Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Akanda Corp. is an international medical cannabis and wellness platform company focused on cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution.

Its core business activities do not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for consumers, nor does it offer financial products or services. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial services, products, and their impact on economic opportunity are not applicable to Akanda Corp.'s operations.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

No specific, concrete data points were found across the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Fair Pay & Worker Respect, including living wage coverage, CEO-median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, worker engagement score, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage.

The articles explicitly state a lack of information for these metrics.

Honest & Fair Business

Akanda Corp. adopted a formal whistleblower protection policy on November 14, 2021, which applies to all directors, officers, and employees.

The policy encourages reporting to supervisors, the Chief Financial Officer, or the Audit Committee Chair, allows for anonymity, prohibits retaliation, and outlines investigation procedures and confidentiality requirements. However, there is no explicit evidence of independent investigation processes, nor any data on training, uptake, or resolution times. The company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, adopted on the same date, includes an explicit anti-bribery policy with prohibitions against offering or receiving bribes and requires reporting of 'red flag' events, but information on training frequency or effectiveness metrics is not provided. On April 10, 2025, the Board of Directors appointed Usama Chaudhry, who meets independent director standards under Nasdaq and SEC rules, to fill a vacancy, bringing the percentage of independent directors to approximately 60%.

Kind to Animals

Akanda Corp. is listed as a company with "No Animal Exploitation."

This indicates that the company does not engage in animal testing, use animal-derived ingredients, or have animal husbandry operations. Therefore, KPIs related to animal husbandry, animal-derived inputs, and sourcing of animal products are not applicable to its business model. The company's status implies an absolute global ban on all animal testing across every product category, with no animals used in any testing protocols.

No War, No Weapons

Akanda Corp. is described as a cannabis company focused on medical cannabis products.

The provided articles detail its financial activities, corporate governance policies, and market strategies for medical cannabis. However, none of the articles contain specific, verifiable evidence or quantitative data related to any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs, such as revenue from arms contracts, investment in dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, or any policies concerning conflict-related activities. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the provided information.

Planet-Friendly Business

No specific, quantitative evidence related to planet-friendly business practices, environmental performance metrics, or climate-related disclosures was found across the provided articles. The articles primarily focus on financial compliance with Nasdaq listing rules

and details of business acquisitions and facility certifications related to manufacturing quality (EU GMP) , which is not an environmental certification.

Safe & Smart Tech

Akanda Corp. has no documented data breaches or incidents of unauthorized data use.

The company offers strong user data control, providing comprehensive rights under CCPA and GDPR/UK GDPR, including access, rectification, erasure, withdrawal of consent, objection to processing, and data portability. Users can request deletion of their data. However, data minimization practices are limited, as data is retained as long as necessary for policy purposes, and may be kept after deletion requests due to legal or regulatory requirements. The company explicitly states compliance with CCPA, GDPR, and UK GDPR, and uses the EU’s Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers, indicating good regulatory compliance.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points for any of the KPIs related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products. While Articles 2 and 3 mention Akanda Corp.'s general commitment to sustainability and limiting its carbon footprint, these are broad statements and do not provide measurable evidence for specific KPIs such as waste diversion rates, product recyclability, or circular design principles.

Article 3 explicitly notes a lack of specific data on waste diversion, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero-waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, or supplier waste requirements. Article 5 also indicates that Akanda Corp. does not report on reduction targets, which, in the context of waste, means no specific waste reduction targets are evidenced.