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INTRODUCTION
TRANSFORMING FOR RESILIENCE
GOVERNANCE
CLIMATE ADVOCACY AND POLICY
DATA AND ASSURANCE
APPENDIX: SASOL9S SCOPE 3 EMISSION CATEGORIES
1
PURCHASED GOODS
AND SERVICES
Upstream emissions from the
production of products
purchased or acquired.
Activity data
Sasol’s scope 3 emission categories
Volume of purchased goods and services obtained from internal business data management systems.
Emission factors
Cradle-to-gate emission factors obtained from data sources, such as GaBi, DEFRA and Sasol9s Lifecycle Inventory Database, based mainly on primary data.
Methodology and assumptions1
Cradle-to-gate emissions, including transport and indirect emissions were used together with appropriate emission factors. A weighted product carbon
footprint was calculated where country specific emission factors were available.
Value-chain engagement
Continued supplier engagement programme to improve accuracy of emission factors.
Changes to data 2023
Emissions reduced overall, primarily due to decrease in purchase of strategic feedstocks for our Eurasian operations.
CAPITAL GOODS
2
3
Although this category is not yet actively reported, we worked to identify a relevant reporting mechanism for inclusion of these emissions in the future.
Upstream emissions from the
production of capital goods
purchased or acquired.
All segments of Sasol9s global procurement related to the sourcing of capital equipment, such as turnkey projects, machinery and fabricated equipment would be analysed based on the monetary
purchasing volume in the reporting year.
FUEL-AND-ENERGY-RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Activity data
Quantities of fuel and energy purchased, obtained from internal business data management systems.
Emission factors
Cradle-to-gate emission factors were obtained from the GaBi database and conversion factors from DEFRA. Transmission and distribution loss factors
were sourced from literature sources, if not already embedded in sourced data.
Methodology and assumptions
Cradle-to-gate emission factors were used together with emissions from extraction, production and transportation of fossil fuels for power and
steam generation.
Value-chain engagement
Continued supplier engagement programme to improve accuracy of emission factors.
Changes to data 2023
Emissions reduced overall, primarily due to decrease in upstream gas purchases.
Activity data
Quantities and types of goods procured were obtained from internal business data management systems.
Emission factors
Derived from various sources, depending on transportation mode, including DEFRA, GaBi and the European Chemical Industry Council9s studies, to name a
few.
Methodology and assumptions
Analysis focused on road, rail, pipeline and marine shipping. GHG emissions were used together with the appropriate emission factors and quantities of
products used per mode of transport.
Value-chain engagement
Focused on road operators in South Africa and marine operators in Europe and North America.
Changes to data 2023
Marginal increase in emissions due to increased road transport and distribution activities.
Activity data
Quantities of hazardous and non-hazardous waste generated by Sasol obtained from internal business data management systems.
Emission factors
Default emission factors were obtained from the GaBi database and DEFRA.
Methodology and assumptions
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste emissions were used together with the applicable average emission factor.
Value-chain engagement
Continued supplier engagement programme on waste registers.
Changes to data 2023
Slight decrease in overall emissions due to lower volumes of non-hazardous waste.
Emissions from the
production of fuels and
energy purchased and
consumed that are not
included in scope 1 or 2.
UPSTREAM TRANSPORTATION
AND DISTRIBUTION
4
Emissions from
transportation and
distribution activities through
the value chain, where Sasol
appoints transporters.
5
WASTE GENERATED
IN OPERATIONS
Emissions from third-party
disposal and treatment of
waste generated for owned
or controlled operations.
1. GWP values used are for the time horizon of 100 years, sourced from IPCC, AR5, 2013.
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
