Delivering on the Promise of Sustainable PV Manufacturing

Event Code: SUBPV

Date / Time, and Location

July 15, 2010, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT (San Francisco Local Time)
Intercontinental Hotel San Francisco (888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA)

Description / Purpose

Sustainability in the PV industry is a “win-win” proposition. An industry that produces clean energy in an environmentally responsible manner is a public relations coup and a magnet for socially responsible investment firms. However, for the PV industry to live up to its commitment of responsibly producing clean solar energy, EHS and sustainability risks need to be better understood and managed. On an industry wide basis, a thorough examination of the environment, health, safety, and sustainability burdens posed by the PV manufacturing processes needs to be undertaken and a clear strategy and direction articulated and enacted to ensure sustainability risks are engineered out of the manufacturing processes and supply chain, or are effectively managed.

As a first step toward this reality, SEMI and the PV Group will be hosting a Workshop to identify sustainability priorities (including EHS risks) in the PV industry and make recommendations on approaches to address these priorities. Speakers are asked to directly respond to a set of six (6) sustainability-related questions. These questions are designed to explore problems and solutions in sustainable PV manufacturing. The questions are:

- What are your company's most important sustainability priorities?
- Who is most important at influencing your company's desire to set sustainability priorities?
- Why is your company engaged in corporate sustainability?
- Who is most useful in helping your company achieve its sustainability priorities?
- What obstacles hinder your company's sustainability efforts?
- What resources are most important in your company's sustainability efforts?

During the panel discussing, speakers and audience members will be urged to reach some sort of consensus on sustainability priorities for the PV industry and approaches to address these concerns.

Agenda / Speakers

The tentative Agenda is below.

Who Should Attend

The Seminar will cover a wide variety of EHS and sustainability-related topics for the PV industry. Individuals holding the following types of jobs will likely find the Workshop useful:

- EH&S and sustainability professionals
- Equipment and materials suppliers
- Green tech professionals
- Supply chain managers
- Facility managers
- PV organizations, especially those active in recycling, take-back programs

Registration

All registration fees are waived if you successfully complete a Sustainability Survey. Your Survey answers will help inform the Workshop Agenda. Participants of the Workshop will have a first chance to review the conclusions of this industry-wide Survey.

Upon successful completion of the Survey, you will be provided a “Priority Code” which can be used to register for FREE. Please remember to write down the six-character “Priority Code” and input it when registering for the Workshop.

If you’ve taken the Survey and have problems registering using the Priority Code, please contact Sanjay Baliga (SEMI Senior Manager). If you’ve already registered and paid the full price, but would like to receive a refund after completing the Survey, please email the Priority Code to Sanjay Baliga with a refund request.

If you choose not to take the Survey, registration fees are:

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More Information

For more information about this event, please contact Sanjay Baliga, Senior Manager, SEMI.

A complete list of EHS and Sustainability programs and events at SEMICON West 2010 / INTERSOLAR North America 2010 is located here.