Ethics and Compliance
Cummins is proud of its longstanding commitment to integrity and the highest ethical standards.
All members of the Cummins family - from our directors, officers and employees, to our distributors, subsidiaries and affiliates – continually work to develop and protect this commitment to doing business ethically. The Company's commitment to those standards and values is defined in our Code of Business Conduct.
Cummins believes that a sustainable company is built on a foundation of good governance that promotes ethical behavior at all levels. The Company's Ethics and Compliance organization focuses on helping Cummins maintain its tradition as an ethical company as it grows globally.
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Ethical Principles
Cummins ethics and governance initiatives are built around the 10 Statements of Ethical Principles.
Code of Business Conduct
The Cummins Code of Business Conduct is built around our 10 ethical principles that provide the foundation for ethical behavior at Cummins.
Supporting Policies
The 10 ethical principles are backed by corporate policies and other key documents that give specific guidance on various topics.
Ethics Violations, Investigations and Reporting
Any effective governance and ethics program must have a mechanism to ensure ethical codes are enforced.
Conflict Mineral Disclosure Report
A copy of our conflict minerals disclosure and any related exhibits is available.
Country Mandatory Disclosures
The UK Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 became effective in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2019.
Export Controls
Cummins is committed to compliance with all applicable export control restrictions in all parts of its business.
Free Trade
Cummins supports free trade because it benefits our Company, employees and shareholders, as well as small and large businesses and American workers and farmers.
Tax Strategy
We collect and pay significant amounts of tax each year and recognize the contribution this makes to the societies and economies in which we operate.
Transparency in Supply Chains
We will not tolerate child or forced labor anywhere and we will not do business with any company that does.