Climate Change Data

Karnalyte Resources Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2022-01 to 2022-06, 2022-01 to 2022-09, 2022-07-01 to 2022-09-30, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Engaged Karri Howlett Consulting Inc. to prepare an ESG strategy report analyzing key focus areas and providing practical recommendations.

Social Achievements

  • Successful rights offering raising $3,862,000, with participation from Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GSFC).

Governance Achievements

  • Preparation of an ESG Strategy Report; reviewing recommendations to enhance existing policies and practices.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Increase business development activities to seek out and attract investment and strategic partners to move one or both of the Company’s projects forward to development.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Continue to work on identifying cost efficiencies, optimizing construction and operation plans, and enhancing project sustainability.
Short-term Goals:
  • Complete the update to its NI 43-101 technical report in 2023.

Environmental Challenges

  • Delays in updating the NI 43-101 Compliant Technical Report due to unforeseen challenges, increased commodity prices, and supply chain constraints.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investigating capital cost efficiencies and opportunities to enhance sustainability; working towards getting more comfort on assumptions used given current market and economic conditions.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022-01 to 2022-06

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:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Engaged Karri Howlett Consulting Inc. to prepare an ESG strategy report, analyzing key focus areas and providing recommendations to enhance existing policies and practices.

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Engaged Karri Howlett Consulting Inc. to prepare an ESG strategy report, analyzing key focus areas and providing recommendations to enhance existing policies and practices. Successful completion of a Rights Offering, raising $3,862,000 in proceeds.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Completion of the update to the NI 43-101 compliant technical report and the ESG strategy report.

Environmental Challenges

  • Delays to the update of the NI 43-101 compliant technical report due to potash supply constraints following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and overall supply chain constraints impacting suppliers worldwide.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Karnalyte will look to maximize the benefits of the current market conditions and provide a further update as appropriate when the technical report is finalized.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2022-01 to 2022-09

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:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Engaged Karri Howlett Consulting Inc. to prepare an ESG strategy report analyzing key focus areas and providing practical recommendations.

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Engaged Karri Howlett Consulting Inc. to prepare an ESG strategy report analyzing key focus areas and providing practical recommendations. Successful completion of a rights offering raising $3,862,000.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Completion of the update to the NI 43-101 compliant technical report and efforts to further support the raising of project financing and project development.

Environmental Challenges

  • Unforeseen challenges and delays in updating the NI 43-101 Compliant Technical Report due to increased potash prices, significant growth in Western Canada’s economic activity, and supply chain constraints.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Diligent progress on updating the NI 43-101 Compliant Technical Report, engaging industry-leading firms like Wood PLC and ERCOSPLAN, and confirming the validity of the 2013 Environmental Impact Study approval.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2022-07-01 to 2022-09-30

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Governance Achievements

  • Engaged Karri Howlett Consulting Inc. to prepare an ESG strategy report.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Delays in updating the NI 43-101 Compliant Technical Report due to unforeseen challenges, including supply chain constraints and changes to Saskatchewan’s tax regime.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Diligent progress on the Technical Report update, engaging industry-leading firms like Wood PLC and ERCOSPLAN.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Exploration, development and operation risks related to the Wynyard Potash Project and the Proteos Nitrogen Project
  • Ability to secure adequate financing to implement the Company's strategic and development objectives
  • Uncertainty regarding the estimation of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
  • Lack of current revenues and uncertainty about future revenues
  • Risks associated with the limited operating history of the Company
  • Lack of developed markets for the Company's magnesium-based products
  • Unproven nature of solution mining of carnallite in Saskatchewan
  • Permit and licensing requirements related to exploration and development activities
  • Company's ability to satisfy its material agreements, including the Offtake Agreement
  • Risks associated with the enforcement of the Company's material agreements, including the Offtake Agreement
  • Potential loss of key employees, technical experts or key suppliers
  • Potential for a volatile market for the Common Shares
  • Potential dilution of shareholders through future financings
  • Failure to protect the Company's intellectual property rights
  • Litigation and tax matters
  • Adequacy of the Company's insurance coverage
  • Adequacy of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting
  • Volatility of potash and magnesium compounds prices
  • Cyclical nature of the potash and magnesium compounds industries
  • Availability and cost of labour and materials required for the construction of Phase I
  • Competition
  • Currency exchange rate fluctuations
  • Environmental regulations
  • Governmental and regulatory requirements
  • Risks associated with foreign operations
  • Weather patterns

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities