Sustainability at SMA

We shape the future. From every perspective.

Climate change and its effects are galvanizing people all around the world. Scientists, politicians, businesspeople and above all the students in the Fridays for Future movement are calling for a rethink to protect the environment. At SMA, we have spent almost 40 years working with passion and dedication to harness the power of the sun. Our products and solutions pave the way for a clean, decentralized energy supply. We are setting trends here. With environmentally friendly, resource-efficient production, through a fair and honest business policy, in day-to-day working life and beyond.

10,7

GWh

CO₂-neutral electricity from our own PV systems*

*Annual electricity supply of the PV systems at SMA headquarters in Niestetal, Germany, with a total output of 9.7 MWp.

electric charging points
for employees and customers

~90

of suppliers assessed
according to sustainability criteria

million

metric tons* of CO₂
emissions avoided

*Thanks to the use of SMA inverters with a total power output of 85 GW.

10,5

billion €*

in environmental costs avoided

*Calculation base: 85 GW of the total installed PV power output, x 1,300 kWh of power generation a year per kW x 0.53 kg CO₂/kWh, x €180 per prevented ton of CO₂ emissions (source: Federal Environment Agency).

Matthias Schäpers, sustainability manager SMA

I hope for a world that takes on the energy transition and remains a livable place for future generations. As an ambassador for sustainability, I want to be among those who motivate people and demonstrate how a good life can be achieved without fossil fuels and with a high degree of resource conservation.

Matthias Schäpers, sustainability manager

I want to be part of the change that I hope to see for our planet. I am happy that I work in an international team with so many different colleagues. We have the same values and are pursuing the same goals. I feel certain than we can all make a big difference together.

Wiebke Krüger, project manager

I hope for more sustainable projects, environmental protection and visions for our world. To achieve this, it is not enough just to develop solutions for renewable energy generation. Our customers deserve products that live up to the highest standards of sustainability and quality. Produced by people who really care about protecting the environment.

Jürgen Reinert, CEO

Eric Quiring, contact person for political and industry association work SMA

I hope to see clear conditions for the sustainable expansion of renewable energy in Germany on the part of the responsible decision-makers in politics and industry. After all, the energy transition has to continue. That is why I am advocating for us to scrutinize the political decision-makers together with the climate movement and use our expert knowledge to support the players in their responsibilities.

Eric Quiring, contact person for political and industry association work

Markus Huelfenhaus, production manager SMA

We need more courage, openness and the willingness to embrace change. Only then will we be able to meet the challenges that we will face with climate change. If all of us – especially in development and production ‒ work together to rethink things and act more sustainably, we can bring about a change.

Markus Huelfenhaus, production manager

Our energy is changing the world

Products and Processes - SMA Solar Technology AG

Products & processes
Sustainable energy. Right from the start.

The goal is a clean energy supply. But the way that we get there is crucial, too. That is why we make sure that our inverters are produced sustainably. To do so, we not only optimize the processes used at our production facilities but also include the entire supply chain. Our suppliers are qualified in accordance with strict sustainability guidelines. The focus is on each individual component. We don’t just talk about this; we take action. And we have been doing this since 2010.

REACH-Konformität
RoHS-Konformität
Konfliktmaterialien-Konformität

Environment & energy
Added value with responsibility.

The goal is a cycle. The degree of resource-efficiency of an inverter is determined in the product design phase. As is the question of how successfully the materials it contains can be reused later. We have the future of our products in mind before they are even developed. The same applies to the raw materials and other materials that they are made of and to the cycle of the reusable materials they contain. In order to reduce raw materials, energy, mobility and waste, while increasing the use of renewable resources.

People
Diverse. Transparent. Fair.

An amazing team. With a shared passion. 3,000 SMA employees are working every day to make the energy supply fit for the future. In 19 different countries and across different cultures and viewpoints. Successful projects and a corporate culture characterized by trust, fairness and respect show that we are on the right track. We take pride in this.

Social responsibility
Committed. And looking out at the world.

We do not limit our responsibility to our products. As a globally operating company, we do everything in our power to combat child labor, corruption and human rights violations. Both at our locations around the globe and in contracts with our suppliers. We insist that all companies involved in manufacturing our products comply with the SMA Supplier Code of Conduct. In all areas. Right from the start and along the entire supply chain.