LifeSafe Holdings plc
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019-09-30 to 2021-12-31)
Reporting Period: 2019-09-30 to 2021-12-31
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Developed an environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and non-hazardous fire extinguishing fluid (FER1000) and its recyclable packaging.
- StaySafe 5-in-1 extinguisher became Amazon Prime's top-selling fire extinguisher in the UK within the same month of its launch.
Social Achievements
- Established relationships with Amazon and Screwfix.
- High levels of customer satisfaction reflected in an “Excellent” Trustpilot rating.
- Member of Sedex Advance to ensure ethical and sustainable supply chain practices.
Governance Achievements
- Compliance with the QCA Code.
- Established an audit committee and a remuneration committee.
- Adopted a share dealing code for Directors and applicable employees.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Increase marketing to drive order growth.
- Increase inventory levels to meet increasing product orders.
- Finance ongoing research and development.
Environmental Challenges
- Early-stage of operations with limited operating history and incurred losses.
- Dependence on manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers.
- Product development challenges and regulatory hurdles.
- Reliance on licences.
- Intellectual property protection and potential infringement risks.
- Competition in a rapidly evolving market.
- Risks of technological change and obsolescence.
- Foreign currency risk and overseas activities.
- Unfavorable contract terms.
- Managing the growth of operations and organization.
- Retaining and attracting capable management.
- Market risks and product performance variations.
- Product recalls.
- COVID-19 pandemic impact.
- Tax implications and changes in laws and regulations.
Mitigation Strategies
- Digital First strategy for sales and marketing.
- Working with established suppliers with high-quality products and services.
- Stringent policies and procedures to ensure high levels of environmental and social responsibility.
- Member of Sedex to monitor supply chain practices.
- Ongoing research and development of new products and services.
- International expansion through digital channels.
- Multi-channel sales strategy.
- Hedging or other financial instruments to minimize foreign currency risk (though not currently in place).
- Improvements to operations, financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures.
- Independent testing and verification of products.
- User instructions provided on all products.
- Plans in place to mitigate the ongoing pandemic.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Stringent policies and procedures to ensure high levels of environmental and social responsibility.
- Member of Sedex Advance.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFRS
Third-party Assurance: Haysmacintyre LLP
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- StaySafe 5-in-1 fire extinguisher
- PanSafe pan fire extinguisher
- FER1000 fluid
- Derivative Fluid