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INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST OUR FOCUS AREAS
MANAGING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
DATA AND ASSURANCE
ANNEXURES
MANAGING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT // Water
OUR COMMITMENT //
OUR GROUP APPROACH
Sasol is committed to responsible use of natural resources,
preventing pollution and degradation by exercising our duty
of care in respect of quality of air, water, land and biodiversity.
We rely heavily on water for our processes and consider it a
precious resource.
Water management is important to Sasol, especially in our South African operations as it is located in
a water stressed area. Our approach to water management includes continuous monitoring, measuring
and reporting.
We are a signatory to the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate and have adopted the Mandate’s
Water Stewardship Framework in responding to water risks.
Sasol is committed to improving our water use efficiency and pollution prevention initiatives whilst
partnering with host governments and others to resolve water related challenges in the catchments
within which we operate.
Active monitoring of progress against short-term water targets.
Achieved a B rating for our CDP Water disclosure score.
PERFORMANCE
OUR CDP WATER SCORE
Since 2010, Sasol has been voluntarily reporting to the CDP Water disclosure initiative. Over the years, our score has
been better than the African region average. We are now scored in the Chemical sector. As our disclosure is for the
previous financial year, it lags our annual reports by a year. In 2022, we regressed to a B score and it remains within the
management band, which is higher than the Africa regional average of B- and the same as the Chemicals sector.
We have identified the gaps to improve on this score and one of the biggest gaps, was the lack of a focused water
policy, which has since then been finalised specifically for our Energy Business.
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For more information on our CDP submission refer to www.sasol.com/index.php/investor-centre/sustainability-reporting
WATER TARGETS AND COMMITMENT FOR SASOL ENERGY
FY23 OUTCOMES
SEO wins the Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA) water award.
The Sasol Energy Business approved the methodology to develop short-term (Phase 1) and long-term (Phase 2) water
targets. The Phase 1 targets for the three largest waters using operating model entities of Sasol Energy being, Secunda
Operations (SO), Sasolburg Ekandustria Operations (SEO) and Mining are being implemented. The following table
outlines the progress made against the short-term targets and commitments.
SO awarded the water use licence (WUL) for Groot Bossiespruit Wetland
Reinstatement.
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