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SMA Solar Technology | Sustainability Performance

https://www.sma.de

Develops and manufactures photovoltaic inverters and energy management solutions for solar power systems.

1981

Germany

1,001 - 5,000 employees

Renewables & Environment

$1B - 10B in revenue

Not profitable

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#54
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#5
in Germanyⓘ
#4
in Renewables & Environmentⓘ

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Industry Rank

9 out of 191

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
10.3KCO2e tonnes, 2025
Leading
Renewable energy ⓘProportion of the company's total energy consumption sourced from renewable sources, expressed as a percentage.
70%2025
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
2.1Ktonnes, 2025
Aligned
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
35%2024
Leading
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
1.5M$, 2025
Aligned
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
2.2B$, 2026▼70.2% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
1.5B$, 2024▲24.4% YoY
R&D intensity ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.
6.27%2024

Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark

6.0

B/M 23.1

293.2

B/M 746.4

19.7

B/M 9.3


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  • SMA Solar Technology AG, German largest solar inverter manufacturer, has faced sustained class actions over the contested 2024 sustained share price collapse amid disclosed material customer demand changes (European residential solar inverter customer demand normalization, Chinese solar inverter pricing pressure) and the contested historic 2024 EUR 200+ million sustained SMA Solar restructuring affecting German institutional shareholders amid global solar inverter sector pressure.
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Total sustainability employees

7-10

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