WHY SUNPOWER: Cradle to Cradle Certified®
Have you ever worried if manufacturing solar panels creates more carbon emissions than is offset by having the panels? We have too. That’s why we chose a company whose products are Cradle to Cradle Certified®.
How we design and make products today shapes the world we will inhabit tomorrow. Cradle to Cradle Certified® is the global standard for products that are safe, circular and responsibly made. Leading brands, retailers, designers and manufacturers across the value chain rely on the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard to ensure the impact of their products on people and planet is a positive one. For more than a decade, Cradle to Cradle Certified has been helping companies to innovate and optimize materials and products according to the world’s most advanced science-based measures. Cradle to Cradle Certified assesses the safety, circularity and responsibility of materials and products across five categories of sustainability performance.
Material Health: ensuring materials are safe for humans and the environment.
Product Circularity: enabling a circular economy through regenerative products and process design.
Clean Air & Climate Protection: protecting clean air, promoting renewable energy, and reducing harmful emissions.
Water & Soil Stewardship: safeguarding clean water and healthy soils.
Social Fairness: respecting human rights and contributing to a fair and equitable society.
In order for a product to become certified, The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute administers a rigorous third-party product certification program. This required the company to work with a qualified independent assessment body to ensure a material or product meets the standard’s requirements. Needless to say, it is a difficult but important process to undergo. If a company has this certification, you can rest assured their claims on valuing sustainability are legitimate.
SunPower® not only achieved Cradle to Cradle Certification (Bronze designation), but they were the first solar company to do so.
“SunPower takes a holistic approach to sustainability, ensuring that our Direct Current solar panels not only provide sustainable energy, but are manufactured in a very sustainable way. We’re extremely proud of this certification and look forward to extending it across our facilities." - Marty Neese, COO, SunPower
We believe that the sustainable choices we make today will leave a legacy for future generations—not just cleaner air and a better planet, but of valuing ethical decisions of what companies we support. That’s why we chose a manufacturer who values sustainability from start to finish. That’s why we chose SunPower.
