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INTRODUCTION
ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
PORTFOLIOS
ESG
REMUNERATION REPORT
DATA AND ASSURANCE / ADMINISTRATION
RISK MANAGEMENT continued
Focus on short, medium, and long-term risk perspectives
- time horizon view on risks
GROUP MATERIAL RISKS continued
Hz1
GROUP RISK THEME
Safety, Health and
Environment (SHE)
(includes environmental
non-compliance)
SHE Key Undesirable
Events (KUEs)
materialising and
impacting our Zero Harm
ambitions.
RISK THEME (RT)
RT2
BOARD COMMITTEE
Safety, Social and Ethics
Committee
EXECUTIVE SPONSOR
Executive Vice President:
Mining, Risk and SHE
GROUP MATERIAL RISK
RISK THEME (RT)
RT3
BOARD COMMITTEE
Safety, Social and Ethics
Committee
Nominations and
Governance Committee
EXECUTIVE SPONSOR
Executive Vice President:
Commercial and Legal
GROUP RISK THEME
Operational
BOARD COMMITTEE
Capital Investment
Committee
EXECUTIVE SPONSOR
Executive Vice President:
Operations and Projects
Material non-compliances
to environmental
requirements, legislation
and/or regulations directly
threatening our legal
licence to operate.
= Beyond FY28
KEY RESPONSES
RISK CONTEXT
KEY RESPONSES
Material risks relating to our ability
to comply with both existing and
future environmental legislation and
regulations, with direct potential
impact on operational continuity.
Monitoring the policy and regulatory landscape: Proactively tracking policy and regulatory
developments enables timely capability to respond, adapt and ensure ongoing compliance
with evolving legal requirements.
Implementing environmental management systems: Embedding structured systems
supports consistent environmental performance and regulatory alignment across operations.
Proactive engagement with regulators, key stakeholders, strategic industry partnerships
and advocacy: Amplifies Sasol’s voice in shaping policy direction and strengthens its position
within the broader industry ecosystem.
Adherence to air emissions and water use licences, regulations and procedures:
Compliance with air emissions and water use licensing requirements protects resources and
mitigates legal and reputational risks.
Proactive application process for renewals and variations: Minimises compliance risk
with available mechanisms by allowing time for remediation and maintaining operational
continuity.
Hz1 Hz2 Hz3
Critical assets' integrity,
reliability and/or
performance risks
resulting in material
operational interruptions.
Hz3
Safety assurance framework and leadership spine: Establishes a structured, leadershipdriven approach to embed safety accountability and risk management across the organisation.
SHE management systems: Embedding structured SHE systems supports consistent SHE
performance in pursuit of Zero Harm.
High Severity Injuries (HSI) programme: Targets the prevention of serious incidents through
a formal standard, supported by training and operational engagement.
Implementation of enabling technology and digitilisation: Digitises and integrates safety
processes, enhancing compliance, visibility, and decision-making.
Third-party process safety diagnostics: Provides independent insights into Sasol’s process
safety maturity and benchmarks against industry best practices.
Behaviour transformation programme: Promotes a culture of care and accountability
through behaviour-based safety initiatives and leadership engagement.
Emergency response and preparedness: Ensures readiness to respond effectively to
environmental or operational incidents, minimising impact and safeguarding people and assets.
RISK HORIZONS
GROUP MATERIAL RISKS
= Up to FY28
RISK CONTEXT
Hz1
GROUP MATERIAL RISK
Hz2
Material SHE top risks relating to major
SHE incidents impacting employees,
community, public or operations
(process safety, occupational safety,
occupational health, product safety,
environmental, mining and upstream).
RISK HORIZONS
GROUP RISK THEME
Safety, Health and
Environment (SHE)
(includes environmental
non-compliance)
= FY26
RISK CONTEXT
KEY RESPONSES
Material risks relating to failure of
critical assets (driven by asset integrity,
reliability and performance) that
have the potential to result in severe
operational interruptions.
Improving equipment availability : Enhancing reliability and reducing downtime on critical
equipment boosts operational efficiency and production stability.
Asset management programme: Structured maintenance strategies and failure analysis
improve asset performance and reduce unplanned outages.
Critical spares and inventory management: Ensures availability of essential components,
minimising delays during equipment failures or maintenance.
Short-term and integrated business planning: Aligns operational execution with strategic
objectives, enabling agile responses to changing conditions.
Personnel training and competency management: Builds a skilled workforce capable of
executing safely and effectively, reducing operational risk.
RISK HORIZONS
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ASSOCIATED
MATERIAL
MATTER
Safety of
our people
Safety of
our people
Strengthening
for resilience
