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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT
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E N V I R O N M E N TA L , S O C I A L A N D
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FRONT OF    About this report                        pg 01
HOUSE       Leadership message                       pg 04

DECK OF     Our value creation strategy              pg 06
CARDS       Global presence and group structure      pg 10

            Our business model                       pg 16

            Stakeholder engagement                   pg 17

GAME PLAN   Strategic objectives                     pg 20

            Governance and sustainability            pg 21

            Our people                               pg 30

            Environmental                            pg 38

            Health and safety                        pg 46

            Socio-economic development               pg 52

            Enterprise and supplier development      pg 60

RULES OF    Corporate governance report              pg 64
THE GAME    King IV™ application register            pg 81

            Social and ethics report                 pg 89

            Independent assurance statement          pg 93

CONTACTS    Corporate data and administration        pg 96
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                                ABOUT THIS REPORT
                        We are pleased to present Sun International Limited’s (Sun
                        International) 2019 environmental, social and governance
                                  report (ESG report) to our stakeholders.

                        Our inaugural ESG report covers the financial period 1 January 2019 to
                        31 December 2019 and focuses primarily on the group’s sustainability
                        and governance information.
                  It is structured around our leadership reviews (front of house), business overview (deck
                  of cards), our sustainability performance and outlook (game plan) and our governance
                  transparency and accountability (rules of the game). Other suite of reports (all online) include
                  the integrated annual report, group’s annual financial statements and statutory information.

          South Africa continues to contribute the majority of group revenue, followed by Latam and the rest of Africa.
          Gaming remains the group’s primary revenue contributor.

          Contribution to group revenue                               Revenue streams
          Geographic

                                                                      72%
          67%                                                         Gaming
          South Africa                                                (2018: 73%)
          (2018: 69%)
                                                                      8%
          31%                                                         Alternative
                                                                      gaming
          Latam                                                       (2018: 8%)
          (2018: 30%)
                                                                      9%
                                                                      Food and
          1%                                                          beverage
                                                                      (2018: 8%)
          Nigeria
          (2018: 1%)
                                                                      8%
                                                                      Rooms
         1%                                                           (2018: 8%)
         Swaziland
         (2018: 0%)
                                                                      3%
                                                                      Other
                                                                      (2018: 3%)
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REPORTING SUITES, REPORTING                                                     Reporting Council’s (IIRC) recommendations for integrated
                                                                                reporting (the  framework). It is also prepared in
FRAMEWORKS AND ASSURANCE                                                        accordance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements (JSE
The group’s suite of reports is guided by various frameworks.                   LR) and the South African Companies Act, 71 of 2008, as
This ESG report is guided by the Global Reporting Initiative                    amended (Companies Act). Our annual financial statements
(GRI) Standards, with certain information externally assured                    (AFS) follow the International Financial Reporting Standards
by IBIS ESG Assurance. The group also embraces the United                       (IFRS) and are externally assured by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which                             Inc. Our statutory report is guided by the Companies Act, JSE
encourage companies and individuals to take the necessary                       LR and the King Code on Corporate Governance™ for South
action to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Our integrated annual                       Africa 2016 (King IV™). A detailed register of our King IV™
report is primarily guided by the International Integrated                      application of governance principles is available online.

Suite of reports and reporting frameworks
For ease of stakeholder reference to specific information, we have included four separate online reports that follow various
reporting frameworks.

      ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL                              INTEGRATED                ANNUAL FINANCIAL               STATUTORY
      AND GOVERNANCE REPORT                              ANNUAL REPORT             STATEMENTS                     REPORT

                             2019
          E N V I R O N M E N TA L , S O C I A L A N D
                 GOVERNANCE REPORT

        IIRC  framework                               IIRC  framework        IFRS                            Companies Act
        Companies Act                                     Companies Act              Companies Act                   King IVTM
        King IVTM                                         King IVTM                  JSE LR                          JSE LR
        JSE LR                                            JSE LR
        SDGs                                              SDGs
        GRI                                               GRI
        AA1000AS

Combined assurance model
Sun International’s combined assurance model provides comfort to stakeholders that our financial and non-financial information
are verified. This model also enables an effective internal control environment and supports the integrity of information that
management and the board use in decision-making.
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REPORTING FOOTPRINT AND NAVIGATION                                                        experience and enables the reader to select sections of
                                                                                          interest in a PDF format, which can be saved or printed if
Having received positive feedback on our first online
                                                                                          required. Our interactive icons, footnotes and links further
integrated report in 2018, Sun International continues to
                                                                                          add to the user-experience.
minimise its environmental footprint by only reporting online
in 2019. As part of our ongoing improvement process, we                                   The icons below represent the various aspects relevant to the
have provided four suites of reports that combine related                                 group’s strategy, capitals, sustainability, stakeholders, SDGs
information for ease of reference. Our reporting design                                   and social media.
and report generator function improves the overall user

  Strategic objectives                                                                          Stakeholders

 Improve our           Protect and        Grow our          Governance       Our people         Communities      Customers      Employees       Equity partners
 existing operations   leverage our       business into     and                                                  and guests                     and debt funders
 and our guest         existing asset     new areas         sustainability
 experience            portfolio          and products

  Capitals                                                                                      Gambling      Partners and    Regulators and
                                                                                                boards        suppliers       industry bodies

                                                                                                Sustainable Development Goals
  Financial    Productive      Human         Intellectual     Social and       Natural
                                                              relationship

  Sustainability

 Environmental     Health and           Socio-economic         Enterprise and
                   safety               development            supplier development

  Social media                                                                                STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK
                                                                                              We welcome stakeholders’ feedback on our reporting,
                                                                                              particularly regarding our new suite of reports. Feedback
    Youtube        Twitter      Facebook          Instagram         LinkedIn                  can be sent to investor.relations@suninternational.com or
                                                                                              group.sustainability@suninternational.com
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                              LEADERSHIP MESSAGE
          Sustainability is integral to the way we manage our business and drive our
           strategic culture, from ensuring our guests’ and employees’ health and
           safety to engaging with communities and protecting our environment.

     We are pleased to present Sun International’s                the board and embedded group-wide. Sun International’s
     inaugural environmental, social and                          SunWay culture and employee value proposition continues to
                                                                  reinforce our group-wide values and ethics.
     governance (ESG) report to all stakeholders
     for the year ended 31 December 2019. While                   Despite the challenging economic environment, the group
                                                                  posted a solid set of results with total income of R17.2 billion
     the group has always reported against our
                                                                  up 4% on the comparative period. At year end debt levels
     sustainability and governance progress, this is              reduced from R9.2 billion to R8.8 billion. Please refer to
     the first time we have consolidated relevant                 our annual financial statements in the payouts section for a
     information into a suitable report format for                comprehensive review of our financial results. Strategically
     ease of stakeholder reference.                               the group made positive inroads to drive sustainable growth
                                                                  and profitability and unlock value in the business. Detailed
                                                                  strategic progress is available in the integrated annual report’s
Over and above the worldwide economic headwinds,                  game plan section.
geopolitical risk and social unrest facing corporates, the        Climate change is a growing concern world-wide. As
world is treading in unchartered territory with the recent        testament to this The World Economic Forum’s 2020
coronavirus outbreak. Declared a global pandemic by the           Global Risk Report’s top five risks, in terms of likelihood
World Health Organisation, South Africa’s State President,        and impact, are related to the natural environment. While
Cyril Ramaphosa declared a National State of Disaster on          Sun International recognises that our operations impact the
15 March 2020 to combat the spread of this COVID-19 virus.        natural environment, we respect the natural environment
In addition, on 23 March 2020 the President announced that        and are well positioned to play a positive role in minimising
South Africa will go into full lockdown for 21 days effective     our environmental footprint. We are do this through various
midnight 26 March 2020 until midnight 16 April 2020 to curb       initiatives including zero-waste to landfill (ZWTL) where all
the spread of the coronavirus. As a responsible corporate         units align with this ZWTL programme and individual units
citizen, Sun International supports the South African             are at different stages of achieving this target. The group also
Government’s directive to curb infection rates country-wide       noted a 6% reduction in electricity consumption and Sun
and have aligned our operations to be fully compliant with        International’s ongoing water saving solutions also continue
the Disaster Management Act and lockdown declaration.             to yield consumption and cost savings.
As such, our South African hotels and casinos were closed
on 24 March 2020 and 25 March 2020 until the end of the
lockdown period. Sun International were also proactive
in mobilising our group to implement various initiatives
aimed at safeguarding our hotel and casino patrons and
other customers who visit our premises. These initiatives             “In these uncertain times it is important
align with best practice and will ensure the ongoing health           to remain true to our values and to focus
and safety of our stakeholders. Following instructions from           on the positives. At Sun International
the Chilean Superintendency of Gambling Casinos, our
                                                                      we pride ourselves in the fact that our
Chilean operations were closed from 18 March 2020. In
accordance with relevant authorities our operations in Peru,          business practices remain underpinned by
Argentina, Colombia and Panama have closed and at this                high ethical principles that are embraced
stage it is uncertain when they will be allowed to reopen. We         by the board and embedded groupwide.
encourage stakeholders to read our latest media updates at            Sun International’s SunWay culture and
https://corporate.suninternational.com/media/ and, more
                                                                      employee value proposition continues
importantly, to stay safe.
                                                                      to reinforce our group-wide values and
In these uncertain times it is important to remain true to our        ethics.”
values and to focus on the positives. At Sun International we
pride ourselves in the fact that our business practices remain
underpinned by high ethical principles that are embraced by
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The health and safety of our customers and employees               As the group navigates its way through these uncertain
remains a priority and is essential to protect our reputation as   times, we need to draw strength from each other and remain
a memorable destination of choice. Pleasingly we achieved          focused on the path ahead. To quote Nelson Mandela,
our target of zero fatalities group-wide and we recorded a         “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the
significant 63% reduction in lost-time injury frequency rates      triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel
over a four-year period (2016 to 2019).                            afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

We appreciate that our operations impact on the
communities where we operate and our goal is to create
shared value by supporting communities through socio-
economic development (SED), corporate social investment
(CSI) and local enterprise and supplier development
(E&SD) opportunities. During 2019, our South African
                                                                       “We appreciate that our operations
operations invested R29 million in SED and CSI initiatives
and R56.7 million in E&SD. It is also heartening to note how           impact on the communities where we
Sun International’s employee volunteerism continues to assist          operate and our goal is to create shared
communities through initiatives such as Mandela Day, where             value by supporting communities through
over two million meals have been packed by employee                    socio-economic development (SED),
volunteers since 2017.
                                                                       corporate social investment (CSI) and
This is the second year of reporting our operational progress          local enterprise and supplier development
on how we endeavour to achieve the United Nations
                                                                       (E&SD) opportunities.”
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To amplify our
impact on these goals, we conducted a detailed review and
assessment of the 17 goals in 2019 and identified six goals
that are most relevant to the group. Looking ahead we will
focus on the six SDGs shown below. The social and ethics
committee monitors progress against these SDGs, which is
reported in our ESG and integrated annual reports.

                                                                        I trust you will enjoy Sun International’s ESG report
                                                                        and we look forward to your feedback.

                                                                    JA MABUZA                   AM LEEMING
                                                                    Chairman                    Chief executive

                                                                    31 March 2020               31 March 2020
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                                             OUR VALUE CREATION
                                                  STRATEGY
                                  The achievement of our purpose and vision ensures value
                                  creation for all stakeholders. This is achieved through our
                                   business model, which is executed through our strategy,
                                    reinforced by our core values and underpinned by our
                                              governance and risk management.

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                                                                                         VISION

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                                                                           FIVE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES                                                     Our capital
                                                                                                                                                         resources

                                       Improve our                Protect and            Grow our               Our                     Governance
                                   existing operations           leverage our          business into           people                       and
                                      and our guest              existing asset        new areas and                                   sustainability
                                        experience                 portfolio             products

           MATERIAL                            To achieve our strategy, we have identified five strategic objectives, that are reviewed
                                             and updated when necessary. These strategic objectives address the material issues, risks                             RISKS
           MATTERS                           and opportunities the group faces over the short, medium and long-term, as well as key
                                           stakeholder concerns and strategic growth aspirations. We use our six capitals in a balanced
                                             manner to attain our strategic objectives while simultaneously ensuring capital trade-offs
                                                                                  are sustainable.
                                           As a group we also embrace the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and
                                           previously reported on the contributions we made to all 17 SDGs. In an attempt to increase
                                              the impact we have on the SDGs, we recently assessed which SDGs are most relevant
                                            and can be impacted on the most by the group. Sun International identified and approved
                                              six SDGs that will be a priority for the group going forward. The six SDGs are depicted
                                             below and align with the group’s strategy. Progress against these SDGs is detailed in the
                                                                       governance and sustainability section.

                                                                                   KEY STAKEHOLDERS

                                  Employees           Gambling      Communities       Customers     Equity partners     Partners and       Regulators and
                                                       boards                         and guests   and debt funders      suppliers         industry bodies
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  OUR PURPOSE                                                         RISKS
  To create great memories for our guests, people and
  stakeholders                                                         1    Smoking legislation (South Africa and Latam)

  OUR VISION
                                                                       2    Weak economic conditions
  To be an internationally recognised and respected gaming
  and hospitality group that provides memorable experiences                 Erosion of market share due to Electronic Bingo
  for our guests, offers rewarding employment for our people,          3    Terminal (EBTs) and Limited Pay-out Machines (LPMs)
  delivers returns for our shareholders and creates value for the           in catchment areas
  communities in which we operate
                                                                       4    Increase in gaming taxes and levies
  OUR VALUES
                                                                            Non-renewal or significant cost of SCJ licences
  Our values represent our unwavering commitment to behaving
                                                                       5    renewal
  in a consistent, positive manner every day, in everything we do.
                                                                            Increased demands from stakeholders (communities
  TEAMWORK                                                             6    and local suppliers)
  We treat each other with respect and work together to create
  great memorable experiences for all our stakeholders
                                                                       7    Loss of GrandWest Casino licence exclusivity
  CUSTOMERS FIRST
  Our customer is at the heart of all we do and we exceed their
  expectations every time                                              8    Ongoing changes in licence conditions

  PASSION
  We inspire each other with our positive attitude and energy as we    9    Civil protests and riots
  strive to be the best

  PROFESSIONALISM
  We use our skills and competence to provide the highest standard     10   Illegal gambling (South Africa and Latam)
  of work and ethical conduct at all times

                                                                      MATERIAL MATTERS AND RELATED RISKS

                                                                      Managing our way through tough economic times
                                                                       2      9   10

                                                                      Managing our complex regulatory environment
                                                                       1      3   4    7     8     10

                                                                      Capital allocation
                                                                       2

                                                                      Managing relations with our key stakeholders
                                                                       6      9

                                                                      Improving operating and natural resource efficiencies
                                                                       2

                                                                      Retaining our operating licences
                                                                       4      5   7    8

                                                                      Customer attraction and retention
                                                                       1      2
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

  IMPROVE OUR EXISTING                    PROTECT AND LEVERAGE OUR                   GROW OUR BUSINESS INTO
  OPERATIONS AND OUR                      EXISTING ASSET PORTFOLIO                   NEW AREAS AND PRODUCTS
  GUEST EXPERIENCE
                                          Our diverse portfolio of assets            We monitor organic and
  The environment we operate              includes world-class hotels,               acquisitive growth opportunities
  in is constantly changing. We           modern and well-located casinos            on an ongoing basis. Additionally,
  therefore frequently review how         and some of the world’s iconic             the alternative gaming market
  our business is structured and          resorts. We regularly evaluate             also offers growth opportunities
  how we operate to maximise the          our portfolio to identify those            as it continues to grow
  value we create and improve our         properties that can be better
  guest experience. This ensures          leveraged, those that need                  Stakeholder impacted
  that Sun International remains          protection and those that may no                   Equity partners,
  a destination of choice for our         longer be core to our strategy                     shareholder and debt
  existing and new guests                                                                    funders
                                           Stakeholder impacted
   Stakeholder impacted                                                                      Gambling boards
                                                  Equity partners,
          Customers and guests                    shareholder and debt
                                                  funders                                    Customers and guests

          Employees                               Customers and guests

  OUR PEOPLE

  Our people enable the group to          GOVERNANCE AND
  achieve its strategic objectives.       SUSTAINABILITY
  Given the highly regulated and
                                          Our group is a responsible
  service-orientated industry in
                                          corporate citizen that has
  which we operate, our people’s
                                          developed a credible track record
  motivation and competence
                                          that underpins our reputation.
  to perform and provide a
                                          Governance and sustainability are
  memorable guest experience
                                          fundamental to Sun International’s
  are key determinants of the
                                          operations and are interwoven
  group’s ongoing success and
                                          into our strategy and decision-
  sustainability
                                          making process, from board level
   Stakeholder impacted
                                          to our operations

          Employees                        Stakeholder impacted
                                                  Regulators and industry
          Customers and guests                    bodies

                                                  Communities

                                                  Partners and suppliers
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KEY STAKEHOLDERS                                                          OUR CAPITAL RESOURCES

EMPLOYEES

Employees are the heart of our business. They are the primary              Financial Capital
interface with our guests and the custodians of the memorable
experience we strive to offer our guests.                                  Our source of funds includes debt and equity which we use
                                                                           for business operations including running costs, property
                                                                           refurbishments and maintenance and strategic acquisitions.

GAMBLING BOARDS

Gaming boards provide our legal licence to operate and guide the
group on how best to create shared value for the communities where         Productive Capital
we operate. They also provide oversight on the gaming industry to
                                                                           Our unique properties form the bricks and mortar where our
ensure a fair and responsible industry.
                                                                           business activities are carried out to ensure we offer our guests
                                                                           an unforgettable experience. Our unused land also creates
                                                                           opportunities for development.

COMMUNITIES

Communities form an integral part of our operating environment as
they provide our social licence to operate. It is imperative to create     Social and relationship Capital
shared value for these communities to sustain our operations.
                                                                           Our guests, shareholders, employees, communities, gambling
                                                                           boards, government and regulators are key stakeholders and we
                                                                           actively engage and manage these stakeholder relationships to
                                                                           promote a shared value proposition.
CUSTOMERS AND GUESTS

Our livelihood depends on our guests, as they have a direct impact on
our financial sustainability. We constantly need to innovate and create
memorable experiences to remain relevant and attract and retain our
guests.                                                                    Human Capital

                                                                           Our people are the primary interface with our guests and the
                                                                           custodians of the memorable experience we strive to offer
                                                                           our guests.
EQUITY PARTNERS SHAREHOLDERS AND DEBT FUNDERS
Equity partners, shareholders and debt funders provide us with the
financial resources to deliver on our strategic objectives and create
shareholder value.
                                                                           Intellectual Capital

                                                                           Our intellectual capital includes our gaming licences, brand and
                                                                           know-how, which provides our licence to operate and cultivates
PARTNERS AND SUPPLIERS                                                     a wealth of management expertise and innovative IT.

Partners provide support to ensure that we do not operate in isolation,
thereby minimising the potential value creation. Suppliers provide the
necessary supplies, services and systems to enable the group to carry
out its business activities and improve the overall guest experience.      Natural Capital

                                                                           Our business activities depend on natural resources, particularly
                                                                           water and energy. Some of our properties are in pristine
                                                                           environments rich in biodiversity which we protect and preserve.
REGULATORS AND INDUSTRY BODIES

Regulators provide the guidance within which we are required to
operate, and industry bodies provide a platform to influence policy and
legislation. This continues to create value for all stakeholders within
the confines of the law.
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                          GLOBAL PRESENCE AND
                           GROUP STRUCTURE
   Sun International is an international hotel, casino and entertainment company that
    has a global presence in eight countries. It owns and operates properties in South
   Africa, Nigeria, Swaziland and Latin America – including Argentina, Chile, Colombia,
    Panama and Peru. Our focus is to grow our existing asset portfolio in South Africa
   and Latin America and exit operations in Nigeria and Swaziland. Casino operations,
      including alternative gaming, contributes the largest share of group revenue at
             R13.8 billion (80%) with hospitality contributing R2.9 billion (17%).

                                                             GROUP
                      Sun International’s group structure remained largely unchanged except for certain
                      strategic transactions that increased our stake in Sibaya to 87.2%. We also concluded
                      agreements to increase our interest in SunSlots to 100%.

                  Panama                                                Nigeria
                                       Colombia

                                       Peru
                                                                                South Africa

                                               Argentina                        Swaziland
                        Chile

 27              4 398             19 369               4 328                  769             14 706           384
 GAMING          ROOMS             SLOTS                LPMs                   TABLES          EMPLOYEES        VACATION
 LICENCES        (2018: 4 454)     (2018: 19 869)       (2018: 4 040)          (2018: 775)     (2018: 14 632)   CLUB UNITS
 (2018: 27)                                                                                                     (2018: 384)

                                                 GROUP CONTRIBUTION (%)
                         REVENUE                                                                  EBITDAR

 LATIN AMERICA                                                          LATIN AMERICA

 31%                                           SOUTH AFRICA
                                                                        28%                                         SOUTH AFRICA

 (2018: 30%)
                                               67%
                                               (2018: 69%)
                                                                        (2018: 31%)
                                                                                                                    72%
                                                                                                                    (2018: 69%)

 OTHER AFRICA

 2%
 (2018: 1%)
                                                                  OTHER AFRICA

                                                                  0%
                                                                  (2018: 0%)
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                             SOUTH AFRICA

                                                                                                         Meropa Casino

                                                                               Sun City            Carousel Casino
                                                                                                   Maslow Time Square Hotel and Casino
                                                                                The Maslow
                                                                                                   Carnival City

                                                           Flamingo Casino
                                                                   Windmill Casino         Naledi Sun Hotel and Casino
                                                                                                  Sibaya Casino

                                                                                           Wild Coast Sun

                                       The Table Bay Hotel
                                               Golden Valley Casino
                                                                                     The Boardwalk Casino
                                        GrandWest Casino

 13              3 182              10 819                    4 328                   379                   384                    9 340
 GAMING          ROOMS              SLOTS                     LPMs                    TABLES                VACATION               EMPLOYEES
 LICENCES        (2018: 3 238)      (2018: 11 275)            (2018: 4 040)           (2018: 388)           CLUB UNITS             (2018: 9 001)
 (2018: 13)                                                                                                 (2018: 384)

                           SUSTAINABILITY

                           4 510 042                     231 403 213                           7 495 585
                           WATER                         ENERGY                                WASTE kg
                           CONSUMPTION kl                CONSUMPTION kWh                       (2018: 6 863 382)
                           (2018: 4 515 725)             (2018: 249 911 965)

                           0.99                              25 449 873                       1
                           LOST TIME INJURY                  SED SPEND                        B-BBEE LEVEL
                           FREQUENCY RATE                    (RAND)                           (2018: 1)
                           (2018: 0.96)                      (2018: 23 673 966)
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                                                 Economic
PROPERTY                                       interest (%)1                      Slots                   Tables   Rooms    Employees
GAUTENG
    Carnival                                               91                    1 400                       47      105          733
    Maslow                                               100                          –                       –      281          241
    Time Square                                            82                    1 736                       61      238         970
WESTERN CAPE
    GrandWest                                              62                    2 563                       75       39        1 116
    Table Bay                                              62                         –                       –      329         383
    Worcester                                              61                      227                        6       98         209
KWAZULU-NATAL
    Sibaya                                                 87                    1 244                       48      154         763
LIMPOPO
    Meropa                                                 68                      400                       17       60         279
NORTH WEST
    Sun City                                             100                       700                       51     1 312       2 241
    Carousel                                             100                       400                        –        –          67
NORTHERN CAPE
    Flamingo                                                71                     300                       10        –          173
EASTERN CAPE
    Boardwalk                                              82                      798                       27      140         508
    Wild Coast Sun                                         50                      550                       19      396          514
FREE STATE
    Windmill                                               70                      401                       18        –         239
    Naledi Sun                                           100                       100                        –       30          46
ALTERNATIVE GAMING
    SunSlots                                               70                    4 328                        –        –         245
    SunBet                                               100                          –                       –        –          39
MANAGEMENT
    Sun International
                                                         100                          –                       –        –         474
    Management
TOTAL SUN
INTERNATIONAL                                                                   15 147                      379     3 182       9 340
MANAGEMENT

1   Economic interest excludes the interest held by the Sun International Employee Share Trust (SIEST).
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                               OTHER AFRICA
                               SWAZILAND

                                                                              Royal Swazi Spa Resort

           1                      51%                     351                      158                       13           193
           GAMING                 ECONOMIC                ROOMS                    SLOTS                     TABLES       EMPLOYEES
           LICENCES               INTEREST1               (2018: 351)              (2018: 158)               (2018: 13)   (2018: 203)
           (2018: 1)              (2018: 51%)

           1   Economic interest excludes the interest held by the Sun International Employee Share Trust (SIEST).

                               NIGERIA

                                                      Federal Palace

           1                     146                      100                        5                     357
           GAMING                ROOMS                    SLOTS                      TABLES                EMPLOYEES
           LICENCE               (2018: 146)              (2018: 100)                (2018: 5)             (2018: 340)
           (2018: 1)
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                                           LATIN AMERICA

                                     Panama

                                             Colombia

                                                 Peru

                                          Chile         Argentina

                   12              372             8 292              719               4 816
                   GAMING          TABLES          SLOTS              ROOMS             EMPLOYEES
                   LICENCES        (2018: 369)     (2018: 8 336)      (2018: 719)       (2018: 5 088)
                   (2018: 12)

               SUSTAINABILITY

               445 264                 60 365 859                   5 256 251               4.56
               WATER                   ENERGY                       WASTE kg                LOST TIME INJURY
               CONSUMPTION kl          CONSUMPTION kWh              (2018: 2 320 000)       FREQUENCY RATE
               (2018: 470 991)         (2018: 59 538 684)                                   (2018: 3.47)
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                                                 Economic
PROPERTY                                       interest (%)1                      Slots                   Tables   Rooms   Employees
ARGENTINA
    Park Hyatt Hotel &
                                                           64                      790                       25      186         572
    Casino
CHILE
    Monticello                                             64                    1 998                       80      155       1 502
    Iquique                                                64                      664                       22       –          170
    Temuco                                                 64                      691                       36       96         357
    Valdivia                                               64                      444                       22      104        268
    Puerto Varas                                           64                      461                       36       50        286
    Coyhaique                                              64                       212                      11       40        148
    Punta Arenas                                           64                      506                       20       88        347
COLOMBIA
    Plazuela, Bocagrande                                   64                      246                       12       –          49
PANAMA
    Ocean Sun Casino                                       64                      384                       20       –          173
PERU
    New York                                               64                      443                       17       –         286
    Eden                                                   64                      186                        6       –          63
    Kingdom                                                64                      154                        7       –           61
    Pachanga                                               64                      256                        8       –         102
    Thunderbird Resorts                                    64                      857                       50       –         440

1   Economic interest excludes the interest held by the Sun International Employee Share Trust (SIEST).
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                                                                                    OUR BUSINESS MODEL
      Our capital inputs
                                                     Business activities and outputs
      We use the six capital resources
                                                     Our business activities draw on the various capital resource inputs and convert these into our activities and
      interchangeably and appreciate
                                                     outputs – gaming and hospitality which are supported by various central service functions. Our activities
      that there are trade-offs
                                                     and outputs allow us to measure and monitor progress against the group’s strategic objectives and create
      between them. These trade-                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Community upliftment
                                                     stakeholder value. We leverage our core assets, unused land, past experiences, strategic partnerships and                                                                  Iconic
      offs are carefully considered to                                                                                                                                                                                                                    R25.4 million SED investment and
                                                     management skills to capitalise on growth opportunities and create memorable guest experiences.                                                                            events
      preserve shareholder value.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         R3.6 million CSI contributions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          25 SED sustainability projects

                                                                                                                                                                              Enterprise and

                 14 706 Employees
                                                                     Gaming                                                       Tables                                      development
                                                                     Our gaming licences are the most critical enabler            Slots                                       spend –
                 Board                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Customer satisfaction
    Human                                                            allowing us to operate and fulfil our purpose and vision.                                                R56.7 million
                                                                                                                                   lternative gaming such as
                                                                                                                                  A
                                                                     We continuously review and evaluate our licence                                                          Local enterprise                              Strategic                                    Memorable experiences
                                                                                                                                  LPMs
                                                                     conditions to ensure we fully comply and maintain our                                                    procurement                                  partnerships                                  Iconic events
                                                                     licence to operate.                                          Online sports betting
                                                                                                                                                                              opportunities –                                                       Communities
                                                                                                                                                                              77 suppliers
                 27 Gaming licences
                 Respected brand and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    AKEHOLDER
                 reputation                                                                                                                                                                        Partners and                 Y ST         S
                                                                                                                                                                                                    suppliers                 KE
  Intellectual   IT systems                                          Hospitality
                                                                     Our unique hotels and resorts, their pristine
                                                                     location and superior offerings are some of our key          Hotels and resorts                                                                                                                   Customers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 OUTCOMES                              and guests
                                                                     differentiating factors that keep our guests choosing        Food and beverage
                                                                     Sun International as a destination of choice. The                                                                                                  Our business model culminates
                                                                                                                                  Events and conferencing
                                                                     group’s food and beverage offering provides something                                                                                                  in specific stakeholder
                 Properties across                                                                                                 roperty development and
                                                                                                                                  P
                                                                     for all food lovers. Most of our properties have the
                 8 countries                                                                                                      refurbishments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           outcomes that have far-
                                                                     facilities and infrastructure to host world-class events
  Productive                                                                                                                                                                                    Society                    reaching impacts on the
                                                                     and conferences, which drives footfall at properties and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          economies and societies
                                                                     creates memorable experiences.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              where we operate.
                                                                                                                                                                              Local units
                                                                                                                                                                              Waste generated                                                                           Employees
                 Stakeholders – partners,                                                                                                                                     7 495 tonnes –
                                                                                                                                                                              57% recycled
                 guests, customers,
                 communities and employees
                                                                     Business support
   Social and                                                                                                                     Innovation                                  Resource             Equity partners
                                                                     This division leads innovation, technology and
  relationship                                                                                                                    Technology                                  efficiencies           and debt
                                                                     administrative services for business operations to                                                                               funders
                                                                     enable optimal use of digitalisation, technology and                                                     Superior wildlife                                                                          Training and development
                                                                                                                                  Administrative services
                                                                     business processes in achieving our strategic objectives.                                                experiences                                                                                – R116 million
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Gambling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Employee remuneration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       boards
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         – R3.6 billion
                 Debt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Regulators                                 Employee wellness
                 Equity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         programmes
   Financial                                                         Central services                                             HR                                                                                                                                     Total fatalities zero
                                                                     These support services include finance, IT, HR,
                                                                                                                                  IT
                                                                     marketing and legal and corporate services that are                                                       Reduced debt levels                   Regulatory compliance – zero
                                                                     critical to providing sound financial business models,       Marketing                                                                          fines
                                                                                                                                                                               Share price – decreased
                 Resources – energy and                              achieving efficiencies across the group, building           F
                                                                                                                                   inance, legal and corporate                                                      Corporate tax paid
                                                                                                                                                                               Net cashflows
                 water                                               relationships with key internal and external stakeholders    services                                                                           R625 million
                                                                                                                                                                               – R3.9 billion                                                           Significant tax contribution
                 Fauna and flora at our                              and providing governance in areas aligned to legislation     Sustainability                                                                    IFRS 16 implementation             – R3.5 billion
    Natural      pristine properties                                 and regulations.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     B-BBEE Level 1                     27 gaming board Licences

                                                                                OPERATING ENVIRONMENT/                                 DIFFERENTIATORS
                                                                                GAMECHANGERS                                           Strong brand and proud legacy      PILLARS/FOUNDATION
                                                                                Regulation                                             Gaming pioneers in South Africa    Corporate governance
                                                                                Industry and gaming bodies                             Unique iconic properties           Risk management
                                                                                IT advancements                                        Significant economic contributor   Sustainable business practices
                                                                                Society                                                Geographic diversification
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                                                STAKEHOLDER
                                                ENGAGEMENT
                   Sun International actively engages with our key stakeholders in
                  a transparent manner. We encourage all shareholders to provide
                 constructive feedback and to voice legitimate concerns, comments
                   and suggestions through our various communication channels.
                 This engagement process ensures we continue to add value for our
                                          key stakeholders.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT APPROACH
     Every aspect of our business interacts with                                  Achieving our five strategic objectives depends on our ability
     stakeholders, and our relationships with them                                to engage with and respond to our stakeholders. Our various
                                                                                  methods of engagement include face-to-face interactions,
     impact directly and indirectly on our business
                                                                                  formal and informal communication platforms, results
     and its reputation. Our reputation, or social                                presentations, reports and our annual general meetings. We
     and relationship capital, has a direct impact                                also engage through our marketing campaigns, advertising,
     on our financial capital, as it influences                                   electronic media, newsletters and roadshows. We regularly
     whether consumers decide to become                                           conduct surveys among our guests and employees with
                                                                                  the aim of continually improving service delivery, guest
     our guests; whether suppliers want to be
                                                                                  experience and employee satisfaction. We obtain positive and
     vendors; whether employees want to work                                      constructive feedback and respond to it appropriately.
     for us; and whether government believes
     that we comply with regulations; give
     back to communities and drive economic
     development.

ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
Through the group’s stakeholder engagement process, we annually assess our
stakeholder universe based on their influence on the group, and the group’s
impact on stakeholders. We identify any material concerns and opportunities                                         Annual
that may exist, and purposefully engage to resolve and build on these matters                                    stakeholder
and develop a better understanding of our stakeholders’ needs. The risk and                                      review and
                                                                                                                 assessment
social and ethics committees provide oversight of the group’s stakeholder
engagement and are responsible for keeping the board abreast of material
matters arising.                                                                              Identify key
                                                                                                                                     Ongoing
                                                                                                                                   stakeholder
                                                                                             stakeholders
Focused engagement within the communities in which we operate is                                                                   engagement
particularly important, as most of our properties are situated within or close
to surrounding communities. Cultivating relationships with stakeholders such
as community leaders, NGOs, NPOs and PBOs ensures that Sun International                                      STAKEHOLDER
offers shared value and sustainable SED opportunities. During 2019,                                           ENGAGEMENT
communities (particularly in the North West and Eastern Cape) raised concerns                                   PROCESS
around the lack of local procurement opportunities which, in return, create job
opportunities and provide socio-economic upliftment in these communities.                       Provide
                                                                                                                                    Identify and
                                                                                              feedback to
The group’s community engagement methodology ensures that all                                                                      address needs
                                                                                            group governing
                                                                                                                                   and concerns
engagement and interventions are aligned with the group’s sustainable                            bodies
business strategy and, more broadly, with provincial and national growth and
development plans. This engagement methodology involves the identification
                                                                                                                   Regular
and classification of our relevant communities and stakeholders. This is
                                                                                                                 stakeholder
followed by assessing various social aspects related to the wellbeing of these                                    feedback
communities, as well as identifying the collective needs of these communities.
Based on these assessments, possible interventions are identified and
discussed with the affected stakeholders. It is anticipated that the engagement
methodology will continue to be rolled out to all South African units in 2020.
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                                                  CUSTOMERS AND GUESTS                          EMPLOYEES
 COMMUNITIES
                                                  Our livelihood depends on our customers       Employees are the heart of our business.
 Communities form an integral part of our                                                       They are the primary interface with
 operating environment as they provide our        and guests, as they have a direct impact on
                                                  our financial sustainability. We constantly   our guests and the custodians of the
 social licence to operate. It is imperative to                                                 memorable experience we strive to offer
 create shared value for these communities        need to innovate and create memorable
                                                  experiences to remain relevant and attract    our guests
 to sustain our operations
                                                  and retain our customers and guests
                                                                                                VALUE ADD
 VALUE ADD
                                                  VALUE ADD
                                                                                                Rewarding employees – salaries, bonuses
  Empowering/uplifting communities                                                               and incentives
                                                  Creating lasting memories
  SED spend R25.4 million                                                                      Training spend R116 million
                                                  Active MVG customers base increased
  25 SED projects that included                                                               Employee remuneration R3.6 million
                                                    by 5.2%
    sustainability elements
                                                  Achieved a customer satisfaction target
  CSI spend R3.6 million
                                                    rating of 80% at most properties            KEY STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS

 KEY STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS                                                                       Fair remuneration and recognition
                                                  KEY STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS
                                                                                                Learning and development
  Limited procurement opportunities in the
                                                   Customer segmentation                      Talent and performance management
    local and regional communities
                                                    Customer service                           Succession planning
  Perception of community upliftment
                                                    Perception of value                         Transformation
  Limited job opportunities
                                                    Discretionary spending under pressure        Restructuring
  Ageing infrastructure and no shared value
                                                    Inconsistent and conflicting customer
                                                      communication                             ACTIONS TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER
 ACTIONS TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER
                                                                                                CONCERNS
 CONCERNS
                                                  ACTIONS TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER
                                                                                                Robust SunWay culture programme and
  SED specialist and unit SED practitioners     CONCERNS
                                                                                                  employee value proposition
    proactively engage with communities on
    pertinent issues                              Ongoing learning and development            Ensuring compliance with the tenets
                                                    programmes for employees to improve           of ‘equal pay for work of equal value’
  Financial investment in SED and CSI
                                                    skills and customer service                   through our South African operations
    initiatives across our focus areas
                                                  Ongoing customer surveys                    Ongoing learnings and development
  Increasing local supplier procurement and
                                                  Proactively managing customer feedback        initiatives
    development in most of our communities
                                                  Enhanced business analytics to improve      Annual performance reviews
  Introducing a formal business
    development support initiative                  customer segmentation                       Employee satisfaction surveys to
                                                  Ongoing property upgrades and                 determine overall employee satisfaction
  Implementing a community engagement
    strategy to improve dialogue over               refurbishments                              Robust employment equity plan in place
    community concerns                            Improving brand and marketing                 to track transformation progress
                                                    campaigns                                   Best practice employment policies,
                                                  Continually enhancing the MVG (most           standards and procedures in place
                                                    valued guest) offerings                     Increased staff wellness initiatives and
                                                  Continue to improve direct communication      programmes
                                                    with MVGs                                   Code of ethics, ethics officer and ethics
                                                                                                  hotline in place
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                                                                                                        PARTNERS AND SUPPLIERS
 EQUITY PARTNERS,                                    GAMBLING BOARDS
                                                                                                        Partners provide support to ensure that
 SHAREHOLDERS AND                                    Gaming boards provide our legal licence to
                                                                                                        we do not operate in isolation, thereby
 DEBT FUNDERS                                        operate and guide the group on how best
                                                                                                        minimising the potential value creation.
 Equity partners, shareholders and debt              to create shared value for the communities
                                                                                                        Suppliers provide the necessary supplies,
 funders provide us with the financial               where we operate. They also provide
                                                                                                        services and systems to enable the group
 resources to deliver on our strategic               oversight on the gaming industry to ensure
                                                                                                        to carry out its business activities and
 objectives and create shareholder value             a fair and responsible industry
                                                                                                        improve the overall guest experience

 VALUE ADD                                           VALUE ADD
                                                                                                        VALUE ADD

  Reducing debt levels                              Supporting the local and national
                                                                                                        Providing local business opportunities
                                                        economy
  Continue to invest R1.1 billion in property                                                         Enterprise development spend
    maintenance and refurbishments                    Levies paid R18.7 million
                                                                                                          R12.3 million
                                                      Uplifting communities through ongoing
                                                                                                        Supplier development spend R44.4 million
                                                        SED and CSI commitments
 KEY STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS                                                                               Supported 15 beneficiaries through our
                                                                                                          business development support
  Underperformance of strategic                    KEY STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS                             programme
     investments
   Capital allocation                               Electronic Bingo Terminal (EBTs) licencing
                                                      Licence conditions change requests              KEY STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS
   High debt levels
   Meeting debt covenants                           Increase in gaming taxes in South Africa        Negative perceptions around the process
                                                        and Peru                                          of registering as a supplier
   Gap between valuation and the group’s
     share price                                                                                        Lack of visibility of sourcing opportunities
   Creating shareholder value through              ACTIONS TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER                       when tenders are being issued
     dividend distributions                          CONCERNS

                                                      Executives, together with group                 ACTIONS TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER
 ACTIONS TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER                         compliance continue to build relationships      CONCERNS
 CONCERNS                                               with all provincial gaming boards through
                                                                                                        Improved the procurement system to
                                                        regular interaction
  Direct engagement with executives at                                                                  control fronting and support B-BBEE
                                                      Ongoing feedback to gaming boards on              initiatives
    annual and interim reporting and investor
                                                        licence conditions
    presentations                                                                                       Maintained our level 1 B-BBEE rating
                                                      Internal and external compliance audits
  Debt strategy communicated to investors                                                             A procurement tender notice board
    through presentations, direct engagement,                                                             in place to inform all suppliers of new
    roadshows and annual and interim                                                                      requests for proposals (RFPs)
    reporting                                                                                           Supplier conferences and open days
  Increased focus on operational and                                                                    hosted to improve local procurement
    resource efficiencies

                                                  KEY STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS

                                                  Compliance with relevant legislation e.g.
                                                    B-BBEE, labour, health, smoking and carbon tax

 REGULATORS AND INDUSTRY                          ACTIONS TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER
 BODIES                                           CONCERNS
 Regulators provide the guidance within
 which we are required to operate, and            Ongoing engagements with regulators and
 industry bodies provide a platform                 industry bodies
 to influence policy and legislation.             Continuous monitoring of changes to
 This continues to create value for all             legislation directly impacting the group
 stakeholders within the confines of the law      Submissions to regulators on proposed
                                                    legislation
 VALUE ADD                                        Ongoing lobbying through industry body CASA
                                                  Internal and external compliance audits on
   Zero fines                                     all legislative aspects of sustainability, namely
   Maintaining reputation of being a              environment, health and safety and socio-
     responsible corporate citizen                  economic development
   Trained 2 651 employees on health and        SHE training and compliance cross unit audits
     safety aspects                                 conducted at all local operations
   Internal SHE compliance audits conducted
     on all local units
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OUR GAME PLAN

GAME
Strategic Objectives continued

PLAN

                                              STRATEGIC
                                              OBJECTIVES
               The information contained in our game plan section expands on
              the chief executive’s review according to each of the five strategic
           objectives. Sun International’s five strategic objectives are the foundation
           of how we operate our business as well as identify and manage risks and
                          opportunities, based on our material issues.

Given the importance of our guests to the group, the first             objective focus is primarily on the group’s sustainability
strategic objective has been divided into two focus areas,             information, while the detailed governance section is
namely ‘Improve our guest experience’ and ‘Efficiency and              included under the rules of the game section. The group’s
optimisation of our processes’ to distinguish our progress             performance is measured against these five strategic
on and priorities for guests through process and system                objectives and enables shareholder value creation.
improvements. Our governance and sustainability strategic

                                                    STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

  Improve our existing       Protect and leverage         Grow our business             Our people              Governance and
   operations and our         our existing asset          into new areas and                                     sustainability
    guest experience              portfolio                    products

The environment we         Our diverse portfolio of    We monitor organic        Our people enable the      Our group is a
operate in is constantly   assets includes world-      and acquisitive growth    group to achieve its       responsible corporate
changing. We therefore     class hotels, modern        opportunities on          strategic objectives.      citizen that has
frequently review          and well-located            an ongoing basis.         Given the highly           developed a credible
how our business           casinos and some            Additionally, the         regulated and service-     track record that
is structured and          of the world’s iconic       alternative gaming        orientated industry in     underpins our
how we operate to          resorts. We regularly       market also offers        which we operate, our      reputation. Governance
maximise the value we      evaluate our portfolio      growth opportunities as   people’s motivation        and sustainability
create and improve         to identify those           it continues to grow      and competence to          are fundamental to
our guest experience.      properties that can be                                perform and provide        Sun International’s
This ensures that          better leveraged, those                               a memorable guest          operations and are
Sun International          that need protection                                  experience are             interwoven into our
remains a destination of   and those that may no                                 key determinants           strategy and decision-
choice for our existing    longer be core to our                                 of the group’s             making process, from
and new guests             strategy                                              ongoing success and        board level to our
                                                                                 sustainability             operations

                                 This ESG report focuses mainly on our people,
                                 governance and sustainability. For more
                                 information on our other strategic objectives
                                 review our online report or our IAR report.
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GAME PLAN

                                              STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

  Improve our existing operations      Protect and leverage       Grow our business into                              Governance and
                                                                                               Our people
      and guest experience              our asset portfolio       new areas and products                               sustainability

                                                  GOVERNANCE AND
                                                   SUSTAINABILITY
              Our sustainability strategy and commitments ensure Sun International
             maintains its operational and social licence to operate. Doing business
             sustainably is a competitive business necessity. When we integrate our
               business decisions and operate in line with our strategy, we create
             long-term shared value and ultimately create lasting memories for our
                            guests, employees and other stakeholders.

     Governance and sustainability are                                    The group’s governance is comprehensively covered under
     fundamental to Sun International’s                                   the ‘rules of the game’ section in this report. The narrative
                                                                          that follows focuses on the group’s sustainability strategy
     operations and are interwoven into our                               and performance for the year under review, including
     strategy and decision-making process, from                           the environment, health and safety, socio-economic
     board to operations. We remain committed                             development (SED), enterprise and supplier development
     to being a responsible corporate citizen.                            (E&SD) and group’s broad based black economic
                                                                          empowerment (B-BBEE).

                                                                   IMPACTS

Launched the group’s          Implemented 25                  Launched and                                                  Developed and
                                                                                             Maintained our Level 1
first sustainability          SED projects that               maintained our new                                             implemented a
                                                                                             B-BBEE for the third
manual at our local           incorporated either             safety, health and                                             formal internal
                                                                                             year in a row
operations                    environmental or                environment (SHE)                                              sustainability
                              health and safety               management system                                              communication
                              or both aspects,                that is aligned with                                           strategy at all
                              which increased the             ISO 14001:2015 and                                             local operations
                              sustainable impact on           ISO 45001:2018
                                                                                             Closed out 60% of all
                              our SED initiatives
                                                                                             sustainability cross-
                                                                                             unit audit findings

                              Launched our first
                              internal online
                              sustainability
                              e-learning programme
                              for employees
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GAME PLAN

Governance and sustainability continued

                                                          Self-assessment:     ACHIEVED/ GOOD PROGRESS    IN PROGRESS      LIMITED PROGRESS
FOCUS AREAS IN 2019

                                                                                                 Implementing and maintaining our
  Launching and implementing                    Identifying integrated SED projects
                                                                                                 new safety, health and environment
  Sun International’s sustainability            that incorporate social, environmental
                                                                                                 (SHE) management system based on
  manual (locally and internationally)          and health and safety initiatives
                                                                                                 ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018

  WHAT WE ACHIEVED                              WHAT WE ACHIEVED                                WHAT WE ACHIEVED

  Launched and implemented the manual at        Identified and implemented 25 SED               Launched our new integrated SHE
  all local operations. Our Latam operations’   projects that incorporated either an            management system
  implementation depends on their specific      element of environmental and/or health
  sustainability requirements                   and safety initiatives

                                                Implementing our sustainability
  Launching our internal sustainability         culture programme, including our                 Achieving our sustainability (SHE and
  SharePoint site                               e-learning and behavioural change                SED) group targets
                                                programmes

  WHAT WE ACHIEVED                              WHAT WE ACHIEVED                                WHAT WE ACHIEVED

  Launched the sustainability SharePoint        Continued with our monthly awareness            Achieved most of our sustainability
  site that has enhanced our reporting          and culture change initiatives and              group targets
  processes, standardised communication         launched our first internal online
  and improved overall efficiencies             e-learning programme for all employees

  Increasing internal and external              Aligning our Latam and African
                                                                                                 Continuing to improve our overall
  communication around                          operations with the new group
                                                                                                 B-BBEE score
  Sun International’s sustainability strategy   sustainability strategy

  WHAT WE ACHIEVED                              WHAT WE ACHIEVED                                WHAT WE ACHIEVED

  Released our sustainability manual,           The group sustainability strategy               Maintained our Level 1 B-BBEE status for
  conducted various internal and external       was communicated to all local and               the third year in a row
  presentations and continued with monthly      international operations. International
  internal awareness campaigns                  operations will be responsible for the
                                                alignment and/or implementation of
                                                the strategy depending on their local
                                                requirements and unit specific strategy

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY                                                   E&SD remains a group priority as it benefits the group as well
                                                                          as our local economy and contributes to Sun International’s
Sustainability is interwoven into Sun International’s business
                                                                          SED commitments and B-BBEE targets. For more detail
strategy and decision-making process, from our board to
                                                                          on our E&SD progress refer to the enterprise and supplier
employees at all levels. The group’s sustainability portfolios
                                                                          development section of this report.
encompass the environment, health and safety and social-
economic development. An important part of the group’s                    Our sustainability strategy further demonstrates Sun
sustainability strategy is monitoring the performance of                  International’s commitment to advancing its financial capital,
non-financial sustainability issues in all portfolios to enable           productive capital, human capital, intellectual capital, social
informed business and board decisions. We integrate our                   and relationship capital, and natural capital through the
sustainability management into our group standard operating               continued improvement of our sustainability performance.
procedures and policies throughout every level of our                     The group sustainability policy underpins our sustainability
business to create value, improve efficiencies and ultimately             strategy.
maintain memorable guest experiences.
                                                                          Sun International embraces the United Nations Sustainable
The group’s B-BBEE and E&SD forms part of the group’s                     Development Goals (SDGs), and we endeavour to help
overall sustainability business strategy, despite not                     achieve them through our operations and business strategy.
being specific portfolios under sustainability. We report                 During 2019, we conducted an in-depth review of all 17
annually on our B-BBEE progress through the group’s                       goals to determine those that best align with our business
B-BBEE Commission Report, which is available on our                       strategy and business model. Following an internal review
corporate website at https://ir2019.suninternational.com/                 and approval process, the group will be focusing on six SDGs
DownloadManager/2019_ B-B-BBEE_Commissions_Report_                        most relevant to the group.
for_Sun_International.pdf
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SDG focus areas
To prioritise Sun International’s most relevant SDGs, the board, exco, senior management and group sustainability teams identified
the most applicable SDGs. Following feedback, a weighting was applied to the selected SDGs, based on each stakeholder
group’s business knowledge and insights. Exco received the highest weighting, followed by the board, senior management
and sustainability teams. This review process identified the six SDGs depicted below in order of priority. These SDGs align with
the group’s strategy. Progress against these SDGs will be regularly monitored by relevant board and management governance
committees and reported on internally and externally. These prioritised goals may vary depending on changes in our business
strategy or external environment.

Progress against Sun International’s prioritised SDGs
The table below describes Sun International’s progress against our six most relevant SDGs.

                                                                                                                             Relevant strategic
SDGs                  Progress in 2019                                                                                       objective(s)

                      Our SED policy specifies education as a key pillar for projects. R25.4 million (2018: R23.7 million)
                      was invested in SED projects in 2019

                      25 of the schools included in our ‘Adopt a School’ group project also includes aspects of SHE
                                                                                                                                  Our people
                      improvements
Ensure inclusive
                      R116 million (2018: R133 million) was spent on employee training in 2019 and contributes to the             Governance and
and equitable                                                                                                                     sustainability
quality education     improvement of our employees’ education

                      Bursaries and learnerships offered by the group to provide quality education opportunities to
                      employees and learners

                      Robust environmental policies and systems ensure we operate in an environmentally responsible
                      and proactive manner

                      Several group projects (and training and awareness campaigns) are in place to reduce water
                      consumption and ensure clean water is provided to employees and guests
                                                                                                                                  Improve our existing
Ensure availability                                                                                                               operations and our
and sustainable       Our group water reduction targets and environmental minimum requirements aim to continually                 guest experience
management            reduce our water impact
                                                                                                                                  Protect and leverage
of water and                                                                                                                      our existing asset
                      Maintenance and infrastructure upkeep considers sustainable and safe technologies to improve
sanitation                                                                                                                        portfolio
                      water efficiencies and ensure clean water and sanitation is maintained across our operations
                                                                                                                                  Governance and
                      The group has an environmental specialist and a team of SHE officers to implement, monitor and              sustainability
                      report on environmental matters

                      Internal and external audits ensure compliance with all water regulations and requirements

                      SED projects include an element of environmental awareness and protection where possible

                      Sun International employs 14 706 (2018: 14 632) employees groupwide
                                                                                                                                  Improve our existing
                      Where feasible, our E&SD programme identifies and assists businesses at our various properties,             operations and our
                      through capital funding or other business development services, to foster sustainable business              guest experience
                      growth, create jobs, and add economic value
                                                                                                                                  Protect and leverage
Promote                                                                                                                           our existing asset
sustained,            The group committed R44.4 million (2018: R46 million) in supplier development during 2019                   portfolio
inclusive and
                      The group contributed R25.4 million (2018: R23.7 million) in SED spend that positively impacted             Grow our business
sustainable                                                                                                                       into new areas and
                      communities in the areas we operate in
economic                                                                                                                          products
growth, full          Sun International is a major tax contributor in eight of the nine provinces and contributed
and productive                                                                                                                    Our people
                      R625 million to taxes in the year under review
employment and
                                                                                                                                  Governance and
decent work           Strategic acquisitions                                                                                      sustainability

                      Time Square market share grew to 15.7%
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