Sasol Sustainability Report 2023 - Book - Page 11
INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST OUR FOCUS AREAS
DATA AND ASSURANCE
ANNEXURES
PRIORITISING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)
People
Our five prioritised SDGs are aligned with our business and strategic priorities. We recognise that by focusing on these,
we are also able to have a real and measurable impact on other SDGs. To further enhance our contribution to our five
prioritised SDGs, we have identified the relevant sub-goals against which we enable an overall improvement in our
sustainability performance. Currently, we are also finding ways of adopting the 10 SDG ambition benchmarks that
facilitate the setting of ambitious targets to deliver on the SDGs by 2030.
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FUTURE
SASOL
Profit
PRIORITISED
SDGs
IMPACT ON
OTHER SDGs
1, 4, 10, 11
3, 4, 6, 8, 11
3, 11, 13, 17
3, 7, 8, 17
4, 7, 8, 11, 13
8.1 Contribution to the economies
where we operate
8.2 Levels of economic productivity
and innovation
8.3 Job creation and just transition
8.4 Resource efficiency
8.5 Inclusive and productive
employment
8.6 Youth employment,
education and training
8.8 Safe and secure working
environments
9.4 Infrastructure and
sustainable industries
9.5 Enhance scientific research
and development
9a Facilitate sustainable and resilient
infrastructure development
in developing countries
9b Support domestic technology
development, research and innovation
in developing countries
12.1 Implement the 10-year framework of programmes
on sustainable consumption and production
12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management
and efficient use of natural resources
12.4 Environmentally sound management of chemicals
and all waste and significantly reduce their release
to air, water and soil
12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation
through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.6 Sustainability reporting
12.8 Sustainability information and awareness
12a Scientific and technological capacity to move
towards more sustainable patterns of
consumption and production
13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive
capacity to climate-related hazards
and natural disasters in all countries
13.2 Integrate climate change measures
into national policies, strategies
and planning
13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising
and human and institutional capacity
on climate change mitigation,
adaptation, impact reduction and early
warning
13a Operationalise the Green Climate Fund
13b Climate change-related planning
and management
17.1 Finance 3 Strengthen 10.05
Domestic resource mobilisation
17.3 Finance 3 Mobilise additional
financial resources for developing
countries from multiple sources
17.9 Capacity building 3 Implementation of
all the sustainable development goals
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We support and advocate for sustainability
disclosure against best practice standards.
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The launch of 15 units and creation of more than 70
direct jobs as part of the Packa-ching programme.
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Sasolburg Ekandustria operations continued
with its landfill avoidance drive, with 46% of its
hazardous waste recycled in 2023.
Advancing the sustainability agenda
through ongoing engagement
and participation with regulators,
governments and industry trade
associations.
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Our value chain is free of any materials relating
to the multilateral environmental agreements
on chemicals under the Montreal Protocol or the
Stockholm Convention.
German-South African research
programme to develop the nextgeneration of cobalt Fischer-Tropsch
catalysts specifically for the production
of sustainable aviation fuels.
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Partnering with Universities and
Technical and Vocational Education
Training colleges to create a pipeline of
skilled labour.
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We have committed to a R250 billion
public private localisation partnership
over the next five years in South Africa
to enhance economic transformation.
INFORMING
MATERIAL
MATTERS
SDG
SUB-GOALS*
MEASURING*
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CONTRIBUTION
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Committed to Zero Harm and
adherence to the life saving rules.
Eliminating high severity incidents
through the updated SHE incident
management procedure.
R35 billion in wages and benefits
that contribute to economies in
which we operate.
Application of human rights due
diligence into our mergers and
acquistions handbook.
Training was provided in FY23 to 319
suppliers registered to do business
with Sasol in South Africa and
Mozambique.
Invested R73,81 million in bursaries
and graduate development enabling
future talent retention.
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Repairs of water and sanitation
infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal
schools impacted by floods.
Transformed 12 illegal dumpsites
into food gardens in Metsimaholo
Municipality.
Supporting and collaborating with
local government for infrastructure
improvements that impact
marginalised communities.
Key access road rehabilitation (8.8km)
enhancing economic activities and
creating employment for 77 people.
Implementation of the 1HR system
to drive functional effectiveness and
competitive advantage.
Participation in the UN Global
Compact young SDG innovators
programmes.
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An improvement of 17,6% from FY22 was noted
on our electrostatic precipitators at Secunda
Operations to enable PM reduction.
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Advancing our Air Quality journey and are already
compliant to 98% of point source emissions with
approximately R7 billion spend in the last five years.
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Our 2050 net zero ambition supports
the latest climate science, with
our 2030 targets being well below
2°C-aligned.
Sasol has achieved an approximate
5% and 3.5 MtCO2e reduction when
compared to our 2017 baseline.
Developed a just transition roadmap
with prioritised interventions focusing
on affected workers and communities.
To date, we have signed six power
purchase agreements totalling
>600MW that will enable the
integration of renewable energy into
our decarbonisation strategy.
*Sub-goals as referred to in the global SDG indicator framework
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For tracking against other SDGs refer to our website, www.sasol.com/index.php/investor-centre/sustainability-reporting
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