Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) has earned a 100 percent rating for the fourth
consecutive year from the largest U.S. advocacy group for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender employees.
The Human Rights Campaign rated 583 businesses as part of its 2009
Corporate Equality Index, rating companies on their LGBT-related
policies and practices including non-discrimination policies,
transgender health benefits and domestic partner benefits.
Cummins was one of 259 businesses receiving a perfect score, up from 195
in 2008. The HRC says the 259 top-rated companies collectively employ
more than 9 million full-time employees. The increase represents the
growing number of U.S. corporations that recognize diversity is good for
their bottom lines, according to the HRC.
"This is great news for our Company," said Lisa Gutierrez, Executive
Director of Global Diversity at Cummins. "It's all about our core values
and creating the right environment for success for all employees."
Cummins recognized the importance of diversity early on, dating back to
legendary CEO J. Irwin Miller who helped sponsor Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.'s 1963 March on Washington while Miller led the National Council of
Churches from 1960 to 1963. The Company continues to expand this legacy
in diversity strategies today. Cummins believes a diverse workforce is
more likely to arrive at innovative solutions that deliver on our
commitments to customers in more than 190 countries.
For more information on the 2009 Corporate Quality Index, or to download
a free copy of the report, go to www.hrc.org/cei.
To learn more about Cummins and its commitment to diversity, go to www.Cummins.com
> global citizenship >
diversity.
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 $739 million on sales of $13.05 billion in 2007. 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.
Cummins Inc.
Blair Claflin – Global
Diversity Communications Manager,
317-610-2542
blair.claflin@cummins.com
