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Vision, mission and key objectives
Vision
To be the leading African green environment and cemetery management company. The vision flows from that of the City, which is to make Johannesburg an African City competitive with world class standards in every respect.
Mission
To develop, maintain and conserve the green environment and cemeteries for present and future generations.
| Values |
What it means |
| Service Excellence |
We will at all times render the quickest, responsive and best service to our customers. We will do so in a competent, timely, cost-effective, efficient and professional manner. |
| Caring |
We will do our work with care, empathy, respect and consideration for the well-being of our staff, our customers and stakeholders while maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. |
| Accountability |
We will at all times take responsibility for our actions. We will act with integrity in a transparent, ethical and honest manner. |
| Ownership |
We will take ownership of our work and act with enthusiasm, enjoyment, passion, pride and commitment to our work. |
| Innovation |
We seek to listen and create new approaches to what we do. |
Key objectives
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Contact
City Parks House
40 De Korte Street
Braamfontein
011 712 6600
Customer care centre
0860-JOBURG or 0860 562 874
City Parks has its own website .
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City Parks aims to develop and maintain all city parks, open spaces, cemeteries and conserved areas.
The following are key areas:
• Planning, design and landscaping;
• Park utilisation management;
• Environmental conservation, including biodiversity management and awareness;
• Park, open space and cemetery maintenance;
• Horticultural and arboriculture projects;
• Bio-aquatic management;
• Botanic research, monitoring and information sharing;
• Conservation, rehabilitation, enhancement of ecosystems;
• Invader species control;
• Infrastructural maintenance;
• Nursery operations;
• Cemeteries management: burials, cremations and archival records;
• Project management and facilities management; and
• Training and education projects.
City Parks is also involved in:
• Road-island beautification;
• The development of more water features;
• The finalisation of a Landscaping Master Plan;
• Regular park and cemetery development;
• Reviewing initiatives to enhance safety in parks;
• Increasing its service portfolio;
• Providing added value in capital projects;
• The empowerment of women; and
• Creating jobs through the Expanded Public Works Programme.
Environmental policy
Johannesburg City Parks recognises that it has a responsibility to the environment and will strive to take positive steps to avoid or minimise the impact of its policies and business processes on the environment by means of the continual improvement of its environmental performance to the extent feasible and practicable, in a manner that is consistent with its overall mission and goals.
City Parks supports the principles of sustainable development and will manage environmental risks effectively and seek to realise the opportunities arising from the positive management of its ecological, economic and social responsibilities.
Johannesburg City Parks is committed to:
• Create and conserve a natural environment that is rich in biodiversity and is managed and maintained according to sound ecological principles.
• Promote environmental awareness and responsibility amongst all our stakeholders through training, development, education and communication.
• Incorporate environmental considerations into all operational activities, processes, policies and strategies of Johannesburg City Parks.
• Develop, maintain and implement an environmental management system (EMS) based on the ISO 14001 standard.
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