Cummins Releases Sixth Annual Sustainability Report

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COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today released its sixth annual Sustainability Report on the Company web site, www.cummins.com.

The report details Cummins' environmental and corporate responsibility efforts, in addition to providing an overview of the Company's business operations and recent financial results.

Highlights of this year's report include 

    --  An explanation of the Company's recently released Climate Change
        Principles, created to detail Cummins' position on this important
        environmental issue.
    --  An expanded Corporate Responsibility section, which includes a summary
        of the Company's new "business case" for corporate responsibility.
    --  Financial highlights from Cummins' record year in 2008.
    --  Historical data and trends regarding the environmental impact of the
        Company's facilities and products worldwide.
    --  Information on Cummins' corporate governance, safety and diversity
        efforts.

In addition to the full report, links to selected excerpts from this year's Sustainability Report are available as part of the new Sustainability Report page on the Cummins web site. A limited number of bound copies of the report are expected to be available in mid-August.

The report was prepared following the spirit of guidelines established by the Global Reporting Initiative. The aim of the GRI is to develop a consistent way for companies around the world to voluntarily report on the economic, environmental and social components of their business.

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 serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 5,200 dealer locations. Cummins reported net income of $755 million on sales of $14.3 billion in 2008. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.

Forward-looking disclosure statement
Information provided in this release that is not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that the company's actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility and other risks detailed from time to time in Cummins Securities and Exchange Commission filings. 


    Source: Cummins Inc.

Released July 27, 2009