Sasol Limited Sustainability Report 2021 - Book - Page 55
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• Sasol offers skill development programmes, capacity building programmes, bursary programmes and SME
programmes. This results in increasing the pool and quality of relevant skills to bridge the education gap for our
fenceline community beneficiaries and thereby increasing employability and portable skills for the youth.
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• Increased spending with black-owned and black women-owned businesses. In 2021, spending with black-owned
businesses represented 55% of South Africa spend.
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• As part of the skills development programme, 110 young local emerging farmers were trained in South Africa. This
will ensure sustainable farming and food supply.
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Sasolburg Operations worked to find sustainable non-landfill options for six problematic waste streams.
In 2021, we bioremediated 28 987 tons of sludge.
Total biosludge waste stream was diverted from landfill for application in land remediation.
Sasol has partnered to pursue the development of green hydrogen mobility ecosystem.
Access to water and sanitation programme in Mozambique.
Provided SMEs with cement, ash and 54 tons of plastic for manufacturing of eco-friendly bricks.
Established food gardens at ECD centres.
Training in robotics and coding for 200 teachers. The curriculum is to be implemented by the Department
of Education in 2022.
• In Sasolburg, we installed water-saving devices and monitoring systems in schools.
• The Sasol Envirowaste programme in Mpumulanga employs over 50 waste ambassadors and 26 waste collectors
from the local community. The project has removed more than 100 illegal dumping sites.
• Over 4 000 households in Sasolburg have been reached for environmental education and awareness.
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Implementation of effective energy efficiency programmes.
We strive to achieve zero harm at our operations through the process safety management framework.
Improve SHE impacts of our products throughout their life cycle.
We are addressing the plastic waste problem by various recycling initiatives and embracing the waste hierarchy.
Zero tolerance to unethical behaviour, bribery and corruption.
We conduct ambient air monitoring in the vicinity of our operations, in South Africa.
Installation and improvements of air quality abatement technology.
We are signatory to the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate.
Most on-site waste disposal practices have been discontinued. Rehabilitation of the closed sites is either planned,
in progress or completed.
• We are committed to complying with all applicable laws and obligations arising environmental authorisations.
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• Established food gardens at the ECD centres that we support in South Africa, to produce and share with families
that require support.
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• Limiting the SHE impacts of our products.
• Support to address mental health challenges that came with the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Sasol employees are regularly screened for lifestyle diseases.
• Over 1,4 million litres of sanitiser distributed, since March 2020, to our fenceline communities, including schools.
• We continue to invest in community health infrastructure. Constructed and upgraded a number of hospitals and
clinics in our fenceline community.
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• Providing access to higher education for under privileged youth. Over 900 students were supported in the 2020
academic year through the Sasol bursary programme. Over 700 undergraduate and postgraduate students were
supported in the 2021 academic year.
• Supported over 79 ECD centres in the communities in which we operate, in South Africa.
• Our diversity-10-point-plan which provides a set of qualitative measures designed to enable the achievement
of our diversity objectives, including the recruitment, development and retention of candidates from underrepresented groups as well as measures to enhance gender equity in South Africa.
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• Supporting the Water and Sanitation programme in Inhassaro and Govuro.
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• Completed construction of four sewer pump stations in Kinross, Secunda.
• Engaging with stakeholders to jointly address catchment water challenges.
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• Increasing renewable energy procurement.
• Establishing FT Sustainable Solutions business to drive Power to X.
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• Ensuring that 16 000 eligible employees in South Africa were beneficiaries of R750 million worth of Sasol shares
under Tier 1 of the Sasol Khanyisa Share Ownership plan.
• Focusing on employee engagement.
Increased our GHG reduction target from at least 10% to 30%# by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050.
Our GHG emissions have been decreasing over the last four years through mitigation interventions since 2017.
Pursuing renewable energy.
Supplying customers with natural gas to use as an alternative to electricity generated by coal-fired power stations.
Exploring the potential of cleaner aviation fuel with world-class partners.
Pursuing green hydrogen.
• We are addressing the plastic waste problem by recycling initiatives and embracing the waste hierarchy.
• Sasol has supported a partnership with the Water Research Commission and Rhodes University to address water
quality challenges with the catchment in Secunda.
• Promote a customer centric, diverse and inclusive culture.
• Introducing a hybrid approach to flexible working practices.
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• Embedding sustainability through innovation
• We were able to shutdown three waste incinerators at the Sasolburg operations by using alternate waste handling
technologies.
• Seven High Frequency Controllers were installed in Secunda, for the reduction of PM emissions.
• 32 and 24 low NOx burners were installed in Secunda and Sasolburg, respectively.
• Coal blending takes place at the Sasolburg operation to reduce SO2 emissions.
• The Natref facility has switched to lower sulphur crudes.
• Optimisation of the Vapor Recovery Unit in Secunda.
• The Natref facility has second roof seals on all crude tanks, 11 petrol and heavy oil tanks and 17 petrol component
tanks.
• Green hydrogen is one of the key transitional fuel sources that we are working with via strategic opportunities
and partnerships.
• Sasolburg Operations has installed 15 security cameras and 19 licence plate recognition cameras in Zamdela,
Sasolburg and Vaalpark.
• The construction of the community market project in Colonga has commenced.
• Rehabilitation of two schools in Inhambane.
• Construction and building of hospitals and clinics in Sasolburg.
• Insulation of 5 532 RDP houses in Secunda.
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• Sasol manages two nature reserves near Sasolburg, hosting 14 species of game.
• Conduct site monitoring to verify the presence of invasive species.
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• Zero tolerance to unethical behaviour, bribery and corruption.
• Our commitment to uphold the human rights of all people is captured in our Code of Conduct and Human Rights
Policy, Supply Chain Policy read with SHE Policy, Sasol Security Policy and various other policies and practices
related to fair labour and employment.
• Conduct business based on fair, lawful, efficient and transparent practices.
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• Work together with local municipalities on various projects.
• Sasol partnered with the Free State Department of Health and invested R51,85 million in improving various health
care facilities in the local municipality.
• Encouraging employees to volunteer to causes that are able to uplift others. More than 120 organisations
benefitted from contributions made by employees.
• Capacity building initiatives for NPO institutions in Mpumulanga.
• Entered partnerships with NGOs in Mozambique, to implement local development agreements.
• Exploring potential lower-carbon aviation fuel with world-class partners: Linde PLC, ENERTAG AG and Navitas
Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
• Entered partnership to explore development of green hydrogen mobility ecosystem.
• We collaborate with environmental authorities through various established forums.
• In 2020, Sasol accepted pro-bono support from the National Biodiversity and Business Network to undertake
a biodiversity mainstreaming readiness assessment.
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Off a 2017 base and excluding Natref
Sasol Sustainability Report 2021