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INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST OUR FOCUS AREAS
GROWING SHARED VALUE 3 SASOL IN SOCIETY
DATA AND ASSURANCE
ANNEXURES
GROWING SHARED VALUE // Sasol in Society // Sasol for Good
OUR GROUP
APPROACH
We encourage our employees to get involved in their communities by volunteering their time,
skills and resources through company and employee-initiated social development causes.
By doing so we leverage the considerable, diverse abilities and expertise of our employees as
volunteers in causes that empower fenceline communities and co-create sustainable livelihoods.
Causes benefit from employee giving, whilst employees are enriched with a greater understanding of community issues, which makes
them advocates on those issues. We also support NGO capacity building and philanthropic giving to support community NGOs.
Through ‘Sasol for Good’, we give our employees 40 hours of paid leave per annum in which to volunteer. We also complement their
financial contributions to fundraising initiatives of their choice via payroll deductions by matching gifts and volunteer grants.
OUTCOMES
SOUTH AFRICA
" Over 600 employees, including the Sasol Group CEO and other Group Executives, participated in the Mandela Day event, packing over 121 000 meals
which were distributed to the needy early childhood development centres across the country.
" About R1,2 million was donated by 286 employees to 109 causes as part of our Sasol for Good Programme. This included Sasol's contribution to
match employee donations.
" Through the Friendly Neighbour programme, Sasol partnered with 17 franchisee sites and 22 non-profit entities to uplift over 9 000 people in the
fields of education, health, infrastructure and safety.
" Sasol Secunda supported flood-affected communities in Nkomazi municipality. 55 villages and four towns received assistance including food
parcels, blankets, mattresses and hygiene packs.
" 20 Non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Ekandustria completed an NPO incubation programme to build capacity to assist with operational
effectiveness and governance compliance.
" The Keep a Girl initiative aims to empower the vulnerable girls through the provision of sanitary packs and girls9 hygiene education and awareness.
The project targets disadvantaged girls in 28 Metsimaholo schools and over 1 400 girl learners benefited from the initiative.
" In Ekandustria, we have built strong relationships with local NPOs that render critical psycho-social services to communities. We supported four
local NPO9s with funding to enhance their operations whilst rendering community support.
" Sasol mobilised 303 employees in Sasolburg Ekandustria operations to support immediate communities as part of Sasol for Good drive. 54 local
organisations were supported through various initiatives and 2 664 people benefited. The initiatives included Mandela Day, Stationery Drive,
World AIDS Day, Winter Warm, Casual Day and Festive Drive.
NORTH AMERICA
" About 70 Sasol Lake Charles employees participated in the 2022 Chem Expo event, where they engaged over 2 100 students in science experiments
inspired by Sasol products. This is an industry-led science experiment showcase.
" Over 250 employees volunteered throughout 19 community initiatives, totalling to more than 750 volunteer hours.
" Chemicals America hosted the second annual Community Week, which is dedicated to benefiting neighbouring communities through company
and employee-directed engagements. Over 600 Sasol employees participated in various community events, creating 800 Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics kits for our Partner in Education schools and contributing over $35 000 through SasolGIVES, an online matching
contributions programme per employee.
" Over $100 000 in charitable contributions made through Sasol9s employee matching contributions programme this year.
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