2021 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT | Cummins Inc. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT // STRATEGIC INITIATIVES CUMMINS WATER WORKS BY THE NUMBERS TWO 41 Through the program, Cummins is partnering with leading water experts and leveraging the company’s unique experiences, skills and capabilities to make a large-scale impact. Cummins joined the Water Resilience Coalition, a United Nations- sanctioned working group comprised of water-related nonprofit organizations, and more than a dozen major global companies focused on analyzing, prioritizing, implementing and managing high-impact water projects in major water-stressed regions around the world. At a virtual launch event, Cummins leaders and more than 600 employees from around the world provided a high-level look at how the program will operate, while emphasizing key connection points water has throughout the company. A program launch video illustrates the urgency and significance of the global water crisis. Cummins’ initial nonprofit partners are The Nature Conservancy and Water.org, both of which are focused on tackling the water challenge at a basin level as well as at the small business, household and individual level. Cummins regional leaders are working closely with nonprofit experts on five projects in India, Brazil and Mexico. By the end of 2021, the program committed $8.5 million in grants. Cummins Water Works aims to strengthen communities through sustainable water. Water stress is the most urgent environmental threat facing many Cummins communities and is a direct consequence of climate change. The program focuses on the collective action required to solve the growing global water crisis afflicting communities, which has direct negative effects on health, education, gender equity and the growth of entire economies. PLANET 2050 is Cummins’ metrics- based sustainability strategy focusing on operations, customers and supply chain. Cummins Water Works extends the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability, focusing on ensuring availability and sustainable management of water in Cummins communities. Today, about 785 million people lack access to basic drinking water, and by 2050 at least one in four people will likely live in a country affected by chronic or recurring water shortages. A problem this large requires coordinated action to effectuate sustainable solutions. Cummins Water Works specifically aims to bring fresh water to 20 million people who will not otherwise have access to it. NEW PROGRAM TARGETS GLOBAL WATER CRISIS In July 2021, Cummins launched a new global strategic initiative called Cummins Water Works to address the global water crisis, partnering with leading water experts and investing and engaging in sustainable, large scale, high impact water projects. Strategic partners so far, The Nature Conservancy and Water.org. 8.5 MILLION Investment to date in dollars in community grants for Cummins Water Works projects. 3 785 MILLION People around the world who lack access to basic drinking water. Countries with projects so far: Mexico, Brazil and India. Cummins employees in India have long worked on community engagement projects addressing water. Here, employees help villages take better advantage of monsoon season.
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