On May 25, 2025, at the UN Global Compact (UNGC)’s Inaugural Global Business Summit in Jakarta, a total of 24 global leading solar companies including JA Solar, Jinko Solar, Tongwei, LONGi, GCL Group and other core upstream suppliers, collectively released the initiative for “Global Solar Sustainable Alliance (GSSA)”
Distinguished leaders across government, industry and academia attended the summit, including United Nations Global Compact Assistant Secretary-General and CEO Sanda Ojiambo, United Nations Resident Coordinator in China Siddharth Chatterjee , Chairman of the National Economic Council of the Republic of Indonesia H.E. Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Founder and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio, President of the China Electricity Council Bao’an Xin, Chairman of Xiamen Airlines Dong Zhao, Founder and Chairman of GCL Gongshan Zhu.
Jing Li, Vice President of Branding and Sustainability Officer of JA Solar, officially launched the GSSA Initiative. Aligned with the UNGC Ten Principles and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Initiative outlines 9 actionable pathways across three pillars:
Just Transition: Safeguarding the green ecosystems and environment
People-Centric Development: Building an Equitable Society for Common Good
Governance Enhancement: Driving Inclusive Growth
Jing Li also introduced JA Solar’s newly constructed responsible supply chain strategy with the theme of “Together Towards Tomorrow”, aiming to promote the multi-stakeholders along the industry’s value chain to evolve towards a sustainable future.
Meng Liu, UNGC China Representative, welcomed the launch of GSSA Initiative and expressed her appreciation for the contribution of the global solar industry, especially Chinese solar companies, in promoting the global energy transition. She expects the PV industry to set an example for global sustainable development through collective action.
By uniting the first co-signatories — including leading photovoltaic companies such as Jinko Solar, Tongwei Solar, LONGi Solar, gcl.si, and another 19 enterprises along the solar supply chain — a roadmap for concrete actions will be further developed via stakeholder engagement to ensure the effective implementation of the Initiative, promoting global energy transition and overall sustainable development of the industry.
