Sasol Integrated Report 2024 - Book - Page 83
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
BUSINESSES
ESG
DATA AND ASSURANCE / ADMINISTRATION
REMUNERATION REPORT
ENVIRONMENT continued
CLIMATE CHANGE
continued
Scope 3
2024
(tCO2e)
Category
Our scope 3 emissions and accounting maturity
Our scope 3 emissions management approach balances
improving baseline accounting and identifying opportunities
for reductions with longer-term portfolio changes and other
measures to reduce emissions across our value chain.
1. Purchased goods and services
4 483 665
2022
(tCO2e)
4 780 323
232 636
232 099
249 435
240 993
285 641
4. Upstream transportation
413 616
408 021
402 850
478 974
449 465
79 634
75 981
77 345
70 159
78 608
2 204
3 576
2 007
600
4 105
35 801
36 986
36 237
32 584
50 471
5. Waste generated in operations1
9. Downstream transportation
3 588
3 662
3 725
4 785
4 906
279 812
230 114
273 038
253 280
211 901
28 438 287
29 108 286
29 585 273
30 831 235
29 661 747
10. Processing of sold products
11. Use of sold products1
N/A
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products
Baseline under development
13. Downstream leased assets
14. Franchises
15. Investments
Total
1
Assured by KPMG.
N/A
139 052
143 007
148 389
141 412
144 131
1 487 618
1 642 528
1 531 284
1 330 133
737 234
35 595 913
36 664 583
37 557 028
38 816 295
37 606 295
HIGHLY CERTAIN
MODERATE CERTAINTY
STRENGTHENING OUR SCOPE 3 ACCOUNTING
Several additional measures were undertaken in 2024 to strengthen the robustness of our scope 3 accounting and improve
baseline accuracy.
CATEGORY 11: EMISSION FACTORS FOR ENERGY
PRODUCTS
Last year, the South African Department of
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
approved Sasol’s proposed methodology to
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3. Fuel- and energy-related activities1
8. Upstream leased assets
The crude oil emission factors database,
implemented in FY23, enabled more accurate
calculations of the emissions related to crude oil
purchased in FY24. Based on these calculations,
the Energy Business is now diversifying its crude
slate which resulted in a 10% GHG emissions
reduction from 2023 to 2024 related to the
lifecycle emissions of extraction, processing,
and transporting the crude oil.
5 432 140
2020 Accounting
(tCO2e)
accuracy
N/A
7. Employee commuting
CATEGORY 1: CRUDE OIL CARBON INTENSITIES
2021
(tCO2e)
5 247 445
2. Capital goods
6. Business travel1
We continue to evaluate and assess our baseline, developing a deeper
understanding of our emissions and identifying and delivering opportunities
for scope 3 reductions. The largest contributor to our scope 3 emissions
inventory is from Sasol Energy’s sold products (Category 11), predominantly in
South Africa. Reducing these emissions requires fundamental changes to our
business model, which we are assessing in line with our business-building
endeavours and 2050 net zero ambition.
2023
(tCO2e)
calculate Tier 2 (country-specific) emission
factors for our fuel oil products. The study has
subsequently concluded in 2024, with the DFFE
approving the emission factors. This allows for
more accurate reporting in the 2025 GHG
reporting cycle. The updated emission factors
for natural gas and methane-rich gas will also
be incorporated into the 2025 reporting cycle.
CATEGORY 1: UPSTREAM FEEDSTOCK EMISSIONS
FOR INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS BUSINESS
This programme focuses on utilising the
International Sustainability and Carbon
Certification (ISCC) standard for applicable sites.
On request from customers, preparations for
certification of the Terranova production facility
in Italy have commenced. Many (key) customers
are still interested to learn more about our
sustainable solution pathways but are still
reticent about more expensive sustainable
products.
Sasol Chemicals has made significant progress
in supplier engagement, specifically in obtaining
emissions factors for our raw materials. We have
been successful in obtaining additional primary
data, for utilisation in calculating the carbon
footprint of our products and Category 1
emissions. This allows us to replace default data
sets with specific primary data, which will result
in more accurate calculations.
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