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 John Deere Worldwide Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division building.
2007
Deere & Company Chairman and CEO Robert W. Lane is among a list of
the best leaders of 2007 chosen by BusinessWeek magazine and
its readers.
Named among the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” for the seventh time by
CRO magazine (journal of The CRO, a
membership organization for corporate responsibility officers)
Named among the “World’s 100 Most Ethical Companies” by Ethisphere
magazine
Listed among “Best Diversity Companies” by Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology magazine (June/July 2007 issue)
Fortune 500 List (for 2006) –Ranked 98th
Recognized as a top supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities by US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine
John Deere's new HPX Diesel 4x4 Gator utility vehicle has won 4x4
magazine's Pick-up of the Year
2007 Award for Best ATV.
John Deere won two 2007 SIMA Innovation Awards, a gold medal and a silver, at the SIMA fair, taking place March 4-8 in Paris, France.
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.
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.
