Corporate Governance WITHIN SolarWorld

Stakeholders integrated into dialogue. We interpret Corporate Governance as responsible management and control of the company geared to the long-term and sustainable creation of value. In comparison with the “old economy”, we are a fairly young company in the middle of a dynamic market process. Our management philosophy does not exclusively follow the principle of being faster in and closer to the market – it also takes into consideration the interests of our investors, business partners, employees and the public. It is additionally based on the need to continuously confirm the trust placed in us by all stakeholder groups, and to further develop Corporate Governance within the group. In doing so SolarWorld AG is guided by the German Corporate Governance Code (GCGC).

According to section 4.1.1 GCGC the interests of our shareholders, our employees and other groups associated with the company are taken care of by the Board of Management in managing the company. To this end we included a new contact form on our homepage in the year under review. www.solarworld.de/stakeholders For more information on our dialogue with our stakeholders, please go to  Report on sustainable corporate management

For successful corporate management and control we rely on the close and trustful cooperation of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board.  Report by the Supervisory Board 2009