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SANTÉ GROUP
MONTHLY INSIGHTS 2022
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01 AIR QUALITY & SLEEP, ARE THEY INTERLINKED?
02 HEPA FILTRATION FAQs
03 GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY, IS A CRISIS POSSIBLE?
04 WHAT FACTORS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS IN 2022?
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We all know pollution is bad for us and the sleep duration or a lack of sleep as a result of it.
environment – but could toxic air pollutants have But nevertheless, indoor air pollution could be more
even more far-reaching effects? New research is harmful than outdoor air. The outdoor air is around 4
investigating the impact of air pollution on sleep to 5 times less polluted than the air indoors. Airborne
quality. chemicals can enter the body easily, demonstrating
the need for clean air.
Sleep is essential for mental health, physical health,
and our overall quality of life. Unfortunately, it is Investing in a quality air purifier is one of the fastest
often one of the first things to be sacrificed when and most effective ways to improve air quality. It’s
schedules fill up. However, even if you manage to get almost impossible to limit the toxins and pollution, but
a full night of sleep – indoor and outdoor air pollution an air purifier will result in much cleaner air. Air purifiers
can decrease the quality and health benefits of your are suggested to improve sleep. They purify the air by
sleep. trapping more than 99% of up to 0.3-micron airborne
allergens, which are the elements that wake you up in
Prior studies have shown that air pollution impacts the middle of sleep.
heart health, and affects breathing and lung function,
but, until recently, less has been known about whether DO MOULD AND OTHER ALLERGENTS AFFECT
HOW WELL YOU SLEEP?
air pollution does affect sleep. A study from the
Technical University of Denmark found that people
PM2.5 is a category of particulate matter made up
who lived in areas with high levels of outdoor pollution
of tiny particles or droplets in the air with a width
were 60% more likely to sleep poorly than those in
of 2.5 microns or less. In a study presented at the
regions with a lower level of pollution.
American Thoracic Society’s annual conference,
researchers showed how exposure to PM2.5 was linked
Ventilation is one of the most significant determining
to an increased chance of low sleep efficiency. These
factors of a room’s air quality. Sleeping with your
particles are considered to be higher danger than
windows and doors shut may raise carbon dioxide
larger particles as they are small enough to travel
levels in your room to 2,500 parts per million (ppm)
into their respiratory tract when inhaled, some even
while you sleep – which is around three times the
entering lungs and into the bloodstream.
recommended levels. Fundamentally, overnight
exposure to elevated levels of carbon dioxide can
lead to lower sleep efficiency (the amount of time you
spend asleep compared to the time spent awake).
AIR QUALITY AND SLEEP
CAN PARTICLE POLLUTION DISRUPT SLEEP?
ARE THEY INTERLINKED?
Rising levels of air pollution have become a serious
environmental impact affecting human health, and
many are experiencing high rates of insufficient
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Exposure to PM2.5 has been linked to short-term that air pollution is dangerous for our heath, and it
symptoms including coughing, sneezing, runny nose, is therefore fundamental that we take necessary
shortness of breath and throat irritation. On the other steps to protect ourselves from air pollution during
hand, longer term symptoms have in some cases rest periods. When trying to improve the air quality in
included decreased lung function and worsened a space, one of the most important considerations
asthma symptoms. Ultimately, symptoms of PM2.5 should be ventilation and air purification. Air purifiers
exposure can cause breathing issues, leading to are one of the newest additions identified, as an
disrupted sleep, according to the study’s authors. effective method of removing allergens, viruses,
However, it is possible that sleeplessness may also be toxins, and other pollutants from the air. Portable air
a direct effect of pollution exposure. purifiers can increase the airflow within the space,
replacing polluted air with clean air.
IS THERE ANY LINK BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION
WELLNESS
AND SLEEP APNOEA? ARE PORTABLE AIR PURIFIERS AN EFFECTIVE
WAY TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION? PEOPLE HEALTH
EMOTIONAL
Sleep apnoea is a condition that causes your SOCIAL
breathing to stop and start again repeatedly, during HEPA Filters are particularly effective as an air
your sleep. An apnoea is defined when breathing purification solution – with a 99.5% filtration
ceases for longer than 10 seconds. The condition efficiency, meaning they are able to trap 99.95% of
often disrupts sleep, leading to daytime fatigue, all particles down to 0.1 microns in the air. Our HEPA QUALITY ASSURANCE
drowsiness, and irritability. Other more serious experts have put together a number of helpful guides PERFORMANCE SAFETY
BENEFITS PURIFICATION
complications as a result of sleep apnoea can include & articles, which you can access here. PRODUCTIVITY CERTAINTY
increased risk of diabetes, elevated blood pressure, DATA MONITOR
liver problems and metabolic syndrome. Recent Knowing the impact poor air quality can have on sleep
studies have been conducted that find links between only further highlights the requirement to be aware
exposure to air pollution and the risk of having sleep of how we can overcome these challenges. With
apnoea. Extensive research has shown that the portable air purifiers, we’re acknowledging a right to
chance of having sleep apnoea increases significantly breath safe air. You can contact one of our specialist
following increased exposure to PM2.5 and nitrogen team for more insights into air pollution challenges &
dioxide. Whilst the researchers are unable to prove solutions or get in touch to discuss our personalized
that air pollution directly causes sleep apnoea, they HEPA filtration systems here.
do note that improving indoor air quality will directly
contribute to better sleep health.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO INCREASE INDOOR AIR
QUALITY WHILE YOU SLEEP?
Sleep is one of the foundations of our health, our
well-being and therefore our quality of life. We all know
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The world has changed
The way we go to work has changed
The way we go to school has changed
The way we breathe has changed
The way we provide clean air has to change
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HEPA FILTRATION Do HEPA Filters capture varients of concern & gases?
A HEPA air purifier filter will not capture gasses and
a number of inferior products entering the market.
These should be avoided. They include products that
COVID-19 transmission, but they can help reduce
the risk especially when used with other best
FREQUENTLY ASKED odors, which is why activated carbon is typically used include filters called ‘HEPA like’ or use electrostatic practices like wearing masks and other public health
QUESTIONS in conjunction with a HEPA filter. It will capture the precipitators or ion generation in addition to a filter. measures. During a pandemic of an airborne disease
pollutants, such as gasses and odors (that the HEPA These should not be used as the addition of free like COVID-19, nearly all unvaccinated individuals will
Filter would otherwise miss). radicals, or ozone etc. can aggravate respiratory eventually be infected. Most children in Australia are
conditions. Further, they provide no additional benefit currently unvaccinated. If they are not protected,
What airborne pollutants does an air purifier to a HEPA filter. 1-3% of unvaccinated Australian children may become
filter? An air purifier uses several different filtering hospitalised with COVID-19, and more may suffer
(purification) technologies to remove airborne Does HEPA filtration replace natural ventilation? from ongoing symptoms lasting for a year or more.
pollutants such as dust, smoke, pollen, pet dander, Even if ventilation in a building already meets current Paediatric wards, hospitals and health systems
mold & mildew spores, bacteria & viruses, and other building standards, additional air filtration from a may become overwhelmed. School closures and
airborne particulates as small as 0.3 microns. portable device can help reduce the potential for educational disruption are likely.
COVID-19 transmission. Portable HEPA air filters are
Why are air purifiers needed? Indoor air is 3-5x more easy to use and HEPA filtration is a proven technology.
polluted than outdoor air. Traditional ventilation and A quiet unit (or combination of smaller units) can
HVAC/Air handling systems are for human comfort, increase the number of air changes by at least 3 to
What is an air purifier? An air purifier is a device
not for health & wellbeing or infection prevention. 5 times in an 75m2 classroom, and are less taxing on
that cleans the air from a closed space by removing
The only practical method to safely reduce airborne electrical systems than a portable air conditioner.
airborne pollutants.
contamination and pollutants is by passing the air Increasing the number of air changes per hour may
through highly efficient filters 4-6x per hour substantially reduce aerosol transmission risks.
How does an air purifier work? The most common way
an air purifier works is to draw air from a given space,
What is PM2.5? PM2.5 are combustion particles, What is HEPA Filtration and why do we need it in
such as an office, into the unit and then have it pass
organic compounds, metals etc which are so small student settings? Most people catch COVID-19 by
through several layers of filtering devices within the
they can bypass the nose and throat and easily enter inhaling it from shared air, and infectious particles
unit and then have it recycled and released back into
into lungs and blood stream and lead to asthma, often linger for hours in the air of indoor spaces.
the room - through a vent from the unit, as clean &
heart attacks, bronchitis and other respiratory Simple and relatively low cost air purifiers with
purified air.
illnesses. HEPA filters have been shown to clear potentially
What does HEPA stand for? High-Efficiency infectious aerosols quickly and effectively. HEPA air
What is PM10? Dust, pollen, mould etc. Exposure to purifiers work by mechanical filtration — they force
Particulate Air. A HEPA filter is made of number of
high concentrations of PM10 can result in coughing, air through a fine mesh which traps particles. Off-
types of fibres. It is designed to capture particles
wheezing, asthma attacks, high blood pressure, the-shelf air purifiers with HEPA filters can remove
with great efficiency. A HEPA filter can remove
strokes and premature death. more than 99.95% of all particle sizes down to 0.30-
more than 99.97% of microns down to 0.03 microns.
Essentially, this means that for every 10,000 particles 1.0 microns (one millionth of a metre). This means
What should I look for & avoid in a HEPA Filter? HEPA
entering the HEPA filter, an average of 3 would pass they can help filter airborne viruses, bacteria, and
filtration traps aerosols from the air passing through
all the way through the filter. tiny particles known as “particulate matter” from
it. Due to the high demand for true HEPA, there are
bushfire or pollen. They can’t completely eliminate
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GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY exported from Russia and Belarus, the entire global
food trade could be significantly impacted, not just
IS A CRISIS POSSIBLE? wheat. The invasion has upended geopolitics, caused
a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and sent the price
of wheat, oil and a number of other commodities
catapulting up.
Agricultural and food experts have warned of
increasing food insecurity, particularly in poorer
countries – many of which are already suffering from
high hunger levels. Covid-19, shipping constraints,
high energy costs, recent droughts and floods have
already presented a problem and the outbreak of
war is only compounding this. Millions of people rely
on subsidized bread made from Ukrainian grains to
survive. Earlier this month, the United Nations stated
that the impact of war on the global food market
Russia’s attack on Ukraine comes at a vulnerable alone, could cause an additional 7.6 million to 13.1
time for economies around the world. War broke out million people to go hungry.
– millions have had to flee, farmers have been forced
to neglect their fields and ports that would typically Across the world, we’re seeing different examples
distribute food staples across the world have been of this immediate impact. Farmers in the US are
compelled to shut down. The planet is facing a crisis – nervously waiting to see whether US wheat exports
a shortage of food and an increase in world hunger. spike. In the European Union, farmers are concerned
about rising costs for livestock feed. Egypt’s state
A critical portion of the world’s wheat, corn and procurer of what, normally buying heavily from both
barley supplies are now trapped in Russia and Ukraine and Russia, had to cancel two orders in less
Ukraine as a result of the war – and an even bigger than one week – one for overpricing and the second
portion of the world’s fertilizers remain in Russia as there were insufficient companies offering to sell
and Belarus. Ukraine and Russia together produce their supplies.
nearly 30 percent of the world’s traded wheat, and
12 percent of its calories. Ukraine is a country of 40 Countries like Mongolia and Kazakhstan have in the
million people, but they produce food for around 400 past imported virtually all of their wheat from Russia
million people – this is the reality of our globalized and Ukraine and are now obliged to find new sources.
world – this crisis affects everyone. Economists are Competing against the much larger buyers including
equally as worried by the impacts on the fertilizer Turkey, Egypt and Iran provides a big challenge for
market – without the vast quantities of fertilizers these smaller countries.
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What has now become more worrying is the next Against this blackness is the ingenuity and
harvest, particularly in Ukraine. The United Nations is determination of human nature. Finding a way
predicting that up to 30% of Ukrainian farmland could through, discovering new solutions and supply lines
become a war zone, and as more and more citizens that we never realized existed.
either flee or join the front lines, far less are able to
work on the fields. If farmers are unable to continue Santé Group are pleased to be working closely with
with their regular farming cycles and complete the several leading organisations to assist in the location,
planting of new crops this spring , the next harvest procurement and shipment of many essential food
will be severely dented, significantly extending the lines required across Ukraine and the surrounding
food supply crisis. Russian and Ukrainian wheat is not countries. Partnering with leading food supply
easily replaced. With the conflict dragging on, and company, Tradelink International, we are working hard
planting season of early April just a couple of weeks to provide rapid solutions to these supply problems
away, there is an agricultural time bomb ticking ever faced by so many – working specifically in two areas:
louder. Australia is currently at almost full shipping bulk supply to manufacturers, and ready to eat meal
capacity; Argentina is limiting exports and inventories packs. A complete end-to-end solution – locating,
are already tight in the US and Canada. Executive procuring, and handling shipments – ensuring fast
Director of the World Food Program, David M. Beasley and guaranteed access to those in need. You can
says, ‘Ukraine has only compounded a catastrophe find out more about our offering & crisis management
on top of a catastrophe…there is no precedent even support here
close to this since World War II”.
RUSSIA & UKRAINE ACCOUNT FOR A QUARTER OF GLOBAL GRAINS TRADE
TONS
Source: International Grains Council (Estimates for the
2021-2022 Season, for wheat and course grains)
COUNTRY / REGION
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WHAT FACTORS ARE around the corner. Dr. Andrew Freedman, an infectious
disease academic said, ‘Until the whole world is
LIKELY TO AFFECT vaccinated, I think we are going to remain in danger
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS of new variants – some could be more virulent than
IN 2022? Omicron’. The mantra “no one is safe, unless everyone
is safe” has often been heard from the WHO, and in
Never has the issue of supply chain management this context, it demonstrates the need of companies
been so pressing. The question we’re all asking now, worldwide to be aware of these implications, risk-
is what challenges can we expect in the year ahead? mitigating their supply chains as quickly & efficiently
as possible.
Supply chains were already complex & multifaceted.
The impact of COVID-19, the subsequent series So, what potential issues should we be aware of?
of lockdowns & restrictions and now the Russian
invasion on Ukraine has placed unprecedented
pressure on global supply chains. Geographical shifts
in supply & demand, driver shortages, challenging
business environments, additional red tape, border
checks & increased globalization only added to the
complexities. Uncertainty has ultimately become
a characteristic of the international business
landscape in which supply chains operate and
unsurprisingly, companies are becoming strongly
focused on supply chain risk management. HIGH INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COSTS
The big question remains, how can this complexity In the current situation, many importers and
be handled – particularly in terms of design, planning exporters are wondering when they can expect
& execution. In many respects, the challenges we’re freight and shipping prices to go down. The answer?
now faced with are new, limiting our ability to rely Not yet. Despite some easing in recent months,
on past experiences as solutions. As The Economist international shipping costs are likely to remain high in
well-worded just recently, ‘The era of predictable 2022. As more environmentally sustainable practices
unpredictability is not going away’. We’re slowly are adopted throughout 2022, freight transportation
realizing that the new normal is already here, the and supply chain processes will continue to change
challenge now is how will we get used to it? – everything from transport vehicles to relocating
distribution centres to minimize travel distances.
The arrival of new COVID-19 variants is providing timely Shipping containers move some 1.9 billion tonnes per
reminders of the unknown of the pandemic. Experts year by sea alone. Containers being left in wrong
across the world are clear that the next variant is just locations as trade shifted, reduced capacity &
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vessels were unable to land where intended. Coupled SHORTAGES OF RAW MATERIAL Businesses have to be resilient & capable of adapting HOW ARE SANTÉ HELPING TO OVERCOME
with congested ports and problems with unloading to major disruptions, in view of developing long- THESE CHALLENGES?
& onward transportation, a typical container now Since economies reopened, the rise in demand for raw term strategies and solutions to these complex
spends 20% longer in transit than pre-pandemic materials has far outstripped supply. According to challenges. The risks and shortfalls in our global Santé is a Procurement & Supply Chain Consulting
. Alongside this, comes the current impact of the the ISM Report on Business, virtually every commodity supply chains have been front and center in most Firm, delivering agile sourcing and supply chain
Russian-Ukraine crisis with Ukraine ports closed, is either scarce or up in price – driving shortages company boardrooms for the last 2 years. It’s critical solutions across multiple sectors worldwide.
Russian navy restricting access to Ukraine seas / & adding to the complexities of supply chain to recognize how supply chains are now recognized as Partnering with our clients, we assess procurement &
ports and shipowners being anxious to send crews to management. Everything was about shortages in 2021. central to business survival, success, and growth – not supply challenges – gaining an understanding of their
the area with the safety of their crews and ships in COVID vaccines at the start of the year to empty just an opportunity to reduce costs. vision and unleashing its full potential. You can read
mind. supermarket shelves becoming a sight we soon had more about our solutions here.
to get used to. Whilst many of these issues have been The longer-term issue is to what extent supply chains
WORKFORCE & LABOUR SHORTAGES are changing. A major theme of 2021 was how to make
resolved, as demand continues to vary it’s likely that
materials shortages will fluctuate. supply chains more resilient, but building additional
Production and delivery still relies heavily on people.
capacity, holding stock and risk-mitigating disruptions
Waves of layoffs in production due to lockdowns &
is neither cheap nor easy. Supply chains are ultimately
infection rates rising, resulted in labour shortages,
driven by people. As companies and consumers
especially where demand picked up. Worker shortages
adapt, current knots are likely to untangle. But as
were particularly evident with truck drivers in the UK
the pandemic wears on, and the harsh realities of
and other European countries. There have been early
keeping businesses profitable come back to the fore,
signs of these issues easing, however we shouldn’t
a resolution in 2022 is unlikely.
expect a swift end to this in 2022. The Omicron variant
is leading to more staff shortages & China’s zero- Leadership in the face of uncertainty is paramount.
COVID strategy is likely to continue to disrupt both All of the above challenges facing the supply chain
production & transportation of goods, at least for isn’t something that any company will relish, however
PRODUCTION DELAYS
the next few months . Further to this, we’re seeing an it is breeding opportunity for smarter assessment
almost immediate effect in road transport availability of critical procurement opportunities. Now is the
Since the start of COVID-19, production delays
following the Russian invasion - as drivers are returning change to reassess budgeting and planning protocols
became headline news. Manufacturers have been &
to Ukraine for conscription and road transport labour rebuild supply chains, invest in technology & start to
are likely to continue to compete for limited supply of
shortages are becoming apparent. further understand the changing dynamics of the
key commodities and logistical capacity. China’s no-
COVID policy is likely to increase delays – increasing supply chain environment. Supply chain challenges
production times and wait times for vessels at will continue in 2022, but they’re becoming more
their berths. However, the past 2 years have forced manageable and predictable for those willing to
companies to intensify their focus on supply chain tackle them now.
evaluation and evolution. Whilst production delays are
likely to continue as we settle into this new normal, the
days of buffering inconsistent supply with excessive
stock are becoming a thing of the past.
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