Sasol Limited Sustainability Report 2021 - Book - Page 60
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DATA AND ASSURANCE (CONTINUED)
Performance data (continued)
Footnotes
1. Employee numbers refers to employees that are
assigned to approved Sasol organisational structure
Staff Establishment positions, including permanent
and non-permanent structures (project positions, nonpermanent employee positions) as well as individuals that
exist outside of formally approved Sasol organisational
structures. These actual headcount figures are not tracked
by Group Organisational Design (OD).
2. The Recordable Case Rate (RCR) is a measure for reporting
work-related injuries. The RCR is the number of fatalities,
lost workdays cases, restricted work injuries and medical
treatment cases for every 200 000 employee hours
worked.
3. A fire, explosion or release (FER) incident is registered as
‘major’ when it meets any of the following criteria: (i) it has
a FER severity index score of 40 and greater; (ii) it results in
on-site fatality or multiple hospitalisation cases, or off-site
injury; or (iii) it results in direct financial loss greater than
US$1 000 000. A FER incident is registered as ‘significant’
when it meets any of the following criteria: (i) it has a FER
severity index score of 26 and greater but less than 40; (ii)
it results in a lost workday case (LWDC) or more serious
injury; (iii) it results in direct financial loss greater than
US$100 000; or (iv) it causes a release in excess of the
relevant threshold quantity for that chemical as defined by
the Centre for Chemical and Process Safety (CCPS).
4. Major and significant product road transport incidents
- The number of incidents reported in 2020 included
incidents outside of the defined scope and has been
updated accordingly.
5. Illnesses are recorded as work-related as a precautionary
measure. The various evaluation authorities may
subsequently classify them as not work-related, in which
instance they are removed from the records. In addition,
service provider illnesses have been recorded. Reversible
and irreversible occupational diseases are now separated
and additional reporting categories have been included
to enable a comprehensive disease overview required
for continuous improvement and a proactive approach in
occupational health management.
6. Investment in employee learning excludes the compulsory
1% skills levy.
7. Black employees refers to African, Coloured and Indian
people – for the purposes of South African employment
equity considerations.
8. Investment in skills development ramped up during 2017,
despite the Response Plan, as committed during 2016.
9. Post Response Plan a centralised Leadership Development
Cost Centre was created intended to encourage higher
participation in Leadership Development. Previously OMEs
had carried the costs and had been cost conservative in
their participation rates, as a result the centralisation has
yielded desired results. These Leadership programmes
include LEAD, LEAP, LODP, LSDP, POLC, etc.
10. Production – external sales – The boundaries of this figure
only include a product that is destined for sale to Sasol
customers, and does not include a product utilised or
sold between the Sasol Group of companies. A decrease
in production was noted in FY20 as a result of decreased
demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11. Production – external sales - Secunda Operations - A
methodology change is noted for FY21 to avoid double
accounting as a result of the Sasol 2.0 restructuring
process.
12. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been calculated
and reported in accordance with the GHG Protocol (www.
ghgprotocol.org) and the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) 2006 Guidelines. In our GHG
measurements, we have included 100% of the emissions
for the following joint ventures (JVs): Natref in South Africa
and Gas Sourcing & Operations in Mozambique. Data for
those JVs where we do not have a significant influence or
operational control is not included. An external assurance
provider has once again independently verified our direct
and indirect emissions levels. Our GHG emission intensity
(tons CO2e per ton of production – external sales) decreased
to 3,69 in 2021 from 3,90 in 2020, due to an increase in the
production – meant for external sale.
17. At Secunda Operations, due to the western stack
access restriction, access has been limited for analyser
maintenance. The performance figures indicating the
emissions, reflect conservative figures based on a
predictive monitoring tool which considers previous
measurements and has been technically assessed. Once
the restriction to the stack has been lifted, back calculation
and calibration will be utilized to confirm these predictions.
18. Waste: the definitions of waste vary widely around the
world. For reporting purposes, we use the applicable
definitions of regulatory authorities. In situations with
insufficient guidance from legislation, the definitions of
hazardous waste are reported if it is (i) removed from the
premises for disposal and/or treatment, or (ii) disposed of
on-site (e.g. by landfill). These figures exclude coarse ash
from waste is materials left over from manufacturing or
consumption, which may be reused or recycled. Hazardous
and non-hazardous waste gasification and fly ash from
boilers. Non-hazardous waste is waste which requires
disposal on a general waste landfill site. Recycled figures
have included recycled waste figures since 2013.
19. Energy use: all energy use data are calculated at the
standard measurement unit in gigajoules (GJ) to ensure
standard calculation in the group.
13. Two reporting changes relating to Secunda Operations were
implemented in 2021. Scope 1: As part of a methodology
correction from July 2019, the boiler coal emission
calculations in Secunda have been updated accordingly
to include percentage ash content. Scope 2: It recently
came to Sasol's attention that Air Liquide is also reporting
the electricity consumption for Train 17. It was therefore
decided that Sasol will stop reporting this consumption
and make a corresponding correction to the reported figure
going back to the start of operation in January 2018.
20. It recently came to Sasol's attention that Air Liquide is
also reporting the electricity consumption for Train 17. It
was therefore decided that Sasol will stop reporting this
consumption and make a corresponding correction to the
reported figure going back to the start of operation in
January 2018.
14. The GHG emissions for Americas have decreased by 25%
from 2020 as a result of the divestment of 50% of the Lake
Charles Chemical Complex since December 2020.
22. Stationary Fuel use: The reporting methodology for
Americas has been updated in 2021 which required an
update to the 2020 usage.
15. The sum of greenhouse gas emissions from methane,
nitrous oxides and carbon dioxide (Scope 1 and 2) expressed
as CO2 equivalence emitted and reported as CO2e. Sasol’s
GHG emissions increased in 2021 due to the fact that no
Secunda shutdowns took place this year. This anomaly was
due to having two shutdowns in 2020, taking advantage of
depressed production during the COVID-19 which allowed
additional maintenance to be undertaken at our Secunda
Operations facility. In 2021, a maintenance shutdown was
therefore not required. As a result the entire Secunda
facility operated for 12 months out of the year, compared
to normal operations of a plant on shutdown within the
facility only operating 11 months out of the year, noting
2020 had both East and West plants only operating for only
11 months out of the year.
23. Material use: all material data are calculated at the standard
measurement unit of kilotons (kt) to enable calculation of
input material across the group.
16. A specific emissions factor relating to the Lake Charles
Chemicals Complex was made available for emissions
calculations. The inclusion of this factor as opposed to the
generic Americas emissions factor has resulted in changes
to emissions from 2018 to 2020.
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21. Feedstock to electricity (self-generated) increased as a
result of increased demand and production across all sites
from 2020.
24. Natural gas (material use) increased in 2021 due to the
comissioning of Lake Charles Chemical Complex.
25. River water consumption (Americas) decreased in 2021 due
to the divestment of 50% of the Lake Charles Chemical
Complex.
26. Desalinated water (Americas) was reported in 2021 due
to the divestment of 50% of the Lake Charles Chemical
Complex. The desalinated water figure replaces the
previously reported river water for Americas.
27. Managing land use and biodiversity: we do not have
operations in areas that have been declared biodiversity
hotspots (areas identified as being critical or endangered
eco‑regions). However, we do have interests in areas
of potential sensitivity, particularly as part of some
of our upstream exploration and extraction activities.
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In accordance with our environmental management
practices, the protection of biodiversity issues is
addressed formally in new projects through environmental
impact assessments (EIAs) and in existing projects through
environmental management plans and/or programmes
(EMPs). We are also working to assess the biodiversity of
the habitats in land currently owned, leased or managed
throughout the Group. The surface area affected by
operations has been updated for the years 2017 to 2018,
following an internal audit review of the land use figures.
The figures have been updated to include the secondary
are adjacent to the Secunda Complex primary area.
28. Surface Area Affected by Operations - Americas: There is a
noted decrease in land use for Americas as a result of the
divestment of 50% of the Lake Charles Chemical Complex.
29. Legal compliance: the figure includes significant fines
and penalties for non-compliance with all applicable
international, regional, national and local laws and
regulations associated with safety, health and
environmental issues. Payments include fines due to
non-compliance with laws, regulations and permits,
compensation payments and regular proactive payments
made as a result of non-compliance with regulations
where there is a potential for any enforcement action. The
payments do not include levies, or costs for lawyers and
product liabilities. For more information on competition
matters, please refer to the Annual Financial Statements.
30. The increase in the preferential procurement number is
due to more new B-BBEE certificates and affidavits being
received from suppliers.