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AUDITOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Green building is forward looking
Let the sun shine in!
ENVIRONMENT
Environmental goals are measured through
a structured audit process. A third party
auditor, Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC),
certifies our enterprise system and the
data we collect. Cummins supplements
the audit sampling conducted by BVC by
conducting annual audits using internally
trained HSE auditors. Every site is audited
on an annual basis.
Since the launch of our internal auditor
certification program in 2006, we have
trained more than 100 persons and certified
more than 45 HSE leaders as certified HSE
auditors. This structured audit program
validates performance and provides a
mechanism for sites to share best practices.
Through these practices, Cummins is not
only improving sites – it is building our
next generation of HSE leaders.
Cummins new facility in Izmir, Turkey incorporates many of
the green features now specified as standard in Cummins
new construction, such as rain water harvesting, skylights
and motion sensors to control lighting.
The facility, which opened earlier this year and will initially
be home to employees of Cummins Generator Technologies
and Cummins Filtration, was designed with expansion in
mind. The infrastructure for future efficiency (compressed
air and building management system) is modular and
expandable so any future addition will not require an
investment in base infrastructure.
For the first time, Cummins facilities in
2011 were powered in part by solar energy.
As of May 2012, five solar arrays, or
An engine plant in Daventry, U.K. and a
groups of solar panels, had been installed Cummins Generator Technologies plant
at Cummins’ facilities around the world, in Stamford, U.K. complete the list of
capable of generating up to 230 kilowatts facilities now using energy from the sun
(kW) of power. They replaced carbon-based in a significant way for their operations.
sources of energy.
Attractive tax, rebate and feed-in-tariff
While still modest compared to the Company’s incentives (which require utilities to pay a set
use of other sources of electricity, these price for power generated by private solar
solar arrays have energized Cummins’ installations), combined with the financial
exploration of solar energy as one way to and project-management support from the
help shrink the Company’s carbon footprint. Cummins Energy Efficiency Team, led to
the solar panel projects at these locations.
“We have set aggressive targets for
further greenhouse gas reductions,”
Collectively, the five main solar arrays are
said Mark Dhennin, Cummins’ Director saving the Company about $32,000 per
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH, SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENT AWARDS
In 2005, Cummins created the Health,
Safety and Environment Awards to
recognize employees and sites that excel in
the commitment to world class performance
and environmental stewardship.
Winners of the 2011 awards presented
their projects to the Cummins Board of
Directors and participated in an exhibition
of Energy Efficiency for the Corporate
Environmental Management Group.
“That’s why investing in renewable
technologies such as solar is so important
to shrinking our carbon footprint.”
Cummins Turbo Technologies in
Huddersfield, U.K. led the way in
2011, followed a few months later by
installations at two Cummins Power
Generation facilities in Minnesota.
year while reducing carbon dioxide by
about 120 metric tons annually.
Dhennin says solar power remains relatively
expensive compared to other sources
of energy and its use is largely driven by
government incentives and utility rebates.
But these larger demonstration projects
show solar can play an important role in the
Company’s overall climate protection efforts.
Crews install the last solar
panel on the roof of Office
Block 1 in Huddersfield, U.K.
The solar array was the first
application on a large scale.
that provided an opportunity for others in
the Company to familiarize themselves
with these best practices.
In 2011, a record number of projects
vied for environmental awards. In the
energy efficiency category alone, Cummins
had 27 projects compete for an award.
The growing number and quality of the
projects demonstrates that Cummins’
employees embrace and celebrate
environmental stewardship.
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