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A NET ZERO AMBITION
Future Sasol: Enabling activities (CONTINUED)
Scope 3
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Sasol’s
scope 3
emission
categories
Purchased goods
and services
Upstream emissions from the production of products
purchased or acquired.
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Waste
generated in
operations
Activity data: Volume of purchased goods and services obtained from internal business data
management systems.
Activity data: Quantities of hazardous and non-hazardous waste generated by Sasol obtained from internal business data
management systems.
Emission factors: Cradle-to-gate emission factors obtained from data sources, such as GaBi, DEFRA
and Sasol’s Lifecycle Inventory Database, based mainly on primary data.
Emission factors: Default emission factors were obtained from the GaBi database and DEFRA.
Methodology and assumptions1: Cradle-to-gate emissions, including transport and indirect
emissions were used together with appropriate emission factors. A weighted product carbon footprint
was calculated where country specific emission factors were available.
Value-chain engagement: A supplier engagement programme was initiated, which led to a more
accurate assessment of our upstream GHG emissions.
Methodology and assumptions: Hazardous and non-hazardous waste emissions were used together with the applicable
average emission factor.
Value-chain engagement: Initiated a third-party supplier engagement programme on waste registers.
Changes to data 2020: Decrease in emissions due to lower volumes of non-hazardous waste.
Changes to data 2021: Decrease in emissions due to lower volumes of hazardous waste.
Changes to data 2020: Amendments resulting in increases due to re-categorisation of purchased
boiler coal and the use of more accurate emission factors for a number of purchased feedstocks.
Changes to data 2021: Decrease in emissions related to lower feedstock purchases and amendments
relating to emission factors.
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Business travel
Emissions from the transportation of employees for business-related activities in vehicles
owned or operated by third-parties.
Activity data: Miles and kilometres per means of transportation, travelled by Sasol employees, collected by third-party travel agencies.
Capital goods
Upstream emissions from the production of capital goods purchased or acquired.
Emission factors: Derived from the United States EPA's Climate Leaders programme and DEFRA.
Although this category is not yet actively reported, we worked to identify a relevant reporting mechanism for inclusion of these
emissions in forthcoming years.
All segments of Sasol’s global procurement related to the sourcing of capital equipment, such as turnkey projects,
machinery and fabricated equipment would be analysed based on the monetary purchasing volume in the reporting year.
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Emissions from third-party disposal and treatment of waste generated for owned or
controlled operations.
Fuel-andenergy-related
activities
Emissions from the production of fuels and energy purchased and consumed that are not
included in scope 1 or 2.
Activity data: Quantities of fuel and energy purchased, obtained from internal business data management systems.
Emission factors: Cradle-to-gate emission factors were obtained from the GaBi database and conversion factors from DEFRA.
Transmission and distribution loss factors were sourced from literature sources, if not already embedded in sourced data.
Methodology and assumptions: Miles and kilometres travelled together with appropriate conversion and emission factors were used
per mode of transport for business-related activities.
Value-chain engagement: Further engagements with the appointed consultant to improve accuracy.
Changes to data 2020: Decreases in emissions due to fewer business trips relating to COVID-19 and more video conferencing.
Changes to data 2021: Decrease in emissions due to restricted travel relating to COVID-19.
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Employee
commuting
Emissions from transportation of employees between homes and work sites.
Activity data: Number of employees per region delineated by employee type obtained from internal business data
management systems.
Emission factors: Obtained from EPA’s Emission Factor database for North America, Europe and South Africa.
Methodology and assumptions: Cradle-to-gate emission factors were used together with emissions from extraction,
production and transportation of fossil fuels for power and steam generation.
Methodology and assumptions: Distance travelled together with the appropriate emission and conversion factors were used.
Adjustments were made for months where employees were impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns.
Value-chain engagement: Initiated a supplier engagement programme, which led to a more accurate assessment
of our upstream GHG emissions.
Value-chain engagement: Not undertaken.
Changes to data 2020: Transmission and distribution losses for our electricity and gas purchases at our European operations
and more accurate DEFRA emission factors were used.
Changes to data 2020: Amendments resulting in increases due to inclusion of full employee complement in the three respective
regions.
Changes to data 2021: Decrease in emissions due to working from home and less commuting to work.
Changes to data 2021: Decrease in emissions due to reduced purchases of fuel and energy inputs and updated DEFRA emission
factors.
Upstream
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and distribution
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Emissions from transportation and distribution activities through the value chain,
where Sasol appoints transporters.
Upstream
leased assets
Emissions from the operation of leased assets by Sasol and not included in scope 1
and 2 emissions.
Activity data: Leased office and storage space obtained from internal business data management systems.
Activity data: Quantities and types of goods procured, obtained from internal business data management systems.
Emission factors: Emission factors obtained from the GaBi database and IEA.
Emission factors: Derived from various sources, depending on transportation mode including DEFRA, GaBi and
the European Chemical Industry Council’s studies, to name a few.
Methodology and assumptions: Leased space and the annual energy consumption per square meter was used.
Methodology and assumptions: Analysis focused on road, rail, pipeline and marine shipping. GHG emissions were
used together with appropriate emission factors and quantities of products used per mode of transport.
Changes to data 2020: Newly reported category and only includes data relating to leased buildings.
Value-chain engagement: Not undertaken.
Changes to data 2021: Decrease in emissions due to better grid factor.
Value-chain engagement: Focused on rail operators in South Africa only.
Changes to data 2020: Decrease in emissions from depressed production and transportation of products.
Changes to data 2021: Amendments resulting in increases due to crude oil in-bound marine emissions and use of more accurate
rail emission factors.
Most material categories are those with emissions of more
than 1 Mt CO2e
Material
1. GWP values refer to the time horizon of 100 years, sourced from IPCC, AR5, 2013.
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Not material
Not yet assessed
Not applicable