John Deere supports the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and its efforts to create a worldwide framework for reporting comprehensive sustainability information. The following report was developed using the GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and publicly available information. Additional information about John Deere's commitment to environmental stewardship, safety, personal and professional development, and communities can be found on our Citizenship & Sustainability website as well as in our Global Citizenship Report.
| Disclosure | Disclosure Title | Response |
|---|---|---|
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102-14 |
Statement from senior decision-maker |
Refer to Page 3, Chairman and CEO Message in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
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102-15 |
Key impacts, risks, and opportunities |
Refer to Page 3, Chairman and CEO Message in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-1 |
Name of the organization |
Deere & Company |
|
102-2 |
Activities, brands, products, and services |
Refer to our 10-K Report. |
|
102-3 |
Location of headquarters |
Moline, Illinois, United States of America |
|
102-4 |
Location of operations |
Refer to our Worldwide Locations and CEO Business Overview. |
|
102-5 |
Ownership and legal form |
Deere & Company is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. |
|
102-6 |
Markets served |
Refer to our 10-K Report. |
|
102-7 |
Scale of the organization |
Refer to our 10-K Report. |
|
102-8 |
Information on employees and other workers |
Refer to our 10-K Report. |
|
102-41 |
Collective bargaining agreements |
Refer to our 10-K Report. |
|
102-9 |
Supply chain |
Refer to Page 34, Supply Chain in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-10 |
Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain |
Refer to Page 34, Supply Chain in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-13 |
Membership of associations |
Refer to our U.S. Political Contributions and Advocacy. |
|
102-45 |
Entities included in the consolidated financial statements |
Refer to our 10-K Report. |
|
102-50 |
Reporting period |
November 1, 2017 to October 31, 2018, unless otherwise specified. |
|
102-51 |
Date of most recent report |
September 3, 2019 |
|
102-52 |
Reporting cycle |
Annual |
|
102-53 |
Contact point for questions regarding the report |
Ritu Raj, Global Director of Product Engineering Services |
|
102-18 |
Governance structure |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-19 |
Delegating authority |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-20 |
Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-21 |
Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-22 |
Composition of the highest governance body and its committees |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-23 |
Chair of the highest governance body |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-24 |
Nominating and selecting the highest governance body |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-25 |
Conflicts of interest |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-26 |
Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-27 |
Collective knowledge of highest governance body |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-28 |
Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-29 |
Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-32 |
Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-35 |
Remuneration policies |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
102-36 |
Process for determining remuneration |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
102-37 |
Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
102-38 |
Annual total compensation ratio |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
102-39 |
Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
102-16 |
Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior |
Refer to our Code of Business Ethics and Core Values. |
|
103-2 |
The management approach and its components |
Refer to Page 20, Sustainability is Foundational to John Deere's Success in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
103-3 |
Evaluation of the management approach |
Refer to Pages 21-25, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
201-1 |
Direct economic value generated and distributed |
Refer to Page 22, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. and our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
201-2 |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
201-3 |
Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
201-4 |
Financial assistance received from government |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
202-1 |
Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
202-2 |
Proportion of senior management hired from the local community |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
203-1 |
Infrastructure investments and services supported |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
203-2 |
Significant indirect economic impacts |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
204-1 |
Proportion of spending on local suppliers |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
301-1 |
Materials used by weight or volume |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
301-2 |
Recycled input materials used |
Refer to our CDP Response and 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
302-1 |
Energy consumption within the organization |
Refer to our CDP Response and 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
302-2 |
Energy consumption outside of the organization |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
302-3 |
Energy intensity |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
302-4 |
Reduction of energy consumption |
Refer to our CDP Response and 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
302-5 |
Reductions in energy requirements of products and services |
Refer to our CDP Response and 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
303-1 |
Interactions with water as a shared resource |
Refer to Page 37, Using Water Responsibly and Recycling Waste in our 2019 Sustainability Report and 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
303-2 |
Management of water discharge-related impacts |
Refer to Page 33, Using Water Responsibly and Recycling Waste in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
303-3 |
Water withdrawal |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
303-4 |
Water discharge |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
303-5 |
Water consumption |
Refer to our CDP Response and 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
305-1 |
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
305-2 |
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
305-3 |
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
305-4 |
GHG emissions intensity |
Refer to Page 32, Sustainable Energy Use in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
305-5 |
Reduction of GHG emissions |
Refer to our CDP Response and 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
305-6 |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
305-7 |
Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions |
Refer to our CDP Response. |
|
306-2 |
Waste by type and disposal method |
Refer to Page 33, Sustainable Energy Use in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
301-3 |
Reclaimed products and their packaging materials |
Refer to Page 53, Product Sustainability in our 2019 Sustainability Report and our 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
401-1 |
New employee hires and employee turnover [This Standard includes a Standard Interpretation on how to calculate the rates of new employee hires and employee turnover.] |
Refer to Page 43, Extraordinary Global Talent in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
401-2 |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees |
Refer to Benefits and Page 39, Extraordinary Global Talent of our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
401-3 |
Parental leave |
Refer to Benefits and Page 39 of our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-1 |
Occupational health and safety management system |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-2 |
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-3 |
Occupational health services |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-4 |
Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-5 |
Worker training on occupational health and safety |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-6 |
Promotion of worker health |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-7 |
Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-8 |
Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
403-9 |
Work-related injuries |
Refer to Pages 32, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report and our 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
403-10 |
Work-related ill health |
Refer to Pages 28-30, Workplace Health and Safety in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
404-2 |
Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs |
Refer to Page 42, Extraordinary Global Talent in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
405-1 |
Diversity of governance bodies and employees |
Refer to Pages 38, Extraordinary Global Talent and Pages 21, Exceptional Operating Performance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
405-2 |
Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men |
Refer to Page 70, Pay Ratio Disclosure in our 2019 Proxy. |
|
414-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using social criteria |
Refer to Page 38, Supply Chain in our 2019 Sustainability Report and our 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
414-2 |
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
Refer to Page 34, Supply Chain in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
407-1 |
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk |
Refer to Page 34, Supply Chain in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
408-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor |
Refer to Page 34, Supply Chain in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
409-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
Refer to Page 34, Supply Chain in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
103-2 |
The management approach and its components |
Refer to Page 24, Governance in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
205-1 |
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption |
Analysis of risk is conducted by various areas of the organization, including but not limited to: the business unit itself, the Center for Global Business Conduct, Internal Audit, and the Law Department. Due to the nature of our manufacturing operations, this is a low risk issue. |
|
205-2 |
Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures |
100% of salaried workforce receives training in this area. |
|
205-3 |
Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken |
100% of incidents are investigated and resolved appropriately. |
|
415-1 |
Political contributions |
Refer to our U.S. Political Contributions and Advocacy. |
|
414-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using social criteria |
Refer to Page 38, Supply Chain in our 2019 Sustainability Report and our 2019 Sustainability Metrics Update. |
|
416-1 |
Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories |
Refer to Page 12, Uniquely Positioned to Deliver Sustainable Outcomes in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |
|
102-2 |
Activities, brands, products, and services |
Refer to our 2018 Annual Report. |
|
418-1 |
Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data |
Refer to Page 25, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy in our 2019 Sustainability Report. |