First published on Dive Brief: The Solar Energy Industries Association launched a traceability tool last week, aimed at helping manufacturers and importers of solar products identify the source of a solar product's material inputs and trace the movement of these inputs throughout the supply chain. The launch of the tool, the Solar Supply Chain Traceability Protocol, is a response to human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China. The goal is for companies to implement the protocol's key principles and become better equipped to navigate U.S. import compliance obligations, the association said. The tool also aims to provide customers with greater supply chain transparency. And it includes an independent, third-party audit mechanism to measure a company's implementation of traceability policies and procedures.