CATL becomes first battery company in all three GBA Battery Passport pilot waves
CATL has taken part in the Global Battery Alliance's Battery Passport pilot for a third consecutive wave, making it the only battery company with passports published in every pilot wave.
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- nearly 80%
- January 2023
- early 2027
What Happened
CATL took part in the Global Battery Alliance (GBA) Battery Passport pilot program for a third consecutive wave, becoming the only battery company globally to have battery passports published across all GBA pilot waves. The latest results were announced by GBA in its 2026 Battery Passport pilot program. The program aims to establish a standardized methodology to monitor, quantify and verify the ESG performance of batteries throughout their lifecycle. By providing a common framework for sustainability data and disclosure, the initiative addresses a growing need for greater transparency and accountability across the global new energy value chain. CATL said the results further demonstrate its long-term commitment to advancing transparency, sustainability and resilience across the global battery value chain.
nearly 80%of global production capacity
The 2026 GBA Battery Passport pilot program included cell manufacturers representing nearly 80% of global production capacity.
In the pilot assessment, CATL's battery product delivered strong performance across the full process, achieving comprehensive ESG data coverage across the entire value chain, from mining, refining and materials to cells and battery packs. CATL says it is the only battery company with TWh-scale shipments to achieve carbon neutrality across its core operations. It reached its 2025 milestone as scheduled and is now advancing toward its 2035 goal of full value-chain carbon neutrality. Looking ahead, CATL said it will continue to work with global partners to support the development and implementation of sustainability standards for the new energy industry.
“The GBA Battery Passport pilot program provides an effective methodology for the industry to monitor, quantify and demonstrate ESG performance across the battery value chain. It helps the industry better prepare for future sustainability risks and challenges.”
“CATL has been a committed participant in the GBA Battery Passport initiative from the very beginning, helping us translate an ambitious vision into a practical framework for greater transparency and accountability across global battery value chains. As we prepare to make the GBA Battery Passport certification scheme fully available in early 2027, we are moving from operational trials to full-scale implementation. We look forward to CATL's continued leadership in this next phase, helping demonstrate how verified sustainability performance can become a meaningful differentiator in global battery markets.”
The GBA published the world's first Battery Passport proof of concept; CATL's participation in the program dates back to this point.
CATL applied for separate battery passports for its Shenxing battery and its CTP battery, becoming one of the first companies to publicly release pilot results validated by an independent third party.
GBA announced results of its 2026 Battery Passport pilot program; CATL took part for a third consecutive wave and is the only battery company with passports published across all pilot waves.
The GBA plans to make its Battery Passport certification scheme fully available, moving from operational trials to full-scale implementation.
Why this matters
Battery passports are meant to give a standard way to record and verify a battery's sustainability performance, so buyers and regulators can compare claims across the global supply chain. The 2026 pilot involved cell makers representing nearly 80% of world production capacity, and the GBA plans to make its certification scheme fully available in early 2027, making verified performance a potential differentiator in global battery markets.
Terms in This Story
- Battery Passport
- A digital record of a battery's sustainability and lifecycle data, designed to be shared and verified along the value chain.
- ESG
- Environmental, social and governance criteria used to assess a company's or product's sustainability and ethical performance.
- Global Battery Alliance (GBA)
- An industry organization whose members work together on sustainability standards and transparency for the battery value chain.
- TWh
- Terawatt-hour, a unit of energy equal to one trillion watt-hours, used to measure very large volumes of battery production or capacity.
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