Cummins Demonstrates How its Business and Sustainability Strategies Are Aligned, Effective in 2023-24 Sustainability Progress Report
Cummins has released its 2023-24 Sustainability Progress Report, highlighting significant strides in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.
Key achievements include a 31% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, completion of 24 onsite solar projects, and implementation of 89 energy efficiency projects.
The company achieved record revenues of $31.4 billion and operating cash flow of $4.0 billion in 2023, thanks to its 'Destination Zero' strategy aimed at decarbonization.
Community initiatives such as Cummins Water Works have greatly benefitted global communities, producing an additional billion gallons of water benefits.
Emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is evident as 40% of the U.S. workforce are People of Color and four out of five business segments are led by women.
The full report is available on Cummins' Sustainability Progress Report site.
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“This report clearly illustrates how our business and environmental strategies are intentionally and intricately aligned – how we are innovating for our customers to power their success, positively impacting our communities and protecting the planet for future generations,” said Cummins Chair and CEO Jennifer Rumsey. “The work we are doing is our mission in action; what we’ve always done and will continue to do.”
Significant progress was made against the company’s environmental, social, and governance goals and aspirational targets in 2023 and early 2024. In addition, Cummins achieved record revenues of
“Our customer-driven, multi-solution approach with Destination Zero is reflective of our commitment to sustainability and helping our customers navigate the energy transition while growing our business,” Rumsey continued. “It is rooted in the understanding that a variety of technologies are required to achieve industry-wide decarbonization across the diverse applications we power. By advancing our core businesses as well as developing new, zero-emissions solutions through Accelera™ by Cummins, we meet our customers’ needs today, deliver for our stakeholders and reduce our impact on the environment.”
To that end, the company furthered its efforts to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from it facilities and operations, achieving a
In the communities in which company employees live and work, Cummins Water Works produced additional water benefits of one billion gallons, resulting in over 6.9 billion gallons of water benefits annually in Cummins communities. This far surpasses the company’s global water consumption of 972.3 million gallons.
And Cummins’ strategic community initiatives have positively impacted the people in its global communities, including:
- 1.2 million people through Cummins Water Works since the program launched in 2021
- 4,000 graduates from Cummins TEC: Technical Education for Communities since the program launched in 2012
- 625,122 women and girls (in 2023 alone) through its Cummins Powers Women program
- 864 financial or technical services provided to Black-owned enterprises through Cummins Advocating for Racial Equity (CARE) since the program launched in 2020
That impact is amplified by employee-led community engagement. The company intentionally identifies opportunities it can uniquely address through the connections and skills of its global employees. In 2023,
“We recognize that the health of our communities affects the health of our people and business,” Rumsey added. “A constant amidst this dynamic time in our industry is Cummins’ commitment to advancing our impactful community engagement model and creating an inclusive work environment in which people and innovation thrive. Embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into the fabric of our company continues to be central to this focus.”
As Cummins’ diversity has increased, so too have its innovation, community impact and business results. It is how the company truly wins with the power of difference. Notably, in 2023, four out of five of Cummins’ business segments were led by women and nearly
The emphasis on DE&I starts at the very top of the company. Cummins currently has the most diverse leadership team in its history, and the company’s Board of Directors were awarded the National Association of Corporate Directors 2023 DE&I Diversity, Equity & Inclusion award for exemplary board practices related to DE&I.
“Our company is at its best when we serve within a world and workplace where everyone is safe, included, involved and connected to our purpose and one another,” Rumsey concluded. “Cummins has a long history of leveraging the capability of our leaders and the diverse perspectives of our teams to deliver superior solutions to our customers and communities around the world.”
The report is available on Cummins’ Sustainability Progress Report site. Past reports can be found there, along with the company’s 2024 Human Capital Management Report, and assurance statements on key environmental, social and governance data in the company’s 2023-24 report.
About Cummins Inc.
Cummins Inc., a global power solutions leader, is comprised of five business segments – Components, Engine, Distribution, Power Systems and Accelera by Cummins – supported by our global manufacturing and extensive service and support network, skilled workforce and vast technological expertise. Cummins is committed to its Destination Zero strategy, which is grounded in the company’s commitment to sustainability and helping its customers successfully navigate the energy transition with its broad portfolio of products. The products range from advanced diesel, natural gas, electric and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related components including, aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, valvetrain technologies, controls systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions, axles, drivelines, brakes, suspension systems, electric power generation systems, batteries, electrified power systems, hydrogen production technologies and fuel cell products. Headquartered in
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