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Randers career fair that the indoor environmental levels, such 
as exposure to health-harming microbes, SUBSIDIARY
In September 2021, Louise Lund are below the levels recommended by the Nairobi
Harpoth, COO, and Azra Mujacic, Internal World Health Organization (WHO). The
Communication and Quality Coordinator, results for the current reporting period are
participated in a career fair in Randers, at the same high standard as last year and KEN·
Denmark. The Mayor of Randers Municipality, below the levels recommended by WHO.
Torben Hansen, opened the career fair with
a speech highlighting the diverse talent Since the beginning of its partnership with YA
among the young people of Randers and Pureclean.eu, Phoenix Design Aid has
surrounds as well as noting the benefits of used the environmentally friendly cleaning
working in Randers. products “Q-Shield Care” and “Q-Shield
Surface Care”. In last year’s report, the
Each company at the fair had a stand where company introduced Bright Water as one
participants could come and talk with of its other primary cleaning and sanitizing
employees representing the company. Louise products, and this is still in use. In addition
and Azra met many accomplished jobseekers to these products, Phoenix Design Aid
interested in learning about Phoenix uses an acid-free and environmentally
Design Aid and its work with the SDGs. friendly scale remover called “Lime Buster”,
which will soon be available in an even
more environmentally friendly version.
System upgrade
In the last sustainability report, Phoenix
Phoenix Design Aid is working towards a major Design Aid flagged a future initiative to
system upgrade in mid-2022. The company ensure the high quality of drinking water
has previously used Navision, which is an for staff and visitors at the company’s
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system headquarters in Denmark by installing a
for both project management and financial drinking water machine that produces “ECA”
record-keeping and analysis. Phoenix Design (electrochemically activated) water. While
Aid will be switching to a new ERP system, the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, in delivery of the machine, the company has
line with the rest of the Microsoft Dynamics placed its order and is awaiting installation.
365 product family that the company uses.

Business Central is cloud-based and more “360 degrees” survey Last year’s sustainability report flagged that
user-friendly, which will make Phoenix Dennis Lundoe Nielsen, CEO of Phoenix
Design Aid’s internal working processes In March 2022, Phoenix Design Aid Design Aid, would travel to Kenya to begin
easier and more efficient. The company initiated contact with journalist Sofie Rud, the process of reopening the Nairobi
looks forward to transitioning to Business who agreed to conduct a “360 degrees” office, including recruiting a local country
Central and the benefits the change qualitative survey for Phoenix Design Aid. manager. While Dennis’ trip in late 2021 was
will bring to project management. The survey questions will be developed in postponed due to COVID-19, the intention
April, and the survey will be conducted in remains to recruit a local employee.
May–June through interviews with Phoenix
Ongoing investment in a healthy Design Aid’s many stakeholders, including Phoenix Design Aid has used the intervening
working environment employees, suppliers and clients. The focus time to conduct research and further work
of the survey will be both the company’s on its plan to hire an employee in Kenya.
Phoenix Design Aid has had a seven-year overall work and in particular its work with It has been decided to recruit a director,
long collaboration with Pureclean.eu to the SDGs and sustainability, and the aim of instead of a country manager, who will
help protect the most important resource the engagement is to identify any ways in run the office directly from Kenya, thereby
in the company – its employees – by which the company can improve its working supporting local development. This director
providing a healthy working environment processes. The results of the survey will be will have a similar role to the Regional Director
and ensuring staff well-being. shared in next year’s sustainability report. in Panama. Phoenix Design Aid hopes to
have the post filled by September 2022.
The indoor air quality of Phoenix Design
Aid’s head office in Randers, Denmark, is Business activities and projects in Kenya
monitored on a daily basis by Foobot, which are still managed from headquarters in
tracks particulate matter, chemical pollutants, Denmark, and the company looks forward
temperature and humidity. Foobot produces to moving all operational tasks back
an air pollution report for each room in the to Kenya to enable closer partnerships
office, which helps the company to ensure with its clients and suppliers.