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INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST OUR FOCUS AREAS
GROWING SHARED VALUE 3 SASOL IN SOCIETY
DATA AND ASSURANCE
ANNEXURES
GROWING SHARED VALUE // Sasol in Society // Community environmental programme
OUR GROUP
APPROACH
Our community environmental programme is aimed at:
Improving the quality of life, facilitating better access to community services and improving
health outcomes linked to environmental risks; and
Assisting learners, educators and the community at large to understand the connection
between environment and economic opportunities and our dependency on the environment.
In Qatar, Sasol received an Appreciation Award at the 10th Qatar
Corporate Social Responsibility Summit.
In South Africa, Sasol collected 120 139 tons of recyclable waste.
In Mozambique, Sasol provided 1 200 science kits to Temane
and Mangugumete Primary Schools.
OUTCOMES
South Africa
Qatar
Our community environment programme deals
with education, street clean-up, waste
collections and recycling in Govan Mbeki and
Metsimaholo Local Municipalities. In FY23, we:
In our educational and environment programme,
we revitalised our online presence through a
website and mobile application upgrade, while
undertaking an extensive auditing process
resulting in an increase in the number of users
on the:
" Reached 3 769 households through house-tohouse education and awareness;
" Educated and raised awareness about waste
management, water conservation, air quality,
biodiversity and sustainable food system
at five schools in eMbalenhle, Secunda and
Lebohang;
" Accessible Qatar website by more than 70 000;
and
" Planted 1 350 spekboom, 200 indigenous
trees and six fruit trees in Leandra, Kinross,
Bethal and Charl Cilliers;
Partnered with the city of Lake Charles to reopen
Tuten Park after 32 months of park closure due
to the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple
hurricanes.
" Collected a massive 120 139 tons of
recyclable waste;
" Welcomed 3 075 new beneficiaries to the
8Swop Shop9 programme in Secunda;
" Transformed 12 illegal dump sites into food
gardens in Metsimaholo Municipality; and
" Implemented a water saving project to
raise awareness and promote water saving
behaviours in Metsimaholo communities.
The project targets 10 000 households
and 28 schools and employed a local plumber
and 10 water warriors.
" Sasol e-Nature website by more than 100 000.
North America
Hosted six events for the relaunched Nature in
Focus educational programme at Tuten and
Riverside Parks. Over 500 community members
have attended the programme9s events.
Relaunched the 1 000 Trees in 1 000 Days regionwide social investment initiative and planted
over 175 trees within the first two events.
FEATURE STORY
At Sasol Qatar, we prioritise partnerships.
We will continue to deliver our activities in
collaboration with government, civil society
and other partners to ensure that our
offerings remain relevant, aligned with the
United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and in support of the Qatar
National Vision 2030.
In May 2023, Sasol Qatar was happy to
participate in the 10th season of the Qatar
CSR National Programme at Qatar University.
This was held under the patronage of
H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman
bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs. The event
provided a perfect platform for Sasol Qatar
to engage within the community and build
bridges with old and new stakeholders.
Our participation included an interactive
exhibition of our main initiatives to date, as
well as highlights of our commitment to the
SDGs. Visitors were able to explore one of
Sasol Qatar’s flagship sustainability projects
with an exploration of the secret life
of plants.
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