Cummins Inc. Earns Top Rating from Human Rights Campaign
December 14 2016 - 10:23AM
Business Wire
For the twelfth straight year, Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has been
awarded a perfect score in the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI),
a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and
practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
The ratings were announced Dec. 5 by HRC, the largest U.S. civil
rights organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
employees, which has more than 1.5 million members and
supporters.
“At Cummins, we have a long legacy of embracing the
opportunities created by a diverse organization,” said Chairman and
CEO Tom Linebarger. “Diversity and inclusion throughout our company
allows us to attract and retain the best talent and fuels a more
innovative work environment allowing Cummins to be a strong and
successful company.”
The HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), introduced in 2002,
provides an in-depth analysis and rating of large U.S. employers
and their policies and practices related to LGBT employees.
Businesses are rated based on their responses to the CEI
survey.
The 2017 CEI rated 1,043 businesses in the report, which
evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including
non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner
benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency
programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community. Cummins
efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results in a 100
percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for
LGBT Equality.
About Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of
complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute
and service diesel and natural gas engines and related
technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling,
filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation
systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins
currently employs approximately 55,000 people worldwide and serves
customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a
network of approximately 600 company-owned and independent
distributor locations and approximately 7,200 dealer locations.
Cummins earned $1.4 billion on sales of $19.1 billion in 2015.
Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com. Follow Cummins on Twitter at
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Cummins Inc.Jon Mills, Director - External Communications,
317-658-4540jon.mills@cummins.com
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