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Sasol

HEADQUARTERS: France Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1967

DESTRUCTION SCORE 98/100
Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Chemicals sector, Sasol maintains a complex global operation spanning Africa. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 132 Mt 108 Mt Scope 1/2
Deforestation Index 130 HA Primary forest cleared
Litigated Infractions 1180 Incidents $1674.2M Paid Fines
Climate Lobbying $895.4M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Sasol's key industrial waste slurry reservoirs.

2024 Heavy Metal Discharges

Toxic acidic runoff containing high quantities of heavy metals leaked into regional municipal aquifers, exceeding legal bio-safety thresholds.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Toxic Outflow Incident

Downstream automated sensors detected elevated cadmium and arsenic leaching from Sasol's secondary smelting site in Indonesia.

2024-05-12
ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Mexico environmental board levied a $10.6M USD civil penalty for inadequate tailings pond liners.

2024-03-28
DATA_SYNC Biotoxicity Score Sync

Updated annual soil and water bio-toxicity metrics in our index, adjusting the local risk level upward by 22%.

2024-01-15
PROBE Subsurface Acidification Probe

Scientific taskforce launched an investigation into historical sub-surface leaching into the municipal watershed.

2023-11-20
Executive Directors
Patricia Jones
Chief Executive
David Smith
Head of ESG Strategy
Sub-brands & Subsidiaries
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