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DELIVERING
SOCIAL VALUE
COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITIES
www.sasol.com
Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and
energy company. Through our talented people,
we use selected technologies to safely and
sustainably source, produce and market
chemical and energy products competitively
to create superior value for our customers,
shareholders and other stakeholders.
We develop and commercialise technologies,
and build and operate world-scale facilities
to produce a range of high value product
streams, including liquid fuels, chemicals
and lower-carbon electricity.
“Sasol is committed to using its unique
strengths, talents and products to improve
the quality of people’s lives. We are a global
Our Vision firm with strong roots in South Africa,
To be a leading committed to inclusive and sustainable
integrated global chemical business practices and to enabling
and energy company, development in the countries and
proudly rooted in our South communities where we operate.”
African heritage, delivering
superior value to our
stakeholders.
ABOUT ‘COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITIES’ Charlotte Mokoena
Executive Vice President:
Sasol’s business reporting and stakeholder communication aims to provide a Human Resources and
balanced, accurate and accessible account of our business. Public Affairs
This booklet, a supplement to our Sustainability Report, provides a brief overview of
our good corporate citizenship approach and related social investment initiatives for
the financial year 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
1
Our approach groups and commissioned a stakeholder
perception survey in South Africa
In addition to bringing the outside view
in, we also focussed on simplifying and
to delivering
conducted by an independent third party streamlining our internal processes and
global research firm, which focused on systems. To this end, good progress
government, NGOs and our fenceline was made during FY18:
social value communities in South Africa. Overall the
feedback was constructive and reflective commenced with phase two of a baseline
analysis programme which will focus
of the range and depth of relationships
During financial year 2018 Sasol has invested in over time. As on measuring the social impact of our
(FY18) we continued the expected there were many constructive programmes over the past three years;
work of delivering social value suggestions, of where Sasol could revised our social investment delegation
improve. The results confirmed two of authorities in order to enhance
by prioritising delivery on compliance, simplify programme spend
important things. Firstly, that our
commitments made to our stakeholders are diverse, and localised approvals and improve the effectiveness
stakeholders. Our definition solutions are important to remain of our governance structures;
of victory is to be experienced relevant and have the required impact. completed a review of our social
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, investment focus areas to ensure
as a credible stakeholder there seems to be a common view alignment with business objectives
partner, making a meaningful among our stakeholders, particularly and streamline activities for higher
social impact in the countries communities that Sasol should contribute social impact, keeping in mind
towards improving the quality of people’s
and communities in which we feedback from our stakeholders;
lives, mainly through enabling meaningful
operate, while at the same economic participation. This message
achieved our objectives of refocusing
our spend on underserved sectors of
time delivering on our was not one of more social investment,
fenceline communities, particularly
strategy and business however, one of developing and utilising
in South Africa;
local businesses and increasing
objectives. opportunities for employment. improved our value proposition
We recognise that in today’s world, through our reviewed Sasol for Good,
There are two main ways in which we will employee volunteering programme by
being a credible stakeholder partner
address this feedback. The first change rolling out capacity building programmes
is about working collaboratively with
will support our commitment to having for employee causes within their
stakeholders to find solutions to enable
more meaningful social impact through communities; and
economic growth. Throughout our
68-year history, we have played the development of a number of game initiated the re-orientation of our local
an important role in South Africa and changing programmes in collaboration government collaboration programme in
the broader region’s industrialisation, with key stakeholders. The second will South Africa towards capacity building
growth and socio-economic be a change in social impact reporting – initiatives.
development. shifting from outcomes-based reporting
to impact reporting over the medium-to- As in previous years, our social investment
FY18 was focused on bringing the long term. The baseline work necessary to spend globally, exceeded South Africa’s
views of stakeholders into Sasol and achieve this is already underway. We have best practice of 1% of net profit after tax.
internalising these. We embarked on used this feedback to map a journey During the year we increased total Group
an extensive listening exercise based on to 2022 and beyond to redefine the spend globally by 21% to a total spend of
conversations with key stakeholder foundations of our relationships. R817,7 million.
2 3
Our approach to delivering social value continued
We achieved an impressive return on our investment whilst making an impact in our Recognising that we are not able to
fenceline communities. solve all the challenges faced by fenceline
communities, we continue to collaborate
Highlights include: with civil society organisations, non-profit
organisations, communities and other
private and public sector partners
to jointly develop and implement
Invested in science, technology, Increased reach of our STEM
sustainable solutions. We continued
engineering and mathematics education support programmes
the direct engagement with our fenceline
(STEM) education in fenceline in South Africa and Mozambique communities (listening to their concerns,
communities. to over 6 million learners, sharing information and obtaining
students and teachers. feedback on the impact of our social
investment programmes). Over the next
period we intend to prioritise this direct
Promoted skills development engagement with communities through
amongst youth in fenceline Benefited 907 students through proactive multi-stakeholder engagement
communities. the Sasol bursary programme. forums, planned and facilitated
in collaboration with our fenceline
communities.
Supported fenceline community Increased the Sasol Siyakha Looking ahead, our focus will remain
business start ups. Fund loan book from on ensuring our social investment
programmes are targeted to respond
R231,6 million in FY17 to
to the needs of our communities, are
R301,7 million.
sustainable and achieve the highest
I ncreased access to healthcare Granted loans impact. We will continue to implement
facilities in Southern Africa to to 91 SMMEs since 2008. initiatives aimed at improving the
effectiveness of our social investment
fenceline communities.
approach by incorporating feedback
received from the first phase of our
Increased contribution baseline analysis and findings of the
of Sasol employees engaged social impact study when concluded,
Increased access to municipal
in Sasol for Good employee as well as direct stakeholder feedback
services (including electrical, to ensure we create value with
water and sanitation volunteering activities.
our stakeholders.
infrastructure) to community
members. Wrenelle Stander
Senior Vice President:
Corporate Affairs and Real Estate
Services
nabled a step change in our
E
Early Childhood Development
Programme.
4 5
We bring our good corporate citizenship to life through our multi-pronged,
multi-year, integrated Social Investment (SI) approach in order to respond
to the expectations of our fenceline communities.
1 Promoting early childhood development (ECD)
EDUCATION Learner support
AND SKILLS Practitionerand management support
DEVELOPMENT Infrastructure and resources
Promoting STEM education at schools and boosting
Our social technical and vocational skills
STEM curriculum support
investment Learner support
Teacher support
focus areas Technical and vocational skills development
Enabling access to tertiary education and advancing
We have integrated our understanding research in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) education
of stakeholders’ desired outcomes –
with our own aspiration to be an Bursaries
organisation that is seen by our Research support
Institutional capacity enhancement
FOCUS AREAS AND THEMES
stakeholders to be transparent and
transformed, that delivers on its
promises, and that co-develops
sustainable solutions to challenges
2 Investing in community infrastructure
COMMUNITY Water and sanitation
and issues of stakeholders. Following
DEVELOPMENT Electricalsubstations
a process of understanding our
stakeholders’ issues and desired Enabling access to healthcare
outcomes we identified social HIV/Aids support and mobile clinics
investment focus areas and themes Healthcare facilities
under which programmes will be
implemented within our fenceline Entrepreneurship training
communities. Start-up support
Entrepreneurship awareness
3 Enabling growth and sustainability of small businesses
SMALL Business incubation
BUSINESS Business enablement
DEVELOPMENT Small, medium and micro-sized enterprise (SMME) funding
(Sasol Siyakha)
4 Promoting environmental protection
ENVIRONMENTAL Environmental education
PROTECTION Community-based environmental protection projects
Supporting environmental offsets
5 Promoting the concept of ‘giving’
EMPLOYEE Sasol for Good
VOLUNTEERISM
6 7
Operational structure
Our Sasol Global Foundation:
governance Board of Governors
framework
Defines investment strategy
Oversees governance
Allocates resources
The Sasol Global Decides SI focus areas
Foundation (SGF)
The SGF, set up in 2013, provides Sasol Global Foundation:
strategic oversight for the integrated Management
delivery of our SI across the Group.
Establishes governance procedures,
The SGF’s Board of Governors
comprises Sasol’s senior leadership, policies and systems
including the Joint Presidents and Chief Manages portfolio of SI programmes
Executive Officers (CEOs). The SGF's Manages SI funding
Board of Governors meet three
Evaluates and monitors impact
times a year and report to the Joint
of programmes
Presidents and CEOs. Dedicated
teams in our regional operations
are responsible for the execution
Social investment delivery
of SI programmes.
vehicles
Identify local SI requirements
Formulate SI programmes
Implement SI programmes
Report progress on implementation
SASOL GLOBAL FOUNDATION
Sasol Inzalo
Foundation (SaIF)
Operating
Model Entity Sasol
(OME) Sasol Social and
Delivery Siyakha Community
vehicles across Trust
the Group
8 9
Salient features
1 EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Social investment spend increased by 21%
to a total spend of R817,7 million globally. Step change
in our Early
Childhood
Social investment spend R817,7 million
SOCIAL INVESTMENT Development
Programme.
SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Over 25 000
2%
1% children
benefited from
6% 1%
2% our ECD
Other
6% (R8,9
million) programmes
Other
By region (R8,9 million)
North America
(R13,6
million)
North America By region
(R13,6 million) 91% South Africa
(R747,1million)
Mozambique 91% South Africa
(R48,1million) (R747,1 million)
Mozambique Increased reach of our
(R48,1 million) STEM education,
support programmes in
South Africa to over
2% 1%
6 million learners,
Environment Employee
2% 1% volunteerism students and teachers:
(R17,8
million)
24% (R7,5 million)
Environment Employee 60 new textbook titles
(R17,8 million) volunteerism in FY18; taking these to
24% By (R7,5 million)
focus area
48% 240 in total;
Small business By 2 new Mobile Science
48%
development
focus area Labs; taking these to 9 in
Small business
(R195,5 million) 25% Education and
skills development
total, reaching 27 000
development rural students annually;
(R394,1 million)
Education and
(R195,5 million) 25%
skills development 880 curriculum advisors
Community
development (R394,1 million) trained over ten years;
(R202,8 million)
Community upgraded 8 workshops.
development
Total of 19 technical
(R202,8 million)
school workshops
upgraded to date.
10 11
Salient features
continued
2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
39 grants to
13 universities Increased access to
municipal services by:
given for research
and development Upgrading the water
and sanitation
infrastructure
Upgrading of
Through the Sasol bursary electrical substations
programme 907 students
have benefited
Increased access to
healthcare facilities
in Southern Africa to
over 380 000 people
Increased vocational and
artisan training to over
Increase in matric pass rate 1 000 artisan learners
to 78% in Secunda and globally of whom 283
92,5% in Sasolburg in 2017 qualified in Mozambique
12 13
Salient features
continued
3 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 5 EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERISM
Increased the Sasol Siyakha Fund
loan book from R231,6 million in
FY17 to R301,7 million. 91 SMMEs
were granted loans since 2008
Over 2 800 Sasol employees are
registered in Sasol for Good
employee volunteering activities;
benefiting 220 000 people and
reaching to 497 causes
Supported fenceline community Through Sasol Payroll Giving (South Africa) and SasolGIVES
business start-ups (North America), over R1,1 million was donated
14 15
1
Toy library: over
15 900 learners PROMOTING 60 new textbook titles in
Contributing to benefited EDUCATION (SaIF) FY18; taking it to 240 in total
SOUTH AFRICA
sustainable socio-
economic development Over 9 000 children Donated 2 mobile science
and teachers reached PROMOTING laboratories, total of 9 reaching
through ECD learner STEM EDUCATION about 27 000 learners in
interventions (FENCELINE COMMUNITIES) under-serviced schools
GLOBAL
Promoting early
EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
childhood PROMOTING EARLY CHILDHOOD More than 500 teachers
Increase in Matric pass rate to 78% in
development (ECD) DEVELOPMENT (ECD) Secunda and 92,5% in Sasolburg in 2017
and 880 curriculum advisors
trained since 2014
SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA
Learner support
Practitioner and management Upgraded 8 workshops.
Reached over 26 000
support TechnoX Total of 19 technical school
participants; total of
SOUTH AFRICA workshops upgraded to date
Infrastructure and learning 451 000 to date
resources
1 891 new STEM textbooks distributed
MOZAMBIQUE
Promoting STEM
education at schools
R394,1m 60 students benefiting from pilot
STEM robotics programme
and boosting NORTH AMERICA
technical and
vocational skills 240 learners benefited from
'Vision 2020' STEM programme
NIGERIA
STEM curriculum support
Learner and teacher support
Technical and vocational
skills development
Infrastructure support PROMOTING YOUTH SKILLS PROMOTING TERTIARY
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
(FENCELINE COMMUNITIES) (FENCELINE COMMUNITIES)
GLOBAL GLOBAL
Enabling access to
tertiary education Global artisan development Developed Downstream
Masters programme
and advancing curriculum with 24 students
research in science, currently enrolled
MOZAMBIQUE
technology, 741 artisans enrolled. 104 placed for
employment in local municipalities
engineering and SOUTH AFRICA
mathematics (STEM) 907 bursaries granted
GLOBAL
education 283 qualified artisans
MOZAMBIQUE
Bursaries 39 University grants
to 13 universities for
Research support 118 scholarships for research and development
Equipment and vocational training SOUTH AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
Infrastructure support
16 171 The definition of
victory is to contribute
to improving the
quality of STEM
education and building
the capacity of the
PROMOTING
EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT (ECD)
Following the pilot programme
Our ECD support programme comprises
the following elements:
Training and on-site support for
practitioners and managers
Learning Resources
Toy libraries
SOUTH AFRICA
eMbalenhle, Secunda
EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
undertaken in FY17, we saw a step Parent support The Osizweni Education and
education sector in the change in our Early Childhood Development Centre's (OEDC) Toy
Development Programme. Learning resources Library building, based in eMbalenhle,
countries and fenceline continues to equip practitioners with
communities in which We believe that investing in early
Nutrition schemes relevant ECD curriculum content and
education is pivotal to establishing
we operate. strong learning foundations.
stimulate learners’ numeracy and
literacy skills through a wide range
In South Africa the Sasol Inzalo Children’s early childhood Mobile classrooms and upgrade
of educational toys.
Foundation (SaIF) was the experiences form the basis of all of existing facilities
delivery vehicle to build strong future learning and determine the
foundations for learning from socio-economic development of
early childhood through to countries. Research has shown
employment. Over the past that countries that invest in early
ten years the SaIF increased childhood education tend to produce
the participation in STEM skilled adults with better health, and
subjects and related careers in lower levels of welfare dependence
collaboration with multiple than those who do not have
partners across all levels of early-age development support.
the education spectrum.
Over the years we supported
A new delivery vehicle – different aspects of early childhood
The Sasol Foundation Trust will development programmes in an
continue the work of the uncoordinated way. Going forward
Sasol Inzalo Foundation and will Early Childhood Development will
incorporate the successfully become a focused programme as
concluded pilot programme to part of the Sasol Foundation Trust.
promote early childhood
development. During FY18 more ECD Centres
have been enrolled taking the total
Recently we rolled out some of number of centres benefiting from
the Sasol Inzalo learnings into our ECD support programme to 121.
the Mozambique environment.
We currently do work in:
Gauteng (10); KwaZulu-Natal (10);
North West (30); Mpumalanga (37);
and Free State (34).
18 191 EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT continued
Mobile science laboratories
The majority of schools in underserved communities and rural areas do not have
access to functional science laboratories. We expanded the network of our mobile
science laboratories in South Africa in order to ensure that more teachers are able
to conduct prescribed science experiments and learners are better prepared for
examinations through the hands-on practical exposure to these experiment.
To date, 9 mobile science
laboratories have been
donated reaching
27 000 learners in rural
South Africa annually.
Alleviating school bottlenecks
PROMOTING STEM In order for the schooling system to work,
EDUCATION IN SOUTH it needs to be enabled in two ways i.e.
AFRICA competent and effective teachers and
relevant good quality teaching and
learning material.
Over the past ten years the Sasol Inzalo
Foundation, in collaboration with the Relevant, good quality, teaching
Department of Basic Education, in and learning material
South Africa, has been the vehicle to
drive Sasol’s contribution towards Sasol continues to partner with the
improving the quality of STEM education Department of Basic Education in
across all levels of the schooling system. South Africa to produce and provide
schools with natural science, technology
By FY18 the reach of the SaIF programme and mathematics textbooks and related
reached over 6 million learners, teacher guides which are developed by
students and teachers in South Africa. the Sasol Inzalo Foundation (SaIF).
The objectives of these programmes have
been to: These resources are freely available online
on www.mstworkbooks.co.za and
Alleviateschool bottlenecks www.thunderboltkids.co.za to ensure
Boost vocational skills greater access and to support teaching
Create access to tertiary opportunities and learning of STEM subjects.
20 211 EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT continued
Training of curriculum advisors as hubs from which education activities, Technical Schools of Excellence Network are accredited by the relevant SETAs.
skills programmes and youth programmes (TechSENet) in South Africa Accreditation enables schools to serve
880 curriculum advisors have been
are supported. as skills centres for communities.
trained over the past ten years to mentor Our aim is to work with government to
and provide content-related support to Boosting vocational skills develop a replicable model for technical To improve the quality of learning
STEM subject teachers. schools which will offer excellent technical outcomes in schools, we have
Relevant technical and vocational skills
skills that will be the bedrock of our partnered with 5 technical high schools
Teacher and learner support are the cornerstone of economic growth
economy. (8 workshops). To date we have fully
and important for increasing
Our teacher and learner support employability and reducing poverty. equipped 19 technical workshops,
We train teachers and develop materials
interventions are delivered through Therefore, we partner with schools and of which two have been accredited
for technical subjects. We also ensure
educational resource centres situated in skills development institutions to build a to provide SETA training.
that for practical work, learners have
communities or schools around our pipeline of technical and vocational skills. access to well-equipped workshops that
communities. The resource centres serve
22 231 EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT continued
Creating access to tertiary
opportunities PROMOTING STEM
Our education and skills programmes EDUCATION IN FENCELINE
enable us to contribute to the COMMUNITIES
development of the skills required
to meet the demands of the growing SOUTH AFRICA
economy and increase the economic Secunda
participation of people in our
communities. Our programmes
complement government’s efforts to The Sasol Osizweni Education and
make education accessible to students Development Centre (OEDC)
from low income families. reaches 40 513 learners and
230 teachers in 225 schools
We offer bursaries to provide access to
learning opportunities at Universities, Through the OEDC Educator
Universities of Technology and Technical scholarship and bursary
and Vocational Education and Training programme, 11 teachers obtained
Colleges in STEM, to primarily address their Bachelor of Science
business and country critical skills. qualifications. SOUTH AFRICA
We also offer STEM/non-STEM support All of them were qualified Sasolburg
in accordance with the needs of our as professional teachers.
fence line communities.
Matric pass rate improved to 78% Boitjorisong Resource Centre (BRC)
Our bursaries offer holistic support in 2017 in the Gert Sibande District, reaches 32 929 learners and
which includes funding for tuition, Mpumalanga. 916 teachers in 34 Schools.
books, boarding and subsistence
stipend, extra academic support, life In secondary schools, we
skills and wellness support. contribute to overall
In South Africa, Sasol TechnoX has improvement of Grade 12
attracted more than 451 000 results through teacher and
learners over the past learner interventions. In addition
17 years, with over 26 000 our school leadership programme
participants in 2017. had reached 457 school
management team members.
This has resulted in the Free State
Department of Education
acknowledging our efforts as a key
contributor to the improvement of
matric results of local schools in
the 2017 academic year. The schools
in the area achieved a pass rate
of 92,5%, well above national and
provincial results.
24 251 EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT continued
NORTH AMERICA
In order to align with the Supported 15 educators through the STEM
4th Industrial Revolution, Partners In Education programme focusing
60 students are on research-based strategies to build a
participating in our successful and engaging classroom practice.
pilot STEM robotics
programme.
This increased their
An exhibition was built at the local children’s
grade point average
museum career hall to enable children to
across all curricula with
learn about careers within the chemicals
the highest average in industry. The career centre reaches an average
science. of 9 000 children and adults monthly.
SOUTH AFRICA
Ekandustria
A primary science About, 4 000 We promoted careers as
programme was Grade 9 and Grade 11 artisans at local schools.
initiated in 15 schools learners were Primary schools were
in Ekandustria, to profiled with each targeted where artisan skills
support 50 primary learner receiving a campaigns were conducted to
school teachers and report to help them expose learners to different
13 322 learners. choose careers that artisanal skills and give them
Schools received 15 match their thinking an opportunity to try some
science kits reaching style, personality of the skills in their schools.
6 986 Grade 4 – 6 and interest. 500 Grade 7 learners
learners. in 4 primary schools
were reached.
26 271 EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT continued
PROMOTING TERTIARY OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
AND MOZAMBIQUE
Sasol research support Our focus has been on growing the
programme pool of Masters, PhD and postdoctoral
students conducting research, mainly in
Technology is core to our sustainability
NIGERIA the fields of chemistry, environmental
and competitiveness, we rely on the skills
chemistry and STEM education, including
and training of our research community
providing grant funding for academics
Supported the Vision 2020 to develop new and innovative options
to participate in international projects
Youth Empowerment for our business.
to grow their international research
and Restoration Career Through our research support programme experience and networks. Experienced
Counselling and Industry we establish, support and develop Sasol employees from our Research and
Awareness workshop in research capacity of the universities that Technology function are seconded to
Abuja reaching 240 we support in South Africa and offer mentoring and support to students
learners. The workshop Mozambique. and academics in our partner universities.
exposed learners to various
job opportunities and career We work with a broad range of partners
paths that require the in government, academia and business to
application of skills enable and advance the development
developed through Science, of innovative solutions to societal
Technology, Engineering and challenges through academic research.
Mathematics (STEM) By driving programmes that improve,
education. Industry broaden curricula, boost the knowledge
professionals presented and skills of students, academic staff and
employment opportunities research supervisors, we make a
within Nigeria’s technology contribution to the production of high
industries. impact research outputs.
MOZAMBIQUE
Distributed 1 891
textbooks and upgraded
science laboratories for
Grade 8 – 12 mathematics,
biology, chemistry and
physics subjects, benefiting
4 473 learners and
50 teachers across four
schools in the Inhambane
Province.
28 291 EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT continued
Sasol bursary programmes
Previously our bursary programmes PROMOTING YOUTH
focused on youth who wished to pursue SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN
degrees in STEM careers only. For the FENCELINE COMMUNITIES
past 30 years, we have been awarding
bursaries to top performing
In order to contribute to reducing youth
mathematics and science learners.
unemployment in our communities, we
During FY18 we extended our portfolio offer various skills which will assist in
to be more inclusive adding careers in increasing the chances of employability in
Humanities and Health Sciences. partnership with government and other
stakeholders.
University bursaries are typically offered
for Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of SOUTH AFRICA
Science and Bachelor of Commerce In South Africa, 741 unemployed
(with a Chartered Accountant focus) youth were supported with various
and University of Technology bursaries work-readiness skills resulting in
are offered for Electrical/Mechanical 104 employment opportunities
Engineering, Process Instrumentation, in local municipalities.
Mine Surveying, Education, Social Work,
Psychology and Legal Studies.
Through the Youth Employment
During the 2018 academic year, Services (YES) programme,
907 students were enrolled in we committed to support
the bursary programme. youth with employment
opportunities.
During the 2017 academic year:
We granted funding support to 907 We donated research Secunda
students, while more than 1 600 equipment, which included a
hours were invested by our mentors in high-performance liquid
In South Africa, skills training for the
supporting students and research chromatography (HPLC), cyclic
youth is implemented through our
supervisors. voltammetry and mass
partners LTA Grinaker and Kentz,
spectrometer to five
Gert Sibande TVET, Sedibeng Training
universities in South Africa,
Centre and Govan Mbeki Municipality
Together with the Eduardo Mondlane benefiting 2 000 students.
to build skills for employability and
University and other partners in
economic participation.
Mozambique, we completed the
curriculum development and roll-out of
Students, academic staff and
the Downstream Masters programme.
research supervisors from Sasolburg
24 students are currently enrolled in
over 13 institutions of higher
the first-of-its-kind programme in
learning in South Africa and
Mozambique which will support 40 unemployed youth, have
Mozambique are currently being
developing the skills necessary for the been enrolled to complete their
supported through our research
monetisation of the country’s Grade 12 while given employment
support programmes.
hydrocarbon resources. on Sasol community projects.
30 311 EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT continued
MOZAMBIQUE
Partnered with the National
Institute for Employment and
Vocational Training since 2013.
Through the Inhassoro Training
Centre we supported a total of 283
students to qualify as artisans
from fenceline communities around
our operations in Inhassoro.
1 321 learnership positions
have been filled with unemployed
youth to do various disciplines
resulting in:
52 process learnerships,
38 mechanical learnerships and
42 electrical learnerships
who were placed for on-the-job
training to assist with
required skills.
UNITED STATES
118 scholarships were awarded
to date to unemployed and
under-educated individuals as part
of the Workforce Resource Guide
Scholarship Programme, which
assists in building vocational skills
for communities around our
operations in Mossvile and
Westlake. This has created
76 jobs.
32 332 Collaborating to improve
delivery of municipal
services, access to
healthcare facilities, as
well as promoting
entrepreneurship training
R202,8m
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
INVESTING IN COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
among the youth.
Upgrade of electrical
INVESTING IN substations
SOUTH AFRICA
COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENABLING ACCESS TO Upgraded the electrical infrastructure Upgrade of water and
Water and sanitation HEALTHCARE network in Lekwa & Govan Mbeki sanitation infrastructure
Electrical substations GLOBAL
municipalities, Secunda, reaching
over 550 000 community members
Enabling people with disability 2 new water systems built and
SOUTH AFRICA & QATAR 5 boreholes repaired and
Other community
ENABLING ACCESS TO infrastructure rehabilitated, serving 5 villages.
MOZAMBIQUE
HEALTHCARE SOUTH AFRICA
Over 300 people benefited
HIV/Aids support and from various programmes
1 Maintenance mobile unit for
mobile clinics Converted a local swimming pool into
a multipurpose and recreational unblocking water and sewage
Healthcare facilities (total of 3) for over 149 000
facility serving a local population of
113 039 in Sasolburg community members in
Upgrades to Fezi Ngubentombi Sasolburg.
District hospital, Sasolburg
SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TRAINING Upgraded the operating
Completed design phase of the
upgrade to the sewer network in
theatres, pharmacy and
Leandra-Lebohang. This upgrade
Start-up support casualty units. On completion
will service 75 000 community
Entrepreneurship awareness of upgrade in FY19, the
members. SOUTH AFRICA
hospital will benefit 488 000
community members
HIV/Aids community support
SOUTH AFRICA
Over 380 000 community
members reached through
screening, testing,
counselling and referral
treatment
34 352 Functional and accessible
community
infrastructure plays a
vital role in advancing
local economic
development. It is
asol always supports
S
community they
operate in. The good
thing that Sasol has
done for Sasolburg is
the introduction of
Water and sanitation
Water is one of the basic necessities for
life. We partnered with government and
other stakeholders to ensure that we
enable communities to have this basic
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
and necessary resource.
within this context that mobile medical clinics
we partner with various that have been given
to communities. SOUTH AFRICA
public entities, other
That’s really a Secunda
private corporations, good initiative. In the Govan Mbeki Municipality we
non-profit organisations completed the design phase of the upgrade
Community representative
and civil society to to the sewer network in Leandra-Lebohang
collaborate with to service over 75 000 community members.
municipalities in finding INVESTING IN The refurbishment of the wastewater
sustainable solutions for COMMUNITY
treatment plant in Greylingstad
has commenced.
enhancing municipal INFRASTRUCTURE
service delivery and
instilling an Through our flagship community
entrepreneurial mind-set development programme in
South Africa – Sasol Ikusasa, we
among the youth, rolled out projects involving the
equipping them with construction and upgrades of basic
sound practical business health infrastructure such as clinics,
assessment and upgrades of water
skills and knowledge to and sanitation infrastructure,
enable them to electricity substations and mobile
participate meaningfully maintenance units to repair
ailing infrastructure.
in the economy in the
areas where we operate.
Sasolburg
In order to maintain the water and sewer
infrastructure in the Sasolburg regions,
a total of 3 maintenance mobile units
were procured and are currently used to assist
with unblocking the water and sewer lines in
the community where the municipality
experienced challenges. These mobile units
cover the Metsimaholo municipal area and
reach over 149 000 community members.
36 372 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT continued
Secunda
Electricity
Sasolburg upgrades
Community Upgraded the electrical
infrastructure network
infrastructure in Lekwa and Govan
upgrades Mbeki municipalities,
We collaborated with the Secunda, reaching
Metsimaholo Local
MOZAMBIQUE
over 550 000
Municipality to convert a Two new water systems were built to give access community members.
local swimming pool into to communities of Funhalouro (Kupo) and Chigubo The electricity network
a much needed multi- (Ndindiza) while the existing five boreholes were will assist in mitigating
purpose sports and repaired and rehabilitated in these communities the service protest
recreational facility. serving 5 villages who will have uninterrupted access risk as a result of
The facility now will be to water supply. power cuts.
able to serve a population
A water project is being implemented in the Inhassoro
of 113 039 community
District in partnership with the National Oil Company
members.
(ENH) and the Provincial Directorate of Public Works
and Housing (DPOPH). The aim of the project is to
provide water to the area.
In 2017, cyclone Dineo damaged the Maxixe and
Inhambane piers in Mozambique. Sasol partnered with
the government to repair them. Work is underway and
on completion will benefit community members
in those areas.
Secunda
A multipurpose centre has been completed which will enable the community
to access various services which will stimulate local economy.
38 392 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT continued
Heath Infrastructure
ENABLING ACCESS TO In our ongoing efforts to improve
HEALTH CARE access and quality of healthcare
within our communities, we
Our approach is to support and rollout upgraded the Fezi Ngubentombi
initiatives aimed at improving access and Hospital in Sasolburg with a
quality of healthcare within our fenceline specific focus on the 4 operating
communities through investments in theatres, pharmacy and casualty
preventative and corrective programmes. units. The upgrades will have an
impact in the reduction of death
HIV/Aids support rate due to inadequate facilities
In partnership with the Department of and poor access to emergency
Health, communities and Provincial services at the hospital. This will
Health Departments in Mpumalanga and benefit over 488 000
Free State in particular, we continued community members and
with our Sasol HIV/aids Community reduce the waiting time so
Support Initiative which is in support of that patients can have better
the United Nations’ 90-90-90 target access to health care.
i.e. 90% of people tested for HIV, 90% of
people living with HIV on treatment and
90% of people on treatment to have a
suppressed viral load by 2020. I can safely say that I
know what Sasol is
doing, they have been
This year we reached over 380 000 community members in the areas able to come down to
of Sasolburg and Secunda through screening, testing, counselling and referral
our community and
for treatment.
engage with us.
Local Chief
40 412 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT continued
SOUTH AFRICA
Disability We partnered with United Nations Media and Albinism Society of South Africa
in order to educate communities about albinism. This programme was conducted
for 30 provincial trainers from the Albinism Society to carry out training
QATAR in their provinces to create awareness and deal with the stigma of albinism
We partnered with the in society.
Qatari National Committee
for Education, Culture and
Science. A two-day
capacity building workshop
was conducted with
government stakeholders
on accessibility awareness.
The aim was to enable
86 government
representatives conduct
accessibility audits on all
education and health
facilities in Qatar.
Launched an event to develop Blind Football in the country in partnership
with Save the Dream Foundation and the Qatar Financial Centre,
we provided educational kits to 300 children and sporting
personalities. This programme is aimed at encouraging inclusivity and
integration within communities.
42 433 Contributing to local
economic development
and job creation in our
communities.
Increased the Sasol
Siyakha Fund loan book
from R231,6 million to
R301,7 million
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Enabling growth and
sustainability of Granted loans to
91 SMMEs since 2008
small businesses
R195,5m
SMME FUNDING (B-BBEE)
(SASOL SIYAKHA)
SOUTH AFRICA
Creating active and growing the Loans to the value of
small, medium and micro-sized R195,5 million granted
enterprises (SMMEs) sector to to 14 SMMEs
help localise and diversify our
supply chain.
473 SMMEs supported
Dedicated Enterprise and (ESD), created 284 jobs
Supplier Development (ESD) and sustained 3 023
jobs since 2008
activities focus on:
Business incubation
Business enablement
SMME funding
ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
PROMOTING SMME DEVELOPMENT FENCELINE COMMUNITIES
FENCELINE COMMUNITIES GLOBAL
GLOBAL
57 small scale farmers supported
Over 15 000 youth
SOUTH AFRICA AND
benefiting from various
MOZAMBIQUE
intervening programmes in
SOUTH AFRICA,
MOZAMBIQUE and NIGERIA
Partnership with 'Junior
Achievement' has benefited
318 youth and created 628 jobs
NIGERIA
483 business owners trained,
29 new start-up businesses
enabled, 91 jobs created
UNITED STATES
44 453 ENABLING
GROWTH AND
SUSTAINABILITY
OF SMALL
BUSINESSES
Enterprises currently being
supported are mainly in the
manufacturing of chemical
As access to funding and cost of capital
remain the main challenges facing
SMMEs, through our Sasol Siyakha Trust
in South Africa, we provide black-owned
SMMEs with loan funding at competitive
interest rates. Funding is provided to
support these businesses with the
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
(SASOL SIYAKHA) cleaning products, cosmetics, acquisition of business assets, the
plastic products, electrical financing of working capital to improve
cables and harnesses, flexible productivity, as well as grow their
A growing and active SMME
pipes fittings, energy drinks, customer portfolio and debt
sector is vital in helping us
bottled water, carpentry, consolidation to improve cashflows.
localise and diversify our
clothing and service
supply chain.
commodities including air A total of 35 start-up SMMEs enrolled
To contribute to this objective, conditioning, thermal in our Business Incubation support
Sasol has a dedicated team insulation, electrical, waste programme. Most of these manufacturing
supporting Enterprise and repurposing, general SMMEs are already producing and
Supplier Development (ESD) engineering, mobile laboratory, marketing their products from the facility.
activities. Our support includes accounting, SHEQ systems and
small-business incubation logistics. The incubation
support, the implementation of programme provides enrolled
business enablement SMMEs with up to 12 months of
interventions and loan funding physical support and an
to black-owned SMMEs through additional 24 months of virtual
the Sasol Siyakha Enterprise incubation support by our
and Supplier Development Trust business incubation specialists.
(“Sasol Siyakha Trust”) in
In addition to the incubation of
South Africa.
start-up SMMEs, we provide
The Sasol Business Incubator SMMEs with business
facility located close to our enablement interventions.
Sasolburg Regional Hub, These include the
provides business development, implementation of Safety,
access to specialised Health and Environment
manufacturing equipment, and standards, quality
business infrastructure management systems,
together with product fit-for-purpose financial
commercialisation support to management systems, human
start-up SMMEs. resources management We enabled 10 of our SMMEs,
systems, brand and marketing predominantly those from the
resources, legal compliance business incubation programme to
support and industry-specific market their products at the
473 SMMEs supported
business systems. 7th Proudly South African Buy
through ESD, created
Local Summit Expo held at the
284 jobs, and sustained
3 023. Sandton Convention Centre,
South Africa.
46 473 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT continued
PROMOTING MOZAMBIQUE SOUTH AFRICA
SMME DEVELOPMENT
FENCELINE COMMUNITIES SMMEs including existing and Secunda
potential suppliers benefited from Over the past two
In addition to growing an SMME sector the various business support years we partnered
that can contribute to the national supply interventions provided through our with African Farmer’s
chain, efforts are underway to broaden ESD programmes. In Inhassoro and Association of
local economic participation, local content Govuro provinces, Mozambique, we South Africa (AFASA)
development and delivering on socio- established an income generation with the aim of
economic development priorities in the programme – Asset Based empowering small
fenceline communities where we operate. Community Development (ABCD), scale farmers to
to assist local businesses grow develop their skills
and gain access to market and knowledge of the
opportunities through training and farming sector.
development. The egg production,
chicken production and
horticulture businesses from the
ABCD programme grew its local
market share with revenues of
about MT 10 000* per quarter–
creating and maintaining
jobs and benefiting
community members.
*Mozambican currency: Metical
e are a rural farming community.
W
Sasol made a commitment to assist with
farming programmes and provide fertiliser.
Local Chief, Ekandustria
We also rolled out knowledge sharing workshops benefiting SMMEs located
around our Sasolburg and Secunda regional hubs. The workshops covered marketing;
operations management, information management systems and accessing Sasol
Siyakha funding.
48 493 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT continued
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TRAINING
FENCELINE COMMUNITIES
Through our entrepreneurship training
programmes we aim to inspire a culture
and mind-set of entrepreneurship
among the youth. In addition we
support start-ups to transition into
active participants within the economy.
Our entrepreneurship training portfolio
of programmes in South Africa comprises
the following:
SOUTH AFRICA
Secunda
Sasol Siyazenzela Youth in Business
Entrepreneurship Programme
NORTH AMERICA Established in 2014 in partnership with
the Govan Mbeki municipality to support
Through our Small Business Resource people living with disabilities-owned and
Guide and Workshop Series in North youth-owned start-up Small, Medium
America, a total of and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs).
483 entrepreneurs received
In Louisiana we continued with
training, 38 percent were from South Africa
our partnership with local
minority groups and 6 percent were Step Up 2 a Start Up programme
business development
veterans. 74 received certificates.
organisations to roll-out the Implemented in partnership with other
Entrepreneurs received counselling Small Business Resource Guide corporates and Department of Small
and have reported more than and Workshop Series. We Business Development. A National
US$8 million in capitalisation to provided funding for monthly programme targeted at Grade 9 – 12
date, 29 new start-up certification workshops and learners, mainly from public schools
businesses and created 91 new other small business benefited 660 schools and 60 000
jobs in the Southwest Louisiana area. development training through learners to date with 108 schools
McNeese State University for and over 15 000 youth in FY18 creating
area businesses and 9 small businesses.
entrepreneurs, including
workshops that qualify local
businesses as minority, woman-
owned, small disadvantaged or
HUB Zone certified.
50 513 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT continued
MOZAMBIQUE
Youth entrepreneurship
programme
Focuses on developing
SOUTH AFRICA successful community-based
Sasol I-AM-PRENEUR programme businesses while creating
employment opportunities
Started in 2015, specifically designed and growing the local economy.
and targeted at out-of-school and
unemployed youth has benefited The entrepreneurship
250 youth creating 51 small programme has benefited
businesses from our fenceline 41 participants with 11
communities. 3 SMME’s from Govuro and 16 from
graduated to our Enterprise Inhassoro, who started
and Supplier Development (ESD) their own businesses.
Programme at the Sasol Business
Incubation in Sasolburg.
Sasolburg
Sasol – Vaal University of
Technology (VUT) youth
entrepreneurship training
programme
Established in partnership with the
VUT in 2014 this programme has
benefited 438 youth graduates
to date with 58 in FY18 creating
62 SMMEs creating 58 jobs.
Sasolburg
Sasol Northwest University Women
Entrepreneurship programme
Established in 2016 year has with a
specific focus on developing young
women has benefited 30 women
NIGERIA
who created 8 businesses to date.
Partnership with 'Junior Achievement' Nigeria
Run entrepreneurship courses for youth in order to assist them to develop
appropriate skills to manage and start their small businesses.
This programme has benefited 318 youth and created 628 jobs.
52 534 Advancing environmental
protection through social
investment programmes.
PROMOTING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
COMMUNITY-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL
Implementing environmental PROTECTION PROJECTS
education and other GLOBAL
programmes related to the
protection of the environment
in partnership with our R17,8m 1 000 trees in 1 000 days
UNITED STATES
625 trees planted
communities and other parties.
Environmental education
Community-based E-Nature smart app 66 000 people
environmental and website
reached to date
QATAR
protection projects
Grass cutting 2,8 million m²
SOUTH AFRICA area covered
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
SOUTH AFRICA
Over 200 community SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSETS
engagement sessions, SOUTH AFRICA
reaching learners and
community members
Rapid intervention vehicle donated to
municipality to assist in fighting veld fires,
Sasolburg
100 illegal dumping sites cleaned and
grass cut to prevent illegal fires, Sasolburg
Insulation, installation of LPG stoves
and heaters as well as electrical wiring
of 500 houses in eMbalenhle, Secunda
54 554 We have a number of
initiatives targeted at
minimising the impact
of our operations on
the environment and
ensuring sustainable
COMMUNITY-BASED
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION PROJECTS
QATAR
NORTH AMERICA
We collaborate with the McNeese State
University’s Harold and Pearl Drips
Department of Agricultural Sciences
through the Community Foundation
of Southwest Louisiana as well as a
committee of more than 15 community
In addition, we partner with the
Department of Culture, Recreation and
Tourism, Coastal Plain Conservancy and
Patagonia to restore the longleaf pine
habitat in Sam Houston Jones State Park,
Louisiana. This three year initiative aims
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Together with the Friends of the members to plant 1 000 Trees in 1 000 to eliminate encroaching and invasive
environmental Environment Centre in Qatar we
Days, we launched a three-year tree underbrush and to fertilise and restore
continued to provide citizens with up
protection. We to date environmental information
planting programme in Southwest 71,5 acres of the state park. Interactive
partner with Louisiana in 2016. In two planting day environment education to students
through our e-Nature smartphone
events, more than 400 Sasol employees and civic clubs to reach local students
relevant government, app and website. Through this
and community members planted and community members has also
initiative we create awareness of
communities and the rich diversity of Qatar’s natural 625 trees of 22 indigenous species at been carried out.
civil society groups environment including flora, birds, 18 sites across Calcasieu Parish.
to implement insects, mammals, reptiles and
marine life. 66 000 people have
environmental been reached through the e-Nature
education and other smartphone app and website.
programmes related In partnership with the Ministry of
to the protection of Education and Higher Education
the environment. we hosted the 5th Annual Qatar
e-Nature schools’ competition with
the aim of increasing environmental
awareness among students. This
year 321 students, representing
63 independent schools and
44 private schools from across
Qatar participated in the contest.
56 574 Environmental protection continued
SOUTH AFRICA
In support of clean rivers and preserving In Secunda, we partnered with the Govan ENVIRONMENTAL
the water species, we partnered with Mbeki municipality to restore the town’s EDUCATION
Plastics South Africa, Department of biodiversity and keep the town clean
Water and Sanitation, Ezemvelo KwaZulu by cutting 2,8 million m² grass and Our environment education programmes
Natal Wildlife and Umngeni Water on pruning trees in identified strategic focus on water, waste and air quality,
various interventions including the areas. The project not only serves to including supporting the business with
National Clean Rivers Project, Project maintain the environmental health of the environmental offset programme in
Aqua Amazing and Clean-Up and Recycle area but also contributes to the reduction particular; community environment
SA Campaign all aimed at reducing of veld fires in the area. education programmes in our Sasolburg
pollution in the rivers, removing waste and Secunda operations.
and educating communities on how to
keep rivers clean. These projects were SOUTH AFRICA
done in schools and communities Secunda
reaching over 6 640 learners in
20 primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal Conducted 21 community engagement
and waste was removed by 10 000 sessions on environmental, education,
volunteers from the beach. reaching 25 277 learners and members
of the community.
Partnered with Plastics South Africa
in programmes which mitigate
the impact of converted polymers
to the environment, including
the impact of polymer waste
on communities.
Piloted the Sasol Envirobox toolkit
in Secunda, reaching 21 700 learners
and 37 educators.
The Sasol Envirobox is a comprehensive
environmental education toolkit focusing
on water, waste, sustainable agriculture
and food security, air quality and
renewable energy for both learner
and teacher development was endorsed
by the National Department of Basic
Education and certified by Radchem
Laboratories (certification agency of
National Government) in 2017 as a
comprehensive practical tool of
environmental learning in schools.
The programme was approved for
implementation in Free State,
Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal
and Limpopo.
58 594 Environmental protection continued
SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSETS
Sasolburg
Sasol is implementing environmental offsets as part of our Atmospheric Environmental
Conducted 180 community engagement sessions on environmental education and Licences, (AELs). Among others, good progress was made in the following areas.
reached 22 865 learners and members of the community.
Partnered with the Provincial government to rollout Enviro Quiz Project, designed
SOUTH AFRICA
to teach Grade 6 learners more about their environment and to get them Sasolburg
to participate in environmental problem solving activities. Vehicle emissions testing kit was commissioned and is used by the Municipal Traffic
Reached 4 974 learners and 829 educators. Officials in order to monitor the vehicles in the community for emissions.
Promoted water saving behaviours among schools and communities by engaging Cut 440m² of grass in support of waste removal programme,
communities to be water wise and environmentally aware in partnership with Rand Cleaned 100 illegal dump sites.
Water and Department of Water and Sanitation.
Took delivery of and handed over the Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV) to the
To date we have visited Zamdela households and primary schools to promote water Municipality during November 2017. The RIV will assist with veld fire-fighting
saving tips and fixing of leaks. in region to cover about 100m² area which is prone to veld fires in the area.
Secunda
Rolled out the programme to
insulate the roofs, install ceiling,
electrical wiring, replace coal stoves
with LPG 4 plate stoves and heaters
to improve the thermal conditions
of households, reduce sulphur
dioxide and other noxious gases
as well as particulate matter in
the households and in the nearby
vicinity. Phase I of the programme
benefited 500 households
in eMbalenhle.
60 615 Leveraging the
considerable and diverse
abilities of our employees
to contribute to
socio-economic
development in our
COMPANY-LED
SOUTH AFRICA
Mandela Day
5 184
beneficiaries
EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERISM
AND +
communities. MOZAMBIQUE
11 784 Books
challenge
10 000 books
beneficiaries donated to
6 600 over 25 schools
Promoting The Concept beneficiaries
Of ‘Giving’ – Sasol For
Good
Our Sasol for Good employee R7,5m BENEFICIARIES
GLOBAL
OPERATING
CANSA
Shavathon
volunteering programme Sasolburg
MODEL (OME)
encourages employees to get GLOBAL
involved in their communities 220 000 +
by volunteering their time, skills 18 031
beneficiaries "At Risk Youth"
and resources through company-
United States
and employee-initiated social
development causes.
REGISTERED
VOLUNTEERS
GLOBAL Sasol For Good
Payroll Giving
SOUTH AFRICA
2 835 227
organisations
Through Sasol
Payroll Giving,
SELF-INITIATED (South Africa)
GLOBAL and SasolGIVES
+
190 185 (North America),
employees gave
beneficiaries SasolGIVES R638 490,00
NORTH and the company
AMERICA
supplemented
272
organisations
this amount with
R495 765,00
Over
R1,1m
donated
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