First Solar | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on First Solar

Location: United States

Industry: Manufacturing

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Impact Score

Description First Solar

First Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions.

First Solar Sustainability Performance

Climate

32%

Renewable Energy

First Solar obtains 21% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

First Solar emits 24,7 times its CO₂ budget of 38,386 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, First Solar emits 140,9 times its CO₂ budget of 38,386 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

First Solar recycles 83% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

32%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

First Solar issues 11% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Mark R. Widmar earns 194 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

No data available for First Solar. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

First Solar meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

51%

Women on Board

First Solar has 14,3% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

First Solar has a gender pay gap of 0%. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

First Solar employs 27% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at First Solar is 0% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO name	Mark R. Widmar		2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	16
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	194	Ratio	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	69
Gender Pay Gap
Unadjusted gender pay gap	0	%	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	87
Glass Ceiling
Executive board size	5	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	51
Women on executive board	0	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	51
Women in workforce	1 935	people	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	59
Number of employees	7 898	people	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	59
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope 1 emissions	22 386	Metric Tons CO2eq	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	84
Number of employees	7 898	people	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	59
Scope 2 emissions, location based	924 840	Metric Tons CO2eq	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	84
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	First Solar Code of Conduct.pdf	17
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	73
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	73
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	First Solar Code of Conduct.pdf	7
Renewable Energy
Total renewable energy consumption	21	%	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	83
Supply Chain
Scope 3 emissions	4 459 510	Metric Tons CO2eq	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	84
Scope 1 emissions	22 386	Metric Tons CO2eq	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	84
Scope 2 emissions, location based	924 840	Metric Tons CO2eq	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	84
Number of employees	7 898	people	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	59
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	11	%	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	76
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste recycled	83	%	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	47
Women on Board
Women on supervisory board	22	%	2025	2026_Corporate-Responsibility_Report.pdf	87
Supervisory board size	9	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	18
Women on executive board	0	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	51
Executive board size	5	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	51
Women in Management
Women in management	27	%	2022	FirstSolar_Sustainability-Report_2023.pdf	74

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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