Sasol Limited Sustainability Report 2021 - Book - Page 39
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SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST OUR FOCUS AREAS: GROWING SHARED VALUE – SASOL IN SOCIETY (CONTINUED)
Responsible sourcing and procurement
Responsible sourcing
During the year, we reached out to some
of our strategic and key suppliers to
review their performance and approach
on a number of ESG-related issues.
Based on the feedback, and as part of
our continuous commitment towards
responsible sourcing, we are in the
process of developing a responsible
sourcing policy and guideline for our
suppliers and our procurement fraternity.
Supplier Code of Conduct
Sasol employees, service providers and stakeholders are required
to adhere to our Code of Conduct, practise human rights principles
and comply to International Labour Organisation’s requirements.
Any contraventions can be reported to Sasol’s Ethics Line, details
of which can be found on our website at www.sasol.com.
The supplier Code of Conduct states that 'Suppliers must not
participate in, or benefit from, any form of forced labour –
which is work performed involuntarily under threat of penalty'.
We proactively assess human rights, both at our operations and
suppliers and will address non-compliance appropriately in line
with our disciplinary codes.
We encourage all our suppliers and stakeholders to 'speak up'
against any suspicious unethical and economic crime activities to
ensure that both Sasol and our suppliers adhere to the provisions
and principles of ethical sourcing and procurement.
Procurement of banned
and restricted substances
Conflict minerals
Palm oil and renewable
feedstocks
We screen all orders for inbound
chemicals and materials to
ensure that we do not procure
illegal or banned substances; and
where substances are restricted
or controlled, permits are in
place and are managed by our
Product Stewardship function,
to ensure adherence to all
related requirements.
Sasol makes an annual submission
as part of our SEC filing in terms of
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act, on our
use of any of the four minerals that
have been linked to conflict in African
countries (conflict minerals).
We produce a limited quantity of
products using sustainably sourced
palm, eruca and coconut oil from
certified suppliers. We are a member
of the Round Table on Sustainable
Palm Oil and have a Palm Oil Policy in
place, specifying requirements for the
traceability of renewable resources.
Zero tolerance for unethical behaviour, bribery and corruption
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated restrictions, Sasol was forced to rethink its Supplier Training approach. All suppliers are
still required to operate within the ethical and legal parameters stipulated in the Sasol Supplier Code of Conduct as well as the anti-bribery
and corruption requirements.
To this end, we have shared these minimum requirements in two separate training modules on the Sasol Supplier Management Ethics
website, in order to continue the fight against economic crime: https://www.sasol.com/suppliers/ethics
We decided that all suppliers will be requested through the Contact Centre to partner with us in entrenching these minimum requirements
in their respective organisations. This further fulfilled the need of many suppliers who have requested that this information is shared with
their own organisations. By tracking our communications with suppliers during the year, we noted that 2 475 (47%) of our suppliers have
participated in this initiative.
Regular communications to suppliers on ethics and anti-bribery and corruption are not the only communications sent out to suppliers. We
continuously create awareness with our suppliers on the importance of compliance with these legal requirements. During the year, we also
circulated modern slavery and human trafficking awareness communications to our suppliers.
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