AJAX RESOURCES PLC
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-06 to 2022-02, 2023-03 to 2024-02)
Reporting Period: 2021-06 to 2022-02
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- The Company is a recently formed entity with no operating results.
- The Company lacks an operating history.
- The success of the Company’s business strategy is dependent on its ability to identify sufficient suitable acquisition opportunities.
- Significant competition for acquisition opportunities.
- COVID-19 pandemic may disrupt operations.
- Due diligence may not reveal all relevant considerations or liabilities.
- Acquiring less than full control of a target company may limit decision-making authority.
- Inability to obtain additional funding to complete an acquisition or fund operations.
- Adverse tax, regulatory, or other consequences from an acquisition.
- Inability to hire or retain personnel.
- Restrictions on offering Ordinary Shares as consideration for an Acquisition in certain jurisdictions.
- Dependence on income from acquired business.
- Concentration of business risk in a single company or asset.
- Foreign investment and exchange risks.
- Risks particular to countries of operation.
- Fluctuations in commodity prices.
- Currency exchange rate fluctuations.
- Inflation and other cost increases.
- Safety, health, and environmental exposures.
- Greenhouse gas emission regulations.
- Inaccurate assessment of recoverable reserves.
- Inability to discover new reserves or develop projects.
- Regulatory, environmental, and social approval delays.
- Inability to acquire or renew exploration rights.
- Natural disasters.
- Inadequate infrastructure services.
- Managing relationships with communities and governments.
- Capital-intensive and uncertain exploration and production activities.
- Offshore operations risks.
- Changes in tax law and practice.
- Inability to make tax-efficient returns.
Mitigation Strategies
- The Company will seek to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target company or business or asset(s).
- The Company intends to conduct such due diligence as it deems reasonably practicable and appropriate.
- The Company intends to acquire a controlling interest in a single target company or business or asset(s).
- The Company may issue Ordinary Shares (and/or cash) as consideration for an Acquisition.
- The Company will evaluate the personnel of the acquired company or business or asset(s).
- The Company may offer Ordinary Shares or other securities as part of the consideration.
- The Company intends to maintain adequate insurance.
- The Company intends to structure itself to maximize returns for Shareholders in as fiscally efficient a manner as is practicable.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2023-03 to 2024-02
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:<40,000 kWh/year
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Governance Achievements
- Appointment of Price Bailey LLP as statutory auditor
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Complete an acquisition.
Environmental Challenges
- Lack of operating history and revenue generation.
- Dependence on successful acquisition for future growth.
- Risks associated with operating in politically and economically unstable regions.
- Fluctuations in commodity prices.
- Potential difficulties in securing additional funding.
- Physical risks from extreme weather events.
- Transition risks from regulatory changes or market shifts.
Mitigation Strategies
- Proactive steps to minimize expenditure and maximize financial resources.
- Risk management framework including identification, assessment, mitigation strategies, and monitoring.
- Intention to conduct thorough due diligence on potential acquisition targets.
- Seeking to acquire companies with strong fundamentals and growth drivers in stable regions.
- Intention to utilize the experience and expertise of the Directors.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Damage to assets from extreme weather events
Transition Risks
- Changes in regulation or market conditions
Opportunities
- Acquisitions involving exploration and production of metals and minerals essential to a low-carbon economy