Sasol Sustainability Report 2018

DRIVING SUSTAINABLE AIR QUALITY (CONTINUED) • Large-scale maintenance shutdown at Natref Operations, as well as a statutory shutdown at Secunda Operations took place during the reporting period, impacting our atmospheric releases, as do changes in the feedstock composition and utilisation over the period. • As a result of the progress with our air quality roadmap, VOC emissions have reduced from 41,80 kilotons in 2017 to 27,74 kilotons over the reporting period. This significant reduction is due to the commissioning of several abatement projects during the last 12 months. • Our total NOx emissions of 147 kilotons (kt), showed marginal improvement, down slightly from 152 kt in 2017. • The reduction in total SOx emissions to 189 kt, down from 202 kt in 2017, was a result of reduced coal sulphur content. • Total particulate (fly ash) emissions remained relatively constant at 10 kt compared with 10 kt in 2017. • The atmospheric emission licences (AELs) for some of our operations have been reviewed and renewed, as part of an ongoing process. OUR AIR FOOTPRINT Sasol’s actual spend on offset projects for 2016 and 2017 was R19 million. This ramped up considerably during 2018 to a total of R55 million for 2018. The budget for subsequent years will be confirmed as better information becomes available in the detailed cost model which Sasol is developing. These projects referred to above primarily relate to our committed roadmaps required to meet the promulgated new plant standards. In addition, Sasol adopted a voluntary internal target to reduce specific VOC emissions by 80% by 2020, from a 2009 baseline. Due to an unforeseen issue which prevented us from completing a shut-down tie-in during the year, one of the projects on our roadmap will only be completed in 2021. While this setback will regrettably delay attaining the target by a year, we are pleased that the projected reductions from these projects are anticipated to exceed the 80% targeted reductions, with a reduction of about 40% already achieved by the end of 2018. SECUNDA DELIVERING ON OUR APPROVED OFFSET PLANS BASELINE First source apportionment measurements and quality of life assessment has been completed. EMBALENHLE FEASIBILITY FOR ROADS Source apportionment results confirmed that the impact of dust from unsurfaced roads is minimal, therefore this option will not be considered further. LEBOHANG, EMBALENHLE INFORMAL HOUSING INSULATION Insulation of 24 serviced informal houses with polyurethane foam together with a stove swop in Lebohang has been completed. Further measurements such as the summer temperature impact measurements and indoor air quality is being conducted. LEBOHANG, EMBALENHLE VELD FIRE MANAGEMENT Grass cutting and veld fire management activities are ongoing by the Secunda Synfuels Operations emergency management team, with their scope of activities enhanced to support greater mitigation of veld fires as part of the offset plan. EMBALENHLE INSULATION OF RDP HOUSES The census to identify the eligible households is in progress and contracting with the households will commence in January 2018. Business activities are progressing to gear up for implementation, starting with approximately 500 to 700 houses between July 2017 and June 2018. LEBOHANG, EMBALENHLE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS The target audiences are the communities of eMbalenhle and Lebohang where offsets are implemented and 27 primary schools in Govan Mbeki Municipality. A questionnaire was compiled and will be used in the pre-assessment phase of the campaign. LEBOHANG, EMBALENHLE Nitrogen oxide (NO x ) Sulphur oxide (SO x ) Particulates Atmospheric Emissions Kilotons     ENVIRONMENTAL AND PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY (continued) Sasol Sustainability Report 2018 26