English | Code Of Conduct 2022 - Book - Page 10
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OUR EXPECTATIONS
Our leaders
Leaders must set the tone,
lead by example and drive a
clear understanding of the
principles of the Code.
Employees
•
Employees must read and
be familiar with the Code.
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Employees are expected
to comply with the
principles hold each other
accountable to comply
with the principles of the
Code, encouraging ethical
behaviour and the good
faith reporting of unethical
actions and human rights
violations without fear of
retaliation or victimisation.
Leader actions must reflect
Sasol’s values, and must
support their team members
by:
• Creating an environment
where values shape the
culture;
•
Encouraging teams to
speak up;
•
Doing their part to
make sure that no one
experiences retaliation
for speaking up or for
co-operating in any
investigation;
•
Helping team members
understand the principles
and expectations of the
Code;
•
Being consistent when
enforcing consequence
management and holding
people accountable for
their behaviour at work.
Leaders must ensure that
there are adequate internal
controls and governance
frameworks in the areas they
oversee to ensure compliance
with the requirements of
applicable laws and adopted,
non-binding rules, codes and
standards, in order to manage
Sasol’s risks effectively.
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Employees must, regardless
of their role in Sasol,
commit to following the
Code every day.
•
Employees must
acknowledge that as part
of Team Sasol one persons
actions can affect the entire
organisation.
Our business partners
and customers
We only do business based on
fair, lawful and transparent
practices that respects human
rights. This means:
•
Our business partners,
including joint ventures
over which we have
management control and
where the joint venture
agreement allows for the
application of our Code,
must follow our Code and
show integrity in doing
business.
•
Our service providers and
suppliers (referred to
jointly as suppliers) must
adhere to and apply the
Sasol Supplier Code of
Conduct, which is based
on this Code.
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We deliver on what
we promise to our
stakeholders.
•
We compete fairly with
our competitors.