Principles 1, 2, 6

Guideline 1: “We stand for humane treatment and equal opportunities”

Principle 7

Guideline 2: “Our production is compatible with the protection of the environment using the best possible processes and product standards.”

Principle 7

Guideline 3: “We use existing resources responsibly and sparingly.”

Principles 1 and 2

Guideline 4: “State-of-the-art methods are used to avoid any health hazards and risks that may be caused by SolarWorld processes and products.”

Principle 10

Guideline 5: “Fair competition is the very basis of our business activities. Bribery and corruption are unlawful and not tolerated.”

Principles 1-10, especially Principles 4 and 5

Guideline 10: “We support the Global Compact of the United Nations - especially the ban on child labour and on forced labour - and also demand compliance with it from our suppliers and business partners.”

Principles 1 and 2

Principle 3

Code of Conduct*: “SolarWorld upholds the freedom of association and respects the right to free collective bargaining. Each site complies with the provisions of law, collective bargaining agreements and company rules applicable in its context. The management of each site guarantees compliance with these rules and determines local company policy in this regard.”

Principles 4 and 5

Code of Conduct*: “Forced and child labour are strictly forbidden by law in most countries and worldwide at SolarWorld.”

Principle 6

Code of Conduct: “Nobody in the SolarWorld Group shall be subjected to discrimination. This also applies to the choice of contractual and business partners […]”

Principles 7-9

Code of Conduct:* “The SolarWorld Group devotes particular attention to protecting the environment. It is our declared aim to promote the protection of climate and resources in active ways. We therefore pledge to respect all applicable rules to the full. Moreover, we shall take pains to keep any negative environmental effects which might derive from our activities to a minimum and to reduce such effects continually […]”

Principle 10

Code of Conduct*: “The SolarWorld Group accepts the ICC Rules of Conduct on Extortion and Bribery in International Business Transactions of 1999 and the OECD Convention of 1997. […]”