Nitin Gadkari, Honble Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India presented the award to Shirish Bhide, Operations Leader “ Power Systems Supply Chain, Cummins India; and Rajendra Kulkarni, Plant Head “ Kothrud Engine Plant, Cummins India at the award ceremony held on May 10, 2023, in Delhi in the presence of eminent business and industry leaders, subject matter experts, and policymakers.

On receiving the award, Shubhankar Chatterji, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Cummins India said, The CII-ITC Sustainability Awards is the cynosure of all sustainability awards. Cummins India is honoured to receive the coveted Excellence in Environment Management award. This award is a celebration of our progress toward our PLANET 2050 and Destination Zero aspirations to reduce our carbon footprint and address climate change through sustainability initiatives focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, volatile organic compound emissions, water consumption and waste of all kinds across Cummins India facilities. I also dedicate this award to all our employees who embrace our commitment to environmental stewardship to build a more prosperous and sustainable future.

Seema Arora, Deputy Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said, Excellence in sustainability is a journey of continuous improvement in processes and results. The impetus lies in organisations commitment to sustainability goals and ways in which they create an impact on the environment with countless lives and communities. We congratulate Cummins India, recognising their efforts for exemplifying sustainability-led development and growth with their various initiatives.