2010 Sustainability Report - Cummins.com

India’s green ambassador
Pradeep Bhargava says development doesn’t have
to come at the expense of the environment.
“We need doable, replicable and simple tasks by
which each one of us can contribute towards a
harmony between development and environment
without compromising either,” says the Managing
Director of Cummins Generator Technologies India.
Under Bhargava’s leadership, CGT India built the first
truly “green” manufacturing plant at Cummins in 2007.
The facility in Ranjangaon, India, is energy efficient,
expected to save over 14 million kilowatt hours of
electricity over the first 10 years of operation.
The facility has been widely recognized for its green
design and earlier this year Bhargava was honored by
Cummins Health, Safety and Environmental Council
for his leadership on environmental issues.
“Our lean and green factory at Ranjangaon is testimony
to our commitment towards our Mission Statement
demanding that everything we do leads to a cleaner,
healthier and safer environment,” Bhargava said.
“The facility also demonstrates the possibility of
achieving a viable balance between commercial
profitability of the business and the interests of
the environment.”
The plant at Ranjangaon uses high efficiency glass for
windows and skylights, fly ash in the building’s bricks
and landscaping on the roof to name just a few of the
plant’s environmentally friendly features
While Bhargava has become something of a green
ambassador in the business world, he doesn’t
consider himself a “shaker” – someone warning
humanity about impending environmental disaster.
He said there are already enough “shakers.”
“I put two simple guidelines for my colleagues and I
to follow,” he says when asked about the development
of the plant in Ranjangaon. “One, don’t abuse nature.
Two, use nature.”
The Cummins Generator Technologies plant at Ranjangaon.
28 Cummins Inc. Sustainability Report 2010