Climate Change Data

Unique Logistics International, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2024, 2024-02-29, May 31, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting business operations, results, cash flows, and financial position.
  • Financial instability or reduced capacity of service providers (air, ocean, ground freight carriers) due to COVID-19.
  • International trade influences (currency exchange rates, governmental policies, regulations, conflicts, natural disasters, etc.) impacting primary market and operating results.
  • Risks related to the retail customers' business due to COVID-19.
  • Dependence on operators of aircrafts, ships, trucks, ports, and airports.
  • Potential for unsuccessful acquisitions.
  • Significant portion of total revenues from largest customer.
  • Concentration of credit risk due to dependence on a limited number of customers.
  • Reliance on technology for business operations.
  • Difficulty in forecasting customer shipments or rate changes by carriers.
  • Seasonal changes in the transportation industry.
  • Ever-increasing regulations from various sources.
  • Negative impacts of changes in political and governmental conditions.
  • Negative impacts of catastrophic events.
  • Operational and financial risks associated with international operations.
  • Competitive environment.
  • Formal or informal investigations from governmental authorities.
  • Uncertainty and volatility in the global economy and capital markets.
  • Significant capital expenditure requirements for business strategy implementation.
  • Difficulty in attracting, training, or retaining highly qualified personnel.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Effective selection and oversight of service providers.
  • Establishing a legal structure that meets local regulations in foreign jurisdictions.
  • Site- and activity-specific environmental compliance and pollution prevention programs.
  • Improving operating efficiencies in procurement, customer service, finance, and administration.
  • Building a uniform marketing strategy to build market share and brand recognition.
  • Continuously assessing the Information Technology environment.
  • Building the sales and support organization.
  • Maintaining an option to acquire ownership of significant UL HK foreign subsidiaries.
  • Ensuring seamless services to customers through the Consulting Services Agreement.
  • Seeking additional opportunities through potential domestic acquisitions, revenue sharing arrangements, partnerships, or investments.
  • Establishing a major warehousing facility in Santa Fe Springs, CA.
  • Identifying growth opportunities by focusing on specific areas of the United States.
  • Building tailored services to US customers in targeted Asian markets.
  • Implementing initiatives to conserve liquidity (raising capital, increasing credit facilities, reducing debt cost, controlling expenditures, improving cash collection).

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Dependence on third-party service providers impacting service delivery and quality.
  • Economic recessions and factors reducing freight volumes.
  • Climate change and measures to address it.
  • Intense competition in the transportation services industry.
  • Seasonal changes in the transportation industry.
  • Reliance on technology for operations.
  • Difficulty in forecasting customer shipments or rate changes.
  • Reduction in international commerce or disruption in global trade.
  • Need for significant capital expenditures and additional financing.
  • Significant portion of revenues from a small number of customers.
  • Challenges in managing rapid growth.
  • Complex regulatory environment.
  • International operations subject to various risks.
  • Risks related to the use of AI technologies.
  • Potential for investigations and litigation.
  • Risks related to acquisition strategy.
  • Failure to attract, train, or retain qualified personnel.
  • Indebtedness impacting financial condition and results of operations.
  • Impact of changing interest rates.
  • Negative impacts of changes in political and governmental conditions.
  • Negative impacts of catastrophic events.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Improved operating efficiencies in procurement, customer service, finance, and administration.
  • Consolidated volumes and centralized functions.
  • Rationalized organizational structure and hiring of experienced executives.
  • Continuous assessment of information technology environment.
  • Single operating platform and add-on service tools.
  • Expansion of sales and support organization.
  • Strategic acquisitions.
  • Focus on warehousing and distribution.
  • Growth of business on Trans-Atlantic and Latin American trade lanes.
  • Specialized services to U.S. companies in overseas markets.
  • Establishment of site- and activity-specific environmental compliance and pollution prevention programs.
  • Programs to minimize waste and prevent pollution.
  • Maintenance of industry-specific and general business insurance policies.
  • Implementation of several initiatives to conserve liquidity, including increasing credit facilities, reducing debt costs, controlling expenditures, and improving cash collection processes.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Rising sea levels affecting port operations.
  • Extreme weather conditions disrupting operations and damaging cargo and facilities.
Transition Risks
  • Increased regulation and taxation to support carbon emissions reduction investments.
  • Reputational and strategic risks due to shifts in customer demands.
  • Customer contractual requirements around environmental initiatives.

Reporting Period: 2024-02-29

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Delay in completing financial statements and other disclosures in the Quarterly Report.
  • Independent registered public accounting firm requires additional time to complete its review of the financial statements.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Registrant anticipates filing the Quarterly Report no later than the fifth calendar day following the prescribed filing date.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: May 31, 2022

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Delay in completing financial statements and other disclosures in the Annual Report.
  • Independent registered public accounting firm requires additional time to complete its review of the financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2022.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Registrant anticipates that it will file the Annual Report imminently.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities