The index is one of the most prestigious sustainability rankings in the world. Participating companies must complete an exhaustive self-assessment supported by publicly available data covering a wide range of areas including the environment, governance, ethics, safety, innovation, customer support, human rights, and philanthropy and community service. “Sustainability for Cummins is about making
The new Cummins Machine Integration Center in Columbus, Indiana (USA), is capable of testing a variety of powertrains, including electrified power, and represents another significant step in the company’s efforts to enhance innovation across a broad portfolio of power options. “This facility is already a key tool in our toolbox as we work to provide turn-key machine integration solutions for ou
Here are four reasons clean diesel technology is part of Cummins’ broad portfolio of products designed to help customers meet their environmental sustainability goals: 1. CLEAN DIESEL IS A PROVEN TECHNOLOGY The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF), a group dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of diesel, defines clean diesel as the combination of today’s
The company is one of eight new members joining the council’s steering committee, the group announced today (Sept. 5, 2018) in Brussels, Belgium. An additional six entities joined as supporting level members. “Over the last 18 months we have brought together a critical mass of members, laid out a clear path forward to realize a global scale up of hydrogen in our ‘Hydrogen, Scaling Up’ st
The first turbine towers and blades are beginning to go up some 500 feet into the air, although the potential for storms and windy conditions precluded any lifting Tuesday by the two giant cranes on the construction site. Cummins is supporting the wind farm expansion as part of its goal to encourage the development of low carbon energy. “We’ve been working to make this project ha
The engine has won design awards, been embraced by truck makers and last month Cummins introduced a version for commercial marine segments. “Cummins has always been a technology leader, helping us to meet new emission standards whether we’re operating in California or across the nation,” said John Savage, Executive Vice President of Savage Services, a transportation, logistics and material
Many drivers’ education classes had long waiting lists and surveys showed a significant number of Saudi women were reluctant to exercise their new right. So the Cummins Community Involvement Team in Saudi Arabia, and Olayan, the company’s partner in a three-country distribution joint venture, organized driver safety workshops in three locations around Saudi Arabia this month. More tha
New technology still has to be manufactured, maintained and programmed, which often requires workers develop new skills as technology evolves, Linebarger said at the forum in Indianapolis, Indiana (U.S.A.) The resulting efficiencies, however can translate into higher wages. While a high school degree was once enough for a successful career in manufacturing, “it hasn’t been that way for a long t
The 50-page report includes a host of statistical information, ranging from how the company is doing relative to its environmental goals and the number of people served by Cummins’ community engagement efforts to key safety rates, the percentage of women leaders at the company, the record number of global patents the company received in 2017 and much more. “We think that the communities in whic
Cummins has seen impressive results using lifestyle medicine with some of its employees, and is now looking for ways to reach those most in need of help, Cummins CEO and Chairman Tom Linebarger told the American College of Preventive Medicine at its annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois (U.S.A.). “Cummins is an organization deeply committed to continuous improvement by getting to the root cause o
Cummins’ global strategic community initiative, Cummins TEC: Technical Education for Communities, recently expanded into a new country with the inauguration of a TEC site in Brazil. First launched in 2012, Cummins TEC targets the technical skills gap around the world through local vocational education programs. In Brazil, Cummins is partnering with French multinational energy management and aut
Cummins is moving quickly to develop the company’s new electrification business, displaying technologies it’s working on at trade shows this month in Paris and Izmir, Turkey. The company’s Electrified Power business unveiled an electric system for city bus, shuttle and intercity bus applications at Busworld in Izmir, Turkey, last week (April 19-21). And the business is displaying its first elec