12 Our Company Corporate Culture Pulling on the same rope is teamwork. Feeling the same pride while you do it is shared identity. Corporate culture is about sharing values. That's easier said than done in a company with over 88,000 employees in more than 30 countries.That's why we've defined shared values and behaviors. Agreeing on values is important. It lays the foundation for us to work together successfully across organizational and national boundaries. It also builds trust--our trust in each other and other people's trust in our company. On the next page are some of the ways we foster an employee- and performance-oriented culture at E.ON: from our newest employees (those who join us as apprentices and as employees of new E.ON companies) to those who've been with us the longest.