KONE 2013 | CORPOR ATE RESPONSIBILIT Y REPORT
ENVIRONMENT
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Electricity
Electricity consumption accounts for 45 (2012:
42) ktCO
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e or 15% of KONE’s operational
carbon footprint. The electricity is used in
KONE’s offices, warehouses, and manufacturing
facilities.
KONE has committed to specific energy
consumption and electricity saving programs.
For example KONE’s Finnish country
organization is aiming to reduce the electricity
consumption at its facilities by 9% by 2016, with
2008 as the base year. KONE’s Global Facility
Policy also includes energy saving targets.
In total, 4% (2012: 4%) of the electricity
used in our operations is green electricity
produced using renewable sources. KONE’s
German, Swedish, Danish, and Dutch country
organizations, our Italian manufacturing
unit as well as the new KONE People Flow
Center in Finland use green electricity. KONE’s
Italian manufacturing unit in Slimpa has a
photovoltaic system to produce some of the
electricity consumed and the eco-efficient
KONE US Operations Center in Moline, Illinois
combines active and passive energy strategies,
including over 1,300 solar panels.
Fuels for heating and cooling
Fuels for heating and cooling account for 5% of
our operational carbon footprint. In 2013 fuels
for heating and cooling generated 14 (2012:
15) ktCO
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e of greenhouse gas emissions. This
represents a decrease of 7% compared to 2012.
Business air travel
Business air travel accounts for 3% of KONE’s
operational carbon footprint. In 2013 air travel
related greenhouse gas emissions increased
by 34.8% to 10 (2012: 7) ktCO
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e. The relative
increase was 24.2%. In order to reduce
the need for travel and to facilitate global
collaboration, KONE invests in virtual meeting
tools such as video conferencing equipment. In
2013 virtual meeting time increased by 1.5%.
This has been achieved by encouraging KONE
personnel to use the virtual meeting tools as
the first option instead of traveling.
Material management and waste
optimization
In 2013 KONE used 588 (2012: 530) k tonnes
of materials for producing and packaging
its elevators and escalators. The figures have
been calculated based on life cycle impact
assessment data. Increased product volumes
are reflected in higher material consumption
figures. KONE focuses strongly on material
management and the optimization of our
own operations. Our primary goal is material
efficiency throughout our manufacturing chain,
beginning with the product development
stage. KONE also aims to reduce waste in its
manufacturing facilities and offices through
reduction at the source, reuse and recycling,
and by sending waste to incineration. Landfill
waste is kept to a minimum.
Waste is always handled according to
applicable laws and regulations in local KONE
organizations. KONE aims to be as material-
efficient as possible, and we aim to exceed
legal requirements.
Only 4% (2012: 6%) of the waste generated by
KONE’s global delivery chain (environmental
data has been collected from 11 engineering
and manufacturing sites), is sent to landfill.
The remaining 96% is recycled or incinerated.
All of the waste generated by our escalator
manufacturing unit and the GiantKONE
manufacturing unit in China and by our
manufacturing unit in Pero, Italy is recycled
or incinerated – none is sent to landfill. Only
0.3% of the waste generated by our elevator
manufacturing unit in China is sent to landfill.
Although the water consumption in KONE’s
production and maintenance processes is
minimal, we continue to optimize and further
minimize our usage of water. KONE uses
municipal water, and waste water is released
into municipal treatment systems that abide
by local regulations. The total amount of
water used in our manufacturing and office
facilities was 440,000 (2012: 390,000) m³.
The increase is, again, caused by the increased
headcount and production volumes. In 2013
KONE’s manufacturing units (excluding
GiantKONE) released 24.8 tonnes (2012: 26.4)
of wastewater effluents into the municipal
wastewater systems.
Improving the eco-efficiency of KONE
facilities
KONE has over 1,000 facilities globally,
including office spaces and installation and
service operation hubs. At the end of 2013,
the KONE Executive Board approved a Global
KONE’s Czech manufacturing
unit certified for excellent
energy management
In 2013 KONE’s Czech manufacturing
unit became the first KONE unit
to receive the ISO 50001 Energy
management systems certification. The
unit management saw the certification
as a powerful tool that fits with KONE’s
commitment to energy efficiency.
Thanks to actions agreed during the
certification process such as installing
proximity sensors to lighting, installing
a new compressor for the site, and
improving the energy efficiency of
machinery use practices, significant
energy and monetary savings have
been achieved.
Read more
about the facility policy in improving the
eco-efficiency of KONE facilities on p. 30.
