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The i paper today (Monday 5/5/25)
https://inews.co.uk/news/solar-panels-man-city-david-lloyd-chinese-slave-labour-claims-3671507
Extracts include:-
Solar panels used by Man City and David Lloyd linked to Chinese slave labour claims
An investigation by The i Paper has uncovered dozens of commercial sites, schools, universities and hospitals around the UK where solar panels have been installed made by Chinese firms linked to alleged human rights abuses
Solar panels with suspected links to Chinese slave labour have been installed by dozens of organisations including Manchester City, Cheltenham Racecourse and David Lloyd gyms, The i Paper can reveal.
The scale of Britain’s use of solar panels made by firms alleged to have used components made from the forced labour of minorities in China can be disclosed for the first time.
As well as commercial premises, the locations include schools, hospitals and universities across the country. There is no suggestion that any of the organisations installed solar panels with knowledge of links to Chinese slave labour.
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Campaigners have criticised the widespread installation of solar panels linked to human rights abuses, but many accept the difficulties organisations wishing to install green energy products have in tracing opaque Chinese supply chains.
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Last year, JA Solar, which accounted for almost half of the sites mapped, had its panels installed on gyms in 10 cities belonging to the popular health club brand David Lloyd including those in Manchester and Birmingham. The firm’s panels were also fitted at Cheltenham and Newmarket racecourses.
Cheltenham and Newmarket racecourses did not respond although there is nothing to suggest they knew about any alleged link to forced labour.
https://inews.co.uk/news/solar-panels-man-city-david-lloyd-chinese-slave-labour-claims-3671507
Extracts include:-
Solar panels used by Man City and David Lloyd linked to Chinese slave labour claims
An investigation by The i Paper has uncovered dozens of commercial sites, schools, universities and hospitals around the UK where solar panels have been installed made by Chinese firms linked to alleged human rights abuses
Solar panels with suspected links to Chinese slave labour have been installed by dozens of organisations including Manchester City, Cheltenham Racecourse and David Lloyd gyms, The i Paper can reveal.
The scale of Britain’s use of solar panels made by firms alleged to have used components made from the forced labour of minorities in China can be disclosed for the first time.
As well as commercial premises, the locations include schools, hospitals and universities across the country. There is no suggestion that any of the organisations installed solar panels with knowledge of links to Chinese slave labour.
...
Campaigners have criticised the widespread installation of solar panels linked to human rights abuses, but many accept the difficulties organisations wishing to install green energy products have in tracing opaque Chinese supply chains.
...
Last year, JA Solar, which accounted for almost half of the sites mapped, had its panels installed on gyms in 10 cities belonging to the popular health club brand David Lloyd including those in Manchester and Birmingham. The firm’s panels were also fitted at Cheltenham and Newmarket racecourses.
Cheltenham and Newmarket racecourses did not respond although there is nothing to suggest they knew about any alleged link to forced labour.
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A spokesperson from David Lloyd Clubs said: “We stand firmly against the exploitation of forced labour. We always do our due diligence and have robust procedures in place to ensure we have verified supply chain traceability and comply with the relevant laws and regulations.”
In January, the US banned a subsidiary of JA Solar from shipping goods to the country under its forced labour legislation. The company did not respond to requests for a comment but it’s understood JA Solar has taken concrete steps to avoid any exposure to forced labour in its supply chain, regularly audits its suppliers and has heavily invested in its traceability system.
In recent years, all the solar companies mentioned in Murphy’s reports claim to have taken steps to sever ties with Xinjiang. Some have diversified their production to cut out the region, while the solar industry itself has tried to improve its monitoring of supply chains.
The UK formed the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) with trade organisations in a bid to tackle human rights challenges within the global solar supply chain including “rigorously” auditing some Chinese sites. Trini Solar and JA Solar are members. The latter firm was suspended in January after the US banned panels made by one of its subsidiaries but was reinstated after the SSI concluded its supply practices had changed.
In January, the US banned a subsidiary of JA Solar from shipping goods to the country under its forced labour legislation. The company did not respond to requests for a comment but it’s understood JA Solar has taken concrete steps to avoid any exposure to forced labour in its supply chain, regularly audits its suppliers and has heavily invested in its traceability system.
In recent years, all the solar companies mentioned in Murphy’s reports claim to have taken steps to sever ties with Xinjiang. Some have diversified their production to cut out the region, while the solar industry itself has tried to improve its monitoring of supply chains.
The UK formed the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) with trade organisations in a bid to tackle human rights challenges within the global solar supply chain including “rigorously” auditing some Chinese sites. Trini Solar and JA Solar are members. The latter firm was suspended in January after the US banned panels made by one of its subsidiaries but was reinstated after the SSI concluded its supply practices had changed.
So potentially a damp squib. To be fair to Newmarket and Cheltenham, it is not certain their panels can be linked to slave labour and it is unlikely the racecourses would have known anyway.
The big question to ask about Solar panels is where they will go when no longer being used. Very hard to recycle apparently and it will be expensive to bring the land they occupy back into food production.
Almost every thing you buy is connected to the r@dent type tbh…..
Ian Duncan Smith is a good listen….he’s banned from the place….knows too much tbh…
Solar panels are the scourge on the landscape…imv
Watch with interest how many farmers and landowners sign the deal…..dreadful times ahead imo…
Ian Duncan Smith is a good listen….he’s banned from the place….knows too much tbh…
Solar panels are the scourge on the landscape…imv
Watch with interest how many farmers and landowners sign the deal…..dreadful times ahead imo…
Solar panels on roofs are not taking away farmland. Solar farms might be.
solar panels have been on the roofs of road tunnels,rail tunnels etc in Europe around the world for over 30 yrs, whatever the rights and wrongs of them the UK is that far behind in terms of using the tech its embarrassing
10 yrs to get a court order in UK to allow hs2 to mount mini solar panels on the backs of BATS 
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