the Representative Officeof the UN Development Programme in China. This project is the largest
solar+ storage + firewood microgrid project in the Maldives, and canprovide green power for 27 local islands and ensure the safety andstability of electricity consumption. The project is expected to saveabout 2.6 million litres of diesel oil and 8,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide
emissions a year, providing the main power source for the lives of morethan 11,000 island residents, hospitals, kindergartens, docks and schools.

SDG 11：Sustainable cities andcommunities

In 2019, the clean energy generation capacity of Trina Solar's solar power
plants in China was about 695 million kWh, and the power consumptionof all manufacturing plants and R&D centers in China was 681 million
kWh, exceeding power consumption by 14 million kWh. In 2020, the clean
energy generation capacity of solar power plants owned in China was
about 1.117 billion kWh, and the power consumption of all manufacturing
plants and R&D centers in China was 705 million kWh, exceeding power
consumption by 412 million kWh. This means that Trina Solar's operation
activities in China will once again achieve zero emissions and zero carbon
production which was a green cycle in 2019 and 2020.
The development of a 50MW “photovoltaic power plant leader project” inYangquan, Shanxi province, and a 170MW one in Huaibei, Anhui province,
provided green power resources, realized comprehensive land improvement
in coal mining subsidence areas, solved the living problems of off-landfarmers and ecological environment governance problems, improved the
local environment, promoted local economic development, and boosted thedevelopment of local photovoltaic-related industrial chains.

In 2020, Trina Solar took part in the work of the Energy, Sustainability
and Climate Taskforce of the B20 for the Group of 20 in Saudi Arabia.
Trina Solar was committed to transmitting the concept of green
innovation and sustainable development, creating jobs in the field ofsolar energy, allowing the world to share outcomes of the solar
technology and allowing solar energy to bring benefit to thousands ofhouseholds.

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Challenges and Opportunities

Energy Transformation and Application of

Trina Solar has always worked to improve its operational efficiency and competitiveness in a responsible
and innovative way, grasped the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development withstakeholders, and promoted sustainable social, economic and environmental improvement. When formulating
sustainable development strategies and goals, we fully consider the risks and opportunities as importantfactors in product design, procurement, manufacturing and delivery. As the world's leading photovoltaic
company, we have passed certifications of ISO 14001, ISO5 0001, ISO 45001 and other standardized
management systems, and established Trina Solar Risk Control Improvement Tracking System (RCTS), taking
coping with climate change and using solar energy to benefit all mankind as our responsibility. The
company has always focused on the opportunities and risks faced by the world and the operating location,
promoting technological innovation and sustainable development of the photovoltaic industry, and has
promoted the use of photovoltaic power generation to thousands of households, thus has benefited all
mankind in coping with climate change and improving the natural environment.

Energy Innovation Technology
Challenges and Opportunities

Tackling Climate Change
Challenges and Opportunities!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In 2018, the 48th plenary meeting of the UN Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change issued its Special Report on Global
Warming of 1.5℃. At the UN Climate Change Conference in
2019, countries engaged in lively discussion on the detailed
rules for implementing the Paris Agreement to deal withclimate change. In December 2020, China proposed the goal
3060 at the Global Climate Ambition Summit, aiming to havepeak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and to achievecarbon neutrality by 2060.
Climate change has become a sharp focus of attention ingovernment and business, and has become one of the most
severe challenges the world faces.

Countermeasures

Countermeasures

From 2010 to 2020, Trina Solar's self-established StateKe y L a b o r at o r y of P h ot ov o l t a i c S c i e n ce a n dTechnology invested about 10 billion RMB in researchand development. It has now developed into aworld-class technological innovation platform and has
been cited as an exemplar in its field at the World
Economic Forum.

Trina Solar supports international and national carbon neutral
strategies and has responded to climate change by:International Economic Situation
Challenges and Opportunities!!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

According to the International Energy Agency, from 2010 to 2019, the photovoltaic industry accounted formore than half of global investment of $2.6 trillion in renewable energy with $1.3 trillion. Solar will become
the leader of renewable energy power growth.
Over the past five years China’s photovoltaic industry-related companies have been involved in international
trade disputes involving China's photovoltaic cell products such as in the European Union, the United Statesand India, leading to 201 special tariffs that the US imposed on imported photovoltaic cells and modules.
The US, the EU and other countries and regions collected the anti-dumping and countervailing depostis forphotovoltaic cells and modules. In 2018, MIP was abolished in Europe, and more photovoltaic companies
entered the European market, which squeezed profit margins. The uncertainty brought by the pandemic in
2020 cast a pall over the global economy.
Changes in the international economic situation have led to coexisting opportunities and challenges.

Countermeasures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The demand and supply of energy is a common
concern worldwide and the core of almost all major
challenges and opportunities. Building a clean andlow-carbon global energy system is a basic trend inenergy development, and low-carbon and intelligencehave become pivotal in transforming global energy. For
companies everywhere, energy efficiency has becomea critical strategy in reducing costs and continuing to
grow. The energy industry thus faces tremendous
growth opportunities that call for rapid technologicalinnovation.

As of December 31, 2020, Trina Solar had 888
patents, including 313 invention patents, ranking theleading position in China's photovoltaic industry.
Trina Solar began to demonstrate, research anddevelop 210mm modules in 2019 and took the lead inindustrializing Vertex ultra-high-power modules, which
adopted an innovative design, with power exceeding
670W and efficiency up to 21.6%.

Passing the ISO 14064 verification of the quantitative systemof greenhouse gas emissions and elimination at theorganizational level in 2011; beginning the PAS 2050
certification of product carbon footprint in 2012; and achieved
the ISO 50001 certification of energy management system in2015 and taking part in global action to deal with climatechange through continuous actions every year.
In 2019 and 2020, we started planning to take part in global
climate change action initiatives such as RE100. We
committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in
May 2021. We also promoted supply chain participation tolead low-carbon development in the photovoltaic industry
with practical actions.

Trina Solar occupies a strategic position in the solar industry through actively participating in global
collaboration projects and striving for technological innovation.
Trina Solar took part in the Belt and Road Initiative energy collaboration project. As early as 2018, it began
to provide microgrid integration solutions for 27 islands in the Maldives.
This project is the largest solar + storage + firewood microgrid project in the Maldives, and can provide
stable green power for the 27 islands and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 8,100 tonnes a year.
In 2019, Trina Solar helped Lecter Shopping Center in Sydney, Australia, to achieve the perfect combinationof carbon neutrality and great customer experience.
In 2020, Trina Solar supplied all 86 MW photovoltaic modules for Italy's largest unsubsidized photovoltaic
power plant, the Torre Antonacci Project.
In 2020, Trina Solar and Ruisi Fund under TPG Group signed a project contract with a total transaction
value of about $700 million, including 35 overseas photovoltaic power plant projects throughout Europe andLatin America, with total volume nearly 1GW.
In December 2020, Jincheon photovoltaic power plant, invested and built by Trina Solar in South Korea, wasconnected to the grid. The plant has 500kW installed capacity.
Also in December 2020, the Trung Son 35MW photovoltaic power plant project in Vietnam was connectedto the grid and became another large-scale power project built by Trina Solar in the country after the
42MW Phong Phu project.

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Corporate GovernanceStandardized Governance
Organizational Structure
Information Disclosure
Investor Relations
Risk Management and Internal Audit
Legal Compliance Control and Ethics Construction27

Corporate GovernanceStandardized GovernanceBeing legally compliant does not just guarantee the survival of a company, it also
provides the foundation for its very growth. Trina Solar has always adhered tocompliance management, strictly abided by business ethics, protected intellectual
property rights, established and continuously improved the management system of
ethics and compliance, and established a responsible, trustworthy and compliant
corporate governance organization. In strict compliance with the requirements oflaws, regulations and normative documents such as the Company Law, theSecurities Law, and the Rules Governing the Listing of Stocks on the Science andTechnology Innovation Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange, Trina Solar constantly
improves its corporate governance structure to ensure that: the shareholders canfully exercise their rights; the board of directors can fulfill its functions and powers
in accordance with laws, regulations and the articles of association of the company
and make decisions in a reasonable, responsive and prudent manner; theindependent directors can conscientiously perform their duties and safeguard theinterests of the company, especially the legitimate rights and interests of the small
and medium shareholders; the board of supervisors can independently andeffectively exercise the supervision and inspection power over directors, managers
and other senior management personnel and the company's finance, providing an
institutional guarantee for the company’s growth. At present, a standardized
corporate governance structure is in place. Directors, supervisors and senior
management of the company can faithfully and diligently perform their duties andeffectively improve corporate governance.
By adhering to the philosophy of trustworthiness above all else and consciously
abiding by applicable laws and regulations, international conventions and businessethics of the countries and regions in which its business premises are located, thecompany conducts itself in good faith throughout the whole process of production
and business activities, creating value for stakeholders and striving to create abrand image of standardized operation and trustworthiness first. We continue tobuild a compliance culture and strengthen employees' awareness of laws andcompliance through training, publicity, assessment and accountability.
The company has won many awards by virtue of its well-functioning credit and risk
control mechanism worldwide, including winning the title of national and provincial
core strategic customer of China Export Credit Insurance Corporation, with a credit
rating of AA. In 2018, the company was rated as a Jiangsu Credit Management
Demonstration Enterprise by the Jiangsu Economic and Information Technology
Commission. In 2019, Trina Solar (Changzhou) Technology Co., Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the company, was awarded AEO Advanced Certification Enterprise by
Customs. It is the second entity in the group achieving this certification after Trina
Solar Co., Ltd, was named an Advanced Certification Enterprise in 2016. AEO
Advanced Certification is the highest-level honor awarded by China Customs tohonest companies.

No.

Name offactory/company

2

Changzhou headquarters

ISO 45001
ISO 14001
Occupational safety andEnvironment
health management
management systemsystem

ISO 50001
ISO 90001
ISO 14064
Energy management Quality management Carbon audit
systemsystem

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3 Changzhou Trina Yabang factory

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

4

Yancheng factory

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

5

Hubei factory

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

6

Hefei factory

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

7

Energy storage factory

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Thailand factory

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

9

Vietnam factory

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

:

Yiwu factory

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes

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Suqian module factory

Yes

Yes

Established in 2021

Yes

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Suqian cell factory

Yes

Yes

Established in 2021

Yes

The company never ceases to evolve, adapting to the times and industr y changes, improving its corecompetitiveness and sprouting new organizational vitality. Since 2017, the company has continuously optimized
the way it runs and strengthened business teams’ operational awareness and ability by establishing operations
profit examination units for business departments, clarifying the examination targets and incentive measures andsimplifying flows. It has also intensified customer and market focused awareness, and dealt with market changes
in a more agile and flexible way, thus being responsive to customer needs. For the functional support teams, thecompany strengthens their awareness and ability to provide support, service and motivation to the businessdepartments, and responds to the frontline’s requirements quickly, sharing resources effectively. At the sametime, through effective monitoring, it ensures a good balance is kept between business growth and risk
management and control. Such optimization reinforces the company’s overall operational awareness and the way
it deals with customers, accelerates the speed of response to the markets, and optimizes the professional
capabilities of departments.

The organizational structure of the company is as follows:

Strategy Committee

Stockholders’Conference
Supervisory Board

ISO 14001
Environment Management
System Certificate

ISO 45001
Occupational Safety
and Health Management

ISO 50001
Energy Management
System Certificate

Nomination Committee

Board

Remuneration andAppraisal Committee

GeneralManager

Board Secretary

System Certificate

Trina Solar is committed to becoming a leader in smart energy and to achieving ahigher level of cor p or a te commi t ment . We were awarde d t he ISO 14 001
certification of environmental management system in 2008, the OHSAS 18001
certification of occupational health and safety management system in 2010 and
the ISO 14064 verification of the quantitative system of greenhouse gas emissions
and elimination at the organizational level in 2011. We began the PAS 2050
certification of product carbon footprint in 2012 and achieved the ISO 50001
certification of energy management system in 2015.
In the second half of 2020, the EHS department of the company carried out an internal
audit of the EHS management system (including environmental management system
ISO14001, occupational health and safety management system ISO 45001 and energy
management system ISO 50001) for all manufacturing bases and downstream value
groups of the company according to the requirements of international ISO standards.
At the end of 2020, TÜV Rheinland conducted a comprehensive, detailed and strict
third-party audit of all manufacturing bases and downstream value groups across thecompany. Since 2008, through the establishment, maintenance and improvement ofmanagement systems, we have been able to better implement the philosophies ofenvironmental protection, safe production and occupational health in all aspects ofthe company's production and operations to fulfill corporate social responsibility andachieve the company’s green and sustainable development.

Organizational Structure

General Manager's Office

ISO 14064
Carbon Audit Certificate

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Corporate Governance

Information Disclosure

Risk Management and Internal Audit

To further improve the company’s information disclosure system, during
the reporting period the board secretary leads the work in establishing
the Information Disclosure Working Panel covering business, finance,
EHS, purchasing, marketing, legal compliance, strategy, etc, in order toimprove the timeliness and efficiency of transmitting information,
improve the internal control mechanism of information disclosure andenhance risk control and treatment capabilities by unif ying andcoordinating the transmission of significant information. In the disclosure
period of this report, since listing in 2020, the company has disclosed
108 interim declarations and three regular reports. The highly efficient,transparent and regularized information disclosure system, with its
honest, accurate and complete declarations, contributes to our excellent
reputation in the market and more broadly for being highly scrupulous.

Risk management and control are essential in ensuring that a company grows in a stablemanner. To better deal with internal and ex ternal risks and faciliate the company ‘ssustainable and healthy growth, the company is always looking to improve its risk control
mechanisms.

Investor Relations
As the world leading PV smart energy solution service provider, Trina Solaralways ensures its governance is highly ethical, giving it an excellent image
as a corporate citizen, and in the past two years it paid a lot of attention toinvestor relations. In June 2020, the company completed share allocationand issuance, with total funds raised of up to 2.5 billion RMB, and a priceearnings ratio of 27.61 times higher than the average in the trade*. On June
12, Trina Solar was honored with the Changzhou National Hi-tech ParkEnterprise Listing Award, reflecting investor confidence and thecompany’s robust health.

Each year the Risk Management Department identifies strategic, operational, financial, legal
and platform transformation risks to the company. It helps management formulate specificrisk alleviation measures, thus minimising the chance of significant losses in the company’s
operations. With the impact of the pandemic in 2020, the Risk Management Department
formulated a significant operation index risk pre-warning mechanism, so as to realize
pre-warning of risks against significant operational indices and reduce the chance of adverse
influences from the risks.
In line with the Company Law, the Articles of Association of Trina Solar and other laws andregulations, the company has established and continues to improve the legal representative
governance structure, rules of procedure and decision-making procedures, sets up general
meetings, the Board of Directors, the Board of Supervisors and operational management,setting out their rights and responsibilities, realizing their balance and operation in a
regularized manner, and ensuring to exercise voting rights, decision-making rights, monitoringrights and execution rights. Trina Solar sets up the Board of Directors, formulates a series ofsystems such as the Working Rules of the General Manager, the Internal Audit Rules, etc. The
Board of Directors sets up four special sub-committees internally in order to ensure
reasonable, regularized and efficient decisions.
The Board of Directors sets up the Audit Committee and establishes the Internal Audit
Department. To ensure that the business is in compliance with the applicable regulations andthat risks are under control, the Internal Audit Department strictly follows the Internal
Auditing Standards of China and the Articles of Internal Audit of Trina Solar, and conducts
internal audit work according to the audit plan as approved by the Audit Committee andmanagement, independent of individual business departments and functional departments.
The audit covers various functions such as R&D, purchasement , manufacturing, sales,customer service, HR and finance. The audit scope and focus areas will be adjusted
according to the business development of the company.

Action Items

The open complaint channels, such as email, hotline, Trina Solar Anti-fraud reporting with award Platform, QR code-scanning reporting platform, etc., areavailable in order to protect the legal rights and interests of the reporting parties and give appropriate awards.

New managers study Trina Solar Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to abide by them.

Personnel in key posts are obliged annually to disclose any conflicts of interest.

All employees are reguired to attend training sessions on the Code of Conduct and anti-corruption. Ethics and legal compliance courses are obligatory for
new joiners in the learning platform. Qualified employees are eligible to pass their probations. The ratio of attendees accounts for 100%.

The company has established the Trina Solar Risk Control Tracking System (RCTS) to ensure
it effectively addresses each audit finding. To strengthen synergy of internal monitoring andto solve identified audit issues, in recent years the company has continuously reviewed theway audits are conducted, in conjunction with departments such as finance, quality,
purchasing, HR and EHS to comprehensively identify risks to the company and seek toimprove operations.

Legal Compliance Control and Ethics

Since its listing, Trina Solar has disclosed relevant information in a timely
manner according to the CSRC’s and Shanghai Stock E xchange’s
requirements, and has engaged extensively and closely with investors
through roadshows, results meetings, investors’ collective reception
days, phone meetings, investors’ communication platforms, onsite
surveys, etc, and has replied to any investor concerns, thus promoting
their understanding of the company.
*According to the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry indices (C38) issued

Trina Solar supports the UN Global Compact, always insists on legally compliant operations,and ensures that adherence to ethics and legal requirements is part of the company’s
day-to-day operations. The company has formulated a series of rules and regulations
including the Trina Solar Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Management Measures for
Rewarding Whistle-blowing, the Anti-corruption Policies, the Anti-trust Policies, theRegulations on Awards and Punishment of Employees’ Behaviors, and uses those as guidancefor employees, managers and suppliers. The Internal Audit Department has ad-hoc anti-fraud
investigators responsible for promoting professional integrity and ethics practices and dealing
with reports and complaints. We continuously strengthen the anti-corruption and anti-bribery
management system and formulate requirements and operational guidelines on thecompany’s governance. We urge employees to abide by commercial ethics in a clear, concise
and direct manner, thus ensuring that the company’s operations and management are always
consistent with commercial behavior that is carried out in a way that is legal, fair and in goodfaith.

Open Complaint Channels
Ethics and legal compliance hotline:+86-519-85176933
Anti-fraud reporting email:IA@trinasolar.com!

by China Securities Index Co Ltd, the mean static price earnings ratio in last month was 24.08
times.

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Produc t R&D and technology updating are development
cornerstones for Trina Solar as it realizes sustainable development
and maintains its leading position in the industry. The company
continues to increase investment in R&D that allows for therunning of high-end laboratories and a testing center. While
respecting industrial IP rights, the company is always challenging
technical thresholds to show the way with industrial standards.

Technology LeadershipResearch and Development System
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List of S&T Awards/Qualifications 2019-2020

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Trina Solar’s World Records

The State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology ("SKL PVST"), established by
Trina Solar by self-raising 247million RMB, has a covered area of 15,000m2. SKL PVST was
accredited by China’s Ministry of Science and Technology in 2013. SKL PVST was one of
the first national key laboratories in photovoltaics the ministry accredited. From 2010 to2020, SKL PVST had a total investment of about 10 billion RMB in R&D funding. It has
become a world-class technical innovation platform, and has been cited as an exemplar in
its field at the World Economic Forum.

Since 2011, the company and the SKL PVST have broken 21 world records with respect to solar cell conversion efficiency and PV module
output power, becoming the first institute listed in the world’s most authoritative PV cell development map in China.

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From 2019 to 2020, Trina Solar broke the world records for the 19th and 20th times.

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By relying on Trina Solar, the SKL PVST works with international first-class R&D andcertification testing institutes and establishes technical innovation teams comprising ofdomestic and overseas excellent scientific research personnel as its backbone. By the endof 2020, the company had 622 R&D personnel, including 14 doctors, 109 masters degree
holders and 361 undergraduates. It has broken 20 world records for solar cell conversion
efficiency and PV module output power, consolidating and enhancing the Chinese PV
companies global leadership. The SKL PVST undertakes national scientific research
projects, including two national 973 programs, five national 863 programs, six national key
R&D programs and more than 60 other scientific research programs. The SKL PVST takes
the lead in participating in the preparation of global PV standards, and proposes andreleases IEC international standards on behalf of China, making it the leader in technology,
quality and standards in the PV industry.

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Trina Solar has an international first class PV testing center with improved crystalline
silicon module reliability, crystalline silicon solar cell material – physical and chemical
testing capabilities. Trina Solar has also established long-term strategic collaboration withinternationally renowned certification and testing organizations. The SKL PVST has beenhonored with a series of accreditations, including as a CNAS certified laboratory, a TÜVPV first TMP laboratory, a CGC WMT laboratory, a TÜV CTF laboratory, a CSA WMTC
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Jiangsu S&T Development Strategy(2nd Place)

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2020 Jiangsu Top 100 Innovative Private Enterprises(2nd Place)

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Technology Leadership

Product Innovation
Trina Solar respects others’ IP rights, continuously drives to promote innovation
breakthroughs points in PV technology, and leads and has taken part in formulatinginternational and domestic standards several times.
We are committed to abiding by international and local IP rules. We have established the
IP Rights Management Committee and formulated the General Rules of Management of IP
Rights, Patent Management System, Procedures for Management of Business Secrets, etc,
to protect Trina Solar’s IP rights.
At the end of 2020, Trina Solar had applied for a total of 1,906 patents, including 872
patents of invention (including 39 PCTs, and 49 international applications), and owned
888 valid patents, including 313 patents of invention (including three in the US, two in
Europe, two in Japan and one in South Korea).
Trina Solar was approved to be the National IP Advantageous Enterprise in 2018 and the
National IP Pilot Enterprise in 2019. In 2020, the company was granted the IP Strategic
Advancement Plan Key Project in Jiangsu. The patent for monocrystalline silicon bifacialsolar cell and its preparation method (patent No. ZL201610328025.3) was honored withthe 2nd Changzhou Patent Gold Award, the 11th Jiangsu Patent Award 2019 and the 21st
China Patent Award 2019. The patent for Solar cell with passivation on the back oflaminated film and preparation method (patent No. ZL201310179373.5) was honored withthe 1st Changzhou Patent Gold Award. The patent of distributed local boron-doped bifacial
photosensitive crystalline silicon solar cell and it’s preparation method (patent No.
ZL201410321813.0) was honored with the 3rd Changzhou Patent Gold Award.

In the course of R&D of the Vertex modules, Trina Solar’s R&D team forged into the future and, based on themulti-busbar that was the first for batch production in the industry, integrated the non-destructive technology andhigh-density interconnection technology into the Vertex module platform technology. This not only further reduces
resistance loss and enhances anti-crack and hot spot proof performance of the modules, but also maximizes use of
space and improves product performance. The combination of several innovative technologies makes Trina Vertex
modules more efficient, and with higher power and reliability. Trina Solar creatively proposed the design philosophy oflower voltage and high string power. According to the assessment of the authoritative institute DNV GL, comparedwith traditional components, the Vertex series enhances the module string power by 30-40%, lowers BOS cost 17%,and LCOE costs fell 2%-6%. After going on the market, the products became a huge focus of interest in the industry,drawing acclaim from rival companies and customers alike.

Scientific Research Results
Aiming to accelerate the advance of the PV industry, in July 2020, companies in the industry
chain of silicon wafer, solar cell, PV module, tracker, inver ter, materials and equipment
manufacturing joined to launch 600W+ Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliance.

From deploying the 210mm silicon wafer to launching 210mm Vertex ultra-high power modules, Trina Solar has
creatively perpetuated its philosophy of continuously seeking to produce high-quality products. Since the Vertex
modules were launched they have become available in a range comprising 400W, 500W, 550W, 600W and 670W units.
Trina Solar’s 210mm ultra-high power modules and system-integrated new technology platform has pointed to theway ahead for the PV industry. Propelled by a vision of benefiting people and realizing carbon neutral, Trina Solarlaunched the 600W+ PV alliance, joining with others in the industry to drive the standardization of silicon wafer sizes,
modules, supply chains and the industry chain.

In 2020, Trina Solar put 600W+ ultra-high power components on the market,
setting a benchmark for the PV 6.0 era.

Taking Part in Preparing Standards
Since 2019, Trina Solar has taken the lead in stating the case for research anddevelopment of 210mm modules. In 2020, Trina Solar prepared to launch the Vertex
ultra-high power modules worldwide and take the lead to realize its industrialization. The
Vertex series, based on a 210mm silicon PERC monocrystal cell, adopts an innovative
design, and superimposes several industry leading technologies such as multi-busbar,
non-destructive cutting and high-density interconnection technology. The power of themodule is up to 670W, with its efficiency up to 21.6%, leading the industry to formallyenter the PV 6.0 and 600W+ ultra-high power era.

• The SEMI Test Method for Cell Defects in Crystalline Silicon PV Modules by Electroluminescence (EL) Imaging(standard No. SEMI PV94-0420) dominated by Trina Solar was promulgated in April 2020. After this standard wasissued, it was to be implemented globally as a unified technical specification.
• The national standard acceptance specification of building integrated photovoltaic power systems (standard No.
GB/T 37655-2019) and the rubber components for solar photovoltaic (standard No. GB/T 38391-2019) that Trina Solar
took part in preparing were unveiled in June and December 2019 respectively. They were to be implemented
nationwide as unified technical specifications.

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We put our motto “solar for all” into practice throughout our business value

Electricity from clean energy sources exceeds electricity consumption

chains by harnessing green energy, in this instance solar, and our commitment
can clearly be seen in our research, development and production. We are a
distributor of green energy as well as a practitioner of green development. We
are committed to promoting business growth that goes hand in hand withenvironmental protection, and doing so through continuous innovation. We are
eager not to leave our marks on the planet but to make a big mark in the way
we contribute to protecting nature. In all our business operations we identify theenvironmental effects of our activities, pay attention to how sparingly we use
resources as well as the potential for renewability and push ourselves to the

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limit to mitigate any negative effects caused to the Earth. In setting its 2020
sustainable development goals, Trina Solar is committed to working with its
partners to conduct its business in an environmentally friendly, responsible andsustainable manner. Thanks to our global performance in corporate social
responsibility and corporate citizenship, we were granted gold recognition level in
EcoVadis’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment twice in a row.

2020

million kWhmillion kWhCaring for the Planet
Decline in greenhouse gas emissions

Green Sustainable Development

46.0%
68.6%

Tackling Climate Change
Reduction of GHG emission
Enhancement of Energy Efficiency
Environment-friendly Products
Innovation & Sustainable Development
Recycling and Disposing of Scrapped PV Modules

2019
2020

Environment-friendly Operation
Sustainable Use of Water
Wastewater Discharge
Reduction of Exhaust Gas Emission
Solid Waste Management
Green Office

Biodiversity Management
Sustainable Purchasing
Sustainable Development of Supply Chain
Conflict-free Minerals
Mutually Beneficial Collaboration with Suppliers

Reduc tion of consolidated energy

Reduction of natural gas consumption

Reduction of electricity consumption per

Reduction of water consumption per

consumption per MW module

per MW module

MW module

MW module

17.5%
29.5%

85.6%
94.4%

2019
2020

2019
2020

44.3%
59.7%

2019
2020

27.96%
50.56%

2019
2020
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Caring for the Planet

Green Sustainable Development
Trina Solar is dedicated to the development of solar energy in the global
market. Since 2018, we have been honored as “Green Factory” by the
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic ofChina. We strive to provide our customers with high-quality products andsystem solutions that are cost-effective with less environmental impacts. By
responding to ever-increasing energy demand through the use of clean
energy, we make sure to offer affordable and sustainable solutions in theface of challenges, which climate change and energy crisis present us with.
We implement policies and procedures of green management in our
production. In line with the ISO 14001 environmental management systemand the ISO 50001 energy management system we have formulated strict
regimes on environmental emissions, resource use and energy management
systems. The group, focusing on conserving energy and reducing emissions
in its business operations, includes both intensified energy use and theextent of recyclability in the decision-making process, and is committed toreducing any adverse environmental impacts that our own businessactivities may cause. We have conducted carbon emissions verification
covering manufacturing sites in compliance with ISO 14064. Our 2020
sustainable development goals have been fulfilled in response to our
promises made for China’s 13th Five-year Plan (2016-2020): Compared withthe base year 2015, for one production unit of each electricity power
produced (MW), we pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15%,comprehensive energy use by 10%, electricity use by 15% and water use
by 10%. We are engaging in collaboration with global partners, academic
institutions, governments and NGOs to promote the purchase of solar
power. Trina Solar will accelerate green development by maximizing the useof solar power in dealing with climate change. Trina Solar has been planningto take part in the RE100 climate change action initiative since 2020. We
committed to the Science Based Targets (SBTi) in May 2021. Trina Solar
supports the organization the United Nations Global Compact. Our mission is“solar for all“. We firmly believe in sustainable development and are striving
to contribute more economically, socially and environmentally to achieve the
UN 2030 sustainable development goals.

Trina Solar Sustainable Development Goals

Trina Solar 2020
sustainable
development goals

Environmental Management System
total GHG emission（tCO2e/MW）

2019
decreased
percentage

2020
decreased
percentage

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

*Comparing
to 2015*Comparing
to 201515% reduction of GHG
emissions per MW module(tCO2e/MW)

182.6

168.0

132.3

119.0

98.6

57.4

46.0%

68.6%

10% reduction of
consolidated energy
consumption per MW
module (tec/MW)

13.2

13.1

11.0

10.8

10.9

9.3

17.5%

29.5%

15% reduction ofelectricity consumption
per MW module(MWh/MW)

221.0

187.0

163.0

134.0

123.0

89.0

44.3%

59.7%

10% reduction of water
consumption per MW
module (t/MW)

1,885.0

1,744.0

1,592.0

1,360.0

1,358.0

932.0

28%

50.6%

Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, and Energy Management Policies
Trina Solar has environmental, occupational health and safety, and energy management policies that are used as guidelines for ouractions. We urge every employee to take personal responsibility for observing our guidelines and policies and promoting them.

The group has always adhered to the highest standards of environmental protection principles in its operations. With a full coverage ofour manufacturing plants in both China and abroad, we established a set of standard management process in compliance with the ISO
14001 environmental management system. We integrate concerns of ecological protection and environmental impact into the whole life
cycle of our business value chains. The environment management policy and process are implemented effectively in our products,
activities and services, covering site selection of manufacturing sites and PV power plant, designing and construction, to plant operation,
taking local ecological protection and biodiversity conservation into account. Our care for the environment is embedded in the overallmanagement process, which involves various departments in our process of sustainable management.
•Engineering department and global project development are responsible for local ecological protection and biodiversity conservation.
•The R&D department is responsible for developing products for higher conversion rate; the production department is responsible for
improving the efficiency of energy using and resource using.
•The EHS and facility departments are responsible for treatment and discharge of wastewater, exhaust gas and solid waste in compliancewith standards.
•Logistics and warehouse are in charge of finding solutions to reduce the environmental impacts of transportation.

Aspects

Actions

Site selection, design
a n d co n s t r u c t i o n o fplants/PV power plants•Environmental impact assessment, evaluate positive and negative impacts of the proposed projects on
the community's environment;•Ensure the environmental protection facilities are designed, built and put into use at the same pacewith the project;•Protect the community's natural environment and biodiversity.

R&D•Incorporate the concept of environmental protection into R&D and improve the product conversion rate;•Strictly limit material selection by including environmental concerns in product design. Minimize theenvironmental impact at the end of the product life cycle.

We pay attention to employees’ health & safety and sustainable development. We are dedicated to creating a safe, healthy andenvironmentally-friendly workplace for employees and a harmonious green planet for mankind. We promise to use energy andnatural resources responsibly and efficiently. Herewith we pledge the following:•Comply with all applicable EHS & energy management laws & regulations and meet interested parties’ requirements.
•Be committed to prevention of pollution and minimizing negative impact on environment. Promote sustainable development andbuild a green and low-carbon planet.

Production•Be committed to prevention of occupational injury and illness. Provide a safe, healthy and environmentally-friendly workplace for
employees.
•Make efficient use of energy and resources. Consistently reduce energy consumption and carbon emission from production andcommercial operations.
•Enhance employees’ EHS & energy conservation awareness and encourage employees to participate in EHS & energy
conservation programs.
•Provide necessary resources for implementing EHS & energy management system. Continually improve performance via
perfecting EHS & energy management system.

Packaging

Logistics•Regularly provide transparent EHS report to stakeholders and other relevant interested parties.
•Pledge our support and commitment to help our suppliers improve their EHS & energy management performance and takesocial responsibility.

Product recycling•Ensure sustainable use of resources;•Improve energy efficiency continuously;•Wastewater, exhaust gas are treated in compliance with regulations and discharged in compliance withstandards;•Promote resource recycling;•Adopt green operations in the offices.
•Reduce use of packaging materials without affecting packaging safety;•Choose recycled and degradable packaging materials.
•Plan a transportation route with impact on the environment as little as possible;•Optimize the way of transportation;•Improve the utilization of containers.
•As of 2020, we had joined PV CYCLE certification in European markets including Belgium, Finland, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK and encouraged our downstream customers tojoin in, so as to dispose of scrapped PV module products in an environmentally friendly way;
•We encourage our downstream clients to join the Glass Recycling Committee of Japan.

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Tackling Climate Change
Trina Solar has long been active in responding to global climate change. Internally, we reduce the carbon footprint of our products and optimize theefficiency of resource utilization in production activities. Externally, we work with others to meet the needs of technological innovation. With theever-increasing demand for clean energy, we will adopt energy-saving and emissions-reduction measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, promote green
development and jointly build an ecologically conscious society.

Aspects

Countermeasures
Since 2016, Trina Solar has achieved “zero” carbon emissions for operations in China.

Clean Solar Energy

In 2019, Trina Solar consumed 681 million kWh of power for all factories and R&D centers’ operations in China. The solar power plants owned by
Trina Solar in China generated 695 million kWh of clean solar power.
In 2020, the power consumption for all operations in China was 705 million kWh, and the clean solar power generation reached 1.12 billion kWh.

Aspects

Set up 2020 Green
Sustainable
Development Goals

Improved Resource
Utilization

Countermeasures
Trina Solar formulated the 2020 Sustainable Development Goal: Compared to that of 2015, reducing 15% of GHG emissions
per MW module （tCO2e/MW）, 10% of comprehensive energy consumption per MW module (tce/MW), 15% of electricity
consumption per MW module and 10% of water consumption per MW module (t/MW)
Since April 2020, we have paid keen attention to RE100 and Science-Based Targets (SBTi). We carried out work to prepare
to join the RE100 global renewable energy initiative.

Pollution Control
Facilities

In recent years, Trina Solar has established sophisticated wastewater and exhaust gas treatment facilities to ensure that discharge of wastewaterand emissions of exhaust gas stably meets environmental standard limits. In 2019, Trina Solar's total environmental protection inputs reached RMB
44 million (about US$ 6.9 million). In 2020, Trina Solar's total environmental protection inputs reached RMB 61.3 million (about US$ 9.6 million)

Internal Carbon
Trading Scheme

Trina Solar actively participates in global GHG emissions reduction activities and programs to increase employees' awareness of emissions reduction.
We establish an internal carbon trading scheme. We setup an annual integrated energy consumption target for each department and carry out
assessments monthly. We award carbon emissions bonuses for those departments who have achieved their targets, and impose carbon emissions
penalties for those who have not fulfilled their carbon emissions targets.

Supply chain
sustainability

Trina Solar has always been both a clean energy advocate and a low/zero carbon practitioner. We actively participate in global emissions reduction
initiatives. In 2017, Trina Solar took part in the CEO Council, Sino-US Sustainable Urbanization of Paulson Foundation. This provides advantage for us
to promote the development of clean energy technologies and make our contributions to worldwide emissions reduction campaign. We pay
attention to the social responsibility of our global suppliers and partners. We continuously reduce carbon emissions in supply chain by promoting
the optimization of the packaging methods, transportation modes, and increasing local supply of products and raw materials, so as to jointly
promote the sustainable development of photovoltaic industry.

In 2019, Trina Solar achieved a reduction of 44.3% and 28% in power consumption and water consumption per MW module
compared to 2015.
In 2020, Trina Solar achieved a reduction of 59.7% and 50.6% in power consumption and water consumption per MW
module compared to 2015.
It is far beyond the goal of reducing power consumption by 15% and water consumption by 10% in 2020.

Improvement ofEnvironmental
Management System

We took the lead in establishing a corporate energy management system among photovoltaic industry in accordance with
the international standard ISO 50001. We also took actions about GHG emissions verification in line with the ISO 14064
standard on organization level. We established a complete product carbon footprint verification system in line with the PAS
2050/ISO 14067 standard, aiming to continuously improve resource utilization, reduce GHG emissions and reduce resource
consumption.

Green energy productAt the end of 2020, the cumulative shipment of PV modules was about 66GW. The PV modules conversed sunlight into electricity, which can
reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 88.83 million tonnes per year compared to thermal power generation, assuming each panel is operating
normally. Trina Solar strives to explore innovative solar energy application model and implement 'PV +' strategy. We make our contributions to theconstruction of ecological civilization and the response to global climate change. At the end of 2020, the cumulative grid connected of Trina Solar’s
global solar power plants exceeded 5GW.

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Reduction of GHG Emission
Trina Solar has been paying attention to sustainable development. We haveconducted ISO 14064 GHG emissions verification and have disclosed ourcarbon emissions annually since 2014. We always look for opportunities toreduce GHG emissions in product design, production, and packaging
processes. We continuously identify potential energy-saving projects, aiming
for fulfillment of our commitment to sustainable development. Trina Solar
conducts GHG verification annually in accordance with international standard
ISO 14064 requirements. The scope of verification includes scope 1- direct
GHG emissions and scope 2 - indirect GHG emissions. We continuously
monitor and improve our GHG management per formance. Total GHG
emissions for Trina Solar’s China operations in 2019 and 2020 were 527.6
t h o u s a n d t o n n e s a n d 53 8 .7 t h o u s a n d t o n n e s o f CO 2 e , w h i c h w a s
approximately 13.4% and 8.9% lower than that of 2018.
Based on the requirements of “The Vienna Convention for the Protection of
the Ozone Layer” and “The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
the Ozone Layer”, all the refrigerants and fire extinguishing agents used in
Trina Solar plants do not contain ozone depleting substances (ODS).

Trina Solar Energy Storage has provided large-scale industrial andcommercial system solutions in places such as the Maldives, Alice
Springs in Australia and Mauritania. The Maldives project is acustomized micro-grid cluster solution based on the various
electricity needs of the 27 islands in the Maldives and the existing
electricity structure. It solved the problem of insufficient electricity
supply to about 11,000 residents. The project is expected to saveabout 2,600,000 liters of diesel a year and reduce carbon GHG
emissions by about 8,100 tonnes. Currently, more and moreat tention is paid to the pairing of economic grow th andenvironmental protection. The government encourages thedevelopment of resource-saving and environmentally friendly
industries such as photovoltaic and energy storage. We willcontinue to support energy reform with technological and industrial
innovation, to keep the energy structure heading in a cleaner andenvironmentally friendly direction.

Enhancement of Energy Efficiency
GHG emissions倠
CO 2e (1,000 tonnes)

GHG Emissions Per MW Module (T/MW)
311

294
279

261

243

2018

2019

2020

Scope 1 direct
GHG emissions

9.1

7.4

13.7

Scope 2 indirect
GHG emissions

600.4

520.2

570

Total emissions

609.5

527.6

583.7

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211

68
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2019 reduction in GHG emissions

46.0%

2020 reduction in GHG emissions

68.6%

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*In 2020, because of the addition of new factories-Suqian and Yiwu plants, the total emissions rose compared with 2019.
GHG inventory figures of 2019 cover Trina Solar's Changzhou plant, silicon wafer plant, Yancheng plant , Yabang plant, Hefei
plant and Hubei plant; GHG inventory figures of 2020 cover the Changzhou plant, silican wafer plant and Yancheng plant ,Yiwuplant , Hefei plant, Hubei plant, Yabang plant, Suqian pv module plant and Suqian solar cell plant.

GHG types,
CO 2e (1,000 tonnes)

2018

2019

2020

CO 2

604.1

522.0

570.7

CH 4

0.04

0.20

0.24

N 20

0.002

0.00080.0003

HFCs

5.4

5.4

12.1

PFCs

0

0

0

SF 6

0

0.05140.72991

NF 3

0

0

0

*In comparing to the base year 2015

Sustainable development requires not only clean energy, but also higher energy
efficiency. Trina Solar focuses on reducing environmental impact from its operations.
We strive to enhance our energy use efficiency while using our energy in a
responsible manner. Trina Solar continuously reduces CO2 emissions and makes ourbest efforts to produce more cost-competitive products and contribute to climatechange mitigation.
Trina Solar headquarters’ plants in Changzhou took a lead to establish Energy
Management System ISO 50001 in the photovoltaic industry in accordance withinternational standard. We continuously reduce energy consumption and improve ourenergy use efficiency by establishing energy targets, defining and refining energy
conservation responsibilities, as well as implementing energy conservation projects.
We systematically applied energy conservation measures and energy saving
technologies to real practice.
Internal Carbon Trading Scheme
The primary energy mainly used in our company is natural gas. The secondary
energy includes electricity and diesel. The energy-consumed media include water,
nitrogen, oxygen and argon. We record and analyze the consumption of primary andsecondary energy. Meanwhile we calculate the consumption of indirect energy
consumed media. We report them in the form of standard coal-equivalent (SCE)
consumption per MW module production on a monthly basis, i. e., integrated energy
consumption (tce/MW).
We implemented an internal carbon trading scheme for all domestic and overseas
plants. We setup an annual integrated energy consumption target for eachdepartment and then performed monthly assessments. Based on the average carbon
price in the domestic carbon trade market, we awarded carbon emissions bonuses
for those departments who have achieved their targets, and imposed carbon
emissions penalties for those who have not fulfilled their carbon emissions targets.
We sent a monthly message to department managers, reminding them to be awareof the impact of their operating activities on the environment. We encouraged themto develop technologies and carried out energy conservation projects, so as tocontinuously reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions from operations.
Green Factory
As a leader in the global solar industry, Trina Solar is committed to green
manufacturing in terms of plant construction, raw material selection,
production processes, waste utilization, and energy consumption, and strives tobuild a green factory with intensified plants, harmless raw materials, clean
production, waste recycling and low carbon emissions. In the future, Trina Solar
will actively play a demonstration role in green manufacturing, actively
implement green strategies, green standards, green management and green
production, and strive to build a green manufacturing system that is efficient,clean, low-carbon, and ecological. Trina Solar will lead the green culture.

*In 2020, because of the addition of new factories-Suqian and Yiwu plants, the total emissions rose compared with 2019.
GHG inventory figures of 2019 cover Trina Solar's Changzhou plant, silicon wafer plant, Yancheng plant, Yabang plant, Hefei
plant and Hubei plant; GHG inventory figures of 2020 cover the Changzhou plant, silican wafer plant and Yancheng plant ,Yiwuplant , Hefei plant, Hubei plant, Yabang plant, Suqian pv module plant and Suqian solar cell plant.

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Trina Solar 2019 Energy Conservation Project Statistics
Location
Types of Energy

Natural Gas consumption（1,000m 3）

2015

2,710

2016

2017

4,550

3,270

2018

1,970

2019

2020

990

530

Electricity Consumption per MW (MWh/MW倛
361

332
298

311

274

634,931

Integrated Energy
Consumption (tce)92,104

106,940

150,513132,331

137,296

148,086

Natural Gas Consumption
per MW (1,000m 3/ MW)

0.9

1.0

0.8

0.5

0.13

0.05

Electricity
Consumption per MW

221

187

163

134

123

89

Comprehensive energy
consumption per
product unit (tce/MW)

13.15

861,112

998,869

876,252

912,411

1,007,825

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10.81

10.85

9.27

*In 2020, because of the addition of new factories and the expansion of production capacity, electricity purchased and integrated energy
consumption has increased compared with 2019.

1/15

The figures of 2019 cover Trina Solar’s Changzhou plant, silicon wafer plant, Yancheng plant, Yabangplant, Hefei plant, Hubei plant, Baotou plant,
Hezhong plant, Suqian PV module plant, Thailand plant and Vietnam plant; The figures of 2020 cover the Changzhou plant, silicon wafer plant,
Yancheng plant, Yabang plant, Hefei plant, Hubei plant, Baotou plant, Hezhong plant, Suqian PV module plant, Yiwu plant, Suqian solar cell plant,
Thailand plant and Vietnam plant.

1/13*Compared to 2019, the reason for the decrease in natural gas consumption in 2020 is the suspension of boiler use at Changzhou plant.

2019 natural gas consumption per MW decreased

85.6%2020 natural gas consumption per MW decreased

94.4%*Compared with base year 20152019 electricity consumption per MW decreased

44.3%2020 electricity consumption per MW decreased

59.7%*Compared with base year 2015

1/6

Increased operative COP of chillers by adjustingwater temperatures; COP changed from 4.15 to
4.65.

876 MWh/year, cost saving of
596,000 RMB

700.8

Changzhou plant(east）

Added split air conditioner in some areas in PV
module plant and solar cell plant, resulting in fewer
chillers and operational hours.

2,154 MWh/year, cost savingof 1.464 million RMB

1,723.2

Changzhou plant(east）

Replacement of lighting system with energy-savinglamps.

547.95 MWh/year

438.32

Changzhou plant(north）

Facility room upgrade with a group control module.
The control module will make precise adjustments
based on the efficiency of all main equipment
under various operating conditions, conduc tcomprehensive analysis and decide on the optimal
economic operation strategy of equipment, systemand overall energy station.

Cost saving of 1.398 million
RMB

Location
1/16

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Trina Solar 2020 Energy Conservation Project Statistics
1/24

3126

400

Changzhou plant(east）

1/9

1/17

500 MWh/year

3131

2/1

1/19
11

Reduced Carbon Emissions（tCO2e/year）

Updated of chiller and CDA system, integrate
central control system.

Natural Gas Consumption (1,000m3 /MW倛

1/23
1/21

13.12

312:

Energy Saved

Yancheng plant

245

261

Elecetricity Purchased（MWh）Description

312:

3131

2020 integrated energy consumption per MW decreased

29.5%*Compared with base year 2015

Energy Saved

Reduced Carbon Emissions（tCO2e/year）

Yiwu plant

Reduced energy consumption of lighting.

500 MWh/year

400

Yiwu plant

Air compressor heat recovery.

300 MWh/year

240

Yancheng plant

PCW free cooling retrofit.

400 MWh/year

320

Suqian plant

Heat recovery from exhaust air to preheat supply
air resulted in less steam use in preheating andlower frequency of filter alteration.

350,000 RMB/year.

Changzhou plant(east）

Replacement of lamps and changes of operational
hours to reduce the electricity consumption.

42.2 MWh/year

33.73

Changzhou plant(north）

Replaced traditional chiller with high COP Maglev
solution, which reduced energy consumption,
meaning t he b et ter and more s t able s y s tem
performance.

1.361 million RMB.

Changzhou plant(north）

Replacement of lighting system with energy-savinglamps.

438 MWh /year350

2019 integrated energy consumption per MW decreased

17.5%

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Environment-friendly Products
Creating a sustainable future requires cleaner energy. As the world’s
population continues to increase, dealing of the world population’s demandfor energy has become an unprecedented challenge. We not only conduct
our operation in a responsible manner, but also contribute to meeting therising demand for clean energy by establishing Product Stewardship Policy,
technological innovations, efficiency improvement, and adequate disposal of
end-of-life PV products, so as to actively respond to global climate change.

Clean, Green Energy
Global energy system is accelerating the transition to low carbon. The
large-scale utilization of renewable energy and the cleanliness & low
carbonization of conventional energy will be the basic trend of energy
development. Accelerating the development of renewable energy has
become the mainstream of global energy transformation. Compared withtraditional coal-fired power generation, solar energy can significantly reduce
CO 2 emissions. How we can produce more clean energy, which cansignificantly reduce CO 2 emissions, is regarded as one of the biggest
challenges we face. Trina Solar is committed to continuously exploring andapplying technologies that increase PV product efficiency and help reduce
CO2 emissions. We strive to use the clean solar energy to promote energy
transformation. We are committed to systematically addressing the issuesof economic development, environmental protection and energy security
and providing the clean solar energy to the public.
At the end of 2020, the cumulative shipment of PV modules was about
66GW. The PV modules conversed sunlight into electricity, which can
reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 88.83 million tons per year comparedto thermal power generation, assuming each panel is operating normally.
Trina Solar strives to explore innovative solar energy application model andimplement 'PV +' strategy. We make our contributions to the constructionof ecological civilization and the response to global climate change.
As of 2020, the cumulative grid-connected volume of our PV power
projects developed and invested by Trina Solar in China exceeded 5GW.
Our manufacturing and R&D operations have achieved “zero” carbon
emissions again in 2019-2020 in China, enabling the goal of producing ourclean energy products with clean energy.

Innovation & Sustainable Development
Trina Solar ’s Supreme series modules awarded a CGC first-class I
photovoltaic leader certificate
On August 9, 2020, the 14 th SNEC international solar photovoltaic andsmart energy exhibition was in full swing. Trina Solar, with members of
the 600W + Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliance, presented
the seminar “System and application advantages of 600W+ high-module
string power output in the era of parity". At the meeting, China General
Certification Center (CGC Jianheng), a well-known third-party testing andcertification organization in China, issued and awarded officially the “NewStandard Basic Certification” and “FrontRunner Frontier Technique Productcertification” for Trina Solar Vertex ultra-high power modules. In 2020 the
Vertex series modules products adopted an innovative design, and thepower can exceed 600W. Its low voltage, high string power features can
reduce BOS and lower LCOE.

Product life quality assured by reliability test
We set up reliability tests to give our products a longer life. Given thatthe average life span for the PV module is 25 years, Trina Solar has long
been conscious of this challenge and has explored the optimization toextend the life cycle of our products to reduce the amount of discarded
modules in the future. We continuously explore technical breakthroughs,
knowing that longer-lasting products can reduce exploitation of the
Earth’s precious resources. Laboratory reliability test use rigorous
testing methods to simulate module per formance under realenvironmental conditions to assess whether it meets the expected
quality and reliability:•Electrical performance test: module performance test under standard
illumination and low illumination conditions;

In an innovation-driven PV industry, Trina Solar always focuses ondeveloping leading-edge PV technologies and products with improved cell
efficiency and reduced system cost. Trina Solar insists on technologicalinnovation, and strives to transform the laborator y technology tocommercial application as quickly as possible.

Product Stewardship Policy
Trina Solar is committed to protecting our employees, customers and communities in a
responsible manner. We have put a Product Stewardship Policy in place to ensure productsafety and environmental protection throughout the product life span, including R&D,
manufacturing, transportation, use and end-of-life module disposal.

In 2019 and 2020, we continued to invest in product R&D. We haveestablished long-term collaboration with the Singapore Solar Energy
Research Institute, the Australian National Univer sit y and otherworld-class R&D institutions to provide customers with efficient andenvironmentally friendly products and solutions. Trina Solar's State Key
Laboratory of PV Science and Technology has set 20 world records interms of conversion efficiency and output power of photovoltaic cells andmodules. The 6-inch (with an area of 243.18cm 2) IBC full-rear side
electrode solar cell independently developed by the laboratory has
achieved efficiency of 25.04% (full area). It has been tested and certified
by the Japanese third-party JET, and once again set a world record for IBC
cell efficiency. We believe these innovations not only expand our productvariety, but also greatly improve the efficiency of resource use andenhance environment al protec tion, thus promoting sus t ainable
development.

•Trina Solar conducts business in a manner that ensures compliance with all applicableregulatory requirements and industry standards. We are committed to integrating
environment, health and safety responsibilities into all stages of our product life cycle.

In July 2020, to create a new collaborative and innovative ecosystemthrough open collaboration, synergizing the main resources of theindustry chain and integrating core processes such as R&D, manufacturing
and applications, we jointly initiated and established the 600W+
Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliance with many upstream anddownstream companies in the industry chain, including silicon wafers,
cells, modules, tracker s, inver ter s, raw materials and equipment
manufacturers.

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

•We believe that product stewardship, the ongoing performance improvement ofpro duc t s in ter ms of env ironment al, heal t h and s afet y aspe c t s, is one of thecornerstones of sustainable business. We act in a responsible manner to protect ouremployees, customers and the communities in which we operate.
•Trina Solar pledges to implement effective product stewardship management programs,
and shows our commitment and leadership to meet the customers' increasing demands
on safer and more environmentally sustainable products.
•Trina Solar actively strives to develop new raw materials and products in a responsible
manner by assessing their risks for current and future generations. We commit toconflict-free materials and products, and work diligently to promote sustainable
development by way of ethical and green sourcing.

•We pledge to actively engage in fighting against climate change by way of continuously
enhancing energy efficiency and reducing GHG emissions.
•We pledge constantly to assess our global supply chains on the protection of humanrights. That means prohibiting the employment of child labor and forced labor, including
prison labor, contract labor, bonded labor, or other forms of forced labor.
•Trina Solar engages with stakeholders to periodically review the policy statement toensure that it remains adequate and continues to meet stakeholders’ expectations.

•Safety test: test on grounding, insulation, voltage withstand;•Mechanical performance test: hail and impact performance test;•Exposure and hot spot test;•Environmental aging test: UV test, moist & heat test, moist & freezing
test;•Ammonia, salt spray test.

Development of global PV power plants accelerates market scale ofgreen power
In 2020, Trina solar transacted nearly 1 GW solar PV projects portfoliowith 35 overseas PV power projects in Europe and Latin America to
The Rise Fund, a global impact investing fund managed by TPG. Trina
Solar will provide project development, design, procurement and EPCM
services of these projects to TPG. The total scale is about 1GW andamount of the transaction is around $700 million.

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Recycling and Disposing of Scrapped PV modules

The specific regulations and timetable are listing below:

Many companies have not considered the problem of compliant disposalof scrapped PV modules which end product life cycle. As a responsible
company, Trina Solar actively undertakes the responsibility to ensurecompliant disposal of waste PV products. Trina Solar strictly abides by
the e-waste management laws and regulations of the countries inwhich it operates, and proactively pushes for the recycling and reuse ofwaste electronic products.

•Phase I (as of August 14, 2015): Scrapped PV modules recycling rate reached 75%, reuserate reached 65%;

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE, 2012/19/EU)
specifies that manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment must
guarantee that waste products created in any EU member states must
be recycled and reused, in order to ensure that electrical and electronicequipment, including PV modules, is properly managed by means ofrecycling, reusing, reclamation and regeneration. In 2012, for the firsttime, the Directive took PV modules and equipment into account. From
February 1st, 2014 onwards, all photovoltaic manufacturers, distributors
and installation contractors in Europe must fully abide by EU’s rules on
w as te mana g em en t , in clu din g p r ov idin g n e ce s s ar y f un ds an dadministration. All PV products must be labeled with the same “wheeliebin” LOGO designed by WEEE.

Trina Solar always focuses on ex tended producer and has become a par t of the
non-profit organization PV CYCLE (European Photovoltaic Module Take-back and Recycling
Organization) founded in 2007. PV CYCLE is committed to centralizing and customizing
services for the recycling of global waste photovoltaic products.

•Phase II (as of August 15, 2018): Scrapped PV modules recycling rate reached 80%,
reuse rate reached 75%;
•Phase III (from August 15, 2018): Scrapped PV modules recycling rate reached 85%,
reuse rate reached 80%.

•In EU member countries: PV CYCLE has a network consisting of hundreds of certified
recycling points, waste transport firms and dedicated recycling facilities. It provides
solutions for sustainable PV modules and uses recycled materials for making new
products.
•In other areas: PV CYCLE provides customized services, for example, whoever needs aninternational parcel service can inquire on PV CYCLE's website (www.pvcycle.com) or sendan email to info@pvcycle.org.

Cooperated with Veolia and French Renewable Energy Union, PV Cycle built a PV module recycling plant in Roosset, south of France. The recycling plant was put into
operation in 2018. The PV Recycling Plant uses robots to disassemble and sort PV modules. 95% of the materials can be disassembled, sorted, processed and recycled.
Typical PV modules are made of 65-75% glass, 10-15% aluminum frame, 10% plastic and 3-5% silicon. The sorted materials are processed, packaged and sent todifferent industries. Among them, two-thirds of the glass is processed to become shattered glass, which is sent to the glass manufacturing industry. The aluminum frame
is sent to the aluminum refinery. The waste plastic can be used as a fuel in cement plants. The recovered silicon can be used in the precious metal industry. Finally, theremaining cables and connectors are crushed and sold as copper beads.

Research breakthroughs in PV module recycling
Most of the valuable materials in PV modules, such as silicon, silver, copper and aluminum, can be recycled. The recycling of the materials saves resources and reduces
energy consumption. As a leader in the PV industry, Trina Solar firmly believes that the recycling of scrapped PV modules has significant economic and environmental
value. Progress made in the field includes:•Development of a module disassembly device is undergoing prototype debugging.
•Development of backboard plastic material recycling is in the “separation + centrifugal system integration” phase.
•Experiment of recycling of solar cell (silicon) has been completed. The silicon powder purification experiment is in the processing.

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Environment-friendly Operation
Trina Solar continues to adopt high-efficiency measures to utilize water
resources and reduce wastewater emissions, exhaust gas emissions andsolid waste and noise pollution during its production and operations. In
order to ensure the realization of the company's sustainable goals andcompliance operations, we have included detailed implementation andsupervision procedures in our EHS management procedures. We haveestablished complete management procedures for the identification andevaluation of environmental factors, the prevention and control of waste
water pollution, the prevention and control of air pollution, themanagement of solid waste and noise, and chemicals, including themonitoring of the entire process. Changzhou headquarters and all
factories guarantee continuous and effective recording and monitoringof our water points, drainage points, exhaust gas discharge and waste
collection points every month.
T h e co m p a n y h a s s e t u p EHS m a n a g e m e n t w o r k i n g g r o u p a n dauthorized the person in charge to conduct regular inspections. This
includes data monitoring, risk identification and diagnosis, andcomprehensive water-saving measures and emissions reduction to reachdefined targets. During the reporting period we continued to complete
compliance of environmental laws and regulations, ensure that thegroup and all factories are safety on operation and transportation, no
leakage of chemicals, fuels, including diesel during production.

•Implementation of internal water recycling for wafer cleaning baths –water used in the post-cleaning bath was diverted and reused in the
pre-cleaning bath.

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2019 water consumption decreased per module
production(MW)27.96%

2020 water consumption decreased per module
production (MW)50.56%*Compared with base year 2015

•Collection of condensate water from the air conditioners and use it assupplementary water supply for cooling tower and emissions scrubber.

2996

2855

26:3

2471

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•Circulating water of vacuum pump as supplement water for cooling
tower in cell workshop.
•Regularly clean RO (Reverse Osmosis) membrane so as to raise DI water
yield and reduce RO rejected water.

In order to meet the on-going stringent emissions requirement, the plants in headquarters,
Changzhou invested 7.4 million RMB to upgrade the acidic scrubbers. Trina Solar engaged
accredited third parties to carry out annual monitoring of air emissions from our exhausts andscrubbers. Results show that air emissions from exhaust and scrubbers are well below the limitsof local standard and solar industrial standard.
Based on the different production processes, we monitor the main exhaust gas in different
factories: the factories in Changzhou, Yancheng, Thailand and Vietnam mainly produce nitrogenoxides (NOx); while the processes at the Changzhou headquarters and the Yancheng factory
produce sulfur oxides (SOx). At the same time, our Suqian solar cell factory, which began
operating in 2020, has set up NOx and SOx emissions monitoring.

During the reporting period, Suqian solar cell plant managed to save up
to 150,000 tonnes of water and Yancheng plant up to 250,000 tonnesof water by reusing concentrated water. Yancheng plant saved 700
tonnes of water daily.

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Water intake

Water discharge

2,192/8
2,845/5
4,936/3

312:

NOx emission (tonnes)

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Total Amount of Water Intake and Water Discharge （10,000m3）

Sustainable Use of Water
Efficient utilization of water resources has always been one of theimportant tasks of Trina Solar. We strive to optimize the operation of
the production process and tracking performance data, continue toreduce the consumption of unit components of water resources. A lotof pure water and cooling water is used in the production process of PV
modules. Based on our professional expertise in production and processcontrol, we constantly innovate technologies of water use efficiency as
we produce solar panels and cells. We have water saving goals for eachfactory and implement various water saving projects. The water we use
comes from the Changjiang River, where we guarantee at each intake
point there is no water issue for local residents. To carry out water
conservation management, we set up water-saving goals for each
workshop and implemented various water-saving projects, such as reuseof RO (Reverse Osmosis) rejected water, treatment and reuse ofwastewater, collection of condensated water from air conditioning
system etc. We set up a stric t maintenance scheme to clean RO
membrane to increase DI (De-ionized) water yield. With businessexpanding, total amount of water consumption is increasing. However,since we continue to implement water conservation projects, our water
consumption per unit product has decreased since 2014.

OthersWater Consumption per Module Production（t/MW）

3,665/3

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Measures Taken to Save Water
Reuse of RO Rejected Water
A lot of ul t r a-pure wa ter is ne e de d in t he wa fer ing and s olar cellmanufacturing processes. A lot of RO (Reverse Osmosis) rejected water isdischarged from UPW (ultrapure water) plants. We collect those RO
rejected water, and use it in those processes where high water quality is
not required, such as pre-cleaning, alkaline cleaning, surface grinding, angle
grinding in wafering workshops.

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As a socially responsible company, Trina Solar strictly abides by the national
Wastewater quality standards for discharge to municipal sewers (GB/T31962 –2015) and emissions standard of pollutants for cell industry (GB30484-2013),
and “Integrated wastewater discharge standard” (GB8978-2002) in planningand monitoring the production activities of all our Chinese factories. We
ensure that wastewater is discharged into the urban sewage network after
the required treatment to reach the required standard. The discharge water
enters the urban sewage treatment plant for further treatment so that it
does not affect surrounding water bodies. Since the factories were put into
operation there have been no incidents of chemical leakage or excessive
discharge of wastewater. We have made many technology innovations toa chieve co mp lian t w a s tew a ter dis char g e by e x p l o r in g w a s tew a ter
denitrification and the phosphorus removal treatment method.

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Wastewater denitrification treatment
The manufacturing base of Trina Solar is located in Changzhou, Jiangsu
Province, belonging to the Lake Tai basin - one of the most developed
areas in China. To meet the stringent requirement of “zero” emission of
nitrogen and phosphorus for projects within Taihu reserve regulated in
Jiangsu Provincial Ordinance of Lake Taihu Water Pollution Prevention andTreatment, we have completed the wastewater denitrification update
projec t in West Campus, East Campus and Nor theast Campus. We
successfully used the organic matter from wastewater generated in thewafer workshop as the necessary carbon source. We also used the small
amount of phosphoric acid generated in the diffusion process as thephosphate source for biochemical nitration. Thereby, we achieved the goalof "treating waste with waste", and lowering the environment impact.

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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 from the manufacturing process. The
treated water was directed back to Trina Solar as supplementary raw
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Reduction of Exhaust Gas Emission
Trina Solar includes comprehensive air pollution prevention and control
management procedures in its EHS management in accordance with laws
and regulations. We do not emit ozone-depleting substances (ODS) into theatmosphere. We have a number of measures to control the emissions of
exhaust gas within the allowable range of national and local standards.
Trina Solar has built a range of scrubbers, such as acidic/caustic scrubbers,organic scrubbers etc. to remove pollutants from air emissions according torelevant laws and regulations, to lower down the concentration ofemissions and to avoid or lessen the hazards that arise from air pollution.

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Biodiversity Management

Solid Waste Management
Trina Solar adheres to several principles in managing waste: reduction,
reuse and recycling to sort out and store it. We conduct high-precisionand high-frequency quantitative monitoring and management overwaste generated in the production process. The total amount of waste
generated by factories in 2019 and 2020 is disclosed as follows
categorized in solid waste and hazardous waste. Figures include theChangzhou headquarters, Yancheng factory, Thailand factory, Vietnam
factory, Yiwu factory and the Suqian PV module factory and solar cell
factory. The waste generated is classified and stored in accordance withthe waste management system and handled by qualified third-party
companies for disposal.

2019 disposed solid waste

456,702

tonnes2019 disposed hazardous waste

6,315

tonnes

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different wastes into general waste, resource waste andtoxic waste, and manage them in different ways.

Production•Setup and implement a recycle scheme for resource
wastes, such as carton boxes, paper, plastics, metal
scraps and woods.
•Setup and implement an annual toxic waste disposal
plan, and maintain a disposal inventory according toregulatory requirements.
•Conduct environment awareness training for employees
on waste minimization and segregation.

Packaging•Use the recyclable materials for packaging. Under thecondition of not jeopardizing product safety, try to use
light-weighted materials.

tonnestonnesGreen Office
W e b e l i e v e t h a t g r e e n o ffi c e n o t o n l y m e a n s m i n i m i z i n g t h eenvironmental impact of office activities, but also means creating anenvironment beneficial to the physical and mental health of employees
so that they feel physically comfortable and are spiritually uplifted. We
work to gradually incorporate the “green office” theme into the finedetails of our work, to greatly reduce the impact of office activities on
the environment. We are gradually reducing the use of hard copies of
documents, and promoting the use of electronic documents. We
established a video conference system, thus reducing the carbon
emissions generated during travels. We installed a lamp switch for each
cubicle to remind employees to turn off desk lamp when they leave
their cubicle.

When we consider developing new projects or expanding existing facilities,
protecting the biodiversity of nature is our primary concern. Therefore, whenplanning new projects or power plants, we carry out environmental impact
assessments in line with local environmental protection requirements. We
assess the positive and negative impacts of the proposed project on theenvironment of the community, and protect the natural environment andbiodiversity of the community where the proposed project is located.
To protec t the natural environment we have car ried out a number ofcomplementary projects for agricultural solar projects and fishing solar projects.
Without changing the original use of the land, the construction of power plants
is conducive to the protection of the ecological environment and alleviatingland-use conflicts. They also promote clean power, expanding the proportion ofrenewable energy in the power supply, and realizing two-way benefits. Our
projects provide clean and green energy to the communities including:•Trina Solar built a solar farm in Dorset, London. We set up bird houses and bat
nests near the farm and planted local wildflowers while keeping the solar
panels high without affecting the farm's continued grazing.
•Trina Solar built a 120MW ‘PV plus fishery’ project in Xiangshui, Jiangsu
Province. The lower layer remains as aquaculture while the upper layer is PV
panels, thus achieving sustainable economic, ecological and social benefits.
•Trina Solar successfully built a 5MW ‘PV plus agriculture’ project in Menghe,
Changzhou. A greenhouse is constructed for ecological agriculture, where theroof is made of double-glass PV modules for clean power generation. The
double-glass PV modules have strong permeability and thus keep the required
illumination for the growth of crops.

Waste land reuse: PV power project development•Shanxi Yangquan 50MW leadership project
The project made use of indoor wasteland in coal mining subsidence areas, coal gangue hills,
mining backfill areas, etc, to build a series of PV power plants. Sticking to the base's ethos of•Trina Solar built a 51MW ‘PV plus agriculture’ project in the tea garden in
Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. The transparent double-glass PV modules were used
above the tea trees for efficient use of the space. The project generates about
80 million kWh/year clean solar energy, which reduces carbon emissions by
60,000 tonnes.

“photovoltaic power generation, ecological governance and waste land reuse” , the operation•In 2020, the 50MW agricultural solar complementary project was connected tothe municipal grid in Lingshou, Shijiazhuang, Hebei. The project used the Trina
Solar 210mm Vertex series ultra-high power modules. The layout provided
sufficient space for farming, while effectively reducing costs. This project
achieved economic benefits both for agriculture and power generation, andopened a new era of ultra-high power photovoltaic in agricultural application in
China.

development.

Our factories also reserve a certain percentage of land to benefit local biology
distribution. We continuously improve the living environment and promote thedevelopment of biodiversity where factories are located through activities suchas public events and environmental awareness training.

improved land use efficiency, provided green power resources and consolidated comprehensive
land use issues in coal mining subsidence areas. In addition, the project solved the living problemsof local farmers and ecological treatment problems, promoting local ecological and economic•Anhui 170MW leadership project
We built floating power projects above the water surface of mining subsidence areas, which not
only provided clean power and improved the renewable energy ratio, but also solved thecomprehensive treatment of mining subsidence areas. The reuse of wasteland helped boost local
farmers’ incomes, adjusted industry structure in this city of coal, and added to local tax revenue,
which in turn has promoted the development of the local photovoltaic-related industry chain.

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Caring for the Planet
Conflict-free Minerals

Sustainable Purchasing

Supplier Development

Our supply chain covers more than 80 procurement items, including raw
materials, auxiliary materials, infrastructure, equipment, spare parts,
packaging, logistics services, personal protective equipment, officesuppliers, certification services, etc. We are well aware of the challenges
and risks that are increasingly being influenced by the supply chain. We
promote the continuous improvement of suppliers through supplierevaluation, audit and ability training to jointly build a sustainable
development model.

We have established a standardized supplier development process,which is divided into steps such as supplier investigation, supplierevaluation, and qualified supplier approval. The procurement, EHS,
project department, and administration departments jointly decide on
the selection and elimination of suppliers.

2020 was an extraordinary year for China and the world, and the PV
industry was not immune from the difficulties faced. At the beginning of
the year, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, power plant
construction had to be suspended. In the middle of the year, theindustry generally faced a severe supply shortage of raw materials.
However, we overcame the obstacles and delivered the power project toconnect to the grid on time. We worked hand in hand with customers toensure that every project with Trina Solar products selected wasconnected to the grid as scheduled, and strived to create value forcustomers. This has always been Trina Solar's paramount value, one thathas customers at its center. Trina Solar and our customers share a
responsibility to create and accelerate the popularization of clean energy
toward a zero carbon future.

Investigation on environmental andsocial assessment of the suppliers

Sustainable Development of Supply Chain
We have established a complete EHS management procedure in the
supplier selection, including environmental and social assessment tosupervise and improve the performance of suppliers. The sustainable
performance of our supply chain system has been built and improved bystric t and holistic supplier assessment and full radar covered
communications.
According to the requirements of produc tion, the upstream anddownstream supply chain mainly involves the procurement of EVA,
backplanes, tin-coated tape, glass, silver and other materials. We havetaken environmental and social impacts into account in the supplierselection process for buying these materials.
During the reporting period, there were zero labor force incidents fromour operating site and suppliers.

Supplier Selection Process

Site supervision and assessment
Action corrective plans to improve
the supplier performance
Approved vendor list

The Environmental and Social
Assessment Principle in the Selection Process
We require suppliers to comply with ROHS principles and establish anenvironmental management system in line with ISO 14001, as well as an
occupational health and safety management system in line with OHSAS
18001.
We review the supplier’s documents including environmental permits(such as the complete acceptance of construction, pollutant discharge,
water drainage and intake permit, environmental tax payment,
hazardous waste disposal and transfer), occupational health documents,
safety permits, fire protection, daily operation requirements, and social
responsibility management goals, including carbon and energy indicators.
We require suppliers to establish a complete business code of conduct
and principles of ethics.
The suppliers need to undertake to stakeholders to sign an anti-corruption
commitment.
The clause provides suppliers with transparent channels for complaints.
Once suppliers discover that Trina Solar employees have violated
business ethics, including bribery, extortion etc., they can report to Trina
Solar's Ethics and Compliance Department.

Suppliers's CSR Assessment
We believe that periodic audits are an effective approach to promote
suppliers' self-management. We carry out on-site audits on our key
suppliers on a regular basis via document review, site inspection andemployee interviews. In case of any problem encountered, we request
the supplier rectify it within a reasonable time frame. In case of a major
non-conformity during audit, Trina Solar will request the supplier to takecorrective actions within a time frame. The supplier is also required toestablish its management system and procedure to prevent the similar
non-conformity from happening again. In the event that the supplierfails to fulfill our requirements, we may reduce the purchasing volume
gradually or even disqualify the supplier permanently.
Supplier audit covers the followings:•Business ethics: following ethical standards of fairness and honesty.
•Health and safety: having valid health and safety licenses, providing
employees with a healthy and safe workplace, reducing accidents andinjury as well as occupational health hazards.
•Environmental protection: having valid environmental protection
licenses, complying with all relevant environmental protec tionrequirements, and adopting environmentally responsible manufacturing
processes;•Elimination of discrimination: maintaining a workplace without
discrimination, physical or verbal harassment.

"Conflict minerals" refers to metal minerals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten,gold and cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its
surrounding countries. The mining and sale of these metal minerals may
produce serious human rights and environmental issues. Trina Solar highly
focuses on the issue of conflict minerals and has established a conflict-freemineral policy, management system and management process, implemented
ethical procurement to promote the sustainable development of theindustrial chain, promotes supplier verification of conflict minerals, hasissued a conflict minerals questionnaire to suppliers and formed the Annual
Conflict Minerals Survey Report. The company has committed not to use
such minerals.
Tin-plated copper tape is used in producing PV modules. When we use
three materials involving tin-coated tape, junction boxes and terminals, andlead-free tin wire, we need suppliers to trace the origin of the minerals.
Trina Solar has taken active actions since we realized that conflict minerals
may enter our supply chain.
•Formulate formal conflict mineral management policy;•Establish management system and conduct conflict mineral survey forsupply chain;•Organize conflict mineral training for key suppliers;•Inquire all suppliers to sign formal agreement to promise no conflictmineral in their products.

•Prohibition of child labor, forced labor and labor abuse: prohibiting
corporal punishment and forced labor, including use of prisoner labor,
indentured labor, bonded labor, military labor or slave labor.
•Free association and collective negotiation: respecting employees’ rights
for joining, organizing or not joining labor unions.

Among the newly added suppliers in China, 15 suppliers underwent
environmental impact assessments in 2019. 19 suppliers did so in 2020,
meaning the number of suppliers receiving environmental impact
assessments continues to rise.
Among the newly added suppliers in 2019, those that accepted theimpact assessment of social principles accounted for about 4% of all
suppliers. In 2020, the corresponding number was 5% of all suppliers.
The number of suppliers who accept the impact assessment of social
principles is also rising.

Supplier Procurement Framework "Legal Employment Commitment
Letter”
T he S eller promis e s and guar ante e s t ha t t he comp any and t heemployees, raw materials and components, and production processes
and final products do not involve financial fraud, money laundering,corruption and bribery, terrorism, military use, child labor, forced labor, or
sanctioned nations, regions, entities and personnel, all are in line with
relevant laws and regulations of the UN. In case of any change to theabove situation, the Seller should immediately inform the Buyer inwriting. Upon receiving notice, learning about such change through otheropen channels, or finding that our statement is falsified, the Buyer has
the right to immediately terminate the contract without assuming any
responsibility. The Seller shall compensate for any loss sustained to the
Buyer due to failure to fulfill the obligation of disclosure, misrepresentation or false statement.

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Collaboration with Suppliers
Trina Solar not only pays attention to its own green development, butalso takes initiative to convey its vision and goal of sustainable
development to its global partners. Trina Solar is committed to working
with global partners to gather ideas and contribute inspiration andinnovative solutions for the sustainable development of the photovoltaic
industry.
Trina Solar conducts audits on suppliers once a year in accordance with
AEO certification standards to ensure the safety of the import ande x p o r t t r a d e c u s t o m s c l e a r a n c e p r o c e s s . T h e Wo r l d C u s t o m sOrganization defines AEO Authorized Economic Operator as formulated
in the Global Trade Security and Convenience Standard Framework as
those who: “Participate in the international circulation of goods in any
way and (are) the party identified as meeting the safety standards ofthe World Customs Organization or the corresponding supply chain,including manufacturers, importers, exporters, customs brokers, carriers,
forwarder agents, intermediaries, ports and airports, cargo terminal
operators, general operators, warehousing operators and distributors”. A
new article 13 was added to the import and export cargo transportationa n d c u s t o m s c l e a r a n ce a g e n c y a g r e e m e n t r e g a r din g s u p p li e r
responsibility that says the supplier promises to fully act in accordancewith the AEO certification standards provided, focusing on complying
with laws and regulations and trade safet y, and in line with thecertification standard optimize and improve trade security management.

Trina Solar and TPG Group's Rise Fund signed a project contract with a totaltransaction value of approximately US$700 million
On July 1, 2020, Trina Solar announced the transaction of nearly 1 GW
solar PV projects portfolio in Europe and Latin America to The Rise
Fund, a global impact investing fund managed by TPG. Trina Solar will
provide project development, design, procurement and EPCM services ofthese projects to TPG. The total amount of the transaction is around$700 million.
The solar PV projec t s included in the trans ac tion are cur rently
operational, under construction or in late stage development nearing
ready-to-build status across Spain, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. Based on
different timing of reaching the status of being ready to build for eachproject, the total portfolio is expected to be delivered by the end of2022.
TPG is one of the largest alternative asset firms with more than $79
billion assets under management worldwide. Ed Beckley, a Partner at
TPG who leads the Firm’s infrastructure investing efforts said, “We arevery excited to partner with Trina Solar, who has a history of developingworld-class solar PV projects in key markets. TPG and The Rise Fundlook for ward to making joint effor ts together with Trina Solar toaccelerate positive environmental impact starting from this 1GW of clean
energy generation.”“It is our great honor to accomplish this milestone partnership with TPG
and its Rise Fund. The transaction has manifested and reinforced ourmarket leadership in the field of overseas solar project development,”
said Gao Jifan, Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar. “We have establishedvery talented and vigorous local teams in each of our regional markets
and have built significant volume of project pipeline in the international
market. We will continue to collaborate with world’s leading partners tocombat climate change together and benefit international communities
with solar energy.”

A strategic cooperation agreement with suppliers

Collaboration with Tongwei GroupOn November 4, 2020, the 12th China (Wuxi) International New Energy
Conference and Exhibition opened. Trina Solar Co., Ltd., Sineng Electric Co.,
Ltd. and Risheng Energy Co., Ltd. signed a s trategic cooperationagreement concerning “600W+Ultra-high-power modules”. The signatories
agreed to strengthen technical exchanges in product and system
adaptation and carry out in-depth collaboration and corresponding
technical research and product development on "ultra-high-power
photovoltaic modules”. The action promotes technological innovations in
the photovoltaic industry and encourages the ultra-high power module
industry to be standardized. In addition, it will integrate the resources ofglobal market promotion, expand the influence and the application scopeof advanced technologies in the photovoltaic industry.

On November 17, 2020, Trina Solar Co., Ltd. announced that its cooperation
with Tongwei Co., Ltd. has reached a new level. The cooperation involves
three investments and a long-term procurement cooperation frameworkagreement. Gao Jifan, Chairman of Trina Solar, said that the two leading
companies focused on 210 products and cooperated to make the 210
industrial ecosystem stronger and bigger. Joint ventures and cooperation
am o n g s t r o n g player s , w h o co mplem en t e a ch ot h er, have big g eradvantages than simple vertical integrations within themselves.

Affected by the pandemic, the 2020 Trina Solar Global Supplier Conference washeld in the online form of live broadcast for the first time, with the theme of"Building a New Development Pattern and Achieving Mutual Benefit andWin-win". It was held in the Trina Solar Vision and Innovation Exhibition Center.
More than 500 suppliers from all over the world took part online. Gao Jifan,
Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, spoke of developments in the photovoltaic
industry, the company’s strategy and brand positioning, and of prospects forcollaboration with all participating supplier representatives. Trina Solar has
always adhered to the principle of “customer-centric, adherence to open
innovation, long-term hard work, the full pursuit of excellence, shared
responsibility and co-creation and sharing”, he said, as well as transparency,
visualization, digitization and standardized procurement and multi-dimensional
collaboration with partners. The Supplier Conference established four awards:
Excellent Supplier, Joint Innovation, Best Collaboration, and Excellent Quality,commending suppliers who have had long-term strategic collaboration with
Trina Solar.

In terms of investments, Trina Solar signed a "joint venture agreement"with Tongwei's Sichuan Yongxiang Co., Ltd. and Tongwei Solar Co., Ltd.
respectively, to jointly establish a project company and jointly invest in ahigh-purity crystalline silicon project with an annual output of 40,000
tonnes, an ingot project of an annual output of 15GW, a wafer cutting
project of an annual output of 15GW, and a high-efficiency crystalline
silicon cell project with an annual output of 15GW. The total investment isabout 15 billion RMB. Trina Solar's shareholding ratio in each projectcompany is 35%.
These major project investments were part of Trina Solar’s strategic
development plan. Trina Solar and Tongwei both have outstanding
advantages in their roles for the industrial chain. They have reached theconsensus on 210 series modules, and these cooperations will further
strengthen their strategic partnership. Through joint efforts of all industry
partners, the 210 product industry chain has matured, which is now more
conducive for deeper integration.

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Sustainable Development of Talent
Employees' Rights
Occupational Health and Safety
Employees' Health
Listening to Employees' Views

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Sustainable Development of Talent

We recruit employees through Internet and campus-oriented channels. Moreover, we
cooperate with domestic and overseas colleges, establish professional training courses, andorganize Trina Solar exclusive job fairs.

Trina Solar regards talent as the force for our sustainable development. We
have adopted the flexible talent management mechanism as the significant
driving core for energy output, and endeavor to build a vital talent eco-system,
and attentively innovate to allow employees to have a healthier and highly
efficient working environment. By investing resources in employees’ careerdevelopment, physical and mental health and cultural interaction, we knowthat we have a diversified and synergized team to create and win together
as the company grows. We fiercely adhere to a talent management
strategy, attracting and retaining highly skilled people by focusing on
performance management, training, education, competitive remunerationand highly efficient talent incentive mechanisms, ensuring that employees
fully play their roles . We are commit ted to prov iding a globalized
development platform for our employees and to give them space to workand study. We are keen to help them become more excellent all-roundindividuals.

In 2020, the proportion of local employees in the senior management level remained stable.
Local senior executives in China accounted for 95.45%, of which 25.0% were female; local
senior executives in overseas accounted for 94.59%, and female accounted for 13.51%. In
2019, male accounted for 67.69% of new employees and 32.31% of female; in 2020, maleaccounted for 69.33% of new employees and 30.67% of female.

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employees in Trina Solar remains stable over the past three years. We encourage and promote employee localization, implement local employment, help relieve local
employment pressure, and provide a number of employment opportunities and talent trainings. Moreover, local employees’ cultural interaction helps us better understandlocal commercial atmospheres and culture abroad. Distribution structure of employees (by gender, nationality and percentage of local employees assuming offices in the
management [director and above]):
Nationality Distribution

Gender Distribution

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Our training covers several sectors, such as safety, skills and humanrights policy. Training is conducted online or offline, helping employees
choose specific training modes according to their needs, including in
growth and promotion. The offline classes cover the energization
experience of the employees at different levels, specifically including:soft strength improvement such as echelon talent and star light andcradle training programs, pressure and emotion management, IQ
management, new manager growth courses and industrial ability
improvement courses, for example, leading energy internet technology.
An improved training system provides employees with dynamic growth
space. The following gives an insight into the schedules and activities oftraining for employees in all domestic factories and operating organizations.

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We continuously increase the input in the education training and cultural construction,
continuously improve the all-employee training system, enrich training modes and content,
and build the atmosphere for talent. The group has also established its own tertiary
institution, Trina University. Since it was founded three years ago, it has provided knowledge
input and energization for Trina’s staff and its partners and clients. Trina University has 10
different types of professional classrooms and open spaces in order to meet different
learning and communication needs. Trina University has six colleges: Leadership Institute,Business School, Photovoltaic Institute, Future College, Energy IoT Academy, and International
College.

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Employees’ Motivation and Performance Management

Employees' Rights

Trina Solar has established an effective performance management mechanism. Employees are required to set personal development plan
(PDP) every half year and their leaders will evaluate and rate their performances. PDP is composed of three aspects of appraisal,
including business objectives and key tasks, employee management objectives and personal development goals to achieve balanceamong individual growth, team development and organizational goals. Employees who enter the company can make their choices to takea technical or a managerial position for career development.

Improving the sense of belonging and happiness of employees is a key concern for Trina Solar. We
continuously raise employees’ salary and improve the welfare guarantee system, and enhance
employees’ satisfaction in respect of health insurance, allowance welfare, work-life balance, learningand growth, living care and holidays. The group is committed to fostering an outstanding team oftalent and strictly abiding by domestic laws and regulations such as the Labor Law and the Labor
Contract Law of the PRC and local applicable laws and regulations abroad. We strictly prohibit theuse of child labor or young labor (under 18 years old) in dangerous work.

In 2019, 4,986 people from Trina Solar global management team were evaluated for performance. In 2020, the evaluation has been
increased to 5,397 people; 100% non-management people were evaluated for performance.

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To comply with international conventions on human rights and labor standards and to be an
attractive and legitimate employer.
We respect employees’ rights to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining andestablish labor union organizations in every plant at home and abroad.

さ」! Open, fair and equal recruitment policy
Actively promote the harmony and stability of labor relations, never interfere with employees’
freedom of belief or discriminate against any employee on the basis of nationality, ethnicity,religion, gender, age, disability or marital status.

Trina Solar encourage employees to be struggle value oriented with remuneration policies. We have
improved remuneration policies to ensure that our employees' compensation is higher than thelowest level of the regions our plants/offices located in. By connecting employees’ remuneration
with their personal performance, value group performance and corporate performance, we caneffectively attract, encourage and retain those outperforming employees and support Trina Solar’shigh speed development and global expansion strategy. The performance evaluation system canensure that employees’ remuneration is paid based on the reasonable references.
Trina Solar conveys information about operational changes to employees in a timely manner
through the labor union, internal communication mechanism, etc.
In 2019 and 2020, Trina Solar committed to covering 100% of its employees with medical
insurance and commercial insurance. In China, 1,890 managerial personnel were arranged to take aphysical examination (1,560 participated as result) in 2020. The occupational disease examination
covers 100% of positions which involve occupational hazard factors, including pre-employment
physical examination, annual physical examination and pre-employment physical examination. In
2019, there were 141 and 170 employees enjoying maternity leave and paternity leave. 135
employees returned to work after maternity leave with the rate of 96%. In 2020, there were 98
and 101 employees taking maternity leave and paternity leave. 92 employees returned to work
after maternity leave with the rate of 94%.

No instances of discrimination related to gender and health status were reported in Trina Solar
during its operation in this disclosure period.

The 2019 Looking for Trina Star project covered all businesses and functions of the company

ざ」! Health insurance
Provide all employees with pension, insurance for work-related injuries, unemployment, medicalcare, maternity, housing provident funds, physical examination and supplementary commercial
insurance. The supplementary combined commercial insurance covers supplementary medical
treatment, accidental injury, serious illness, term life insurance and business travel insurance,and part of the protection covers employees' family members, providing supplementary
security for employees and their family member.

し」! Vacation benefits
Formulate the regulation of “Management of Paid Leave” to allow employees to take public
holidays, annual leave, sick leave, lactation leave, maternity leave, accompanying leave andother holidays. In addition, employees have an extra paid health day as a flexible holiday.

じ」! Allowances and welfare
Provide all kinds of allowances and benefits for employees, such as housing allowance, annual
merit allowance, communication allowance, foreign office allowance, assignment allowance,
travel allowance, health expenses, marriage gift, etc. Working meals and working buses areprovided for employees, too.

す」! Employee rights
Comply with local laws in the region where our factories or offices are located, implement
equal pay for equal work for male and female employees. No child labor. In the process of
production or service provision, it is forbidden to use forced, debt paying or contract labor, and
it is absolutely forbidden to use all forms of forced and compulsory labor. No forced labor
event was reported in Trina Solar during its operation in this disclosure period.

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Care for employees

Occupational Health and Safety
We care about employees’ growth and development and treasure their hard work andcontributions. We promote their improvement and encourage them to innovate bytraining, education, performance management and incentive awards. The employees’safety and health is the foundation of our business. We integrate occupational healthand safety (OH&S) management requirements into every aspect of the company's
operation management. We are committed to creating a safe, healthy and environmently
friendly workplace for our employees, helping them enjoy a better quality of life, andallowing them to grow and develop together with Trina Solar.

Occupational Health and Safety Management System
We believe that a sound OH&S management system can continuously help us improve
OH&S per formance. Both domestic and overseas plants, have established OH&S
Management System –ISO45001. We implement OH&S improvement programs in every
stage, including plant design, construction, research and development, manufacturing andpackaging. We do our utmost to protect the health and safety of our employees,
contractors, customers and other stakeholders. While providing clean energy products tothe world, Trina Solar is committed to creating a safe, healthy and environmentallyfriendly workplace for its employees. Employees are our greatest asset. We have put EHS
management procedure in place to ensure that all incidents/accidents occurring in thefactories or BUs are investigated and communicated promptly. Effective and practical
remedial measures are taken to prevent recurrence. The responsible managers are liable
for any serious accidents occurred, so as to promote their self-management andself-improvement.

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Trina Solar's Total Recordable Rate (TRR)

Identification of risk sources and risk evaluation: We identify all risk sources relating to Trina Solar’s production products and services and evaluate
their risks annually. We classify the risks arising in the workplace in three levels: critical, moderate and general. Different control measures are taken
for each level to continuously lower and control risks.

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Reporting of potential safety problems: Trina Solar is committed to establishing an open and effective reporting mechanism, encouraging correct
behavior, practices and work flow to minimize the risk of accidents and personal injury. Employees are encouraged to report potential problems
through channels such as completing an EHS hidden report form, submitting E-flow EHS potential safety problem report and treatment flow, writing
an email, or making an EHS emergency call.

Safe production responsibility system: Based on the principle of "those who are in charge shall bear responsibilities" and "double responsibilities for
one post", safe production responsibility letters are signed level by level, thus ensuring that safety awareness and safety prevention measures are
implemented by individual departments and levels.

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Safety checks: We believe that a production process, even if it is safe, will be accompanied by unsafe elements. So for the purpose of reducing
accidents, we have formulated the EHS Check Management Procedures, and continuously identify any unsafe acts and unsafe circumstance thatexists in the workplace through comprehensive safety checks and external third-party audit to eliminate potential problems, reduce risk and make
Trina Solar a safer working place.

Monitoring of occupational hazard elements: We constantly monitor occupational hazards in the workplace in line with applicable laws andregulations and take engineering and management measures to ensure to provide a healthy working environment for employees.

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EHS training: We conduct a wide range of EHS training for employees, contractors and suppliers, such as for new employees, post training andspecial safety training (chemicals, electricity and fire safety, etc), making employees and contractors aware of potential safety issues in theworkplace, prevention measures and their responsibilities.

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controlManagement of hazardous work: To ensure work safety of our contractors and employees, we have an area working permit system in place, and allcontractors and employees are required to obtain the appropriate operational permit before work begins. We strictly control hazardous work suchas that in elevated places, confined spaces, or that involves fire that poses serious risks to persons or property. Those in charge of the projects are
required to complete a hazardous-work permit and begin work only after obtaining approval from management and ensuring that all preventive
measures are taken.
Management of chemicals: We strictly comply with international and local laws and regulations, and do not use prohibited or restricted chemicals.
The Procedures for Management of Chemicals are formulated to ensure that the processes from introduction, purchase, storage, use anddisposition of chemicals are rigorously supervised and are subject to risk control.

Safety in the Workplace
Trina Solar is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for all
our employees and contractors. We aim to minimize the risk of occupational injury in theworkplace and improve our occupational health and safety performance throughall-around risk identification and risk control. In 2019 and 2020, the company conducted
the safe production month activities by means of an EHS knowledge competition, fireevacuation drill and first-aid knowledge training to improve employees’ awareness of safe
production.

MOC (management of changes): This is a very effective means of guaranteeing operational integration and preventing significant accidents. Under
the EHS Change Management Procedure, any changes in processes, equipment, technology and materials that may affect employees, theenvironment, safety and product quality are required to be in line with the change management regulations. Such changes may be implemented
only after being approved by the appropriate authorities.

We have formulated the Procedures for Identification of Risk Sources and Risk
Evaluation based on what we identify as risk sources relating to Trina Solar ’s
production, products, services and evaluate their risks annually. Control measures suchas elimination/replacement, engineering control, management measures, PPE are taken
to reduce risks. We are also continuously improving the emergency management
mechanism and conducting emergency response drills.

Occupational health risk announcement: An occupational health hazard announcement card is made available in the workplace, alerting employees
about potential occupational hazards and preventive measures and improving employees’ awareness of measures to remain safe.
Occupational medical examination: We arrange annual occupational medical examinations for all employees exposed to occupational hazards and in atimely manner adjust duties for those suffering from occupational contraindications. All employees in the manufacturing base received a medical
examination in 2019-2020.

Managing
emergencies

First-aid training

Safety and occupational health management

Traffic safety courses

Tagging and locking-out training

Training on use of fire extinguishers

Establish emergency management mechanism: We believe that effective emergency plans and periodic drills play a vital role in stabilizing
post-incident situations. Therefore, we have formulated comprehensive emergency response plans based on the identified major and moderaterisks, including fires, chemical leakage, burns and power outages, etc, to ensure timely and effective response to various safety and environmental
incidents. We organize periodic emergency drills for each area to enhance our response capabilities and ensure that our emergency response plans
are effective. We regularly carry out fire evacuation drills in conjunction with local fire authorities to ensure our emergency response plans are
effective.
Green channel for medical care: Trina Solar coordinates with local hospitals to have an unimpeded channel for medical care for employees injured atwork. Such employees can receive immediate medical care by presenting the Trina Solar Employee Assistance Green Channel Card to the hospital,
and Trina Solar will advance all medical expenses, ensuring worry-free recuperation.

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Employees’ Health
While creating business value, Trina Solar continuously pays attention to employees’
mental and physical health. We strive to create an efficient, relaxed and caring work
environment for our employees, helping them make a good balance between work andlife. Trina Solar organizes rich cultural activities to enhance team cohesion, reduce
psychological pressures, release negative emotions and enrich employees spiritually so
as to improve their engagement and general wellbeing.
The company hosts activities to provide a workplace and spiritual space for its
employees. During the 2019 annual meeting, we organized a garden par t y for
employees' families, inviting them to visit the company and join in a series of interactive
activities. We are well aware that the support of employees’ family members is a key
motivation for employees to move forward. In addition, the company has established aseries of sports and hobby clubs, such as soccer, basketball, badminton, table tennis,
swimming and fishing. We hold various sports competitions every year to cater to
employees with different interests. Trina Solar persists in conducting parents-children
activities to benefit children's physical and mental health, such as Trina children summer
camp, art training class, painting and calligraphy show, parent-child reading club,
Mother's Day activities, etc. The activities are both fun and entertaining. The activities
not only help promote emotional communication between parents and children, but also
allow employees pay more attention to their children’s healthy growth. We also provide
travel opportunities for employees to facilitate exchanges across platforms and among
different business units, at the same time enhancing organizational vitality.

」Family day

The Workspace is Also a Spiritual Home
In order to popularize local cultures and enrich employees’ cultural life outside of work,
we prepare various activities to celebrate local traditional festivals. Moreover, during thereport release period, we held a variety of festive activities with Chinese and Westerncultural themes, such as Women’s Day, Youth Day, Mother's Day, Children's Day, Father'sDay, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, Christmas in addition toother online and offline celebrations.
In order to build a healthy community, the company organizes classes such as yoga andmoxibustion, as well as summer camps, art classes and book sharing activities for
employees' children. On August 7, 2020, the company held a free moxibustion programfor employees, to introduce the health effects of mugwort and allow employees toexperience it. The event, named "Spread Love with Moxibustion", was designed as areward for charity activities.

」Free moxibustion experience」Memory of childhood

Listening to Employees’ Views
We value the communication and participation of employees, and encourage them to join the Labor Union. We
have established a variety of efficient and transparent communication channels within the company to build
multi-channel and multi-level employee communication, to encourage employees to voice their ideas andsuggestions to management, and establish a culture of communication in which various views are equallyrespected. We respond to the questions raised by employees and try to resolve them promptly. For the
problems that cannot be resolved temporarily, we will acknowledge the problems and admit that the company
will try to find a way to address them, so as to win employees’ recognition and forgiveness.

」Book Day

」Art class」Yoga class

Trina Solar’s employees can choose their own welfare items for themselves and their families according to theirown needs, such as telephone-doctor, physical examination, critical illness insurance, accident insurance andother self-paying programs, to meet their different hearth-care needs. Employees are given their own
decision-making rights to guarantee their welfare so that they can fully be engaged in enjoyment of work and
life.

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Throughout its more than 20 years development, Trina Solar hascome to understand that apart from creating profits and value forshareholders and employees, companies have another important
responsibility – for consumers and society. Trina Solar's development
is inseparable from the support and recognition of customers,
partners and people from all walks of life. We always aim to stay true
to our original mission and fulfill our social responsibilities.
Contributing to society is an extension of the corporate citizenshipconcept and is in line with our long-term interests and the needs ofsocial development. Bearing in mind the principle of “teaching one tofish is better than giving one a fish", Trina Solar draws on its coretechnology advantages and reliable product applications to support
the construction and development of communities, improve local
infrastructure and achieve multiple results in terms of PV poverty
alleviation, ecological protection and social and economic benefits.
We also provide financial support in the forms of education funding
and entrepreneurship funding to alleviate local poverty, andpromote children and community education.

Contributing to Society
Education and Entrepreneurship
Charity
Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation

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Contributing to Society

Education and Entrepreneurship

Charity

One of the cores of the sustainable and comprehensive development of society is the quality ofeducation for all. Trina Solar upgrades innovative technologies of green technology and improves
educational facilities in impoverished areas through educational donations and the establishmentof entrepreneurial funds. Knowing that the industrial technology revolution requires continuous
breakthroughs in basic technology research and development, Trina Solar set up the State Key
Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, the New Energy Internet of Things Industry
Innovation Center and the National Enterprise Technology Center in its headquarters. Theirresearch in cutting-edge technology has always been at the leading level in the industry, andconstantly generating technological output in the development of green energy.

Trina Solar's combination of poverty alleviation and clean energy popularization to achieve targeted poverty alleviationis one of the main ways for Trina to fulfill its corporate social responsibilities. We carried out public welfare activities
with our core technologies and product advantages. Practicing social welfare for nearly a decade, we have poverty
alleviation projects in many provinces and cities such as Gansu, Jiangsu, Xinjiang, Henan, and other countries or regions
such as Nepal, India and Tanzania by donating money, modules and power plants. For example, Trina Solar's poverty
alleviation power plant projects in five counties in Chenzhou, Hunan province, help poor households earn money andhelp poor counties to shake off poverty. Among them, the 8,400kW poverty alleviation project in Rucheng county has
enabled each poor village to steadily increase its collective income by more than 50,000 RMB a year, making
outstanding contributions to the county's success in lifting itself out of poverty.

In 2018, Trina Solar's Siyuan Sunshine Fund donated a cultural center to Qunyi village in Xinren
township, Qianxi county, Guizhou, which was officially completed in December 2019, benefiting
more than 20,000 people in the surrounding area and creating more jobs there.
In July 2019, Trina Solar took part in the World on Wheels charity event in India by renovating abus roof to install solar modules to power on-board computers, thus popularizing computer
knowledge for remote rural children in India.

Trina Solar Frontier Science Foundation
provides funds to Nanjing University
In October 2020, Trina Solar donated 1 million RMB to Nanjing University to establish the
Trina Solar Frontier Science Fund. It aimed to support international academic research anduniversity-enterprise innovation collaboration in the School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering of Nanjing University and helped the school to invite internationally renowned
academic experts to carry out academic exchanges and seminars in the field of new energy.
With the rapid development of industrial technology, the collaboration between enterprises
and universities must be closer, and the scientific research of universities should be closely
integrated with the needs of enterprises for industrial development, the mutual joint
development and continuous improvement should be made. Trina Solar has established agood partnership with Nanjing University. We look forward to working together with alumni
and people from all walks of life to create a bright future.

100kW PV system donated to Sitagu Ayudana General Charity
Hospital in Myanmar
According to figures released by the International Energy Agency at the end of 2013, there are still
more than 200 million people in India and more than half of those in Myanmar are in a situation where
electricity is not available. The reason is the construction of infrastructure such as power plants andtransmission lines in these countries cannot keep up with the needs of social and economic
development. Sitagu Ayudana Hospital, a general charity hospital in Sagaing, a city in central Myanmar,
was established in 1989 to provide medical assistance to poor residents in remote areas. The
infrastructure of the area where the hospital is located is weak and the power supply is insufficient,which has caused great troubles to the normal operation of the hospital. In November 2020, Trina Solar
donated a 100kW photovoltaic power generation system to the hospital, which alleviated the hospital’s
power shortage problem, and reduced the hospital’s electricity costs, allowing it to invest in more
medical projects and medical services that benefit local residents.

Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation
As one of the top 10 targeted poverty alleviation projects in China, photovoltaic poverty alleviation plays an irreplaceablerole in fighting against poverty. Drawing on the advantages of solar energy, it has not only developed green and clean
energy but also achieved precise and pragmatic poverty alleviation, delivering multiple ecological, social and economic
benefits. As a leader in the photovoltaic industry, Trina Solar has responded to the national call for targeted poverty
alleviation and industrial poverty alleviation. With its strong technical strength and reliable product applications, Trina
Solar has carried out in-depth photovoltaic poverty alleviation by building village power plants, large scale centralized
power plants, residential rooftop PV power plants and other projects. In October 2020, a residential photovoltaic poverty
alleviation project was launched in Fengning county. We built a 92,000-yuan village level power plant for the villages of
Gaogazi and Heiniushan in Yangmujiazi township, for residential rooftop PV project construction photovoltaic, including 13

During the report released period Trina Solar ran many philanthropic donation projects worldwide, making asocial and economic impact on local communities with green energy.

Time

Charity projects

May 2019

A 6kw residential PV system donated to an Australian children’s hospital.

June 2019

Sixty modules (17,700W) donated to Grid Alternatives, a non-profit organizationin the United States.

July 2019

We took part in the World on Wheels charity event in India by renovating a bus
roof to install solar modules to power the PC computers on board, thus
popularizing computer knowledge for remote rural children in India.

June 2020

We donated to Suqian Charity Federation for poverty alleviation.

June 2020

Zhengjue Temple energy storage micro-grid system (200kW solar power +250kWh energy storage micro-grid), 32 pieces of 285-290 modules.

June 2020

We donated 83 modules to PCYC, an Australian non-profit organization, for PV
rooftop construction.

October 2020

Residential photovoltaic poverty alleviation project in Fengning county: We built
a 92,000-yuan village level power plant for the villages of Gaogazi andHeiniushan in Yangmujiazi township, for residential rooftop PV power plants；
13 households in Heiheizui township, 10 households in Tanghe township, 10
households in Humaying township, 10 households in Xiaobazi township; a totalof 43 households; 12,000 RMB per household.

households in Heiheizui township, 10 households in Tanghe township, 10 households in Humaying township, 10
households in Xiaobazi township with a total of 43 households, 12,000 RMB per household.
On May 6, 2020, China Central Television reported on Trina Solar's construction of photovoltaic power plants for poverty
alleviation in Yajiang county, Ganzi prefecture, Sichuan province. We used high-efficiency monocrystalline half-cut modules
to lift local poor villages out of poverty, helping villagers gain collective economic dividends and earn stable income.
The China Siyuan Project Poverty Alleviation Foundation awarded Trina Solar the honorary title of Poverty Alleviation
Loving Group at the 2020 Poverty Alleviation Summary Commendation Conference to recognize its outstanding
contributions in supporting employment and entrepreneurship, improving the quality of education for poor students inwestern China.

4:In response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, Trina Solar
mobilized its global resources to purchase medical supplies fortargeted donations, and donated to Japan, the Maldives and Spain
when the pandemic spread overseas.

Responding to COVID-19
Charities and Donations
Internal Emergency Response Mechanism
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Responding to COVID-19

Charities and Donations
At the height of the pandemic, Trina Solar’s Siyuan Sunshine Fund donated 200,000 RMB to Yijun County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Shaanxi province for pandamic prevention
and treatment work. Meanwhile, it donated pandemic prevention and treatment supplies, including medical masks, goggles, protective clothing, respirators, gas masks and medical gloves, to
the Jiangsu Commission of Health, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Yancheng No. 1 People’s Hospital, Xiantao First People’s
Hospital, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University and Nanjing Second Hospital.

Trina Solar’s medical donation supports
concerned group to fight against
the pandemic donated.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Trina Solar paid close attention to pandemic
developments. On learning of the shortage of medical supplies in designatedhospitals in various cites, Gao Jifan, chairman of Trina Solar, immediately organized
the company’s global resources mobilization, utilized its global network andregional office resources to purchase anti-pandemic supplies from inside andoutside China. Especially at the beginning of the pandemic it was extremely

difficult to procure globally medical supplies because of a shortage of materials andobstacles in cargo handling, customs clearance and freight logistics. Thanks to ourexperienced operation capability around the world for more than 20 years, ourprocurement, logistics, customs, finance and capital departments, as well as regional
business head were able to coordinate with each other and react quickly. Members of
Trina Solar's “Anti-COVID-19 Task Force” worked around the clock to coordinate with
regional teams in Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. At the same timethey communicated closely with frontline medical workers to ensure that the mostneeded goods were guaranteed and delivered. During the pandemic, transport capacity
was stretched. In order to ensure supplies were transported to the front line as rapidly
as possibly, the task force mobilized the company's logistics resources and worked withthe courier firm SF to bring back Trina Solar's non-invasive ventilators from 70 trucks intotal with 30 tonnes load capacity per truck overnight, after learning that SF's logistics
was stalled in many places. Thanks to the great efforts of Trina Solar and its teams, thefirst batch of supplies, including non-invasive ventilators, medical protective clothing,goggles, gas masks, medical surgical masks, medical surgical gloves and KF94 masks,
were sent to medical teams from Jiangsu, Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan
University, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, as well as designated hospitals in Nanjing,
Changzhou, Yancheng and Suqian with the help of Jiangsu Charity Federation.

Internal Emergency Response Mechanism
Facing the pandemic, Trina Solar set up an emergency response task force for pandemic prevention and monitoring, as well as multi-level pandemic
prevention working groups for command, government interface, employee pandemic prevention and control, prevention and control mechanism supervision,
supplies, logistics support/administrative pandemic prevention, pandemic prevention and control for logistics and manufacture. The company also establisheda daily meeting system to implement various initiatives against the pandemic. The company has clarified and improved the emergency process of pandemic
prevention and control, assigned responsible personnel, and established a sound emergency handling process for source control and active prevention.

Employee Care
During the worst time of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, provinces and cities adopted various policies related to city lockdowns, isolation and quarantine
policies for inter-provincial and inter-city activities. The company, looking after the needs of its employees, especially non-locals, implemented the DL&IDL
Spring Festival Retention Plan to help them, while considering pandemic-related difficulties such as returning home to isolate. To implement the government's
requirements for prevention and control of the virus, the company issued advice to employees on fighting the pandemic. To effectively collect and analyze
employees’ COVID-19-related information we quickly developed an online reporting and tracking system to ensure real-time reporting of the pandemic, daily
tracking of employees’ health status, real-time reporting of data analysis, and real-time queries on the pandemic.

· Daily pandemic prevention and control information sharing and workshop on-site guidance of prevention and control work

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Appendix and GRI index

In order to make stakeholders fully understand the corporate social responsibility of Trina Solar, our corporate social responsibility reportin 2019 and 2020 refers to GRI standards 2018 issued by global sustainable development standards committee (GSSB), and discloses
relevant information around the comprehensive option.
Index

Standard requirements

StatusSection101

Foundation: Reporting principles; Using GRI standards
for sustainability reporting; Claims the report has been
prepared in accordance with GRI standards

Ю

Sfqpsu!Opuft

RemarkGeneral disclosure: ethics and integrity

102-16 — 102-17

Values, principles, standards and norms of behavior;
Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics

ЮCorporate Culture;
Standardized Governance:
Risk Management and Internal Audit;
Legal Compliance Control and Ethics
Construction

General disclosure: governance
General disclosure: Organizational profile
102-18Governance structureЮ

Organizational Structure102-19Delegating authority

ЮOrganizational Structure102-20Executive-level responsibility for economic,
environmental and social topics

ЮRisk Management and Internal Audit

102-21

Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental
and social topics

ЮCommunication with Stakeholders;Customer Service;
Shareholder Communications;Sustainable Development of Supply
Chain

102-22 — 102-24

Composition of the highest governance body and its
committees; Chair of the highest governance body;
Nominating and selecting the highest governance bodyЮOrganizational Structure;
Company Profile

102-25

Conflicts of interestЮ

Organizational Structure；
Risk Management and Internal Audit

102-26 — 102-28

Role of highest governance body in setting purpose,values and strategy; Collective knowledge of highest
governance body; Evaluating the highest governancebody’s performanceЮStandardized Governance;
Risk Management and Internal Audit

102-29 — 102-31

Identify and manage economic, environmental andsocial impacts; Effectiveness of risk management
process; Review of economic, environmental and social
topicsЮ

Materiality Analysis;
Challenges and Opportunities

Message from Leadership

102-32Highest governance body’s role in sustainability
reportingЮCompany Profile;
Message from LeadershipStandardized Governance;
Challenges and Opportunities;
Risk Management and Internal Audit

102-33 — 102-34

Communicating critical concerns; Nature and total
number of critical concerns

ЮCommunication with Stakeholders;
Challenges and Opportunities

102-1 — 102-4

Organization name; Activities, brands, products andservices; Location of headquarters and operations

Ю

About Trina Solar

102-5

Ownership and legal formЮCompany Profile;
About Trina Sola

102-6

Markets servedЮ

About Trina Solar

102-7

Scale of organizationЮ

About Trina Solar

102 -8About employees and other workers

Ю

About Trina Solar;
Sustainable Development of Talent102-9 —102-10

Supply chains: Significant changes to organization andits supply chainЮSustainable Purchasing

102-11

Precautionary principle or approachЮStandardized Governance;
Risk Management and Internal Audit;
Legal Compliance Control and Ethics
Construction

102-12External initiatives

Ю

About Trina Solar;
Supporting United UN SDGs

102-13

Membership of associations

ЮCommunication with Stakeholders

102-14

Statement by senior decision-makerЮ

102-15Key impacts, risks and opportunities

Ю

General disclosure: strategy

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102-35 — 102-39

Remuneration policies; Process for determining
remuneration; Stakeholder’ involvement inremuneration; Annual total compensation ratio;
Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio

Communication with Stakeholders;
Employees’ Rights

Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement
plans

Ь

None

201-4

Financial assistance received from government

Ь

None

Market presence

General disclosure: stakeholder engagement102-40 — 102-44

201-3

Stakeholder groups; Collective bargaining agreements;
Identify and select stakeholders; Approach to
stakeholder engagement; Key concerns raised

202-1

Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender comparedwith local minimum wage

202-2

Proportion of senior management hired from the local
community

Communication with Stakeholders;

General disclosure: reporting practice

Employees’ Rights
Ю

Sustainable Development of TalentIndirect economic impacts

102-45

Entities included in the consolidated financial statement

Ю

About Trina Solar

203-1

Infrastructure investments and services supportedЮ

Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation

102-46

Defining report content and topic boundaries

Ю

Report Notes

203-2

Significant indirect economic impacts

ЮMessage from Leadership;
Challenges and Opportunities

102-47

List of material topics

ЮMateriality Analysis

102-48

Restatement of information

Ю

Report Notes

102-49 — 102-56

Changes in repor ting; Repor ting period; Repor tingperiod: date of most recent report; Report cycle; contact
point for questions regarding the report; Claims ofreporting in accordance with GRI standards; GRI index

ЮReport Notes

Economic topics
Management approach

Environmental topics
Management approach
103-1

Explanation of the material topic and its limitsЮMateriality Analysis

103-2

The management approach and its componentsЮGreen Sustainable Development

103-3

Evaluation of the management approachЮReport Notes;
Green Sustainable Development

Materials
Explanation of the material topic and its limits

103-1

Ю

Materiality Analysis

103-2

The management approach and its componentsЮStandardized Governance;
Organizational Structure

103-3

Evaluation of the management approachЮReport Notes;
Risk Management and Internal Audit

301-1

Materials used by weight or volumeЮ

Sustainable Purchasing

301-2

Recycled input materials usedЮ

Recycling and Disposing of Scrapped
PV Modules

301-3

Reclaimed products and their packaging materials

Ю

Recycling and Disposing of Scrapped
PV Modules

302-1

Energy consumption within the organization

Ю

Tackling Climate Change

302-2

Energy consumption outside the organization

Ю

Sustainable Development of Supply
Chain
Tackling Climate Change

EnergyGRI 201: Economic performance

201-1

201-2

Direct economic value generated and distributed

Financial implications and other risks and opportunities
due to climate changeЮЮFinancial Performance;
Shareholder Communications
Challenges and Opportunities;
Tackling Climate Change

302-3

Energy intensity

Ю

302-4

Reduction of energy consumptionЮ

Tackling Climate Change

302-5

Reductions in energy requirements of products andservicesЮSustainable Development of Supply
Chain

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GRI 201: Economic performance
303-1
303-2

303-3

Ю

Environment-friendly Operation

Transport of hazardous wasteЮ

Solid Waste Management

Ю

Wastewater Discharge

Complianceemission ofwaste waterЮEnvironment-friendly Operation

No violation ofenvironmental laws
and regulations

Ю

Sustainable Use of Water

306-4

Management of water discharge-related impacts

ЮSustainable Use of Water
Wastewater Discharge

306-5

Water withdrawal

Ю

Sustainable Use of Water

303-4

Water discharge

Ю

303-5

Water consumption

ЮSustainable Use of Water
Wastewater Discharge

Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or
adjacent to, protected areas and areas of highbiodiversity value outside protected areasЬ0

Water bodies affected by water discharges and/or runoff

Environmental compliance

307-1

Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations

Supplier environmental assessment

Biodiversity
304-1

Significant spills

Interactions with water as a shared resource

Sustainable Use of Water
Wastewater Discharge

No severeleakage

306-3

308-1

New suppliers screened using environmental criteria

Ю

Sustainable Purchasing

308-2

Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain andactions taken

Ю

Sustainable Purchasing

103-1

Explanation of the material topic and its limitsЮMateriality Analysis

103-2Management approach and its components

Ю

Message from LeadershipGreen Sustainable Developmen

103-3

Evaluation of management approachЮRisk Management and Internal Audit;
Legal Compliance Control and Ethics
Construction

401-1

New employee hires and employee turnoverЮ

Sustainable Development of Talent

401-2

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are notprovided to temporary or part-time employees

Ю

Employees’ Rights

401-3

Parental leaveЮEmployees’ Rights

Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes

Ю

Employees’ Rights

None
Social topics

304-2

Significant impacts of activities, products, and services
on biodiversity

Ю

Biodiversity Management

304-3

Habitats protected or restoredЬ

0Emissions305-1 — 305-2

Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions; Energy indirect (Scope2) GHG emissions

Ю

305-3

Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

Ь

305-4

GHG emissions intensityЮReduction of GHG Emission

305-5

Reduction of GHG emissions

Ю

Reduction of GHG Emission

305-6

Emissions of ozone-depleting substancesЮ

Tackling Climate Change

305-7

Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and othersignificant air emissions

Ю

Reduction of Exhaust Gas Emission

Management approach

None

Reduction of GHG Emission

Effluents and waste
306-1

Water discharge by quality and destination

Ю

Sustainable Use of Water

306-2

Waste by type and disposal methodЮSolid Waste Management

Employment

Labor/management relations
402-1

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Occupational health and safety

Child labor403-1

Occupational health and safety management systemЮ

Occupational Health and Safety

403-2

Hazard identification, risk assessment and incident
investigationЮ

Occupational Health and Safety403-3

Occupational health servicesЮ

Occupational Health and Safety;
Employees' Health403-4

Worker participation, consultation and communication on
occupational health and safetyЮ

Occupational Health and Safety;
Listening to Employees’ Views

403-5

Worker training on occupational health and safetyЮ

Occupational Health and Safety

403-6

Promotion of worker healthЮ

Employees’ Health403-7

Prevention and mitigation of occupational health andsafety impacts directly linked by business relationships

Ю

Occupational Health and Safety

Workers covered by an occupational health and safety
management systemЮ

Occupational Health and Safety

403-9

Work-related injuriesЮ

Occupational Health and Safety403-10Work-related ill healthЮ

Occupational Health and Safety

403-8

408-1

Average hours of training per year per employeeЮ

Occupational Health and Safety

404-2

Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition
assistance programsЮ

Sustainable Development of Talent

404-3

Percentage of employees receiving regular performanceand career development reviewsЮ

Sustainable Development of Talent

409-1

Diversity of governance bodies and employees

ЮSustainable Development of Talent

Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions takenЮ

Employees’ Rights

Freedom of association and collective bargaining

407-1

Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of
association and collective bargaining may be at risk

No child labor

Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents
of forced or compulsory laborЮSustainable Development of Supply
Chain

No forced labor
issues at operationalspots and with
supplier

Security personnel trained in human rights policies orproceduresЮ

Sustainable Development of Talent

Human rights
training includes
security

Ь

0

None

410-1

Rights of indigenous peoples
Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous
peoples411-1
Human rights assessment

Operations that have been subject to human rights
reviews or impact assessments

412-1
4 12-2

Employee training on human rights policies orprocedures

4 12-3Significant investment agreements and contracts that
include human rights clauses or that underwent humanrights screening

Employees’ Rights

Ю

Employees’ Rights;
Occupational Health and Safety
Sustainable Development of Supply
Chain

Local communities
4 13 -1

Operations with local community engagement, impact
assessments and development programsЮContributing to Society

4 13 -2

Operations with significant actual and potential
negative impacts on local communitiesЬ0

4 14 -1

New suppliers screened using social criteria

Ю

Sustainable Purchasing

4 14 -2

Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions
taken

Ю

Sustainable Purchasing

Political contributions

Ь

0

None

Supplier social assessment

Non-discrimination
406-1

Employees’ Rights

Security practices

Diversity and equal opportunity
405-1

Ю

Forced or coercive labor

Training and education
404-1

Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents
of child labor

No discrimination

Public policyЮEmployees’ Rights

4 15 -1None

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Customer health and safety

4 16 -1

Assessment of health and safety impacts of productand service categories

Ю

Innovation & Sustainable
Development

4 16 -2

Incidents of non-compliance concerning health andsafety impacts of products and servicesЬ0

4 17-1Requirements for product and service information andlabelingЮInnovation & Sustainable
Development

4 17-2 — 4 17-3

Incidents of non-compliance concerning product andservice information and labeling; Incidents of
non-compliance concerning marketing
communications

Ь

0

None

Substantiated complaints concerning breaches ofcustomer privacy and losses of customer data

Ь

0

None

Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the socialand economic area

Ь

0

None

None

Marketing and labeling

Customer privacy

4 18 -1
Socioeconomic compliance

4 19 -1

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