3 Reasons to Buy Cummins Inc. (CMI): Navistar International Corp (NAV), Westport Innovations Inc. (USA) (WPRT)

An investment you can feel good about
Finally, Cummins represents an investment that you can actually feel good about. I recently wrote about how I will likely be selling my shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) for the simple reason that — with a baby on the way that we are going to discourage from drinking soda — I simply didn’t feel right profiting from increasing sales of the company’s sugar water.

And though Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)’ focus on environmentally friendly engines is enough to make it a winner in my book, the company goes far beyond that. The company’s employees appreciate the work-life balance encouraged within the culture, and appreciate the steps it is taking to be a better citizen of the world.

Consider that in the last four years, because of concerted efforts, Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) has been able to:

• Reduce water consumption of the company’s global divisions by 45%

• Reduce hazardous waste produced by the company in the United States by 52%

• Reduce landfill waste by the company globally by 28%

When you put all these things together, you can see why many an investor can feel good about owning a piece of this company.

The article 3 Reasons to Buy This Company originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Brian Stoffel.

Fool contributor Brian Stoffel owns shares of Coca-Cola and Westport Innovations. The Motley Fool recommends Coca-Cola, Cummins, and Westport Innovations. The Motley Fool owns shares of Cummins and Westport Innovations.

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