Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability
• Sustainable Business Practices

Environmental Achievements

• Construction of a multipurpose industrial hemp processing facility in Spring Hope, NC, the only commercial, industrial hemp decortication facility in the United States.

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reduction in revenue for year-end 2015 due to a shift in focus towards industrial hemp processing.
• Weather delays (above-average rainfall) in North Carolina affecting the construction of the decortication facility.

Mitigation Strategies

• Executives expect significant revenue from the new decortication facility to offset the losses.
• Despite weather delays, the company installed a 60-foot tall silo for storing loss circulation material.

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

• Loss circulation material (LCM) for the oil and drilling industries.

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Responsibility (Veteran support, community development)
• Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

• Built environmentally sustainable 85,000 sq ft hemp processing facility in Spring Hope, NC
• Developed DrillWall™ (loss circulation material) and Spill-Be-Gone™ (oil spill absorbent) from kenaf-hemp blend

Social Achievements

• Employed over 200 employees in 2018 and over 300 in 2019 at Oregon processing center
• Established Veteran's Village Kins Community (VVKC) in Arizona, preparing land for hemp cultivation
• Hosted Hempathon at VVKC, offering hemp growing contest and educational classes

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• SEC civil suit alleging fraudulent stock registration
• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Actively fighting the SEC lawsuit, anticipating trial in summer 2021

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

• DrillWall™, Spill-Be-Gone™

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Responsibility (Veteran support, community development)
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Built the largest industrial hemp processing center in the Western Hemisphere, focusing on environmentally sustainable practices.
• Developed all-green natural products like DrillWall™ and Spill-Be-Gone™.

Social Achievements

• Established the Veteran Village Kins Community to provide housing, training, and economic opportunities for veterans.
• Created the Hemp University to educate farmers and entrepreneurs on industrial hemp cultivation and business practices.
• Employed over 200 employees in Oregon during the 2018 harvest and over 300 in 2019.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• COVID-19 pandemic impacted sales and supply chains.
• Legal challenges with the SEC.

Mitigation Strategies

• Recalibrated sales strategies to adapt to the pandemic.
• Continuing to fight the SEC lawsuit.

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

• DrillWall™, Spill-Be-Gone™, hemp bioplastics

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Established Veteran Village Kins Community in Golden Valley, Arizona to grow hemp and produce CBD and CBG products, benefiting veterans and generating revenue.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

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