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Deere & Company
Location	Moline, IL
Goal	Deere & Company pledges to reduce global GHG emissions by 25 percent per dollar revenue from 2005 to 2014.
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Company Description John Deere (Deere & Company - NYSE: DE) 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. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe. In 2008, John Deere had net income of $2.05 billion on worldwide sales and revenues of $28.43 billion. The company does business around the world, with more than 100 manufacturing and marketing operations in 28 countries. John Deere has more than 56,000 employees. 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. John Deere locations worldwide are implementing energy-saving projects to meet the company's goal of reducing its total global greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent per dollar of revenue from 2005 to 2014. Besides finding ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from its operations, John Deere continuously looks for ways to incorporate energy efficiency into product design, new facilities, and facility updates. "Our commitment to these types of projects and to the goals of the Climate Leader 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," said Laurie Zelnio, Director, Safety, Environment and Standards.

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