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INTRODUCTION
RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
APPENDIX (CONTINUED)
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Use of sold
products
Emissions from the use of
goods and services sold.
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Sasol’s scope 3 emission categories
Activity data
Complete combustion of all products sold to our customers to generate energy in their operations.
Emission factors
Derived from internal analysis and also sourced from DEFRA and the GaBi database.
Methodology and assumptions
The direct use phase emissions of sold products over their expected lifetime was considered from combustion of natural gas, diesel,petrol and exported coal.
Value-chain engagement
Not applicable
Changes to data 2022
Decrease in emissions primarily due to lower coal sales.
Not yet calculated – baseline being developed for future reporting.
Downstream leased assets
Emissions from the operation
of owned assets but leased to
other entities and not included
in scope 1 emissions.
This category is no longer applicable as emissions have been re-categorised under Category 15.
Franchises
Activity data
Number of franchisees and area occupied, obtained from internal business data management systems.
Emission factors
Obtained from the South African National Standards (SANS) 204 Building Energy Efficiency requirements and Eskom.
Methodology and assumptions
Total area and annual energy consumption per square meter of franchises were assessed.
Value-chain engagement
Monthly engagements with the Sasol Franchisee Regional Development Network.
Changes to data 2022
Slight increase in emissions due to higher South African grid factor.
Activity data
Scope 1 and 2 emissions of Sasol’s equity-accounted JVs and associated companies obtained from the respective companies.
Emission factors
Not applicable
Methodology and assumptions
Emissions data for equity-accounted JVs and equity-accounted associated companies were used, in which Sasol holds at least a 10% shareholding.
Value-chain engagement
Engagements with respective JV companies.
Changes to data 2022
Increase in emissions due to the inclusion of additional investments not previously reported. Data from 2021 data also restated upwards as a result of this
improvement.
Emissions from the operation
of franchises not included in
scope 1 or 2.
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DATA AND ASSURANCE
GOVERNANCE
End of life treatment of sold
products
Emissions from waste
disposal and treatment of
products sold at the end of
their life.
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OUR FUTURE SASOL STRATEGY
Investments
Emissions associated with
investments not already
included in scope 1 or 2.
Most material categories are those with emissions of more than 1 Mt CO2e
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Material
Not material
Not yet assessed
Not applicable
