SASOL Integrated Report 2025_Final_28 August 2025 - Flipbook - Page 14
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
PORTFOLIOS
ESG
DATA AND ASSURANCE / ADMINISTRATION
REMUNERATION REPORT
OPERATING CONTEXT
Both external and internal influences impact our ability to do business sustainably
Revised policy and regulatory stipulations
Safety and environmental care
DRIVER
SHE including
environmental
sustainability
Safety underpins everything we do, ensuring that all our people go
home from work safely every day. Safety remains our core value and
we continue to actively advance our leadership and culture initiatives
to support this. We remain committed to our Zero Harm ambition.
Adopting sustainable processes is integral to our business and aligns
with our environmental objectives. Sasol is proactively investing in
innovative solutions to minimise our environmental impact and
incorporate sustainable practices.
DRIVER
Legal,
regulatory and
governance
Sasol engages with the relevant agencies to provide commentary on
proposed policy and regulatory amendments.
Cyber security
Sasol remains keenly aware of the impact of its business and
investments are being made to address environmental impacts and
work toward more sustainable practices.
Cyber security protects all categories of data from theft and
damage. The increasing reliance on digital platforms and the
internet has made business vulnerable to a myriad of threats,
including identity theft, data breaches, and cyber crime. Ensuring
the security and integrity of our digital infrastructure is paramount.
Feedstock availability/cost
DRIVER
Operational
Sasol aims to secure cost-competitive coal and gas feedstock by
increasing internal coal production and stabilising gas supply from
Mozambique. Efforts focus on reducing external coal reliance,
optimizing quality, cost, and volumes, and driving down gas value
chain costs. We are reducing external coal reliance via value
enhancing Sasol mined coal with the use of destoning.
These initiatives support operational reliability, margin upliftment,
and regulatory compliance across Southern Africa operations.
The use of LNG as a transition feedstock in our Emission Reduction
Roadmap is uneconomical at current LNG pricing, and therefore it is
excluded. The integration of renewable energy is both cost effective
and reduces our emissions. In Europe and North America, our
ethylene and ethane feedstock costs are a significant input, and
will continue to impact chemicals margins of this business.
We operate in a highly regulated environment and shifts in policies
can impact our earnings. Adherence to compliance is imperative as
a licence to operate, and we adhere to local requirements and best
practice. The carbon tax framework in South Africa up to 2030 is
favourable, while the potential impact of Carbon Border Adjustment
Mechanism remains uncertain.
Increasing pressure for global vigilance with regards to cyber
security and at Sasol this is taken very seriously. Information
security and integrity is vital to our business success.
Retention of scarce and critical skills
Retaining the skills of our values-driven employees is imperative for
our current and future business.
DRIVER
People
Our efforts to foster a culture of belonging together with our
competitive remuneration and Employee Value Proposition helps
to mitigate this challenge.
Lower volume output
Lower production within the South African value chain as a result of
coal quality challenges continues to impact our financial outcomes.
SASOL INTEGRATED REPORT 2025
The global skills shortage and resulting competition is a growing
challenge considering the global energy transition. Financing
difficulties, regulatory hurdles, and a lack of plans for training and
education are among the many challenges that hamper efforts to
fast-track workforce capability.
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