Deere Recognized as One of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies®

Mar 14, 2024

MOLINE, Illinois – Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) has been recognized as one of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies® for the 17^th time by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Deere customers are tasked with the ultimate challenge to feed, clothe, fuel, and shelter the growing world population in a way that’s both profitable and sustainable. This honor underscores the company’s focus on supporting customers in achieving this goal. In demonstration of its commitment to ethical business and sustainability, Deere promotes environmental stewardship to protect the planet today and sustain the land for future generations to come. Navigating the company along its sustainability journey are Deere’s Leap Ambitions, which are focused goals centered on boosting economic value and sustainability for customers and stakeholders.

"We're absolutely thrilled to once again be recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®. It's a reflection of our deep-rooted commitment to operating with integrity, which drives everything we do globally," said Felecia Pryor, Chief People Officer. "This recognition really speaks to our strong ethical culture as propelled forward by our employees and stakeholders." Deere’s inclusion among the 136 honorees from 20 countries and 44 industries this year underscores our unwavering dedication to ethical business practices on a global scale. The full list of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies® can be found at https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.

To learn more about Deere’s corporate responsibility and sustainability practices, read the company’s recently released 2023 Business Impact Report here: https://about.deere.com/en-us/sustainability

Source : John Deere

Video: Spring 2026 weather outlook for Wisconsin; What an early-arriving El Niño could mean

Northeast Wisconsin is a small corner of the world, but our weather is still affected by what happens across the globe.

That includes in the equatorial Pacific, where changes between El Niño and La Niña play a role in the weather here -- and boy, have there been some abrupt changes as of late.

El Niño and La Niña are the two phases of what is collectively known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO for short. These are the swings back and forth from unusually warm to unusually cold sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean along the equator.

Since this past September, we have been in a weak La Niña, which means water temperatures near the Eastern Pacific equator have been cooler than usual. That's where we're at right now.

Even last fall, the long-term outlook suggested a return to neutral conditions by spring and potentially El Niño conditions by summer.

But there are some signs this may be happening faster than usual, which could accelerate the onset of El Niño.

Over the last few weeks, unusually strong bursts of westerly winds farther west in the Pacific -- where sea surface temperatures are warmer than average -- have been observed. There is a chance that this could accelerate the warming of those eastern Pacific waters and potentially push us into El Niño sooner than usual.

If we do enter El Nino by spring -- which we'll define as the period of March, April and May -- there are some long-term correlations with our weather here in Northeast Wisconsin.

Looking at a map of anomalously warm weather, most of the upper Great Lakes doesn't show a strong correlation, but in general, the northern tiers of the United States do tend to lean to that direction.

The stronger correlation is with precipitation. El Niño conditions in spring have historically come with a higher risk of very dry weather over that time frame, so this will definitely be a transition we'll have to watch closely as we move out of winter.