INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.–Cummins announced Thursday, on International Women’s Day, a new initiative to empower women and girls around the world. The project is called “Cummins Powers Women,” a multi-million dollar effort to partner with trusted nonprofits to make a larger, more sustainable and long-lasting impact in the communities in which it operates.
This is the company’s most ambitious community initiative ever, representing an investment in proven programs designed to create large-scale impact in the lives of women and girls globally. The programs will focus on areas where significant barriers exist to the advancement of females.
In addition to the announcement of “Cummins Powers Women,” the company is celebrating its holistic commitment to women with its second global Women’s Conference for leadership in Indianapolis this week. The conference has focused on developing an even more inclusive environment, exploring gender diversity around the world and building leadership behaviors conducive to gender diversity and inclusion across the company.