Key Takeaways
- Mexico ASOLMEX pay equity audits trained 89% managers in 2023
- US solar firms with DEI scorecards retained 27% more diverse talent in 2022, Gartner HR solar benchmark
- Gender pay gap in US solar narrowed to 14.2% in 2023 from 19.8% in 2019, BLS industry data
- Women of color in US solar C-suite roles were only 4.2% in 2023, SEIA leadership report
- Black executives in solar firms averaged 3.7% across US top 50 companies in 2022, Deloitte solar exec survey
- Hispanic CEOs in US solar industry stood at 2.9% in 2023, Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship study
- In 2023, underrepresented minorities (Black, Hispanic, Native American) comprised 24.7% of the US solar workforce, a 3.2% rise from 2020, SEIA data
- Black employees in solar installation jobs were 11.3% in 2022 US, DOE workforce census
- Hispanic/Latino representation in US solar manufacturing hit 32.1% in 2023, up 7.4% since 2019, NREL stats
- 78% of US solar companies implemented unconscious bias training in 2023, up from 52% in 2020, SEIA DEI survey
- Solar firms with DEI mentorship programs saw 34% higher retention of underrepresented groups, 2022 Wood Mackenzie study
- In Europe, 65% of solar employers offered inclusive recruitment training in 2023, SolarPower Europe HR report
- In 2022, women comprised 28.4% of the total solar industry workforce in the United States, up from 25.1% in 2020 but still lagging behind the national average of 47%
- Solar companies with higher gender diversity in teams saw 15.2% higher innovation rates in photovoltaic technology development per a 2023 NREL study
- Female representation in solar installation roles stood at 12.7% in 2023 across Europe, according to IRENA data, compared to 8.9% in 2019
Across regions, DEI training and transparency are boosting retention and narrowing pay gaps in solar.
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