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“Cummins has created an environment that fosters ethical behavior and a commitment to honesty that characterizes our dealings with each other, as well as those from outside the Company.” Martha Whiteman Cummins Compliance Training Code of Conduct Professional and Office Treatment of Each Other Professional and Office Export Controls SG 8/25 and above FCPA* SG 8/25 and above Antitrust SG 8/25 and above and all Sales and Marketing EU** Competition SG 8/25 and above Code will continue well into 2008 as the Code is translated into multiple languages and employee training materials are updated. New to this version are question and answer sections to illustrate each of the principles in action, enhanced contact information and a section on “living the Code.” The Code features a set of “FAQs” to help employees find other resources related to the Code and for reporting ethical concerns. The Company also has increased its commitment to updating the Code by creating a process to annually review and solicit employee feedback on the Code and supporting policies and information. (To view the current Cummins Code of Business Conduct, go to www.cummins.com and click on the link from the home page.) 24 Cummins Inc. 2007 Sustainability Report Course Languages Offered American and International English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese American and International English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese American and International English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese American and International English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese Compliance Training 15,805 15,191 96.1% 14,835 13,186 88.9% 8,159 7,517 92.1% 8,245 7,531 91.3% American English 3,306 3,257 98.5% American and International English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese Completion Subscriptions Completed Rate 801 721 90.0% Cummins is committed to ensuring that its employees, and those with whom it does business, follow all applicable laws in the locations we do business. Since late 2005, Cummins has introduced six online compliance training courses targeted at the appropriate employee groups. This training includes: • Code of Business Conduct • Treatment of Each Other at Work • Export Controls • Federal Corrupt Practices Act* • Antitrust • European Union Competition** These courses are made in multiple languages where necessary and employee completion is tracked. Altogether, more than 51,000 training subscriptions have been offered to employees since late 2005
Ethics Cases — Quarterly Days-to-Close Trend 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Days-to-close Goal = 24 days 2006 Q1 2006 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2007 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 (many employees must take more than one course due to the nature of their work) with a 93 percent completion rate. The Company expects to offer nearly 45,000 training subscriptions to its employees in 2008, and is working to improve its reporting system to ensure closer to 100 percent compliance. In addition, Cummins in 2007 began offering training courses to key employees at its Distributors in many locations outside the United States, and has plans to expand the compliance training offerings to these groups in 2008. Ethics Violations, Reporting and Investigations Cummins employees are encouraged to report suspected violations of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct or any type of misconduct, and are given several different means of sharing their concerns. The Company’s third-party reporting system, EthicsPoint, allows employees around the globe to report concerns either on-line or through toll-free numbers in multiple languages. Employees can report concerns anonymously where allowed by law. Still, more than half of all complainants in 2007 identified themselves, showing a large degree of trust in the Company’s ethics investigation process. Those who report about any topic are protected under the Company’s anti-retaliation policy. Cummins has a global team of trained Master Investigators who investigate complaints and ensure that appropriate action is taken in a timely fashion. In 2007, Cummins investigated 541 ethics-related complaints, compared to 264 in 2006. The numbers grew because of increased training and promotion of the reporting process. Of the cases investigated in 2007, 46 percent resulted in a finding that the complaint had some merit – and of those 28 percent (61) resulted in employee termination. Complaints of unprofessional behavior and those grouped into the Human Relations category accounted for more than half the total ethics cases investigated in 2007. Governance 25
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Entities are recognized at four dis
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Cummins Named Among Top 50 Companie
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Cummins’ focus on corporate respo
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