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KONE 2016 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
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KONE aims to be a leader in sustainability,
and we strive for continuous improvement in
all our business activities. Increasing resource
efficiency is among our top priorities and we
always work to do things in smarter ways. We
give importance to our natural resource use
throughout the whole value chain as this offers
significant economic opportunities, brings
down costs and boosts productivity. Resource
efficiency is very important to our customers,
whether it’s savings in materials, emissions, or
time. It is essential that we create extra value
for our customers via resource efficiency.
KONE’s environmental policy is to
provide innovative, safe, high-quality and
environmentally efficient products and services.
We strive for continuous improvement in all our
business operations. In addition to complying
with, or exceeding applicable laws, rules, and
regulations, we work with our suppliers and
customers to increase environmental awareness
and minimize our operational carbon footprint
as well as improve energy, material, and water
efficiency.
KONE’s R&D process, for example, seeks to
optimize material use, including packaging and
waste; avoid the use of hazardous substances;
maximize material durability and recycled
content; and minimize water consumption,
among others.
New targets for low-carbon
solutions and operations
Our ambitious environmental targets for
2014–2016 focused on further improving the
eco-efficiency of our solutions and reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from our own
operations. According to the revised targets
STRIVING FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL
TARGETS
OPERATIONS:
Efficient low-carbon operations
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
Leader in low-carbon People Flow
®
solutions for smart buildings
for 2017–2021 we aim to be leading provider
of low-carbon people flow solutions and to
have efficient low-carbon operations. Our
Environmental Excellence program supports
the ongoing green transformation of the urban
environment into smart eco-cities, low-carbon
communities, and net zero energy buildings
(read more about Environmental Excellence key
initiatives and 2016 achievements on p.23). It
is estimated that the market for smart cities will
reach a phenomenal value of US$ 1.6 trillion
globally by 2020*.
Showing commitment
As a signatory company of the UN Global
Compact, KONE supports the Sustainable
Development agenda, addressing the social,
economic, and environmental dimensions of
sustainability. KONE solutions help to address
the challenges created by urbanization, climate
change, demographic change, and increased
safety demands – all covered in the new UN
Sustainable Development Goals.
KONE has also signed the Paris Pledge for
Action climate initiative for non-state actors,
showing climate leadership and commitment
to limiting global warming to under 2 degrees
Celsius in accordance with the Paris Climate
Agreement. In 2016 KONE, together with other
leading companies, conducted a pilot study on
setting science-based emission targets.
In this chapter we will concentrate on our
operations and resource efficiency.
Read more
about our eco-efficient solutions on
p. 30 – 33.
KONE A WORLD LEADER IN CDP
2016 CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING
2016 marks the second year KONE has
earned a place on the A List, this year
as one of the only 193 companies from
thousands of others independently
assessed against CDP’s scoring
methods. The company’s score has
risen for seven consecutive years. The
Climate A List comprises companies
from around the world that have been
identified as leaders in their efforts and
actions to combat climate change,
during the past CDP reporting year. The
Climate A List constitutes the baseline
for corporate climate action and
includes companies identified as leaders
in the transition towards a low-carbon
economy.
During 2016, KONE also received
recognition as a leading supplier for
action on climate change and was
recognized on the new global CDP
Supplier A List.
*Source: Benefits of Carbon Neutrality in a Rapidly Changing
Business Environment. Frost & Sullivan and SITRA, 2015.
Smart cities use the latest intelligent and green initiatives
to reduce energy and resource consumption and improve
efficiencies in all facets of human life.