KONE 2015 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
MATERIALITY ANALYSIS
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about our reporting scope on p. 46.
MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS
In our sustainability reporting, we follow
the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G4
guidelines. During 2015, we updated our
2013 assessment of material sustainability
topics and focus areas for defining the report
content. Back then, an online questionnaire
was sent to over 200 respondents, including
customers, investors and analysts, industry
associations, end users, suppliers, employees,
media representatives and KONE’s Executive
Board. The response rate was 44%, amounting
to 94 responses.
In 2015, material topics were recognized
by analysing industry and peer group
reporting, reporting guidelines and legislation
developments, results of the 2013 materiality
and stakeholder analysis, and by interviewing
KONE experts.
The identified topics were prioritized by KONE
experts based on their impact on the value chain,
business implications and stakeholder interest.
The KONE sustainability focus areas were
updated based on the materiality analysis results
and they were approved by selected members of
KONE’s management.
The results of the materiality analysis and
prioritization is presented in the below chart.
The structure of this report also corresponds
with these focus areas.
DEFININg THE FOCUS AREAS
Altogether 24 GRI G4 aspects were
recognized material when mapping
the KONE focus area content with
GRI G4 definitions. This mapping
is presented in GRI table on p.
48, including also the reporting
boundaries within KONE value chain
by focus area.
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RESULTS OF THE MATERIALITY ANALYSIS
The number indicates each topic. The color refers to the importance of the topic based on our
materiality analysis: the darker the color, the more mentions the topic in question received from our
stakeholders.