"People and Places"

As part of June Environment Month at Cummins, we're asking all of our employees to "Get ENVolved."  Cummins' mission demands that "everything we do leads to a cleaner, healthier and safer environment" and we know that our employees want to help live that mission. Engaged, empowered employees can have a positive environmental impact at work, home and in their communities. In 2014, the compa

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting Cummins’ 2014 Environmental Challenge winners.  Peru has 1,500 miles of coastline. Unfortunately, parts of the coast are often scattered with trash, debris and other environmentally harmful objects. This debris can pose serious risks to ocean wildlife. Fishing line, plastic bags and strapping bands can hamper the mobilit

“I don’t believe a true picture of a Company’s sustainability can be told just in numbers or just as a narrative,” said Blair Claflin, Director of Sustainability Communications at Cummins. “My hope is that this report strikes the right balance. I think we have a good story to tell and the numbers to back it up.” Cummins announced new goals for environmental sustainability for its products in

Cummins is looking for model K or L engines, and we need your help finding them. The Cummins Archive team was recently contacted by a United States National Park Service volunteer. The Park Service is in the process of restoring Battery Townsley at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. This battery, equipped with a pair of 16-inch guns, once guarded the entrance to the strategic waterway, and

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles highlighting Cummins’ 2014 Environmental Challenge winners. Water is a fundamental need for health, sanitation, agriculture and economic prosperity, yet just a few years ago, the people of Nandal Village near the Cummins Megasite in Phaltan, India did not have a reliable supply of water to live healthy, productive lives. “Nandal is a

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles highlighting Cummins’ 2014 Environmental Challenge winners.  For many families in China, burning coal to fuel their stoves is simply a way of life. Due to the lack of ventilation, however, the stoves have a significant impact on the air quality both inside and outside of the kitchen walls. As a result, approximately 500,000 people di

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting Cummins’ 2014 Environmental Challenge winners.  Spanning 3,900 acres of forest and 1,400 acres of water, Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, Indiana ranks among the largest city parks in the United States. The park’s reservoir serves as one of the primary sources of drinking water for the City and needed a sustainable sol

Black History Month, celebrated annually in the United States and Canada throughout the month of February, is a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in history. At Cummins, it's also about highlighting the significance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In honor of Black History month, several Cummins employees were invited to share their personal stories on the

Providing students the opportunity to learn in clean, functional and secure classrooms is considered the norm in many schools around the world. But for students and instructors at Eko Junior College in Lagos, Nigeria, this has, traditionally, been far from the truth. Employees from Cummins West Africa Limited (CWAL), the Cummins distributor based in Nigeria, recently partnered with the school gove

Cummins recently recognized 13 employees at the Technical Leaders Conference with  its highest technical award  - The Julius Perr Innovation Award - for their work in meeting stringent U.S. emissions standards to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx). Cummins created the award - named after Dr. Julius Perr, the inventor or co-inventor on an astounding 80 U.S. patents - to honor the inventor

Cummins executive Pamela Carter, the first woman to lead one of the company's four main business units, will retire as president of the Distribution Business effective April 1, 2015. Carter joined Cummins in 1997, initially serving as the company's Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Cummins, she served as the state of Indiana's first African American woma