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PRODUCT WEBSITES
Some Cummins business units are also
and the technical leadership of
Cummins regarding:
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Environmental and technological
strategies, compliance programs
and major projects as they relate
to the Company and its products.
what it would cost if Cummins purchased
and operated the more efficient lighting.
For three years, Cummins has supported
the Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate
Corps Fellows program. The Climate Corps
is a summer fellowship program that places
The team also will look at creating a tool
for designers to be aware of how design
decisions affect required energy.
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) of
the Confederation of Indian Industry will take
another step forward in advancing green
releasing more environmental information
about their products and practices.
Power Generation’s newly updated
environmental sustainability website
brings together news and information
from across the business about its varied
products, services, projects, and more.
ENVIRONMENT
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Public policy developments, strategies
and positions taken by the Company
with respect to safety, environmental and
technological matters that significantly
impact the Company or its products.
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Progress of strategic environmental
programs and policies.
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS IN ENERGY
EFFICIENCY, GREEN PRACTICES
Cummins has continued to partner with
Duke Energy on many energy efficiency
initiatives. The Company was named a
“Power Partner” in 2009 and 2010 after it
expanded an Energy Contract for Service
pilot to upgrade plants with high efficiency
lighting and smart sensors that Duke
Energy owns and maintains.
The facilities pay for the energy service
as provided – in this case lumens of light –
and the cost of that service is less than
specially-trained MBA and MPA students in
companies, cities and universities to build
the business case for energy efficiency.
Since the program began in 2008, fellows
have uncovered efficiencies in lighting,
computer equipment and heating and
cooling systems. Cummins’ Environmental
Defense Fund fellows have worked on
energy efficiency training and global
building standards and scorecards.
In conjunction with the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cummins is studying
how to use less energy in manufacturing
and engine design. The collaboration with
the Environmentally Benign Manufacturing
Group aims to prepare a design for low
energy manufacturing methodology.
This methodology will identify the embodied
energy required both in the materials needed
for production of an engine as well as the
manufacturing process of the engine itself.
practices in India as it broadens its focus
from green buildings to green companies.
Pradeep Barghava, Director, Cummins
India Limited, and a national leader in
green building practices, chaired the first
Green Company Summit in June 2012.
The Summit is the culmination of nearly
two years of work in which more than
100 professionals have been involved to
create a “code” by which the totality of a
Company’s efforts can be measured and
quantified to achieve a composite rating.
The IGBC is looking beyond building,
energy, water, waste management, and
including factors such as green supply
chain, product stewardship and life-cycle
assessments of products in its rating.
SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
Cummins takes a number of steps to
report its environmental information to the
public and work with other companies to
share best practices.
The URL is http://www.
cumminspowerdocs.com/climate/
climate-landing.html
Cummins also has a website for
upcoming Euro 6 diesel engine
emissions standards in Europe.
Euro 6 is very similar to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
standards for 2010 in lowering
particulate matter and nitrogen
oxides to near-zero levels.
The URL is www.cumminseuro6.com
In addition, Cummins is a member of the
Business Roundtable’s S.E.E. Change
(Society, Environment and Economy)
initiative, which encourages member
companies to lead by example and
adopt business strategies and projects
that measurably improve society,
the environment and the economy.
ENVIRONMENT
Key moments in U.S. greenhouse gas regulation
States and environmental
groups file lawsuit asking
EPA to regulate greenhouse
gases (GHGs)
U.S. Supreme Court
says EPA has authority
to regulate GHGs under
the Clean Air Act.
EPA says GHGs are a
public health danger
and will be regulated for
mobile sources.
Regulation finalized to
limit GHGs from light-duty
vehicles in addition to fuel
economy. Rule proposed
to establish standards for
commercial vehicle GHGs
and fuel consumption.
2004 2007 2009 2010 2011
EPA and Department of
Transportation present a
finalized rule requiring a 10 to
20 percent improvement in
fuel efficiency with a resulting
decrease in carbon dioxide
emissions starting in 2014.
For the past seven years, the Company
has participated in the Carbon Disclosure
Project (CDP), an institutional investor
consortium that seeks to encourage
greater public environmental reporting
among companies.
CDP asks companies to provide details
on their carbon emissions, their responses
to the impact of climate change on their
markets and regulatory environment, their
uses of energy and planning for the future.
Cummins has been a regular contributor
to the Roundtable’s annual sustainability
report, including the 2012 report “Create,
Grow, Sustain.” The report is available
at businessroundtable.org/studies-andreports/create-grow-sustain.
Cummins also is a member of the Business
Environmental Leadership Council of the
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
and sits on the President’s Council of
Resources for the Future.
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