2010 Sustainability Report - Cummins.com

British TV naturalist Professor David Bellamy helps the Darlington Engine Plant celebrate Cummins’ 90th Anniversary by visiting local
schools, colleges and charitable organizations to plant trees and participate in other environmental activities.
Darlington plant, environmental engineer recognized
Cummins’ Darlington Engine Plant has been honored
by a prominent business group in North East England
for its environmental work in the region.
The 2009 Tees Valley One North East Business
Awards specifically recognized the plant’s community
work through its Environmental Management System,
the Unplugged Challenge and the 90th Anniversary
Environmental Challenge.
The theme of the project: “Life without Electricity.”
Participants used “kill-a-watt” meters to measure
the amount of electricity used by various pieces of
equipment and then encouraged staff and pupils
to turn equipment off when not in use.
The Unplugged Challenge urged employees to
save energy during holiday shutdowns while
the Environmental Challenge encouraged
employees to work on community efforts to
improve local environments.
Children at Firthmoor Primary School (10-11 year
olds) learned about electricity reduction from a Six
Sigma project run by the Cummins Darlington staff.
Cummins employees seek to engage students in energy
conservation in the Darlington area through programs like
the Cummins Energy Leaders of the Future initiative at
Firthmoor Primary School.
38 Cummins Inc. Sustainability Report 2010