Our Culture

 
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Our culture is frequently described as a rare combination of family values and high-performing business. This unique combination results in a caring, collaborative, and compassionate workplace that is also demanding and driven by a strong competitive spirit. Above all else, we prioritize long-term, sustainable growth and career development, which inspires employee loyalty and dedication.

"The company operates like a family," says Carmine Schiavone, CEO. "Families are the most caring and demanding of all environments. Our culture is a unique blend of nurturing and challenging, respectful of our roots and visionary for the future."

Our Mission

To nurture and preserve our environment. We believe thriving communities start with thriving landscapes.

Our Purpose

We care for what you love by making the intersection between trees and people work.

Our Values

Own Safety Everyday – Safety is paramount at SavATree. We prioritize the health and well-being of our employees, customers, and partners through rigorous training, adherence to best practices, and a proactive approach to risk management in all our services. At SavATree we recognize the safety of our teams is owned by ALL employees.

Create Raving Fans – We create raving fans at SavATree by exceeding customer expectations with exceptional service, memorable interactions, and delivering results that turn first-time clients into lifelong advocates. We consistently do what we say we’ll do and when we do make a mistake, we own it and make it right.

Serve with Integrity – We serve with integrity. We consistently make decisions that are environmentally responsible, ethically grounded, and reflect our commitment to the well-being of our customers, our environment, local communities, and each other.

Work as a Team – We embrace teamwork. We recognize that collective effort and collaboration are the roots of our success, enabling us to achieve excellence for our company, our customers, and ourselves. We show each other respect and foster an environment that honors constructive, direct feedback and honesty.

Embrace Change – We embrace change and continuously seek opportunities for improvement. We adapt our strategies to meet the evolving needs of our customers and the environment. Driving improvement means we’ll try things that may not work - we celebrate what we learn, even if we don’t achieve the outcomes we seek.

Drive Impact – Our drive for impact propels us to bring our best effort every day to make an impact on the environment, our customers, and our teammates. We set ambitious goals, measure our progress with precision, and relentlessly pursue excellence.

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Carmine Schiavone Chief Executive Officer

A careers message from our CEO

“SavATree stands out as an exceptionally well-run company, with people and processes more often seen in Fortune 500 companies. I am excited to invite you to join our rapidly growing organization. With your help, SavATree can continue to deliver exceptional service for our customers – and each other.“

 

Our Culture in action

Make Caring for What You Love a Career Choice.

Our culture leads us to find ways to help people do ordinary and sometimes extraordinary things.

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TIMOTHY H.

“We work hard here, but there is a variety. No day is ever the same here at SavATree!”

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VINCENT H.

“SavATree still has a “family run” business feel from the caring that was shown by everyone here.”

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DWIGHT T.

“The most important things I’ve learned have been about people. We are a business, but we are a people business.”

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ERIK H.

"The culture aligns perfectly with my values, goals and skills. I feel blessed to work with such a wide variety of amazing teams from coast to coast."

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MERRICK L.

“I'm partnered with a company that allows me the opportunity to explore, learn and develop my skills needed to stay ahead of the competition."

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TIMOTHY H.

“We work hard here, but there is a variety. No day is ever the same here at SavATree!”

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VINCENT H.

“SavATree still has a “family run” business feel from the caring that was shown by everyone here.”

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DWIGHT T.

“The most important things I’ve learned have been about people. We are a business, but we are a people business.”

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ERIK H.

"The culture aligns perfectly with my values, goals and skills. I feel blessed to work with such a wide variety of amazing teams from coast to coast."

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MERRICK L.

“I'm partnered with a company that allows me the opportunity to explore, learn and develop my skills needed to stay ahead of the competition."

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TIMOTHY H.

“We work hard here, but there is a variety. No day is ever the same here at SavATree!”

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VINCENT H.

“SavATree still has a “family run” business feel from the caring that was shown by everyone here.”

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DWIGHT T.

“The most important things I’ve learned have been about people. We are a business, but we are a people business.”

Giving Back

 
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Our mission statement is a good starting point for SavATree’s social contract: we are “people with passion, leading progress in nature and community.” As corporate citizens, we participate, sponsor and contribute to hundreds of organizations throughout the country in support of our customers, communities and industry partners.

Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Since 2016, SavATree has focused our corporate charity work on Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a nationwide organization started more than a century ago to provide safe and enjoyable places, life-enhancing programs, and caring mentors for children and teens.

“The Boys and Girls Clubs are a perfect match for SavATree since they serve the same geographies that we do," remarked SavATree VP of Marketing Luann O’Brien. “We can all appreciate the importance of providing hope and opportunity to every child through supervised educational, cultural and social programs, and it is our privilege to contribute to such a worthy cause.”

As SavATree’s corporate charity, Boys and Girls Clubs throughout our service area receive annual donations. In addition, we engage with local clubs in every market we serve. Our partnership allows us to provide needed resources to the communities we serve, to share our passion for the great outdoors, and to fund programs that provide a positive impact on the youngest members of our society.

SavATree Builds and Donates Bicycles to Boys and Girls Club of Passaic, NJ. SavATree employees collaborated with the Boys & Girls Club of Passaic, NJ to hold a “bike build,” with the finished bicycles going to 28 deserving children at the Club. [Read more]
SavATree CEO Honored at Boys and Girls Club Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner. The Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester presented its Humanitarian Award to SavATree CEO Daniel van Starrenburg. The SavATree organization has graciously supported the Club through community outreach, volunteering and donations, helping create great futures for generations to come. Read more

Stewardship Education
SavATree believes one of the best ways to give back to our communities is to share our knowledge of environmentally sensible landscape stewardship. Our team annually participates in over 250 community and trade events. More than 900 people attend our workshops, talks, garden walks, and webinars each year — all of which are focused on bringing sustainable practices to the residential and community landscapes.

Community Involvement
We are active supporters of local events throughout our service areas. From sponsoring festivals, parades and fairs, to supporting individual SavATree team members the annual Tour de Trees cycling race. SavATree provides educational programs to various public gardens, arboretums, and local schools.

Historic Restoration Projects
SavATree works with communities and organizations to preserve trees that have witnessed history over the generations. Local branches have collaborated on watershed projects in the Chesapeake Bay area.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT

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At SavATree, we take care of the most important parts of the ecosystem, like trees, shrubs, plants, and turf. We take our role as landscape stewards very seriously, and our name, SavATree, shows how important it is to protect the environment. Expert delivery of the least invasive, fully customized, and environmentally friendly solutions and improvements is how the company started, and it is still one of our most important values.

SavATree's strong beliefs about being "green" extend to how we run our business. We keep making changes to our day-to-day operations to reduce our carbon footprint, and we also work with government and non-government organizations on high-impact, national projects to protect and grow tree canopy. Learn more on our consumer site at: https://www.savatree.com/environmental-sustainability.html

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