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Cummins received high marks from two key sustainability indexes recently – the 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings and FTSE4Good. The company finished 85th in Newsweek’s review of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States and 14th in the industrial sector. Newsweek’s rankings, released last month, are done in partnership with Corporate Knights and HIP Investor. Cummins finished
Dr. Jerry Liu, Executive Scientist / Director of Analysis and Testing Technology at Cummins Emission Solutions (CES), was recently elected as a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fellow by SAE International. The prestigious honor is given to members of the organization who have made lasting impacts through leadership, research and innovation. Dr. Liu joined Cummins in 1998. Since then, he ha
Sometimes, the true test of a company comes when times are challenging. Despite weak global markets, Cummins achieved record results in its environmental and community engagement efforts in 2015, according to the company’s new 2015-2016 Sustainability Progress Report. Cummins, for example, exceeded its 2020 goal for reducing water use intensity five years early and met the company’s 2015 goal f
Cummins achieved its water and energy goals in 2015, but still has a considerable way to go to meet its 2020 recycling goals. “The environmental teams around the globe truly had an outstanding year,” said Mark Dhennin, Director of Energy Efficiency and Environment at Cummins. “There was a lot of effort that went into delivering on our commitments, which our environmental professionals met
At Cummins, we strive every day to improve the quality of life for people in the communities where we operate, here in the United States and around the world. As a result of our efforts and those of other leading companies, America’s business community has decreased greenhouse gas emissions, improved energy efficiency, conserved water, reduced waste and protected the environment – achievements
COLUMBUS, Ind., April 2016 - Cummins announced the company was awarded a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a Class 6 commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50 percent over conventional Class 6 vehicles. When fully loaded, Class 6 vehicles weigh between approximately 19,000 and 26,000 pounds and typical examples incl
COLUMBUS, Ind., March 29, 2016: Cummins and The Olayan Group have announced the formation of Cummins Arabia, a 50:50, three-country distribution joint venture company in the Middle East. This joint venture consolidates the distribution of Cummins products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Those products are currently distributed by Cummins’ wholly-owned UAE distributor
Cummins has been named a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. This is the ninth year in a row the institute has included Cummins on its list. Ethisphere has been recognizing companies who “align principle with action and make trust part of their corporate DNA” for the past 10 years.
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, a leading manufacturer of quality engineered wood building materials, recently announced the appointment of Tracy Embree, Cummins' Vice President and President-Components, to its board of directors. “Tracy’s breadth of experience in a variety of manufacturing methods and innovative product lines will be an asset to our board,” said Louisiana-Pacific Chairman Gary
The largest solar array at a Cummins facility is scheduled to be completed in April at the Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Company Ltd. (BFCEC) in China, eliminating an estimated 3,200 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year or about 13 percent of BFCEC’s overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The initiative will also help with China’s national drive to reduce air pollution, cutting back what BFCEC
Cummins has joined companies like Boeing, Apple, Google and Microsoft on the CDP’s Climate Disclosure Leadership Index in 2015. The company was identified as a U.S. leader for the quality of climate change related information that it has disclosed to investors and the global marketplace through CDP, the international not-for-profit working to promote sustainable economies. The CDP was formerly