Trina Solar Environmental Sustainablity Report

1. 2010 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT

2. Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
1.1 Letter from the CEO 01
1.2 Company profile 03
1.3 Our sustainable development principles and methods 05
1.4 Economic performance 07
1.5 Summary of important data from 2010 08
Chapter 2 Environmental Protection
and Management
2.1 Green products 11
2.2 Effective energy utilization 13
2.3 Protection and use of water resources 15
2.4 Waste management 17
2.5 Other environmental activities 18
Chapter 3 Employees
3.1 Employee rights 19
3.2 Safety in the work environment 21
3.3 Employee health 25
3.4 Training and development 27
3.5 Work-life balance 30
Chapter 4 Community
4.1 Helping the needy 34
4.2 Disaster relief efforts 36
4.3 Volunteer activities 37

3. 1.1 A letter from the CEO
Dear Stakeholders,
Welcome to Trina Solar's first Sustainable Development Report – Our
commitment to sustainable growth.
Wherever the sun shines on our planet, our mission is to provide people
with abundant, clean and reliable energy at an affordable cost. Since
the company’s establishment in 1997, Trina Solar has established a set
of core values to achieve our mission. Since then we’ve created value
through innovation, quality, accountability, teamwork, and creativity,
which comprise the core of our business model. With this, we work
together with different stakeholders such as our customers, vendors,
partners, shareholders, employees, and the global community.
As economic conditions have changed over the last decade, we
remain committed to the principles of sustainable development - a
commitment that has become an inseparable part of our business
philosophy. We continue to develop our business with the ultimate goal
of creating a favorable environment based on bedrock foundation of
Jifan Gao , Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar
strong values shared by everyone. As a socially and ethically responsible
corporate citizen, our products are designed to benefit people and
improve their quality of life. As such, we have conducted a series of
activities to improve the quality of life for our employees by helping their
families and the community. These pledges form a major part of the
foundation for our long-term success and continuing innovation.
The following are some of our important milestones and events that • 2010:
have occurred over the course of our growth to showcase the fulfillment - Successfully received OHSAS18001 – occupational health and safety
of our corporate social responsibilities goals: management system certification
- Established the Trina Solar business ethics committee and intellectual
• 2000: Trina Solar successfully developed China's first integrated photovoltaic property protection office
building, which was listed as a green Olympic model in Beijing - Provided solar modules on the Belgium-European Union Pavilion at the
• 2003: Trina Solar installed 39 solar stations in Tibet 2010 World Expo
• 2004: Trina Solar participated in the writing of China's first renewable - Announced the sponsorship of the Lotus Renault GP team to enhance
energy law Trina Solar's brand recognition and promotion of sustainable development
• 2005: Trina Solar moved its factory to its current PV Park with the ambition technology applications
of significantly expanding its plant capacity in the following years
• 2006: Trina Solar completed initial public listing on the New York Stock
Exchange
• 2007: Trina Solar was ranked fastest growing company in the Deloitte
Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2007
• 2008: Successfully received ISO14001 environmental management
Overview
system certification
• 2009: Launched the "Center for Excellence" to provide product reliability
and quality assurance solutions
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4. CHAPTER 1

5. Our achievements over the past decade have established a solid emissions, with ultimate objective to usher the world into a new age of
foundation for our rapid growth. Sustainable development and renewable energy. We believe our hard work will enable even more
environmental protection are core to guiding our principles within people to understand solar power, support solar power, and use solar
the company. Our success milestones serve as proof that every one power on a wide-scale basis.
of our employees is committed to the sustainable development and
protection of the environment. Our employees are not only dedicated We are a young company, and understand that there are many ways—
to the company, but also to the sustainability of the business and and much work needed—to achieve our sustainable development
the protection of the environment. We will continue to innovate, by and sustainability development goals. Over the coming years, we will
improving quality and efficiency, and strive to create a brighter future continue our efforts to improve our sustainability as our global operations
by providing the world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy. expand. We welcome your feedbacks and comments to help us to
further improve our performance and better prepared to face the
We have committed significant resources and energy in order to fulfill challenges of the future.
our corporate social responsibilities and sustainable development goals.
We will continue to employ our technology, service, influence, solutions, Thank you!
and values as we tackle climate change issues to further reduce CO2
1.2 Company Profile
Profile of Trina Solar
Founded in 1997, Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) is one of the world leading Our achievements over the past decade have laid a strong foundation
Photovoltaic (PV) companies. Fully vertically integrated from ingots to for Trina Solar's growth and leading position within the PV industry. Going
modules in both mono and multicrystalline technologies, Trina Solar forward, we will continue to offer clean and reliable products to our
offers high quality modules that provide clean and reliable electricity customers around the world, while dedicating ourselves to innovation,
around the world for residential, commercial and industrial applications. quality, and manufacturing excellence.
Listed on the NYSE, Trina Solar operates worldwide to always deliver the
best value to its customers. The company’s manufacturing facility and
headquarters are located in Changzhou, China, with offices around the
world: California, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Shanghai, Beijing, S.
Korea, Japan and Australia.
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7. 1.3 Our sustainable development
principles and methods
While formulating our business development strategies, we pay close Our goals are to prevent and reduce pollution, use effective methods
attention to our corporate sustainability, and apply this principle to our to rationally use resources, eliminate risk or reduce risk to acceptable
operating management system. Our corporate social responsibilities levels, prevent accidents, enhance employees' consciousness of health
are an important element of our daily management, and this aspect & safety, and protect our property, all of which will enable us to establish
helps us to reduce our environmental impact, eliminate risks, cut costs, an excellent working environment. To achieve these goals, we have
improve our image, encourage our employees, increase our production drafted environmental, health, and safety policies.
efficiency, benefit society, and ultimately help us to realize business
excellence.
We believe that the following three points are key aspects of our
Environmental and Occupational
sustainability development goals: Health & Safety(EHS) Policy
• A strong dedication to corporate sustainable development
Trina Solar is committed to design and manufacturing of solar
• A highly-effective management system
photovoltaic products. While supplying clean energy products, we
• A unified and efficient organizational structure
pay much attention to employee’s health & safety, environmental
protection and sustainable development between economy and
environment. Our vision is to create a safe, healthy and environment-
A strong dedication to corporate friendly workplace for employee and create a harmonious green planet
sustainable development for human beings. Herewith we pledge the following:
1. Comply with all applicable EHS laws & regulations and meet interested
Trina Solar is a dedicated member of the photovoltaic industry. The parties’ requirements
equipment and raw materials involved in our manufacturing processes
include raw silicon, silicon wafers, chemicals, gases, water, and other 2. Promote green manufacturing and build a green planet by making
raw materials. Our everyday management allows for precise control efficient use of energy andresources and maximizing raw material
of these items. Apart from abiding by the requirements of all relevant recycle
laws and regulations, we also perform benchmark comparisons and
assessments in conjunction with internationally-accepted industry 3. Proactively reduce occupational injury and illness risks, and promote
standards. employee health and well-being
4. Commit to prevention of pollution, occupational injury and illness
to minimize its negative impact on environment and ensure employee’s
health and safety
5. Enhance employee EHS awareness and encourage employees to
participate in EHS programs
6. Continually improve EHS performance via perfecting EHS management
system
7. Provide transparent EHS reports to stakeholders and other relevant
interested parties
8. Pledge our support and commitment to help our suppliers to improve
their EHS performance and take social responsibility
Trina Solar Chairman and CEO Jifan Gao and Chief Financial
Officer Terry Wang
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8. A highly-effective environmental,
health, and safety management
system
The establishment of an effective management system is an extremely • Appropriate EHS policies and procedures
important link in the process of building a solid foundation for corporate • Environmental protection and workplace health and safety risk
sustainable development. We have integrated our corporate assessment
management system, which enables us to operate in a closely • Implementation of appropriate control measures (such as engineering
coordinated fashion on the basis of a unified management framework. measures, administrative management methods, and personal
protective gear) to reduce or eliminate EHS risk
Our hard work has earned us leadership in the areas of quality, • Preventive inspections, training courses, briefings, and other
deliveries, reliability, technology, business support, and overall costs, and educational items
we exceed our customers' expectations in terms of overall value. We
strive to make Trina Solar our customers' first choice. We hope to always
attain our achievements in a manner that protects the environment
and ensures the health and safety of all employees and partners.
We received the coveted ISO 14001 environmental management
system certification and the OSHAS 18001 occupational health and
safety management system certification in December 2008 and
December 2010 respectively. This underscores to our commitment our
environmental, health, and safety management systems, as well as
our dedication to environmental protection, accident prevention, and
employee health.
We have established detailed procedures to manage our operations,
have created short-, mid-, and long-term objectives, and regularly
assess our performance and targets.
A unified and efficient TUV ISO14001 certificate TUV OHSAS 18001 certificate
organizational structure
We believe that a unified, effective organizational structure is needed if
we are to achieve lasting progress.
We have established a sustainable development committee to organize and
implement relevant activities aimed at ensuring the continued improvement
of our business operations. The members of the sustainable development
committee consist of the managers of relevant departments and plant
areas. They are responsible for drafting and assessing our corporate
sustainable development strategies, plans, and activities, and regularly
report their progress and action plans to the president & CEO.
We have also established an environment, health, and safety (EHS)
department, which currently hires more than 40 EHS professionals. The
department's main duty consists of continuously implementing and
improving company-wide EHS performance. Our EHS team relies on
the drafting of EHS strategies, the establishment of EHS procedures, and
implementation of EHS activities to ceaselessly fulfill its mission.
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9. 1.4 Economic Performance
2010 annual financial performance and business highlights
• We shipped approximately 1.06GW of photovoltaic modules; this figure exceeded the company's guidance
of 1GW and represented an increase of 164.8% compared with 2009
• Total sales value was US$1.86 billion, an increase of 119.8% compared with 2009
• Gross profit was US$584.4 million, an increase of 146.4% compared with 2009
• Our gross profit margin was 31.5%, which compares favorably with 28.1% in 2009
• Operating revenue was US$417.3 million, which compares favorably with the figure of US$135.4 million in 2009
• Net profit for the year was US$311.5 million, an increase of 223.7% compared with 2009
By making photovoltaic systems more affordable , we managed to more than double our shipments and sales
compared with 2009 in spite of decreasing industry ASPs, all while steadily increasing our profit margin. These
achievements are the fruits of our ongoing efforts to boost the efficiency of our manufacturing processes and
supply chain, increase local sales, and expand our global support teams. While greatly increasing our production
capacity in 2010, we also strengthened our ratio of assets to liabilities, and continued to maintain our outstanding
operating cash flow.
Our rapid growth in 2010 underscored the successful implementation of our business strategy. We have
successfully expanded our sales and channels in North America, India, Australia, and China. We believe that our
success can be attributed to our high-quality products and global brand recognition. Finally, our sponsorship of a
Formula One racing team has earned us improved international brand awareness.
Our pledge that we will consistently provide high quality products has been essential to our success. During
the fourth quarter of 2010, China's National Photovoltaic Research Center, which is located close to our plant,
formally began operation, and a large number of strategic vendors plan to occupy our Changzhou Photovoltaic
Industry Park. We aim to complete the construction of the National Photovoltaic Research Center during the
second half of 2011.
Looking ahead to 2011, we will continue to improve the efficiency of our existing and new products, increase
our industry-leading cost advantage, provide even greater customer satisfaction, and fulfill our environmental,
health, and safety commitments.
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10. 1.5 Summary of important data from 2010
(Units: US$1,000, shares) 2008 2009 2010
Net sales $ 831,901 $ 845,136 $ 1,857,689
Sales costs 667,459 607,982 1,273,328
Net profit 164,442 237,154 584,361
Sales expenses 20,302 30,940 75,677
Management expenses 41,114 65,406 72,711
R&D expenses 3,039 5,439 18,625
Overall operating expenses 64,455 101,785 167,013
Operating earnings 99,987 135,369 417,348
Exchange earnings/losses (11,802) 9,958 (36,156)
Interest expenses (24,558) (27,095) (33,952)
Interest earnings 2,944 1,667 2,590
Exchange earnings/losses (1,067) (1,590) 9,476
Other receipts&expenditures (156) 2,613 216
Pre-tax profit 65,348 120,922 359,522
Income tax expenses (4,609) (24,696) (48,069)
Net profit $ 60,739 $ 96,226 $ 311,453
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12. Environmental Management Overview
Trina Solar is an environmentally-friendly company. Our goals are to be
a leader in the photovoltaic industry, and to continue to develop, and
Key environmental targets/
to enhance our competitiveness. indicators in 2010
• Our power consumption per production unit (1 MW) during the fourth
As an environmentally company, we not only focus on the design,
quarter of 2010 was 10% lower than a year ago. We managed to reduce
development, and manufacturing of green products but we also use
electricity consumption by
various environmental improvement measures and activities to reduce
– Recovering heat from cooling water in our monocrystalline silicon plant
our impact on the environment and achieve sustainable development.
– Improving energy efficiency in our monocrystalline silicon
operations
We are extremely attentive to environmental issues, We have build up
• Our water consumption per production unit during the fourth quarter
environment facility to ensure waste water, gases, and pollutants are
of 2010 was 10% lower than a year ago. We managed to reduce
treated to meet national and local environmental standards.
water consumption by
– Collecting Reverse Osmosis( R.O.)concentrate water and using it in
Protecting the environment is part of every job and every decision at
the wafer grinding and cutting processes
Trina Solar. We will continue to improve our energy efficiency, conserve
– Recycling water within our wafer plant
energy, and reduce emissions.
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
– Our southeast plant uses natural gas instead of diesel to power its hot
• We have consistently maintained a responsible attitude toward the
water boilers
use of natural and other resources like water,and chemicals
• We closely monitor the resources, components, and chemicals used
to manufacture our products to assess our impact on the environment
• We draft annual targets and indicators to guide our energy
conservation and waste reduction efforts each year
We bear responsibility for our impact on the environment.
Environmental
Protection and
Management
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13. Environmental Protection Facilities
Trina Solar has been spending significant and increasing resources on construction
of state-of-art environment protection facilities to ensure wastewater discharge
and air emission from production processes are properly treated and compliance
with local environmental regulations.
To date, we have built three wastewater treatment plants with treatment
capacity of 10,000 tons/day of organic wastewater and 5,000 tones/day of in-
organic wastewater. All wastewater from production processes is adequately
treated prior to discharge to sewer. The average COD concentration of our
treated effluent is between 50 to 150 mg/L, which is much below the legal limit of
500 mg/L.
Waste Water Treatment Facility Air Emission Treatment Scrubber
2.1 Green product
Our products contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. • Typically, when coal-fired generating units are used to generate power, it
takes 340.6g of standard coal to produce 1kWh of power
To date, Trina Solar has provided more than 2 GW of photovoltaic • According the EPIA's calculations, the generation of 1KWH of
modules that are currently generating electricity across the world. Trina photovoltaic power produces only 15-32 gCO2/kWh; in contrast, the
Solar can produce up to 2,180 GWh of green power annually, which use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) to generate electricity
is equivalent to the energy in 745,000 tons of standard coal, and can produces 300-1000 gCO2/kWh. When the energy used in the production
reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.31 million tons. of silicon is taken into consideration, 1KWH of photovoltaic power
generation is estimated to result in carbon dioxide emissions of 0.6 kg/KWH
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14. Italy -4.7MW
Largest roof mounted project in Italy
Germany -3MW
Saves 2,200 tons of CO2 a year
USA-2.4 MW
America’s largest single rooftop
Sheyang, China- 20MW installation, as of April, 2009

15. 2.2 Effective energy utilization
Trina Solar pledges to use energy responsibly and efficiently. We are • Energy conservation through reduction of Compressed Dry Air (CDA)
working hard to achieve the government's energy conservation and system regeneration time
consumption reduction targets, and are pursuing economic growth on • Use of better technology to shorten monocrystalline silicon furnace
the basis of sustainable development. The following are some of our operating cycles and conserve energy
energy conservation and consumption reduction achievements during
2010:
Thanks to our various energy conservation and use reduction
• Recovery and utilization of residual heat in monocrystalline silicon measures and activities, we have continued to steadily reduce power
plant cooling water consumption per unit product (per MW of modules) from quarter to
• Optimizing use of refrigeration units and air-cooled heat pumps to quarter since 2008.
achieve greater energy conservation (note: refrigeration
units exceed energy efficiency of air-cooled heat pumps)
• Collection and reuse of Reverse Osmosis (RO) concentrate water
En e rgy C onsuption re d ucti on p er centa g e p er M W
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Average
2009 2010
Note: Energy Consumtion reduction in percentage is based on the figure of the same quarter in previous years
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16. Energy conservation measure 1
Use of chillers instead of air-cooled heat pumps (No. 1 cell plant): to data monitoring, this measure can reduce power consumption by
Chillers (energy efficiency ratio: 5.7) are more efficient than air-cooled approximately 12,000 kWh/day. Assuming summer operation accounts
heat pumps (energy efficiency ratio: 2.9). By modifying refrigeration for four months of the year, this step will save approximately 1440 MWH
pipes and connecting the refrigeration units in parallel with new make- of power each year, which is equivalent to reducing 1203 tons CO2
up air units (MAUs), we found that we could replace our air-cooled heat emission.
pumps during summer, and thereby reduce power consumption. Our
Facilities Department completed this project in July 2009. According
Sc h em atic D iagra m of P r oject
Air Conditioning
Hot Water Cycle
New Pipes
Air-cooled
New MAU
Heat Pump
M
Process Cooling
Water
Refrigeration Heat Inter Electrical M
Unit Exchanger Equipment
M Cold Water
Cycle
Use of a refrigeration unit to replace an air-cooled heat pump
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17. Energy conservation measure 2
• Recycling of residual heat from cooling water
By using heat pump technology, our Facilities Department has cooling water pump tower to operate. We estimate that this measure
recovered residual heat from cooling water at our monocrystalline is saving us approximately 3,100 MWh annually, which is equivalent to
silicon plant. This measure uses the residual heat from the cooling water conserving USD 343,076 worth of power each year.
to help provide warm air to two of our cell workshop plants during winter.
Now, not only can we ensure reliable temperature and humidity levels,
but we can also stop using the air-cooled heat pumps in these plants,
and therefore conserve considerable power. Furthermore, this project
also conserves energy by reducing the amount of time necessary for the
2.3 Protection and use of water resources
Water is an extremely valuable and scarce natural resource, and the In parallel with our energy conservation efforts, we have similarly been
development and use of water resources has become a crucial issue in able to reduce our water consumption. The following are some of our
many countries. We at Trina Solar are well aware that water resources water use optimization and conservation measures.
are limited, and focus on optimizing water consumption. We strive to
purify and reuse wastewater whenever possible.
Wat e r C ons uption red ucti on p er centa g e p er M W
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Average
2009 2010
Note: Water Consumtion reduction in percentage is based on the figure of the same quarter in previous years
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18. Water balance measurements:
To ensure conservative water consumption practices, we performed
water balance measurements in conjunction with the Changzhou
Water Conservation Office. Trina Solar passed the water balance
measurement test in 2009.
DI Water
• No. 2 cooling water station project:
The no. 2 cooling water station, which provides cooling water
Caustic Acidic
Texture Drying Rinse1 Rinse2 Rinse3 Drying
to the monocrystalline silicon plant, has passed review by the Cleaning Cleaning
Changzhou Water Conservation Office, and is now considered
1# 2# 3# 4# 5# 6# 7# 8#
a Changzhou water conservation demonstration project
• Internal water recycling:
– We recycle overflow water from rinsing tanks at two of our cell plants.
– In our no. 2 cell plant, we use process cooling water (PCW) instead
of tap water as a coolant in the vacuum system
CAED WW WW CAD CAED WW
● External water recycling:
- We collect RO concentrate water for reuse as cooling and
washing water containing wastewater and 2,600 m3/day of organic wastewater.
The treated water has an average COD concentration of 150 mg/L,
● Water recycling measures at the northeast plant: which is far lower than the Discharge Management Office's pipe-
- Trina Solar has reached an agreement with the Wuxi Debao Water end standard of 500 mg/L
Company concerning the treatment and reuse of wastewater
- We will install a new wastewater treatment plant employing • MWS (Multi-wire Saw) Slurry recycling and mixing project:
advanced dual membrane treatment technology (micropore filter We invested in the construction of a MWS (Multi-wire Saw) Slurry
plus reverse osmosis), increasing treatment capacity to 10,000 tons recycling and mixing center in 2008. MWS Slurry contains
per day silicon carbide, polyethylene glycol, and small amounts of
- Wastewater from our northeast plant is discharged to a wastewater sand. Of these substances, polyethylene glycol readily forms an
treatment plant. The treated wastewater is then returned to Trina emulsion water, and is a significant organic pollutant. The disposal
Solar and combined with raw water of MWS Slurry in wastewater therefore tends to cause organic pollution
in bodies of water. Our MWS Slurry recycling and mixing center separates
• No. 3 wastewater treatment plant project: silicon carbide and polyethylene glycol from MWS Slurry,and reuses
– We invested in 2008 in the construction and operation of the no. 3 these substances. Since this project was completed in August 2009,
wastewater treatment plant, which is responsible for treating industrial we have been able to conserve raw materials and create value,
wastewater from our various production facilities and reduce industrial waste and organic pollution
– The No. 3 wastewater treatment plant has a design capacity of
5,000 m3/day, and is capable of handling 2,400 m3/day of fluorine-
Fish swimming in the wastewater treatment plant's outlet pool New MWS (Multi-wire Saw) Slurry recycling and mixing center
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19. 2.4 Solid waste management: reduction, reuse,
and recycling 2.5 Other environmental protection activities
Solid waste management is an important part of our pollutant emission Trina Solar provides photovoltaic modules for the roof of the World Expo's Belgium-European Union Pavilion.
reduction strategy at Trina Solar.
In April 2010, our panels were selected to reduce the carbon footprint of the Belgium-European Union
Solid waste generated at our plants is classified, collected, and much as possible. We manage solid waste as a resource, and abide Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The installation consisted of approximately 690 high-quality
stored. Our guiding waste management principle consists of the "3R's": by the 3R's principle to minimize the amount of solid waste that must Trina Solar modules and had a nameplate capacity of 116kWp . It is estimated to have displaced
Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling. In keeping with a policy of conserving be dumped in landfills. In addition, we make sure that all solid waste is approximately 20 tons of coal or 43 tons of CO2 equivalent during the 6 months of the EXPO.
natural resources, we try to reduce the production of solid waste as disposed of safely by approved, qualified contractors.
Trina Solar provides solar power for the Shanghai "Earth Hour" activity
Trina Solar participated in the 2010 "Earth Hour”, an event organized by the World Wildlife Foundation
(WWF). Shanghai activity for Earth Day
Belgium - European Union Pavillon

20. Employee Profile
Trina Solar’s employees are the company's most valuable assets. They benefits, and, most importantly, giving employees professional training
are the drivers of the company's business success and growth. and excellent on-the-job development opportunities.
Trina Solar is dedicated to creating a safe and healthy working
environment, providing employees with competitive compensation and
3.1 Employees' rights and interests
Trina Solar strictly protects employees' lawful rights and interests in
accordance with the Labour Law and Employment Contract Law of
Employee Assistance Program
China. All registered employees have signed a labor contract with the
company in accordance with national and local laws and regulations. We have established an Employment Assistance Program (EAP) in order
We vigorously promote stable labor-management relations, do not to ease work-related stress and safeguard health and productivity.
interfere with our employees' personal beliefs, and do not discriminate
on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality religious belief, gender, or age. Our Employee Assistance Program was established on behalf of our
The company did not have any gender or health status discrimination employees to provide long-term assistance and benefits. The EAP relies
incidents in 2010. on professional personnel to offer diagnosis and recommendations
concerning our organization, and provides professional guidance,
We arrange paid vacations for our employees on the basis of our training, advice, and assistance to employees and their family members.
Employee Paid Vacation Management Regulations. We provide social The EAP helps employees and their families to resolve many kinds of
insurance for employees, including full contributions to pension, work- problems, enhancing the performance of each employee as well as the
related injury, employment, basic health, major sickness, and childbirth organization as a whole. Throughout the world, employee assistance
insurance funds, as well as a residential fund. programs have proven to be an optimal tool for resolving on-the-job
mental health problems.
Employees
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21. CHAPTER 3
Trina Zurich team

22. 3.2 A safe work environment
Trina Solar's environmental, health, and safety policies clearly state that greater community to be part of the responsible way to do business.
protecting employees' safety is the company's foremost mission. We Our occupational health and safety management system enhances
believe that an effective occupational health and safety management employees’ quality of life, while also making an important contribution
system is a key means of caring for our employees and their family to Trina's development and success. We are keenly aware that healthy
members, and thereby a significant contribution to society. employees are an essential part of high productivity.
At Trina Solar, we placed the highest emphasis on safety in the
workplace. We consider protecting our employees, vendors, and the
Safety performance in 2010
Total recordable incident rate (per million working hours)
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Our safety performance steadily improved throughout 2010, and our recordable accident rate exhibited a steady downward trend. The most common
injuries in our workplace are cuts, and impact-related injuries
Note: TRR is calculated by multiplying the sum of dangerous occurrence, lost time injuries (LTIs), fatalities (Fs), restricted work injuries (RWs) for employees for the
reporting period by 10 and dividing the result by the total hours worked in that period (H)
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23. Regulatory compliance guarantee Environmental, health, and safety
and safety assessment training and communication
In 2010, we continued to rely on our full-scale regulatory compliance Training and communication are important links in our management
guarantee system to enhance environmental, health, and safety system. We rely on two-way interchange and communication
performance. We emphasize large-scale risk assessments in the course mechanisms to enhance our employees' skills and awareness.
of our operating activities, and have adopted appropriate control We provide Class III safety training to all new employees, and also
measures. We perform self-inspection work in all of our plants, ensuring provide special safety training when required by employees' specific
full risk control. We further rely on external insurance companies to work assignments. We employ a monthly EHS bulletin to communicate
protect our assets and perform comprehensive risk assessments and and discuss EHS-related issues with employees. The content of this
audits. bulletin includes analysis of accidents, case studies, best practices, laws
and regulations, and EHS knowledge.
Control of major risks
Management of change
We have drafted a work permit system, and require all contractors and
employees to obtain relevant work permits prior to beginning work. In Management of Change is an extremely effective method of ensuring
addition, we have also established procedures for the identification and integrated operations afnd preventing major accidents. All changes in
control of major risks, enabling us to pinpoint and monitor operations processes, equipment, and materials must be handled in accordance
that may cause major injury or property damage, such as high- with the management of change regulations. Management of Change
elevation work, work with fire or extreme heat, and work in enclosed ensures that changes are made only after strict review.
spaces. Before commencing any high-risk tasks, the responsible person
must fill out a work permit, which must be reviewed and approved by
management to ensure that all preventative measures have been
taken before work begins.
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24. Crisis response and recovery planning
When an emergency occurs, protecting the lives, safety, and health
of our personnel is our foremost consideration. There after, we are
concerned about minimizing environmental impact. We give thought
to safeguarding property and ensuring uninterrupted operations
only after we know that human safety and the environment will
be protected. We believe that taking appropriate action at the
earliest possible moment when a natural disaster or major accident
occurs can reduce the chance of injury or environmental pollution,
and also greatly decrease the difficulty of restoring production.
Because of this, we at Trina Solar pay great attention to emergency
response and preparedness, and emphasize preparation of response
equipment, establishment procedures, and implementation of
training, exercise, and other measures. We are committed to the
ceaseless enhancement of our emergency response capabilities
in accordance with the principles of "planning, implementation,
assessment, and ongoing improvement."
Emergency evacuation exercise
Establishment of a culture of safety Safety awareness activities
We believe that culture is the most fundamental way of improving safety, To ensure greater safety awareness among employees, we have organized
and is the key to achieving our ultimate goal of zero injuries. Changing our a series of safety consciousness activities.
company culture is a long, ongoing process that requires an unswerving
dedication to safety from top to the bottom. However, we remain
convinced that outstanding safety performance is indispensable to our
quest to become a world-class enterprise.
Safety Month
We admit that we are still at the very beginning of our campaign to instill
Every June, we hold a series of safety awareness activities, including safety
a culture that embraces safety, and that achieving this goal will be a
knowledge contests, among others. Everyone—from our CEO to our front-line
lengthy—but worthwhile—process.
employees—actively takes part in these activities, which have done much to
boost safety consciousness among employees.
CEO Jifan Gao giving an opening speech EHS knowledge contest Ingot manufacturing facilities
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25. Fire Safety Month activity
In November 2010, we invited officers from the local fire department to
provide a fire equipment training of fire safety. This proved to be a great
way to boost awareness and build skills.
Reporting potential safety hazards
We define any potentially unsafe behavior or environment as potential
safety hazards. If we fail to take prompt, systematic action to deal with
and resolve such hazards, they may ultimately lead to avoidable injuries,
accidents, or pollution. According to the "safety pyramid theory", the
successful prevention of accidents relies on eliminating potential safety All employees are required to take part in potential safety hazard
hazards. reporting training and awareness activities. Our potential hazard reporting
procedures are posted on our company's internal web site, enabling
We embarked on a company-wide potential hazard reporting activity employees to report and resolve potential safety hazards more effectively.
in June 2010, and we encourage all employees to participate in safety
management. The goal of this activity was to instill a culture of safety for all This activity has received an enthusiastic response from our employees, and
employees, and thereby reduce the accident rate. we will continue to expand its scope in the future.
Corporate EHS culture
● Active employee participation is the key to achieving an effective EHS ● Daily employee participation is the best method of improving EHS
culture performance
● Each employee must understand that maintaining an EHS culture is a ● Participation should instill consciousness of EHS ownership among
common responsibility employees
● All employees must actively and promptly recognize, correct, and
report potential EHS hazards
Potential hazard reporting interface on our internal corporate web site
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26. 3.3 Employee health
Health management
To achieve our ideal of zero work-related occupational injuries, and in At the beginning of 2010, we established an industrial sanitation and
accordance with related laws and regulations, we have embarked on health management system in our new southeastern plant area. This
a campaign of identifying and, when possible, analyzing health and system ensures that our employees have a sanitary and healthy working
occupational illness risks in our production activities, chief among those environment.
chemical and physical hazards.
Monitoring of the workplace environment: of in-house health activities, maintain employee health files, assist with
We perform regular annual monitoring of occupational hazards in in-house health checkups, provide free gynecological health surveys,
accordance with legal requirements. For instance, we monitor dust, and conduct regular first aid training and health knowledge lectures
noise, and chemical concentrations. We openly share the results of for the company's ERT first aid personnel in conjunction with large-scale
these examinations with our employees. emergency response exercises.
If our monitoring work uncovers any abnormalities, we use effective
engineering methods to ensure that risk is minimized to within
acceptable limits.
Occupational health checkups:
We make sure that all employees exposed to potential occupational
illnesses receive regular annual checkups. We analyze checkup results,
and draft improvement plans using that information. In order to better
monitor our employees' health, we have established an occupational
health file for every employee who may face occupational illness risks.
Infirmary services:
In order to improve employee health services, we have established
an in-house infirmary. Our infirmary not only provides first aid services,
but also a wide range of health information and advice to employees.
Furthermore, infirmary personnel actively participate in various types First aid training
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27. Caring for employees' physical and mental wellness:
We have consistently displayed great concern for our employees'
wellness. We not only pay close attention to occupational health, but
also care about our employees' personal health, and have launched a
series of activities to raise awareness.
Lecture on women's health knowledge held in March 2010
Psychological health lecture aimed at young employees held
on March 31, 2010
Jim Duckworth, Dirctor of Procurement Mental wellness slogan submission activity
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28. 3.4 Training and development
Training Trina's online university
Continuous learning is the basis for employee development at Trina Trina Solar utilizes e-learning as an important auxiliary training tool.
Solar. Learning has unquestionably been a key to Trina's growth. E-learning can help to reduce training costs, and avoid scheduling
limitations, effectively allowing us to help our employees engage
We provide plentiful resources and opportunities to all employees, and in continued learning. We recognize annual and quarterly learning
formulate individualized personal development plans reflecting the work champions via the ELN forum, showing employees learning experiences,
needs of specific employees. as well as methods for applying knowledge to on-the-job skills. A TV
special concerning our online university attracted interest from close to
In order to better develop, maintain, and improve our training program, one hundred domestic firms.
we rely on a training center to serve as our "talent factory", which
coordinates our training processes.
Interactive training activities
New employee training
The new employee training room is an important link in our training Apart from our conventional training model, we have also implemented
system. We have designed a full-scale new employee training plan, an array of interactive forums and trainee insight sharing models. Thanks
which helps new employees get up to speed in our work environment to a high degree of participation and payoff, these activities have
more effectively. sharply increased our employees' enthusiasm for learning.
Our comprehensive new employee training items include the following: Professional manager's forum
• Icebreaking activities • Our professional manager's forum transmits the newest management
• Introduction to the company's basic policy systems, including EHS, information, encourages personnel to absorb knowledge, fosters
human resources, IT, and financial systems a broad-minded outlook, and instills concrete methods. This activity
• Interactive activities encourages our managers to engage in free thinking and unfettered
• A factory tour interchange
• Continued learning in our online university • Our "Take-off" front-line managers' forum allows front-line managers
• Pre-job training to share their insights and growth experiences concerning technology,
management, case analysis, and practical working aspects, etc
Training system The members of our book club can take advantage of our resources
An outstanding training system is the basis for successful employee in the library. Apart from individual reading and learning, persons with
training. The following diagram displays our systematic approach to similar interests can form reading groups to engage in mutual exchange
training: and learning. The book club currently includes an easy-learning group,
a poetry group, and an online novel group. Each group holds small
reading forums that anyone can attend.
"Appointment with Dragon City HR" brings together HR talents so that
they can jointly discuss and explore HR issues. By allowing Trina to share
its experiences with other companies in the same city, this activity has
fostered mutual growth. Our training center has led the establishment of
the "Collecting the Knowledge of Dragon City" club on the basis of this
forum.
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29. Training facilities
"Knowledge changes your destiny; learning leads to future success."
Located in the Changzhou Trina Photovoltaic Industry Park, our training
center has a mission of transforming the company into a learning
organization. Thanks to Trina Solar's rapid development, the training
center's equipment and facilities have been steadily upgraded, and
we have also established 10 training rooms with different sizes and types
at our Western and Southwestern plants. These facilities are sufficient
to simultaneously provide training to 1,000 persons. We have a new
Direct Labor/Indirect Labor, employee training able to accommodate
more than 200 persons, an interactive management training classroom
holding roughly 40 persons, a professor's training room seating roughly
30 persons, and a discussion-type training room accommodating 20
persons. Our lecture theater—equipped with stereo and audiovisual
equipment—is suitable for many types of large activities. This assortment
Professional manager's forum
of different classrooms enables us to hold various types of training at the
In-house magazines same time.
In keeping with our efforts to establish a learning organization, the
training center has been actively promoting cultural activities of all Our training center's Changzhou Library, Trina Branch represents the
types. Our bimonthly in-house magazine "Trina Wins" encourages first partnership with the Jiangsu Provincial Community Library System,
awareness of major company events, fosters concern for company and has been the subject of special reports by Changzhou and Jiangsu
development and employees' lives, and provides a wide variety of TV stations. The library, which contains more than 20,000 volumes and
content presented in a relaxed and lively manner. The magazine has is staffed by volunteers working on a rotating basis, has done much to
already become a platform for the sharing of information between enrich the lives of company employees.
employees, and has spearheaded a cultural renaissance within the
company. Our semi-monthly training publication "Share" provides
illustrated company training materials in an appealing format, further
enhancing our learning culture. This publication is distributed via training
awareness stands along major plant corridors. Well-designed awareness
posters can be seen everywhere within our company, and we provide
employees with management knowledge cards depicting important
training activities and management concepts in an easy-to-grasp
format.
Cover of Trina Wins magazine Cover of Share magazine Vice president in charge of human resources with training center personnel
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31. 3.5 Work-life balance
Apart from our formidable technological capabilities, Trina's amazing
growth has also depended heavily on our harmonious corporate
culture. We firmly believe that creating an outstanding corporate
culture will help employees to better enjoy life and work, which in turn
will propel the company's further development.
The company union has organized a wide variety of activities for our
employees. Our sports and recreational activities enliven employees'
after-work hours, helping them strike an even better balance between
work and personal life.
Sports
We have established a number of sports and athletics clubs (soccer,
basketball, badminton, ping-pong, swimming, and fishing, etc.). The
company union provides unified coordination and management of
club activities, and ensures that areas and facilities are available. Over
Forklift skill competition
300 employees participate in company clubs. Many sports clubs hold
daily training sessions, and regularly engage in friendly competitions with
clubs from other organizations.
Exciting employee activities
The company union holds a variety of widely-welcomed cultural
activities to shape a corporate culture full of vitality, boost employee
morale, increase employee cohesiveness, and consolidate the human
foundation of the company's rapid development.
On the eve of the traditional Dragon Boat Festival in June , the company
held a glutinous rice dumpling making competition at the employees'
dormitory.
The company union organized a lantern riddle game to celebrate
the traditional Lantern Festival. This activity was held in the employees'
dining hall, and many employees participated enthusiastically. A glutinous rice dumpling making competition at the employees' dormitory
Runners-up in the 8th Changzhou Ping-pong Tournament for Foreign- Lantern riddle game celebrating the Lantern Festival
invested Enterprises
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32. The 3rd Trina Karaoke contest was held with great fanfare in September increases employees happiness and underscores the company's Trina Solar organizes festive annual "Christmas Eve Celebrations," The 2nd Trina Solar Youth Social activity greatly enriched and expanded
2010; a large number of aspiring singers took part in this event. human-centered management culture. which are always attended enthusiastically by many foreign and local the social circles of Trina's young employees.
employees.
Trina Solar regularly holds birthday parties for its employees, those
parties are usually attended by sereral top managers. This kind of event
Karaoke Final Competition Employee birthday party at the dormitory Employees celebrate Christmas Eve Trina Solar Youth Social activity
A summer family outing was held at the Jintan Jiuhong Farming gratitude, dedicated to Trina" activity at the employees' dormitory. In order to foster team spirit among our employees, we have held In order to increase the sense of ownership among our front-line
Ecological Park; 23 families participated in this activity. Many employees left messages expressing their gratitude on a display a series of teamwork-building activities for our front-line employees. production employees, boost cohesiveness among personnel, and
board, and expressed their thankfulness to distant friends and relatives Participation in these events has built trust and cooperation between establish better communication between subordinates and superiors,
To celebrate Thanksgiving, the company union held a "Learning over the phone. our personnel. the company union has organized a series of activities that address
these issues directly.
Employees and their families fishing at an ecological park
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34. Trina in the community
As we continue to expand and apply new technologies, we are also participating in community development and improvement to the
striving to contribute to the community and make it a good place in greatest extent possible.
which to live and work.
In recent years, we have established trust and excellent relations
Our employees generously contribute their energy, money, and with the government, our neighbors in the community, and other
professional skills to the improvement of major social issues, including stakeholders.
those connected with the environment and education. We are
4.1 Relieving poverty, helping those in difficulty
In early April 2010, a janitor named Jiang from our Administrative In August 2010, during the hottest part of the summer, Ms Luo
and Logistics Division was hospitalized with cancer. Jiang had Chuandan, only 20 years old and an employee of Trina Solar's
long been a widower, and his household contained one child East Assembly Plant, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. After
and one senior needing care. Jiang's treatment imposed an learning about her situation, the company union teamed up with
extremely heavy economic burden on his household. When the the East Assembly Plant to conduct a donation drive for Ms. Luo.
company union found out about this, they joined forces with the After an outpouring of concern from every department in the
Administrative Department to organize a donation drive for Mr. company, the donated funds all reached Ms. Luo's hands.
Jiang Hanxing.
Community
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35. Giving donations to Mr. Jiang Charitable donation activity
On June 28, 2010, Changzhou Trina Solar invited students receiving affection, the auditorium was soon full of laughter. The union gave
assistance at Daibu Central Elementary School and Hengjian charitable scholarships to Hengjian and Daibu elementary schools;
Elementary School in Liyang for a tour of Trina Solar and field trip to these funds will be used to assist 23 impoverished students at
the Changzhou Zhonghua Dinosaur Park. Daibu Central Elementary School and 22 impoverished students at
Hengjian Elementary School.
When the morning of that day arrived, a brief welcoming
ceremony was held in our auditorium, and the students and their After reluctantly saying goodbye to the donors at Trina, the young
guides introduced each other. Thanks to the power of mutual students continued to the Dinosaur Park.
Impoverished students visiting Trina
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36. 4.2 Contributing to disaster relief efforts
Roviding donations to the Changzhou Red Cross
After a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in Yushu County, Tibetan Every time disasters strike, Trina Solar's employees consistently show their
Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, Trina Solar responded love and willingness to help others in need. By assisting in consoling
vigorously to the government's call for assistance, and immediately those affected by disaster, we can strengthen their resolve in the face
launched an employee donation drive. Personnel from all plants and of hardship, and give them hope that they can rebuild their lives. Time
departments showed their concern by giving generously. On May 12, and again, Trina's employees have opened their hearts and set shining
company union chairman and vice-director of human resources, went examples of concern for those less fortunate.
to the Changzhou Red Cross on behalf of the company, and transferred
the donations given by company employees to the Red Cross. Red
Cross used the donated funds to assist disaster-stricken Tibetans in Yushu
County, helping them quickly rebuild their devastated homeland.
When Southwestern China was struck by drought, Trina's company union
responded to the call for donations from the Changzhou Red Cross by
embarking on a charitable donation activity throughout the company.
Employees in every department and office made generous donations.
On April 22, union representatives provided the company's donations to
the Red Cross, and conveyed their colleagues' deep concern for their
suffering countrymen. Although natural disasters are unfeeling, great
love can transcend all boundaries. Although our individual contributions
are small, together they can provide sufficient assistance and
encouragement to help the people overcome during times of difficulty.
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37. 4.3 Employee volunteer activities
We launched the "I love my home" environmental protection activity in
April 2010. This activity elicited enthusiastic participation from everybody
at Trina Solar, whereby employees even awoke early to take part.
Thanks to everyone's hard work, we managed to clean up all the
trash discarded along the roads and in the community areas near our
company and dormitory area. This awareness activity brought about
a significant improvement in the environment around our company.
Although the activity lasted only a short time, everyone who took part
will long remain conscious of the need to protect the environment.
Disposable chopsticks require large amounts of wood, and the
consumption of this wood is having a severe impact on the world's
environment. In addition, some unscrupulous manufacturers threaten
people's health by producing disposable chopsticks under unsanitary
conditions. As employees of an environmentally-friendly company, the
Public security personnel participating in the activity pick up trash along
company union and Administrative & Logistics Department's dining halls
a road near the company
embarked on a "Curb use of disposable chopsticks; let the world remain
green; do your part for health; health and environmental protection
start with you!" activity at noon on May 11, 2010 in two large dining halls
located respectively in the East and West plants.
The "Environmental Protection Activity in Conjunction with the Provincial
Games: Trina Solar Low-carbon Environmental Bicycle Activity" was held
successfully on June 19, 2010 . A total of 40 employees participated in
this activity. All participants were aware that the activity would reduce
carbon emissions, make a contribution to environmental protection, and
promote physical fitness. Everyone expressed that they would be sure to
take part in another public interest activity like this next time.
On October 16, 2010, the members of the charity committee of
Changzhou Trina Solar's union went to the Beixin District Social Welfare
Center in Changzhou to launch the "Concern for the Elderly" activity.
The scope of this activity included encouraging a new attitude of
respect for the elderly and the promotion of social harmony. The activity
expressed the concern and affection that Trina Solar's employees feel
toward senior citizens, and also conveyed Trina employees’ spirit of
contribution and gratitude. Employees sign their names on a long banner reading "Curb use of
disposable chopsticks."
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38. Employees ride bikes to promote the low-carbon lifestyle
Trina employees at the local social welfare center
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39. For More Information
Please go to our website www.trinasolar.com for more
information about Trina Solar’ sustainability efforts. We
encourage you to send us your comments or questions through
following contact.
General Information: info@trinasolar.com
Investor Relations: IR@trinasolar.com
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