CUMMINS LAUDED AS A TOP ORGANIZATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION GLOBALLY

The ranking in Sagacious IP’s GREEN100 Index follows Cummins’ record year for global patents of all types in 2020. The company received 312 global patents that year, topping its previous record of 287 reached in 2017. That’s a nearly 9% improvement over Cummins’ previous record and a more than 12% increase over 2019.

“The GREEN100 Index is an annual feature to recognize organizations who are working and innovating relentlessly for building a green future,” said Tarun Kumar Bansal, President, Sagacious IP. “I congratulate Cummins for being at the forefront of green innovation and entwining sustainability within the company’s goals.”

Cummins has been quickly emerging as a leader in new low carbon power technologies such as battery and fuel cell electric as well as electrolyzers to produce renewable hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.

The company’s New Power business segment has been part of a number of firsts recently, including the world’s first hydrogen powered passenger train.

Meanwhile, Cummins has been working to improve its diesel and natural gas platforms to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHGs) as well as key contributors to smog such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.

The company has invested significant amounts in innovation, topping $900 million in research, development and engineering expenses in each of the past three years, including a record $1 billion in 2019.

Cummins aspires to be carbon neutral by 2050 under the company’s PLANET 2050 environmental sustainability strategy. PLANET 2050 also includes science-based goals timed to 2030 that are aligned to the Paris Agreement on climate change.

The company recently wrapped up work on environmental goals timed to 2020, achieving significant reductions in water and energy use at Cummins facilities while increasing recycling. The company also worked with customers to reduce the GHGs generated by Cummins products in use.

Cummins will be posting those results soon in the company’s 2020 Sustainability Progress Report. More on Cummins’ sustainability initiatives can be found on the company’s sustainability website.

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