Department Of Environmental Affairs Vision And Mission

Mission statement

Vision

A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our natural resources.

Mission

Providing leadership in environmental management, conservation and protection towards sustainability for the benefit of South Africans and the global community

Values

Driven by our Passion as custodians and ambassadors of the environment we have to be Proactive and foster innovative thinking and solutions to environmental management premised on a People-centric approach that recognises the centrality of Batho Pele, for it is when we put our people first that we will serve with Integrity, an important ingredient in a high Performance driven organisation such as ours.

Passion

We are passionate about our values and we live them in our day-to-day activities
We are dedicated to our work and go the extra mile
We show pride in our mandate, mission and vision
As custodians and ambassadors of the environment we render quality service to the SA public
We build and promote an energizing and inspiring work environment
We assertively promote and advocate our standpoints, messages and reputation

People-centric

We demonstrate openness and willingness to learn from each other and to support others in their endeavour to learn and to expand their strengths
We respect and appreciate everyone’s individual strengths
We show empathy when interacting with others
We display a professional and confident stance, even in difficult situations
We exercise gentle authority Input
We support and assist one another
We promote work-life balance

Integrity

We make informed decisions in order to optimize outcomes and to manage risk
We behave ethically and confront and correct unethical behaviour
We allow and invite honest debate – we listen first to understand each other
We respect and value all individuals, inside and outside the organization, for their diverse backgrounds, strengths, styles and ideas, regardless of their rank
We are honest and keep our commitments and promises made to others
We drive the department’s agenda rather than pursuing self-interest
We support a decision once it is taken and we are supportive and positive about others when apart

Performance

We are focused on our key result areas and manage activities that slow down their achievement or do not add value to these
We accept accountability for our decisions, actions and results
We work as a team capitalizing on people’s individual strengths to secure our outcomes
We demonstrate a “can-do” attitude and strive for fast delivery of results
We help others to perform at their best by giving open feedback and by supporting their individual development plans
We involve everyone in our plans, goals and decisions who is affected

Proactive

We foster innovative thinking and solutions
We adopt best available science, knowledge and practice
We are open-minded, willing to listen and to learn from others
We strive for improvement and we drive and support change
We cooperate across all organizational structures and break down existing silos
We work collaboratively with our partners and stakeholders, establish shared goals and