2021 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT | Cummins Inc. 40 cities to aid Black-owned businesses disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  CARE issued $2 million in grants to develop affordable housing in Charleston, South Carolina, and Indianapolis, Indiana, to increase Black homeownership and build generational wealth.  In Memphis, Tennessee, CARE committed $30,000 to Juvenile Intervention and Faith-based Follow-up (JIFF), a nonprofit organization providing mentoring resources for juveniles.  CARE partnered with a Black female- led business, Black Business Boom, to provide entrepreneurs with strategies and services to thrive in the digital economy.  The initiative partnered with The Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee to provide resources for after-school care. Attitudes and policies undermining legislation providing equal access are at the root of the racial gaps that plague the United States. Cummins recognizes the goal of dismantling systemic racism is not a short term endeavor. CARE is designed to be sustainable, and the company is committed to building welcoming and inclusive communities with opportunity for all. after Kennedy’s assassination President Lyndon B. Johnson, to state the group’s support for civil rights legislation. In late 2020, Cummins launched CARE, which focuses on four main drivers to address systemic inequity: criminal justice reform, economic empowerment, police reform and social justice. The CARE initiative assembled support from 150 employee volunteers across 15 Cummins locations to drive a sustainable impact in dismantling institutional racism and creating systemic equity. In CARE’s first year, there have been eight law and policy changes, arising out of 17 advocacy efforts. Highlights during that time include:  CARE or its volunteers led or influenced several major changes relative to policing, including two use of force protocols, two changes to training and certifications, and one on the use of body cameras.  The initiative partnered with the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department and the Columbus Police Department in Indiana to create a business case for mental health resources to support the community and police.  CARE awarded $3.75 million in grants and loans across seven U.S. EFFORT ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM SEES EARLY SUCCESS In just over a year, Cummins Advocating for Racial Equity (CARE) has invested $23.9 million to address systemic racism in the United States through economic empowerment, criminal justice reform, police reform and social justice. Forty-one partners have helped deploy these needed resources over five states, providing programming and other forms of support. CARE has positively impacted more than 300 Black-owned businesses. As a company, Cummins has a history of fighting for social justice. Long-time company leader J. Irwin Miller advocated for civil rights while president of the National Council of Churches, supporting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington. Miller joined other religious leaders meeting with President John F. Kennedy and, SEVENTEEN Advocacy efforts involving CARE volunteers or support. Black-owned businesses positively impacted by CARE to date. 313 CARE community partners providing programming resources. 41 CUMMINS ADVOCATING FOR RACIAL EQUITY BY THE NUMBERS 23.9 MILLION Cummins investment in dollars in CARE-related efforts across criminal justice reform, economic empowerment, police reform, and social justice. 8 Law and policy changes achieved by initiatives with CARE volunteers or support. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT // STRATEGIC INITIATIVES