Cummins Inc. Recognized In The Top Ten Of Business Ethics' 100 Most Responsible Corporate Citizens List in 2002

    COLUMBUS, Ind.--May 13, 2002--Today Cummins Inc. acknowledged selection by Business Ethics magazine as one of The 100 Most Responsible Corporate Citizens for the third year in a row. Cummins was ranked 7th overall in the 2002 listing, up from 16 in 2001.
    Cummins is honored to be a part of this group, which includes some of the best public companies in America. Cummins has been always been committed to being a responsible corporate citizen in all the communities we operate in, as well as the rest of the world.
    "Cummins has a remarkable and widely recognized tradition of corporate responsibility in which we can take great pride," said Tracy Souza, Executive Director of Corporate Communications and Corporate responsibility. "The recognition by Business Ethics is nice, but it is the day-to-day actions of Cummins people in their jobs and in their communities that make great things happen."
    Each year, Business Ethics, commissions an independent research firm to conduct a survey on the responsibility of 650 publicly traded companies, including the S&P 500 plus an additional 150 companies chosen for social strengths. KLD Research & Analytics, a Boston-based social research firm, collects and synthesizes a broad array of data over a 3 year time period. Judging is statistically analyzed from these compilations based on standardized measures reflecting quality of service to seven stakeholder groups: stockholders, community, minorities and women, employees, environment, non-U.S. stakeholders, and customers.
    A global power leader, Cummins Inc., is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute, and service electrical power generation systems, engines, and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, and emissions solutions. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (USA), Cummins serves its customers through more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations in 131 countries and territories. With 24,900 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $5.7 billion in 2001. Press releases by fax can be requested by calling News On Demand (toll free) at 888-329-2305. Cummins home page can be found at www.cummins.com.