Cummins India Limited (CIL) received Excellence in Environment Management award for the Manufacturing Sector at the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2022 at the award ceremony held on May 10, 2023, in Delhi in the presence of eminent business and industry leaders, subject matter experts, and policymakers. The award recognises CIL's innovative approaches in employing policy and practice to reduce company' environmental impact.
Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India presented the award to Shirish Bhide, Operations Leader - Power Systems Supply Chain, Cummins India; and Rajendra Kulkarni, Plant Head - Kothrud Engine Plant, Cummins India.
Shubhankar Chatterji, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Cummins India said, "This award is a celebration of our progress toward our PLANET 2050 and Destination Zero aspirations to reduce our carbon footprint and address climate change through sustainability initiatives focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, volatile organic compound emissions, water consumption and waste of all kinds across Cummins India facilities."
Seema Arora, Deputy Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said, "Excellence in sustainability is a journey of continuous improvement in processes and results. The impetus lies on organisations' commitment towards sustainability goals and ways in they create an impact on environment with countless lives and communities. We congratulate Cummins India, recognising their efforts for exemplifying sustainability-led development and growth with their various initiatives."
Cummins India has a mature Environment Management System and related operational controls, with all manufacturing sites being ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certified. Environment risks are identified through a structured aspect impact assessment and these risks are managed well through risk hierarchy controls. Robust systems are placed for internal environment impact management which include evolved procedures like, pollution prevention, storm water management, fluid management, water management, wastewater management and waste management.
Cummins has a PLANET 2050 influencer program, which encourages employees to participate in environment projects. A dedicated Environment Champion Training is also in place to create environment leaders from within the organisation. Environment month is annually celebrated in the month of June to build awareness around a safer, greener, and cleaner environment. Environment campaigns are regularly organised, and deployment of best practices are monitored very closely, which is reviewed by the senior leadership through monthly reviews and capital mapping.