Deere & Company (John Deere) sustainability score: 28/100
Better than 16% of Electronics / Hardware
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
John Deere is a US-based manufacturer of agricultural, construction, and forestry equipment founded in 1868. With $51.7B revenue (FY2024) and 67,000 employees, it dominates the global machinery sector.
More about Deere & Company (John Deere)
The company has modernised product lines with precision agriculture and digital solutions but faces significant regulatory and reputational challenges around repair restrictions and environmental compliance.
Founded 1868Head office Moline, Illinois, USStaff ~75,000Revenue $51.7B (FY2024)Website ↗
John Deere reports solid operational emissions reductions and SBTi-validated targets, but these gains are compromised by cyclical revenue decline masking structural progress. Critical weaknesses: zero nature/biodiversity assessment despite manufacturing equipment used globally for land clearing; active trade association lobbying against climate policy; and recent FTC antitrust lawsuit plus Clean Air Act allegations undermine credibility.
Deere & Company (John Deere) scores 28/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified May 2026.
That places Deere & Company (John Deere) joint 783rd of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 37th of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is Deere & Company (John Deere) doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Controversies & Red Flags (3/10, 3/10).
Where Deere & Company (John Deere) lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
- Its record on controversiesDeal with the findings under question 10, in public.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets6/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies3/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Deere & Company (John Deere)'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Deere & Company (John Deere)'s score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Deere & Company (John Deere) itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 7 June 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Deere & Company (John Deere) compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Where Deere & Company (John Deere) sits among electronics / hardware peers.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Deere & Company (John Deere) is tied =37th of 46, with 2 others.
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