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On August 20, the winners of the 2025 Sedex Supply Chain Awards were announced during the 2025 Sedex Conference in Shanghai, with LONGi winning the Social Contribution Award. At the awards ceremony, Li Fangsheng, head of Environmental, Health & Safety Management Department and Quality System Management Department of LONGi, took the stage to accept the trophy and certificate presented by the judging committee and delivered a speech. In addition, LONGi was also nominated for the Supply Chain Transformation Promotion Award.
The Sedex Supply Chain Awards are globally recognized accolades in the field of sustainable development, particularly focusing on supply chain dimensions. They aim to honor and encourage outstanding contributions and innovations by companies, organizations, and individuals in environmental and social aspects of supply chains. This year's awards attracted nearly 200 entries from enterprises and individuals across more than 20 industries. Twelve experts and scholars in supply chain due diligence conducted the evaluation, ultimately selecting 31 winners across nine award categories.

In its citation, the committee of Sedex highlighted that LONGi has demonstrated an outstanding sense of social responsibility in its supply chain, deeply integrating it into its core strategy. The social objectives within the supply chain are highly aligned with the Group's sustainable development management framework. Through systematic initiatives, LONGi has achieved quantifiable results—including improvements in supply chain compliance—fully reflecting its role as an industry benchmark in sustainable supply chain management. The company's social responsibility and sustainable procurement management system project focuses on labor rights, occupational health and safety, and sustainable supply chain objectives. LONGi's ESG/CSR processes and operational practices are also consistent with internationally recognized standards and benchmarks, which helps optimize internal management, reduce risks, and earn the trust and recognition of customers and broader stakeholders.

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LONGi remains committed to being a responsible company. In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it has introduced the "LIGHT" sustainability philosophy and exercises due diligence in both its operations and supply chain. This award recognizes and encourages our persistent efforts in supply chain due diligence and corporate sustainable development. It also marks a new starting point for us to collaborate with more partners in advancing deeper sustainable supply chain management practices and promoting responsible business growth.