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INTRODUCTION
ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
BUSINESSES
ESG
REMUNERATION REPORT
DATA AND ASSURANCE / ADMINISTRATION
SOCIAL – COMMUNITY continued
SASOL IN SOCIETY
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Community environmental and biodiversity programme
WHAT WE ARE DOING
Our community
environmental programme
is aimed at:
• Improving the quality of life,
facilitating better access
to community services and
improving health outcomes
linked to environmental
risks;
• Assisting learners, educators
and the community at
large to understand the
connection between
the environment and
economic opportunities
and our dependency on the
environment; and
• Support Sasol’s offset
programmes in communities.
IMPACT
South Africa
Our community environment programme deals
with environment education, street clean-up,
waste collections and recycling in our fenceline
communities of Govan Mbeki and Metsimaholo
Local Municipalities. In FY24, we:
• Reached 15 000 households through house-to
house education and awareness in Secunda;
• In Clairwood, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) 215 volunteers
participated in the community clean-up
campaign that resulted in the removal of five
main illegal dumps this was to ensure that the
community sites are clean.
• 900 bags of waste collected in KZN, which
is equivalent to 1,6 tons of recyclable waste.
• About 100 indigenous trees were planted in
Govan Mbeki Municipality (GMM) schools,
234 at Bongani Mabaso Eco-Park and in
38 Zamdela and Ekandustria schools.
• Total of 881 405 tons of recyclables waste was
collected and taken to recycling centres in GMM.
• 80 waste ambassadors were employed to assist
in the waste management campaigns in GMM.
Qatar
• Sasol Qatar collaborated with the United Nations
for Education, Science and Culture organisation
on an International Youth Day Event on
the 2023 theme ‘Green Skills, Opportunities
and Challenges’.
• The event was followed by a similar collaboration
with UNESCO on International Day for Women
and Girls in STEM held at Qatar University.
A dedicated Sasol STEM Zone was led by women
who offered hands-on STEM activities to over 50
local schoolgirls between the ages of 8 and 14.
• We collaborated with the Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology’s
Studio 5 to rollout a ‘Bugs House for Insects’
SASOL CHINA EMBARKS ON ITS FOURTH YEAR OF TREE-PLANTING INITIATIVE, FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN YOUTH
In a commendable pursuit of environmental stewardship, Sasol China conducted its fourth annual tree-planting event
on 16 March 2024, marking a continued commitment to fulfilling the civic duty of afforestation. This year’s event saw the
participation of approximately 70 individuals, including employees and their families, who collectively took a hands-on
approach to contribute to the greening of the local community.
A highlight of the event was the educational component
tailored for the younger attendees. Children were given the
opportunity to engage in a face-to-face encounter with the
trees they planted. The children learned about the symbiotic
relationship between trees and humans, and how these
leafy stems contribute to the wellbeing of our planet by
producing oxygen, providing habitat for wildlife, and
combating climate change.
By involving children in the tree-planting process, Sasol China is
hoping to help the next generation to be more environmentally
conscious and equipped with the understanding that their
actions can have a positive impact on the world. The initiative
also serves as a reminder of the importance of community
involvement in environmental conservation efforts.
The event concluded with a sense of accomplishment and the
hope that the seeds of environmentalism planted today will
grow into a forest of change-makers tomorrow. Through this
and similar initiatives, Sasol China is contributing to a legacy
of sustainability that will benefit both current and future
generations.
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challenge over 11 sessions, the sessions
included workshop supporting ecology and
possible contributions to biodiversity.
North America
• In partnership with the City of Lake Charles,
Sasol completed the restoration of Tuten
Park, one of Sasol’s partner parks. Through
this initiative, Sasol has partnered with
environmental groups to complete the
rehabilitation of nearly 15 acres of green space
that give community members access to
walking trails and an outdoor learning centre.
• Over 100 employees and their families
volunteered to support the 1 000 Trees in
1 000 Days initiative, planting more than
500 trees at Sasol’s partner park in Lake Charles,
Louisiana, to restore the local ecosystem.
Within one year, over 625 trees were planted
by Sasol employees.
