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Foreword Welcome to Phoenix Design Aid's
sustainability report 2022

Dear reader,

Every year, I am excited to share Phoenix Through our membership and support of
Design Aid’s new sustainability report, but this the United Nations Global Compact, we
year I am especially excited as we enter a new take pride in working with and supporting
reporting process related to our membership all efforts related to human rights, the
of the United Nations Global Compact as environment and our internal working
Phoenix Design Aid has been selected to join environment as well as promoting a zero-
the Early Adaptor Programme of the United tolerance approach to corruption. Read
Nations Global Compact. We are proud and more about our overall approach and
delighted to have joined this programme policies in these areas on pages 58–59.
as we are able to provide feedback to help
shape and develop the platform before its full The last seven months have been very exciting
release in 2023, while also getting early access for Phoenix Design Aid, where we have heavily
to tools and an early learning experience. focused on internal capacity building and
Photo: Groovy Graphic. business. We have, among many other things,
As we enter a new reporting process, this welcomed new employees, worked with
report should be viewed as a transitioning governance and key performance indicators
report, thus covering the period October via our board of directors, strengthened
2021 – April 2022. Our future reports will be our digital department, signed an affiliation
handed in alongside Phoenix Design Aid’s agreement with the City of Knowledge
online questionnaire (the new and enhanced Foundation in Panama, progressed on
Communication on Progress reporting) that several external and internal projects and
will be submitted every year latest on 31 May. successfully won a number of new projects
This means that our future sustainability reports and Long-Term Agreements. All of this
will cover a year – from May to April – and would not have been possible without hard
should be seen in relation to the questionnaire. work and dedication from all employees
The report unfolds various initiatives through and sound relations with our consultants,
stories, while the questionnaire enraptures the partners, suppliers and clients – and for that
processes and system around these initiatives. I am immensely grateful and thankful.

For that reason, I am eager to present to you Finally, I would like to thank all employees
Phoenix Design Aid’s sustainability report 2022 * who have worked on creating and designing
that illustrates how we work with sustainable this report and the external experts who have
development, people and the environment. analysed the content for inaccuracies and
Our report has five main chapters, consisting to ensure that no greenwashing occurs.
of four SDG chapters and one chapter with
corporate stories. All together, they highlight I sincerely hope you enjoy the read.
how the Ten Principles of the United Nations
Global Compact and the SDGs play an All the best,
invaluable role in Phoenix Design Aid’s strategy
and daily operations. And I am confident that
Phoenix Design Aid’s way of working with
sustainability and the SDGs has a positive
influence on our relationships with all our Dennis Lundoe Nielsen, CEO
stakeholders, surroundings and reputation.

*As always, the report is available at www.phoenixdesignaid.com/sustainability-report-2022.
A printed version will be distributed among the company’s key stakeholders.