For decades, our corporate culture has been guiding our staff to realize every core value of the company in their daily work. We have a enterprise mission of "develop the enterprise, contribute to the country, reward our shareholders, serve the society and benefit our staff", a corporate spirit of "Love for China and revitalize the petrochemical industry", a working style of being "meticulous, prudent, practical and innovative", and business principles of "honesty, compliance, cooperation and mutual benefits".

Faith in Corporate Culture

Corporate culture is the collection of values and norms that are formed over time and shared by all members of a company. Sinopec has developed its own culture which is firmly recognized by and shared among all the staff. It is this culture that underlies sustainable development and leads the company to excellence.

Unlimited Cares for Employees

Sinopec is always ready to lend a helping hand to employees in need. In 2011, we have helped over 180,000 person-times with relief funds over RMB 100 million ( including relief supplies ). We care for employees' life and their concerns, constantly improve working condition and living standard, and secure their physical and mental health. In addition, we organize singing competitions, painting exhibitions, photography shows and offer networking opportunities to keep up morale and health, and enrich their lives.

Care for the Retirees and Overseas Employees

Retirees have won colleagues' respect and recognition with their integrity, hard work and contributions to the company in the history of Sinopec. We are doing what we can to care for their living and health condition, add comfort and joy to their life, such as visiting them from time to time. By the end of 2011, in Sinopec, the accumulative number of retirees has reached 387,000. We have over 5000 full-time and 900 part-time employees to render services to the retirees.

Overseas employees form a key part of Sinopec staff which support the international development strategy of the company. By the end of 2011, we have over 13,000 Chinese staff working overseas, and hire over 27,000 international and local employees. We actively recruit foreign employees and also maitain those in M&A projects, care for their career development, training, health and safety, push forward the "globalization and localization" of overseas employees. More and more foreign employees have become very important part of Sinopec talents and are playing a more significant role in our international operation.