Cummins Inc

Cummins has reported on its lobbying efforts in the company's Sustainability Progress Reports and its CDP responses. [...] Cummins estimates that one quarter of its lobbying expense, or about $750,000, per year, is devoted to climate advocacy. See pages 62 to 64 of the company's 2021 Sustainability Progress Report for more information on Cummins' Government Relations function. [...] Cummins also evaluates the climate positions of its business partners for alignment with the goals and aspirations in the company's PLANET 2050 environmental sustainability strategy and Cummins' public commitments on climate action. In addition, the company encourages the trade associations it joins to address climate change and support the Paris Agreement on climate. For example, Cummins belongs to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to help amplify its position to government leaders on immigration and taxes, and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), to help ensure lawmakers know where Cummins stands on energy, trade and manufacturing. It has encouraged both groups to embrace climate science. [...] Like many members, Cummins was an active participant when the chamber in 2019 created its first Task Force on Climate Change and encouraged NAM to embrace the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Both groups had been opposed to climate science for many years, but recently reversed those positions. Cummins also worked with the Business Roundtable to move beyond embracing climate science to supporting the bold step of endorsing carbon pricing in efforts to address climate change, a position the company enthusiastically supports. [...] Cummins' Government Relations team lobbies for regulations and complimentary policies addressing climate change in the markets where the company does business around the world. To ensure the team speaks in a unified voice, the entire Government Relations staff meets monthly, and the group's regional leaders meet every other week with Catherine Van Way, Cummins' Vice President of Government Relations. The team also wants to make sure it is aligned with the company's Board of Directors. Government Relations prepares a report on its progress and challenges for each regular board meeting—typically five times a year.

The Safety, Environment and Technology committee. This Committee is authorized to assist our Board in its oversight of safety policies, review environmental and technological strategies, compliance programs and major projects and review public policy developments, strategies and positions taken by us with respect to safety, environmental and technological matters that significantly impact us or our products. It met five times in 2021. Its seven members have a range of experience including automotive and transportation, manufacturing and supply chain, technology, corporate responsibility and government / regulatory affairs. [...] Cummins Technical & Environmental Strategic Planning (TESP) working in tandem with product strategy, the growth office, marketing management and government relations, monitor the likelihood of emerging climate -related regulations in the countries where we sell products."
"The Company has several groups and processes in place to ensure that our advocacy is consistent with our environmental and climate strategies. A Cummins team called Technical & Environmental Strategic Planning exists to analyze major environmental strategic opportunities and risks that affect the company globally; direct work with internal and external stakeholders to shape stances and positions on environmental affairs that impacts Cummins; and coordinate efforts across complex environmental issues to ensure consistency and adherence to our environmental and climate strategies across all activities including public policy advocacy. This team uses robust processes and guiding principles to direct Cummins' environmental policy actions. Whether the policy we are influencing is a regulation that focuses on reducing criteria pollutants, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) or improving fuel efficiency, Cummins' policy principles ensure that we always advocate for tough, clear, and enforceable policy. These principles and our environmental mission apply to all direct and indirect activities including external relations, partnerships, and advocacy.

Through its Government Relations function, Cummins works on a wide variety of policy issues related to the company's mission of making people's lives better by powering a more prosperous world. We partner with governments to achieve significant milestones on climate, infrastructure and social policy milestones. From setting and pursuing the company's Destination Zero product decarbonization strategy to promoting racial equity, Cummins strives to use its voice to shape policy that benefits all company stakeholders— customers, investors, employees, communities and more.

**Lobbying**
Cummins works directly with government officials to ensure our voice is heard on key issues impacting the company, its employees and the communities in which we operate.

**Trade Associations**
Cummins belongs to a number of trade organizations. While the company may not agree with these associations on every matter, Cummins believes these groups can bring together voices from across industry and society to develop consensus on key issues.

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Through its Government Relations function, Cummins works on a wide variety of policy issues related to the company's mission of making people's lives better by powering a more prosperous world. We partner with governments to achieve significant milestones on climate, infrastructure and social policy milestones. From setting and pursuing the company's Destination Zero product decarbonization strategy to promoting racial equity, Cummins strives to use its voice to shape policy that benefits all company stakeholders— customers, investors, employees, communities and more.

**Lobbying**
Cummins works directly with government officials to ensure our voice is heard on key issues impacting the company, its employees and the communities in which we operate.

**Trade Associations**
Cummins belongs to a number of trade organizations. While the company may not agree with these associations on every matter, Cummins believes these groups can bring together voices from across industry and society to develop consensus on key issues.

The Company has several groups and processes in place to ensure that our advocacy is consistent with our environmental and climate strategies. a. First, the Government Relations team works internally to align with Cummins' businesses, functional areas and communities to identify opportunities and barriers to profitable growth. With this alignment, the function can then go advocate globally for favorable government policies, legislation, research funding and regulatory guidelines that address business and community objectives. This is done through meetings with legislators at the local, state and federal levels as an individual company or apart of a larger stakeholder group with aligned interests. Our advocacy focuses on a broad spectrum of topics but a large portion of the advocacy is focused on Destination Zero and how we can partner with governments or as an industry to bring our customers the right technology, at the right price, meeting the necessary climate goals. b. The Product Compliance and Regulatory Affairs group provides independent oversight to company-wide product development teams and business units as it relates to emissions and non-emissions. Our team of experts work to provide training, documentation, support systems and other resources needed so we can deliver for our customers and meet our vision. c. The Technical & Environmental Strategic Planning exists to lead the PLANET 2050 program and strategy providing a global voice and catalyst to create, align, and accelerate environmental priorities globally including identifying new focus areas and driving actions and change management to maintain environmental leadership.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]The Company has several groups and processes in place to ensure that our advocacy is consistent with our environmental and climate strategies. A Cummins team called Technical & Environmental Strategic Planning exists to analyze major environmental strategic opportunities and risks that affect the company globally; direct work with internal and external stakeholders to shape stances and positions on environmental affairs that impacts Cummins; and coordinate efforts across complex environmental issues to ensure consistency and adherence to our environmental and climate strategies across all activities including public policy advocacy. This team uses robust processes and guiding principles to direct Cummins' environmental policy actions. Whether the policy we are influencing is a regulation that focuses on reducing criteria pollutants, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) or improving fuel efficiency, Cummins' policy principles ensure that we always advocate for tough, clear, and enforceable policy. These principles and our environmental mission apply to all direct and indirect activities including external relations, partnerships, and advocacy.

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your external engagement activities are consistent with your climate commitments and/or climate transition plan?[…]The Company has several groups and processes in place to ensure that our advocacy is consistent with our environmental and climate strategies.