Celebrating a New Partnership and Cummins’ Commitment to Reforestation
Cummins has announced a new partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 315,000 seedlings in the Mississippi River Valley Region and across North America. The initiative aims to sequester over 200,000 metric tons of CO2 over 40 years and provide 100M gallons of annual water benefits. The project includes local community planting opportunities, with Cummins employees recently planting 30 trees at Island Lake County Park in Shoreview, Minnesota. The reforestation effort will support habitat creation, water quality improvements, climate change mitigation, and erosion control.
Cummins ha annunciato una nuova partnership con la Arbor Day Foundation per piantare 315.000 piantine nella regione del fiume Mississippi e in tutta Nord America. L'iniziativa mira a sequestrare oltre 200.000 tonnellate metriche di CO2 nel corso di 40 anni e a fornire 100 milioni di galloni di benefici idrici annuali. Il progetto include opportunità di piantagione per le comunità locali, con i dipendenti di Cummins che recentemente hanno piantato 30 alberi nel Island Lake County Park a Shoreview, Minnesota. Questo sforzo di riforestazione contribuirà alla creazione di habitat, al miglioramento della qualità dell'acqua, alla mitigazione dei cambiamenti climatici e al controllo dell'erosione.
Cummins ha anunciado una nueva asociación con la Arbor Day Foundation para plantar 315,000 plántulas en la región del valle del río Mississippi y en toda América del Norte. La iniciativa tiene como objetivo secuestrar más de 200,000 toneladas métricas de CO2 durante 40 años y proporcionar 100 millones de galones de beneficios anuales de agua. El proyecto incluye oportunidades de plantación para la comunidad local, con empleados de Cummins que recientemente plantaron 30 árboles en Island Lake County Park en Shoreview, Minnesota. Este esfuerzo de reforestación apoyará la creación de hábitats, la mejora de la calidad del agua, la mitigación del cambio climático y el control de la erosión.
Cummins는 Arbor Day Foundation와 새로운 파트너십을 발표하여 미시시피 강 계곡 지역과 북미 전역에 315,000 그루의 묘목을 심는다고 합니다. 이 이니셔티브는 40년에 걸쳐 200,000미터톤 이상의 CO2를 격리하고 연간 100M 갤런의 수자원 혜택을 제공하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 이 프로젝트에는 지역 사회의 식목 기회가 포함되어 있으며, Cummins의 직원들은 최근 미네소타주 쇼어뷰에 있는 아일랜드 레이크 카운티 파크에서 30그루의 나무를 심었습니다. 이 재조림 노력은 서식지 조성, 수질 개선, 기후 변화 완화 및 침식 방지 지원합니다.
Cummins a annoncé un nouveau partenariat avec la Arbor Day Foundation pour planter 315 000 jeunes plants dans la région de la vallée du fleuve Mississippi et à travers l'Amérique du Nord. L'initiative vise à séquestrer plus de 200 000 tonnes métriques de CO2 sur 40 ans et à fournir 100 millions de gallons d'avantages en eau chaque année. Le projet comprend des opportunités de plantation pour les communautés locales, avec des employés de Cummins qui ont récemment planté 30 arbres au parc de l'île Lake County à Shoreview, Minnesota. Cet effort de reboisement soutiendra la création d'habitats, l'amélioration de la qualité de l'eau, l'atténuation du changement climatique et le contrôle de l'érosion.
Cummins hat eine neue Partnerschaft mit der Arbor Day Foundation angekündigt, um 315.000 Setzlinge im Mississippi River Valley und in ganz Nordamerika zu pflanzen. Die Initiative zielt darauf ab, über 200.000 Tonnen CO2 über einen Zeitraum von 40 Jahren zu speichern und jährlich 100 Millionen Gallonen Wasserressourcen zu schaffen. Das Projekt beinhaltet lokale Pflanzmöglichkeiten für die Gemeinschaft, wobei Cummins-Mitarbeiter kürzlich 30 Bäume im Island Lake County Park in Shoreview, Minnesota, gepflanzt haben. Diese Aufforstungsinitiative wird die Schaffung von Lebensräumen, die Verbesserung der Wasserqualität, die Minderung des Klimawandels und die Erosionskontrolle unterstützen.
- Environmental initiative targeting 200,000 metric tons of CO2 sequestration over 40 years
- Water conservation project providing 100M gallons of annual volumetric water benefits
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 14, 2024 / Cummins Inc.
Cummins Inc. is proud to announce a new partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, which will support the planting of 315,000 seedlings in the Mississippi River Valley Region and other local community planting opportunities in Cummins locations across North America.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. This partnership will help biologically sequester more than 200,000 metric tons of CO2 over 40 years and provide more than 100M gallons of volumetric water benefits yearly.
Reforestation provides numerous benefits to local communities including habitat creation, water quality and quantity improvements, climate change mitigation, air quality improvements, stormwater management, and erosion control.
To celebrate this work, Cummins employees recently volunteered with a local planting partner to plant 30 trees at Island Lake County Park in Shoreview, Minnesota (U.S.).
Making people's lives better by powering a more prosperous world requires a healthier planet, vibrant communities and engaged citizens. Cummins will continue to advance our efforts to address climate change, use natural resources sustainably and ensure communities are better because we are there.
Arbor Day Foundation:
The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They foster a growing community of more than 1 million leaders, innovators, planters, and supporters united by their bold belief that a more hopeful future can be shaped through the power of trees. For more than 50 years, they've answered critical need with action, planting more than half a billion trees alongside their partners. And this is only the beginning.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees. Learn more at arborday.org.
Cummins, a global power technology leader, is a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. The company's products range from internal combustion, electric and hybrid integrated power solutions and components including filtration, aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions, electric power generation systems, microgrid controls, batteries, electrolyzers and fuel cell products.
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