SolarEdge
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Israeli-founded maker of solar inverters, power optimisers and batteries.
SolarEdge publishes no certification, independent audit or supplier list.
Also worth knowing
Workers in Vietnam are very unlikely to earn a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden supply chain. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Vietnam and Israel.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Traces the silicon in its panels to the smelter or quartz mine, outside Xinjiang (for batteries and inverters: traces its battery metals to the mine)
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain: no certification, independent audits or supplier list
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
SolarEdge names some of the countries it makes in: Israel, the United States and Vietnam. The rest is shown as where solar panels and batteries are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Israel | Systematic violations | Not rated | Low |
| United States | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Low |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South KoreaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: battery cells and inverters rely on cobalt, lithium, graphite and nickel from mines and refineries linked to child and forced labour in DR Congo, Indonesia and Xinjiang.
- Sells no crystalline-silicon solar panels (batteries, inverters or thin-film panels only)
- Publishes its mineral smelter list and uses independently audited smelters (RMAP) for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold
- It publishes its smelters or refiners or uses some recycled metals, but can't yet trace the metals in its batteries to the mine.
Research notes SolarEdge says it has moved most contract manufacturing (Jabil and Flex) to the US, keeps a contract maker in Vietnam and makes a minor part of its products at its own plant in northern Israel; it ended production in China, Mexico and Hungary. It publishes a smelter and refiner list for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold with its annual conflict minerals report, but says it cannot trace all of those minerals, and it traces cobalt only to refiners. It audited four supplier sites by 2023, says it has no facilities in Xinjiang, and has no Australian modern slavery statement. No labour abuses were found.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No modern slavery statement from SolarEdge is on the Australian register (checked November 2026). View |
| US forced-labour import bans (UFLPA Entity List, CBP Withhold Release Orders) | Not listed | SolarEdge is not on the US forced labour (UFLPA) Entity List (checked November 2026). View |
| Solar Stewardship Initiative certified sites | Not listed | SolarEdge has no site on the Solar Stewardship Initiative's list of certified sites (checked November 2026). View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Solar Stewardship Initiative certified sites · search the archive · SolarEdge not among certified sites
- SolarEdge conflict minerals report, 2024 (SEC) · search the archive · Annex A smelter and refiner list; cannot determine origin of all conflict minerals
- Australian Modern Slavery Register search: SolarEdge · search the archive · No statements found
- UFLPA Entity List (US Department of Homeland Security) · search the archive · SolarEdge not listed
Published by SolarEdge or its owner
- SolarEdge annual report to shareholders (SEC, 2026) · search the archive · Contract makers Jabil and Flex, mostly in US; own Israeli plant; Vietnam third-party maker; China, Mexico, Hungary ended
- Responsible procurement (SolarEdge sustainability report) · search the archive · Supplier code audits; 3TG tracing; cobalt refiners on RMI lists; no Xinjiang facilities
Company details
- Headquarters
- Israel
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is SolarEdge ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/solaredge, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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