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Sanlam | Sustainability Performance

https://www.sanlam.com/

Financial services group offering insurance, investment, and wealth management solutions.

1917

South Africa

10,001+ employees

Financial Services

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1738
Overall
#6
in South Africa
#91
in Financial Services

Sustainability Maturity

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Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

25.9K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Renewable energy

17% 2025
Laggard

Female employees

63% 2025
Leading

Externalities

2.7M $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

17.5T $, 2026▲6.7% YoY

Revenue

127.1B $, 2024▼13.6% YoY

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 75 out of 609


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 75 out of 609

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Renewable energy

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17%2025

Industry rank: 74 out of 609


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 74 out of 609

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

1.9

B/M 3.0

2.7

B/M 2.6

8.2

B/M 19.9


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Sanlam Limited, South African major insurer/financial services (largest nonbanking financial group in Africa), has faced sustained South African Prudential Authority enforcement scrutiny over the contested 2022 USD 1 billionplus Allianz Africa Joint Venture creation (SanlamAllianz) integration challenges, plus periodic South African class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of African operations exposure affecting institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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98 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
57Moderate
$1.6Testimated revenue at risk
Thematic risk scoresESRS aligned scoresComing soon
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

17.5T $, 2026▲6.7% YoY

Revenue

127.1B $, FY2024▼13.6% YoY

EBITDA

28.2B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

21% Industry: -6▼16.6% YoY

P/E ratio

829.5 Industry: 37▼NaN% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$127.1BFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

4.4B 2024▼454.5% YoY

Capex

1.1B 2024▲2.4% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.2 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

18.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

99.7

▲ 23.5%

2022

109.8

▲ 11.1%

2023

127.1

▲ 67.0%

2024

112.1

2027

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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39%
Independent Directors

11 out of 28 incl. management

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Overall score

68

Environment

81

Social

93

Governance

31

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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