Climate Change Data

Zentek Ltd. (formerly ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Negative operating cash flow
  • Uncertainties relating to the Company’s business plans
  • Economic and political conditions
  • Revenue from graphene-related product sales; long and complex sales cycle
  • Intellectual property
  • Product development and technological change
  • Market development and growth
  • Unpredictable sales cycles
  • Government regulation and import/export controls
  • Industry competition
  • Lack of trading market for graphene
  • Shortages
  • Liquidity concerns and future financing
  • Reliance on key personnel
  • Qualified employees
  • Cybersecurity threats
  • Share price fluctuations
  • Cost absorption and purchase orders
  • Acquisitions
  • Launch and operational costs
  • Material and commodity prices
  • Uninsured risks
  • Litigation
  • Credit risk
  • Interest rate risk
  • Price risk
  • Financial capability and additional financing
  • Permits and government regulation
  • Fluctuating prices
  • Environmental regulation
  • Economic dependence on supply agreements
  • Material weaknesses in internal control (absence of effective activity-level controls over inventory and lack of controls over accurate revenue recording)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Careful management and planning of operations and hiring qualified personnel
  • Securing GO supply to meet anticipated demand
  • Construction of ZenGUARD™ industrial scale production and coating facility
  • Proposed construction of Graphene Oxide production facility
  • Continued research and development
  • Seeking government support for testing
  • Engaging strategic financial advisor for Albany Graphite Project
  • Implementation of controls over inventory movement and acquisition of inventory software
  • Strengthening revenue recognition and financial reporting controls, hiring a new CFO

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • ZenGUARD™ antimicrobial coating
  • Aptamer-based rapid detection technology
  • Graphene-based diesel fuel additive
  • Icephobic coating
  • Fire-retardant GO-MOF compound