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Deere & Company Summary

Company Description
Deere is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment.  The company’s business segments include Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Operations, Worldwide Construction and Forestry Operations, Worldwide Credit Operations, Equipment Operations in United States and Canada and Equipment Operations outside U.S. and Canada.

CEO: Samuel R. Allen; Revenues: $29.07 Billion (2010); Employees: 55,650 (2010).

Statements on Climate Change
"John Deere's commitment to energy-saving projects and to the goals of the Business Environmental Leadership Council and EPA's Climate Leaders program demonstrate that we can be both a sustainable and growing company that remains competitive in world markets while also remaining committed to company core values. Besides finding ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from its operations, John Deere will continue to look for ways to incorporate energy efficiency through new technology into product design, new facilities and facility updates.” ~Laurie Zelnio, Director, Safety, Environment and Standards at Deere & Company

Climate Change Targets
In June 2008, Deere announced plans to further reduce its total global greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent per dollar of revenue from 2005 to 2014.  Deere locations worldwide will implement energy-saving projects to meet the greenhouse gas reduction target. John Deere's energy management program began in 1973 and requires company operations to implement energy-conservation initiatives and track energy use. In response to international global-warming concerns, Deere added a worldwide greenhouse gas emissions inventory program in 2003.

In addition to its membership in the EPA Climate Leaders initiative, Deere also is a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, another initiative to address greenhouse gas emissions. This alliance of major businesses and leading environmental groups calls for federal legislation requiring significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Relevant Links: Deere Company Web Site, Deere Global Citizenship Web Site