Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental sustainability
• Health and safety
• Ethical business conduct

Environmental Achievements

• Approximately 29,000 cubic meters of sludge treated and 7,000 metric tonnes of hydrocarbons recovered (main project with OMV Petrom)
• Grafysorber® technology granted authorization for use in the United States by the US Environmental Protection Agency
• Awarded the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark

Social Achievements

• Launched Directa Plus’ own line of performance sportswear, the Cosmic Collection
• Financed the Christmas meal for the Opera San Francesco in Milan through the sale of CO-Mask™ face masks
• Implemented an anti-contamination protocol for employees during the COVID-19 pandemic

Governance Achievements

• ISO 14001 certified since 2016 (renewed)
• Established an Audit Committee and a Remuneration Committee
• Complies with the Quoted Companies Alliance corporate governance code

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Macroeconomic challenges of 2020 continued into 2021 and 2022 with the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine
• Increased energy and transportation costs and inflation
• Potential impacts from the war in Ukraine

Mitigation Strategies

• Price increases, expected productivity gains and cost reductions
• Monitoring the situation and undertaking scenario-based analysis on future financial projections
• Successfully raised £7 million to accelerate growth and take advantage of opportunities
• Monitoring the conflict in Ukraine and assessing potential impacts, re-adjusting strategy and operational priorities as needed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: At least once a year

Responsible Procurement

• Developing strong relationships with suppliers based on trust, understanding and respect

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Grafysorber®
• G+® graphene-based products

Awards & Recognition

• London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark
• Special mention for Directa Plus as a Rising Star in the 2021 Company Excellence Awards

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• c.8k cubic meters of sludge treated and more than 2k metric tonnes of hydrocarbons recovered in 2022

Social Achievements

• The Board considers one of its key stakeholder groups to include its workforce and make efforts to support our employees where possible. We are a responsible employer and carefully consider all aspects of employee rights, equal opportunities, health and safety at work and training and education.

Governance Achievements

• The Company complies with the Quoted Companies Alliance corporate governance code (the “QCA Code”) and the Directors propose that the Company should continue to do so having regard to the Company’s size, board structure, stage of development and resources.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Inflationary cost pressures and supply chain disruption that impacted customer scheduling
• Higher energy and raw material costs, which affected our direct production costs, and general cost increases on outsourced services

Mitigation Strategies

• Increasing the price of our own products
• Implementing a cost reduction plan including investment in new milling equipment that reduced direct production costs

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: formal assessment at least once a year

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB framework, Minerva Analytics, Cambridge Impact Framework

Certifications: ISO 14001

Third-party Assurance: Integrum

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Grafysorber®
• Grafyshield G+®
• GiPave®

Awards & Recognition

• Green Economy Mark from the London Stock Exchange