Climate Change Data

IGC Pharma, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2024)

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Workplace Safety
  • Employee Well-being
  • Community Investment

Environmental Achievements

  • Distributed $154 thousand worth of hand sanitizers and other wellness products

Social Achievements

  • Implemented workplace safety initiatives
  • Distributed $154 thousand worth of hand sanitizers and other wellness products

Governance Achievements

  • Established a comprehensive cybersecurity program
  • Adopted a written code of ethics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Concentrated sales and suppliers representing some risk
  • Global operations exposed to currency fluctuations, political instability, and regulatory changes
  • Complexity and rapid development of AI initiatives
  • Perception as a 'cannabis company' hindering fundraising
  • Inexperience in conducting pre-clinical and clinical trials
  • Regulatory approval processes for IGC-AD1 and other product candidates
  • Limited success in Alzheimer's disease drug development
  • Potential for serious adverse events or undesirable side effects
  • Uncertainty regarding market acceptance of products
  • Lack of visibility regarding future demand for products
  • Business interruptions
  • Climate change concerns
  • Reliance on management team
  • Variability of quarterly revenue and profitability
  • Potential risks associated with the disposal of non-core assets
  • Risk of write-downs on inventory and other assets
  • Potential for unintentional accounting errors
  • Complex and changing laws and regulations related to climate change and ESG initiatives
  • Concentrated insider ownership of common stock
Mitigation Strategies
  • Established an internal CRO with proprietary software to optimize trial costs
  • Implementing tighter cybersecurity measures
  • Actively managing the disposal process of non-core assets to mitigate risks and maximize shareholder value
  • Regularly reviews long-lived assets for impairment
  • Strive to improve ESG performance and meet voluntary goals
  • Implementing a comprehensive cybersecurity program

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events that could damage facilities and equipment, injure employees, disrupt operations, and negatively affect the ability to service clients
Transition Risks
  • Disorderly global transition away from fossil fuels, customer preference for low-carbon products, stakeholder pressure to decarbonize, and new legal or regulatory requirements