Cardax, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2014-09-30, 2016-06-30, 2017-03, 2019)
Reporting Period: 2014-09-30
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Recurring losses from operations raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Mitigation Strategies
- Plans to raise additional capital through future equity and debt securities issuances.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2016-06-30
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Recurring losses from operations resulting in substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern.
- Negative cash flows from operating activities since inception.
- Anticipation of further losses in the development of its business.
Mitigation Strategies
- Plans to raise additional capital to carry out its business plan.
- Furloughing of employees and independent contractors with minimum wage compensation for key personnel.
- Deferred payment of trade payables.
- Suspension of additional equity compensation for directors.
- Assessment of commercial opportunities, including product development and licensing of intellectual property.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2017-03
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Recurring losses from operations since inception, resulting in an accumulated deficit and negative cash flows.
- Substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern.
Mitigation Strategies
- Plans to raise additional capital through future equity and debt securities issuances.
- Furloughing employees and contractors, reducing compensation for executives and directors, deferring payment of trade payables.
- Focus on initial marketing program for ZanthoSyn™ to physicians, healthcare professionals, and consumers.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- ZanthoSyn™ (astaxanthin dietary supplement)
- CDX-085 (patented astaxanthin derivative)
Reporting Period: 2019
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Filing an IND for CDX-101 approximately one year from the closing of the Proposed Public Offering.
Environmental Challenges
- Recurring operating losses.
- Substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
- Dependence on senior management and certain consultants.
- Limited experience in managing communications with regulatory authorities.
- Intense competition in the dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries.
- Extensive and complex healthcare regulation.
- Limited experience as a commercial company.
- Uncertainty regarding market acceptance of ZanthoSyn® and future products.
- Limited experience in marketing products.
- Reliance on third parties for supply and manufacturing.
- Reliance on third-party distributors for sales, marketing, and distribution.
- Potential for product liability claims and product recalls.
- Fluctuation in operating results.
- Challenges in managing expected growth.
- Limited access to information regarding the Company due to smaller reporting company status.
- Limited trading market for common stock.
- Potential for penny stock regulations.
- No dividend payments anticipated.
- Potential issuance of preferred stock that could subordinate common stock rights.
- Provisions in corporate charter documents that could make acquisition more difficult.
- Potential for short sales to depress common stock price.
- Derivative liabilities that may reduce stockholders' equity.
- Potential adverse effects from natural disasters, public health crises, and other catastrophic events.
- Potential adverse effects from pandemics, including COVID-19.
Mitigation Strategies
- Raising additional capital.
- Implementing business plan.
- Hiring additional personnel or outsourcing functions.
- Securing regulatory approvals.
- Developing and commercializing new products.
- Protecting intellectual property rights.
- Establishing and maintaining sophisticated sales and marketing teams.
- Improving existing and implementing new operational and financial systems.
- Expanding, training, and managing employee base.
- Utilizing contract manufacturers and suppliers.
- Establishing and maintaining satisfactory relationships with third-party distributors.
- Purchasing insurance coverage.
- Managing expected growth effectively.
- Filing a registration statement for a proposed $15 million public offering.