2010 Sustainability Report - Cummins.com

Cummins accepted into U.K. Carbon Trust
Energy efficiency efforts recognized
On April 1, 2010, the Carbon Reduction
Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency program
was enacted in the U.K., requiring approximately
5,000 companies to reduce their energy use and
receive a reward, or do nothing and pay a penalty.
For the first year, the CRC will reward those
companies that have been awarded the Carbon
Trust Standard (CTS). The CTS certificate
recognizes companies that can demonstrate
an effective energy management system, show
improving energy efficiency over the last several
years and pass site audits that focus on evidence
of energy management policies and programs.
Cummins’ award of the Carbon Trust certificate
will ensure the Company’s position on the upper
half of the CRC performance list and a monetary
reward in the first couple of years of the program.
Fewer than 300 U.K. organizations have achieved
the Carbon Trust standard.
When the program is fully operational, a carbon
emissions trading market in the U.K. will be
established. In the first few years the price is
fixed at £12 a metric ton of CO 2
, which means
about £600,000 for Cummins in the U.K., to be
deposited and returned six months later with
a monetary reward or penalty. The reward or
penalty increases over time and is based on
the company’s position on the performance
list reflecting their efforts in energy efficiency.
The Tees Valley awards panel also noted the number
of Every Employee Every Community projects the
engine plant had completed, including support for
campaigns to encourage bicycle use, garden
maintenance initiatives and a tree planting project.
The plant was also congratulated on its commitment
to reduce greenhouse gases. Darlington has seen
a 48 percent reduction in Carbon Dioxide (CO 2
)
through activities such as the Unplugged Challenge
(47 percent reduction in weekend consumption),
saving the facility £98k ($141,000) per year.
In a related award, Environmental Engineer Paul Hayes
was honored individually for his work both inside and
outside the plant by Cummins Health Safety and
Environmental Council.
Hayes shared the award with Pradeep Bhargava,
Managing Director of Cummins Generator
Technologies India.
Sadiq Khan (left), Minister of State for Transport for the United
Kingdom, meets with Paul Hayes (right), Environmental Engineer,
during Khan’s 2009 visit to learn more about the use of Cummins
diesel engines in public transportation and a campaign at the
facility to encourage bicycling as an alternative to driving.
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