KONE 2013 | CORPOR ATE RESPONSIBILIT Y REPORT
ENVIRONMENT
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KONE employees voiced their
opinion on environmental
excellence
To give KONE employees a voice in
environmental excellence, a follow-up
to an employee survey conducted in
2009 was arranged in 2013. Almost
400 KONE employees responded and
the survey was complemented by
interviews of KONE people worldwide.
Useful insights were received to assist
in planning KONE’s environmental
excellence targets for 2014-2016. The
survey results are encouraging and
show that in general, KONE employees
are very proud to work for a company
that is committed to environmental
excellence. Two main focus areas for
further development were identified:
practical guidance on environmental
issues in daily work and requiring
high environmental standards from
suppliers.
Key initiatives Target 2013 Achievements in 2013
We continue to
reduce the energy
consumption
and increase the
eco-efficiency of
our solutions.
Further reduction
in the energy
consumption of
volume elevators
and escalators
• KONE UltraRope™ high-rise technology announced. It offers significantly
increased eco-efficiency, durability, and reliability and cuts energy consumption
by 15% for a 500-meter elevator ride.
• KONE’s current volume elevator offering is over 70% more energy-efficient than
the 2008 offering in Europe, and 60-75% and 40% more energy-efficient than
the 2008 offering in Asia Pacific and in the United States, respectively.
• KONE’s escalators are 30% more energy-efficient compared to the 2010 offering.
• The VDI 4707* A-class coverage for customer installations expanded to include
KONE N MiniSpace™ and KONE N MonoSpace®. An A-class certification also
given to a modernized KONE MonoSpace® elevator.
• The range of FIDE** energy saving labeled KONE elevators extended to include
the KONE MonoSpace® 700, KONE N MonoSpace®, KONE N MiniSpace™,
KONE S MonoSpace®, and KONE S MiniSpace™ elevators.
• KONE was the first elevator company to achieve the Green Label certification
by the Singapore Green Building Council, which it received for the KONE N
MiniSpace™ and N MonoSpace® elevators.
• KONE Middle East awarded “Sustainable Supplier of the Year” at the BGreen
Awards. The award recognized KONE’s new elevator offering for its energy
efficiency.
• KONE solutions delivered to LEED, BREEAM and other green buildings.
• The KONE TransitMaster™ 120 escalator won an Architectural Products Product
Innovation Award. KONE TransitMaster 120 stood out for its innovation in eco-
efficiency, safety, and design.
We continue to
minimize the
carbon footprint
of our operations.
Reduce carbon
footprint relative
to net sales by 3%
from 2010 level
• KONE’s carbon footprint decreased by 3.5%. The carbon footprint of externally
assured scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions relative to net sales
decreased by 9.1%.
Our processes ful-
fill ISO 14001 and
green building
requirements.
All corporate units,
manufacturing
units, and
targeted country
organizations are
ISO 14001 and
ISO 9001 certified
• All corporate units, manufacturing units, and R&D units are ISO 14001 and ISO
9001 certified.
• 18 major country organizations are ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certified (2012:
17). KONE’s manufacturing unit in Czech Republic achieved the ISO 50001
Energy Management System certification.
• KONE’s People Flow Center in Hyvinkää, Finland achieved a LEED Gold
certification.
We develop
environmental
excellence jointly
with our suppliers.
All KONE strategic
suppliers meet
ISO 14001
requirements
• Currently, 90% of strategic suppliers are ISO 14001 certified.
We communi-
cate and gain
recognition as the
most eco-efficient
company in our
industry.
KONE Corporate
Responsibility
Report maintains
GRI3 B level
• KONE 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report maintained GRI3 B level.
• KONE’s score in the Carbon Disclosure Project improved to 98/100 points (2012:
90) with carbon performance score A- (2012: B). KONE included in the Nordic
Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for the third year running.
• In addition to scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions comprising direct
energy use and electricity consumption, KONE’s logistics and business air travel
emissions from scope 3 were externally assured in 2013.
*VDI 4707 is a guideline published by the Association of German Engineers (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure), which classifies
elevators based on their energy consumption.
**FIDE is an official Mexican organization that
evaluates the energy efficiency of equipment.
The FIDE evaluation is based on
VDI 4707.
Environmental Excellence program
Environmental Excellence Program 2014–2016
Key
initiatives
Solutions
Green building Environmental
impact of
operations
OneISO and
suppliers
Reporting and
communication
Targets
for 2016
Further
reduce energy
consumption
of elevators
and escalators
compared to
2013, and further
improve resource
efficiency
Develop
solutions to fulfill
green building
requirements
and implement
LEED/BREEAM at
selected KONE
facilities
Reduce KONE’s
carbon footprint
relative to net sales
by 3% annually
Continue to
maintain OneISO
(ISO 9001/14001)
and require ISO
9001/14001
from our strategic
suppliers
Work to meet
GRI4 requirements
and continue to
maintain high CDP
scores
Read more
about KONE’s environmental key
figures on p. 6–7.
