CULTURE AND VALUES
Eaton is more than the products we invent and produce – the way we do business is just as important. At Eaton, our values and culture define who we are – both individually and as an organization – and directs our activities every day.
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2007 Sustainability Report
Learn about Eaton's Environment, Health and Safety programs.
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Social Commitment
Eaton Corporation has a long tradition of public service and commitment to the communities where we operate.
Our Core Values
As a corporation owned by shareholders, Eaton's fundamental purpose – the reason we exist – is to operate profitably, to provide an attractive return for those who have invested in us and to increase shareholder value. Throughout our long history, we have come to understand that our ability to achieve these business goals depends on our adherence to Eaton's core values:
- Make our customers the focus of everything we do.
- Recognize our people as our greatest asset.
- Treat each other with respect.
- Be fair, honest and open.
- Be considerate of the environment and our communities.
- Keep our commitments.
- Strive for excellence
Superior performance is achieved when employees, managers and the company share certain key beliefs about our mutual responsibilities to one another. The Eaton Philosophy describes a culture in which employees can achieve their full potential to make exceptional contributions, confident that these will be welcomed and rewarded.
Over 1,000 Eaton employees from across the country – from the boardroom to the factory floor – worked together to define the Eaton Philosophy. And we mutually hold ourselves responsible for carrying it out wherever we do business:
- We expect the best of ourselves and each other.
- We are committed to attracting, developing and keeping a multicultural workforce that reflects the nature of our global business
- Our communications with one another are open, honest and timely.
- We strive for the active involvement of every employee in our continued success and growth.
- We accept the challenge of lifelong learning.
- We do our work with a sense of urgency.
- We are accountable for our commitments and expect that our performance will be measured.
- Compensation at Eaton is fair and competitive for performance that contributes to the success of the business.
- Employee ideas are valued and encouraged as we build an environment in which new ideas flourish.