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SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT MATERIAL ISSUES Senwes’ material issues are factors that have affected, or that reasonably have the greatest potential to affect our success. In determining our material sustainability issues we conduct surveys amongst customers, suppliers and employees. We also determine material issues through risk management processes, strategy review, operational review processes and consultative engagements with stakeholders. Our material issues also include factors that stakeholders consider crucial to their concerns and interests and, most importantly, factors that are important to Senwes’ sustainability. CUSTOMERS The objective is to maintain a strong position in all markets where Senwes has a presence. However, market share is a specific target but not at the cost of margin or risk. MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES MARKET ENVIRONMENT WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT • Revenue protection and growth • Talent depth • Cost efficiency • Attraction and retention capacity • Risk management • • Rapid technological development Information technology and business intelligence • Performance management systems • Ethical behaviour and culture • Stakeholder engagement NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SOCIO-POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT • Scarcity and quality of natural resources • Political and regulatory uncertainty • Uncertainty regarding the supply of energy • Social instability • Increasing crime rate • National transformation imperatives • Population and demographic changes • Community development Senwes INTEGRATED REPORT 2015 31