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INTRODUCTION | ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
DELIVERING
CREATING VALUE
GOVERNANCE AND REWARDS
ADMINISTRATION
PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW (CONTINUED)
Performance summary | Planet
Scope 1 and 2
emission reductions
~7%
off 2017 baseline
For combined Sasol Energy and Chemicals baseline and largely
due to lower production and operational issues
Electricity from
renewable
sources
Energy efficiency
improvement
296 000 GJ
18,4% for Sasol
2021
Level of
Assurance
Total GHG CO2 equivalents (kilotons)#
63 572
65 884
Reasonable
• Support the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Direct CO2 scope 1 (CO2 equivalents) (kilotons)
57 204
60 388
6 367
5 495
Reasonable
37 557
38 816
• Accept mainstream climate science assessed by the
IPCC for Net Zero CO2 emissions to be reached by 2050.
3,84
3,63
Reasonable
Total energy use (thousand gigajoules)†
377 592
407 739
Reasonable
Total material use (kilotons)
26 948
39 379
Reasonable
Indirect CO2 scope 2 (kilotons)
GHG CO2 scope 3 (kilotons)*
GHG intensity (CO2 equivalents/ton
product meant for external sale)
118,7
124,0
Reasonable
161,87
181,10
Reasonable
Total water use (thousand cubic metres)
132 686
138 048
Limited
Water recycled (thousand cubic metres)
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (kilotons)
96% for
10 000
spekboom trees planted
about
Sulphur oxides (SOx) (kilotons)
169 965
159 680
Limited
Total hazardous waste (kilotons)
255
320
Limited
Total non-hazardous waste (kilotons)
223
181
Limited
131
124
Limited
Recycled waste (kilotons)
Commentary
OUR CLIMATE CHANGE POSITION
Planet
Group off 2005 baseline
Sasolburg Operations
In Sasolburg
and Secunda
2022
* Limited assurance on four of the scope 3 categories.
#
The lower emissions profile relative to 2021 is largely attributable to reduced production rates and
operational challenges.
†
Baseline for energy efficiency is 2005.
For the past few years Sasol has implemented several initiatives targeted at minimising the impact of our operations
on the environment. We partner with relevant government departments, communities and civil society groups to ensure
sustainable environmental protection.
Through our education programmes, we are creating community awareness of the impact of human activities on the environment.
By implementing waste management programmes in our fenceline communities, we are supporting our shared value management
programmes.
Sasol’s involvement in various waste management projects such as Envirowaste and Packa-Ching are gaining momentum and our
fenceline communities are reaping the rewards of participating in these projects.
• Acknowledge that business has a role to play in managing
the risks of climate change as well as realising the
opportunities in the transition to unlock societal value.
• Recognise the importance of adaptation and resilience
to a changing climate.
Accordingly, we are reducing our GHG emissions and have
pledged an accelerated path to take action and progressively
improve our performance.
AIR QUALITY ABATEMENT
Our commitment and intent remains to achieve compliance to
prescribed minimum emissions standards by 1 April 2025 as
reflected in our atmospheric emission licences for all point sources
except SO2 emissions from the boilers at the steam plants at
Secunda Operations. The application was submitted, which
included a comprehensive public participation report to
the National Air Quality Officer on 29 June, in accordance with
the provisions of a condonation granted in January 2022 by the
Minister of the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and the
Environment. We await the outcome of the application.
This commitment stands alongside Sasol’s long-term ambition
to transform its operations to low-carbon options, meet its GHG
reduction target in 2030 towards its Net Zero ambition by 2050
and to reduce its overall environmental footprint. Secunda
Operations identified a feasible compliance approach, exploiting
synergies through an integrated GHG and boiler SO2 reduction
roadmap, referred to as the integrated reduction roadmap.
WATER TARGETS FOR SASOL ENERGY BUSINESS
Sasol Energy has approved the methodology to develop shortterm (Phase 1) and long-term (Phase 2) water targets. The Phase 1
targets for the three largest water-using facilities: Secunda
Operations; Sasolburg and Ekandustria Operations; and Sasol
Mining have been developed and approved.
Our land and biodiversity management activities
Consistent with our SHE Policy, we recognise that we have
a custodial responsibility to respect and care for the
environment, which includes addressing land and biodiversity
matters. Our activities have the potential to result in various
biodiversity impacts.
As part of our custodial biodiversity responsibility, we know
that we need to understand our impact. We will therefore
be undertaking biodiversity footprint assessments at select
facilities in South Africa.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
SR
CCR
For more detail on our Planet refer to our Sustainability Report and Climate Change Report
available on our website, www.sasol.com
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Sasol’s approach to waste management has undergone significant
changes over the years in response to changing legislation and
industry practices. We continue to work to find alternatives to
landfill for our waste streams. By collaborating with waste
management service providers, we have established a number
of opportunities, some of which we have already implemented.
