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INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST OUR FOCUS AREAS
DATA AND ASSURANCE
SAFE AND ENDURING OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
Human rights (continued)
PERFORMANCE
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Following
the approval
of the Business
and Human Rights
Framework in 2020,
we undertook a
review of our groupwide risk profile.
A self-assessment
questionnaire to this
effect was developed
and shared with our
businesses as part of
the review process.
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The
Sasol Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Risk Management Approach
are being applied to foster a systematic and standardised way to identify, prevent,
mitigate and account for adverse impacts on human rights. This methodology will
support how human rights impacts will be addressed and reported.
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The Risk Management Approach considers relevant risks at Group and business
levels which would potentially cover and imply human rights impacts.
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Our top priority is to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of employees.
After the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, we enabled about 95% of our
non-operational employees to work remotely, to support their safety and wellbeing.
Sasol provided both professional and personal support in this time of crisis and
disruption. We further supported our employees with enhanced virtual tools and
initiatives. Caring for our people in challenging times has come through various
actions which include programmes such as independent counselling and advisory
services, on-line tools/seminars, flexible working arrangements etc.
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We continue to assist employees and fenceline communities. As an example,
we partnered with an incubatee from the Business Incubation Programme to
deliver thousands of litres of hand sanitiser to healthcare facilities and other
areas in need in South Africa. We stepped up this initiative during the second
wave of the pandemic, with more partners to provide sanitisers in Kinross,
Secunda, Zamdela and Sasolburg. Additional deliveries continue to be made to
taxi associations, government departments, community partners and schools in
Secunda and Sasolburg.
The three-phased Business and Human Rights programme was presented
at the SSEC which noted that due diligence processes are being improved.
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The gaps identified in the Phase 2 assessment of our risk review process will be
addressed to ensure that the current business processes are improved to effectively
deal with issues of business and human rights.
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The Sasol EthicsLine is the primary grievance mechanism for use globally by employees,
service providers and fenceline communities to report any potential business and
human rights infringements. Any complaints lodged are addressed in accordance
with established mechanisms.
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The Whistle-Blower Policy and Ethics Investigation Policy support the reporting,
investigation and management of actual or suspected unethical conduct, including
actual or suspected business and human rights violations, through the appropriate
mechanisms. All these policies support Sasol’s approach to encouraging employees
to speak out about ethics without fear of retaliation and to prevent such from
continuing and recurring.
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Initiatives are continuing through our Enterprise Supplier Development and Centre
for Shared Value Management to provide employees, members of communities
and local partners with training and development and to support innovative
solutions to tackle societal issues.
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Through our human rights awareness campaigns, we remind employees about the
company’s commitment to uphold and respect business and human rights in terms
of the Sasol Human Rights Policy.
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We also implement various other social initiatives in education, business
development and support and healthcare in Mozambique, Qatar, China, Europe
and the United States. All of these underpin our commitment to have a positive
influence in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
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