Aletia Chapman

About

Senior ESG, sustainability, governance, risk and compliance professional with 20+ years of experience across petrochemical, refining, environmental, water and industrial sectors. Experienced in ESG reporting, assurance, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management and management systems, with a strong background in environmental science and sustainability governance.

Experience

• SHE Specialist Auditing
  Sasol Limited
  Mar 2024 – Present
• SHE Specialist: Water, Waste, Land & Biodiversity
  National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Natref)
  Apr 2018 – Feb 2024
• Operations Manager: Environmental Services & Laboratory
  Gijima Holdings (Pty) Ltd
  Jan 2014 – May 2017
• Environmental Specialist
  Sasol Group Services
  2012 – 2013
• Blue Drop Inspector
  Department of Water Affairs
• Environmental Research Consultant
  Vaal University of Technology
• Principal Consultant Ecotoxicologist
  Renaissance Environmental Hub
• Assistant Director
  Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
• Scientist / Hydrobiologist
  Rand Water

Education

• MPhil Environmental Law
  University of the Western Cape
  Environmental Law · 2025 – 2028
• MSc Zoology
  University of Stellenbosch
  Zoology · 1999 – 2001
• BSc Natural Sciences
  University of Stellenbosch
  Zoology & Animal Physiology · 1996 – 1998

Skills

• Risk Management <3 months
• Compliance Management <3 months
• Internal Auditing <3 months
• Environmental Compliance <3 months
• Governance <3 months
• ESG Reporting <3 months
• Environmental Reporting <3 months
• ISO 9001 knowledge <3 months

Courses & certifications

• ISO 14001 Facilitation ↗ · DQS · 2019
• Resource Efficiency & Cleaner Production ↗ · National Centre for Cleaner Production · 2017
• Ecological Risk Assessment ↗ · Setac Europe · 2015
• ISO 17025 Systems & Accreditation ↗ · SANAS · 2014
• Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations ↗ · Rhodes University · 2007
• Professional Registration: Registered Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat.) ↗ · SACNASP · 2006
• Project Management ↗ · Maccauvlei · 2004
• Environmental Legal Compliance Lead Auditor ↗ · North West University · 1994
• SANAS Technical Assessor · https://www.sanas.co.za/Pages/index.aspx?page=latest-course-schedule