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INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST OUR FOCUS AREAS
MANAGING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
DATA AND ASSURANCE
ANNEXURES
MANAGING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT // SHE and sustainable development (SHE&SD) data management and governance CONTINUED
REPORTING ASSURANCE
FY23 OUTCOMES
A combined assurance approach was followed for the 2023 non-financial data to enhance assurance coverage and effectiveness. Deloitte &
Touche/Tholisiwe continued as our external assurance provider for 2023. ETA Operations and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) controls were leveraged
to augment the Deloitte and Touche/Tholisiwe external audit. SHE and non-SHE data for 2023 was assured by Deloitte and Touche/Tholisiwe,
while the ETA operations audit focused on GHG emission data for calendar year 2022. The feedback from the external assurance process goes
beyond the independent assurance report to the directors of Sasol Limited on page 63, in that the process enhances internal confidence in the
integrity of information as presented in this report as well as lends credence to the underlying operational processes where the information is
generated. The external assurance process enables improved quality of our decision-making process aligned with our Purpose to innovate for a
better world.
The businesses maintain external certification including the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 9001, 14001 and 45001 and
third-party Responsible Care® verification. SHE regulatory compliance audits are conducted within the businesses to assist in compliance
management and assurance in addition to the Group compliance programme. Majority of our German operations are ECO Management and
Audit Scheme (EMAS) validated. Our operations in North America are Responsible Care® (RCMS) or ISO 14001 (RC14001) certified.
At Sasol, we conduct a robust internal and external assurance process to enhance quality, reliable and accurate sustainability data.
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Under the mandate of the Group Executive Committee,
a governance structure dedicated to the impact of the
New Reporting Requirements (NRR) was established during
FY23, to ensure fundamental alignment between Financial
and non-financial data reporting teams.
A new dashboard and reporting platform has been
introduced through the development of PowerBI
dashboards for visualisation of non-financial data.
Improvement of non-financial data KPIs reported by
the Businesses on an annual basis. The inclusion of more
detailed data source information tables provides a holistic
view of all data reported as part of our suite of KPIs.
