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Cummins Commitment to Community Recognized by Bloomberg, National Conference on Citizenship and Points of Light
<p class='bwalignc'> <b>The Civic 50 is the First Scientific Evaluation of Corporate Civic Engagement</b> </p>
Monday, November 12, 2012
Cummins Commitment to Community Recognized by Bloomberg, National Conference on Citizenship and Points of Light06:00 EST Monday, November 12, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ind. (Business Wire) -- Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) was recognized as one of America's most
community-minded companies in The Civic 50 – the first scientific
evaluation of companies that best use their time, talent and resources
to improve the quality of life where they do business.
Cummins ranked number 25 on the list of Fortune 500 companies that were
surveyed by the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) and Points of
Light, the nation's definitive experts on civic engagement. The results
were published in the Nov. 9 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek.
“We are pleased to be named to The Civic 50,” said Jean
Blackwell, Executive Vice President, Corporate Responsibility of Cummins
Inc. and CEO of The Cummins Foundation. “Cummins has a deep commitment
to corporate responsibility. Serving and improving the communities in
which we live and work is one of Cummins' core values. Cummins employees
serve our communities by volunteering time and talent to help solve
community problems and address needs. This is evident by the work of our
employees across the globe from Henryville, Indiana to Pune, India to
Wuxi, China.”
“The results of The Civic 50 show that what is good for business
can also be good for the community,” said Michael Weiser, Chairman of
NCoC, and Jackie Norris, executive director of Points of Light Corporate
Institute, in a joint statement. “Rather than passively write checks to
charities or philanthropies, the top corporations are actively aligning
their resources and professional skills with the needs of community
partners. The Civic 50 reveals which companies are truly
innovative, and we are hopeful that these examples will inspire other
companies to make a difference in communities.”
The Civic 50 companies were evaluated on several elements,
including leadership, measurement and strategy, design, employee civic
health, community partnerships, cause alignment and transparency. To
learn more about TheCivic 50 survey as well as the
importance of civic engagement in corporate America, please visit www.Civic100.org.
About Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary
business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines
and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air
handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation
systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins employs
approximately 44,000 people worldwide and serves customers in
approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more
than 600 company-owned and independent distributor locations and
approximately 6,500 dealer locations. Cummins earned $1.85 billion on
sales of $18.0 billion in 2011. Press releases can be found on the Web
at www.cummins.com.
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Cummins Inc.Jon Mills, Director - External Communications,
317-610-4244Email: jon.mills@cummins.com
