Sasol Climate Change Report 2023 - Book - Page 75
INTRODUCTION
TRANSFORMING FOR RESILIENCE
GOVERNANCE
CLIMATE ADVOCACY AND POLICY
DATA AND ASSURANCE
ADMINISTRATION
SUPPORT TO GLOBAL
AND NATIONAL
INITIATIVES
Our commitment to the Paris Agreement and SDG 13: Climate Action is an immediate priority and the work that we do is subject to independent review. Recognitions, participation in indexes, initiatives
and commitments are included below.
Forward-looking statements
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Sasol may, in this document, make certain statements that are not historical facts and relate to analyses and other
information which are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These
statements may also relate to our future prospects, expectations, developments, and business strategies. Examples of
such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic, and measures taken in response, on Sasol9s business, results of operations, markets, employees, financial
condition and liquidity; the effectiveness of any actions taken by Sasol to address or limit any impact of COVID-19 on its
business; the capital cost of our projects and the timing of project milestones; our ability to obtain financing to meet
the funding requirements of our capital investment programme, as well as to fund our ongoing business activities and
to pay dividends; statements regarding our future results of operations and financial condition, and regarding future
economic performance including cost containment, cash conservation programmes and business optimisation
initiatives; recent and proposed accounting pronouncements and their impact on our future results of operations and
financial condition; our business strategy, performance outlook, plans, objectives or goals; statements regarding future
competition, volume growth and changes in market share in the industries and markets for our products; our existing
or anticipated investments, acquisitions of new businesses or the disposal of existing businesses, including estimates
or projection of internal rates of return and future profitability; our estimated oil, gas and coal reserves; the probable
future outcome of litigation, legislative, regulatory and fiscal developments, including statements regarding our ability
to comply with future laws and regulations; future fluctuations in refining margins and crude oil, natural gas and
petroleum and chemical product prices; the demand, pricing and cyclicality of oil, gas and petrochemical product prices;
changes in the fuel and gas pricing mechanisms in South Africa and their effects on prices, our operating results and
profitability; statements regarding future fluctuations in exchange and interest rates and changes in credit ratings;
total shareholder return; our current or future products and anticipated customer demand for these products;
assumptions relating to macroeconomics; climate change impacts and our climate change strategies, our development
of sustainability within our Energy and Chemicals businesses, our energy efficiency improvement, carbon and GHG
emission reduction targets, our net zero carbon emissions ambition and future low-carbon initiatives, including relating
to green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel; our estimated carbon tax liability; cyber security; and statements of
assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as