awards/press
At John Deere, we believe the recognition we have received over the years reflects the values we put into action every day. Integrity, quality, commitment and innovation are more than just words; they are the foundation of our success. Our most recent achievements include:
Photo of the John Deere Agriculture and Turf Division building in Cary, North Carolina
2008
Deere & Company Chairman and CEO
Robert W. Lane has been included on Barron's list of "The
World's Best CEOs."
Deere & Company achieved its highest rank ever in the annual "100
Best Corporate Citizens" list, which scored Deere 4th among more
than 1,000 publicly traded, large-cap U.S. companies. The list is
compiled by CRO magazine (journal of
The CRO, a membership organization for corporate responsibility
officers).
Fortune "Most Admired" List - John Deere ranked as the most admired company in the Industrial and
Farm Equipment category of the magazine's annual listing.
Deere & Company is among six
organizations chosen by Diversity Best Practices to receive the
organization's 2008 award for diversity leadership.
Readers of Minority Engineer magazine have ranked John Deere
among the 50 companies they'd most like to work for.
The BLACK COLLEGIAN magazine
has ranked John Deere in its list of the top 100 employers of the Class
of 2008.
The Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture awarded John Deere two medals at the
AgroProdExpo. The John Deere STS combine, with its Bullet Rotor technology, was named
the best combine of its type and the 1895 Air Seeder was selected as the
best seeder for no-till applications.
Two John Deere products have received FinOvation Awards from Farm
Industry News magazine. John Deere's Gator XUV 850D utility
vehicle and 9030 Series tractor were recognized with the magazine's
annual award.
Two John Deere products received recognition for innovation at
Agritechnica 2007, the world's leading agricultural machinery
exhibit, Hanover, Germany. The electric power network of the
E-Premium tractors received a gold medal, while the multi-cylinder
straw material flow concept on the John Deere T-Series combines
earned a silver medal.
Deere & Company received the 2008 Leadership Award for Value-Based
Health from the Institute for Health and Productivity Management.
This award recognizes John Deere's innovative employee benefits
programs and tools to promote wellness and illness prevention.
2009
Fortune "World's
Most Admired Companies" List - John Deere ranked as the
second most admired company in the Industrial and
Farm Equipment category of the magazine's annual listing.
John Deere was ranked second in the list of the "Top 50 Employers"
that readers of CAREERS & the disABLED magazine said they would
prefer to work for or that they consider progressive in hiring people
with disabilities.
Minority Engineer magazine featured John Deere as a "Top 50 Employer" based on readers'
choice.
The Black Collegian
magazine has ranked John Deere in the top half of the "Top 100 Employers
for the Class of '09". Featured on the list is an elite group of
employers who in spite of the economic meltdown have maintained their
on-campus recruiting programs.
Georgia Institute of Technology's Division of Professional Practice (DOPP)
has named John Deere the Internship Program Employer of the Year.
John Deere was one of six companies recognized for investing in the
development and retention of high-potential female talent by WOMEN
Unlimited, Inc. at its 15th anniversary conference in Phoenix, Arizona,
April 23. The organization, based in New York City, is a
nationally recognized resource for cultivating leadership excellence.
