Caterpillar Inc Heavy Equipment CSR by GineersNow Engineering GineersNow Engineering Magazine November 2016 | Page 10

Sustainability is
part of who we
are and what we do
every single day "
Caterpillar provides employee
equipment training on job sites,
supplying aftermarket parts and
service support and offering
e-business and equipment
management solutions.
Where are these products made
or manufactured?
Our products are manufactured
globally.
The Trends
What are the latest trends
in equipment and machinery
industry?
Caterpillar has spent over 90
years committed to innovation
and technology that help our
customers succeed. Most of this
innovation has been, “in the
iron.” Now, our focus has to be on
making the iron smart.
What will be the future of
equipment and machinery
industry? How will the products
look like?
“Making the iron smart,” means
bringing
digital
solutions
designed to improve productivity,
efficiency, safety and profitability
to our customers. This is not
technology for technology’s sake.
It is technology that’s focused on
solving, and even anticipating,
customer problems. We’re taking
the machines, locomotives,
engines and parts we’re so well
known for and making them
smarter, while also equipping
the people who operate them
with data that makes them more
productive, enhances safety and
improves sustainability. This
includes harnessing technology
like
augmented
reality,
autonomy, connectivity and light.
At Caterpillar, we win when our
customers can make more money
with our products, services and
solutions than they can with
any competitor. And that’s what
Smart Iron is all about.
Caterpillar’s Social
Impacts
Describe the CSR history and
philosophy of the company?
The Caterpillar Foundation
started in 1952, and has
invested more than $650M
in communities worldwide.
Part of our Corporate Social
Responsibility is also our focus
on sustainability. Sustainability
is part of who we are and what
we do every single day. We
recognize that progress involves
a balance of environmental
stewardship, social responsibility
and economic growth.
What are the causes? Who do
you fight for? What do you
stand for?
Our Foundation's mission is to
alleviate poverty and put 50
million people on the path to
prosperity.
How many employees are
involved?
Giving back and being proactive
members of our communities is a
natural part of who the company
and our employees are. We
encourage our employees to give
back to their communities via
volunteering, and the Foundation
matches employee and retiree
donations dollar-for-dollar to the
United Way, colleges/universities,
arts & cultural, environmental
and policy organizations. We also
match their donations to the Red
Cross for disaster relief.
When did the company start in
this endeavor?
The company has given back to
our communities since before the
Foundation was created in 1952
- philanthropy is a part of our
DNA. Most recently, we pioneered
Corporate Social Innovation
(CSI) work. This is beyond
Corporate Social Responsibility-
-we believe this work is more
than something we ought to do,
Trivia
Caterpillar can give
customers visibility to
their global, mixed-fleet
of assets through an asset
management portal that
delivers real-time data
on location, shift-based
utilization, idle time, fuel
consumption and more.
This information helps
contractors
improve
efficiency and drive
unproductive time, or
non-utilized time out of
their business.
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