Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Forced-labor finding at Malaysian component facility
First Solar communicated that an audit had identified the use of forced labor at a Malaysian factory producing parts for the company. The issue raised supply-chain due-diligence and labor-governance concerns.
2022
Political scrutiny surrounding U.S. clean-energy incentives
The company attracted political and media scrutiny after executives and lobbyists met with administration officials involved in environmental provisions later associated with the Inflation Reduction Act. The supplied material also noted political-donor connections involving investors, but does not establish wrongdoing by First Solar.