Fourth Edition - Department of Trade and Industry Environmental Implementation Plan 2015-2020.

Vision of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti): A dynamic industrial, globally competitive South African economy, characterised by inclusive growth and development, decent employment and equity, built on the full potential of all citizens. Mission of the dti: Promote structural transformation, towards a dynamic industrial and globally competitive economy; Provide a predictable, competitive, equitable and socially responsible environment, conducive to investment, trade and enterprise development; Broaden participation in the economy to strengthen economic development; and Continually improve the skills and capabilities of the dti to effectively deliver on its mandate and respond to the needs of South Africa’s economic citizens. Values of the dti: Operational excellence – service delivery standards, international best practice, Batho Pele Principles, continuous improvement; Intellectual excellence – continuous shared learning, innovation, relevant knowledge and skills improvement; and Quality relationships – improved and continuous communication, honesty, respect, integrity, transparency, professionalism, ownership, leadership, teamwork.
Strategic Outcome-Oriented Goals of the dti: Facilitate the transformation of the economy to promote industrial development, investment, competitiveness and employment creation; Build mutually beneficial regional and global relations to advance South Africa’s trade, industrial policy and economic development objectives; Facilitate broad-based economic participation through targeted interventions to achieve more inclusive growth; Create a fair regulatory environment that enables investment, trade and enterprise development in an equitable and socially responsible manner; and Promote a professional, ethical, dynamic, competitive and customer-focused working environment that ensures effective and efficient service delivery.
Strategic Objectives of the dti: Grow the manufacturing sector to promote industrial development, job creation, investment and exports; Improved conditions for consumers, artists and opening up of markets for new patents players; and Strengthened capacity to deliver on the dti mandate. It makes all the instruments work effectively in tandem with one another requires focused inter-departmental and institutional effort to build the linkages between the primary (agriculture and mining) sectors and the services and manufacturing sectors. In addition, enabling economic and transport infrastructure must be deployed to support these labour intensive sectors and to achieve a higher degree of economic and industrial decentralisation. The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), must be construed to reflect policies, programmes, plans and projects.