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KONE 2015 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
OUR PEOPLE
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At KONE, we strive to foster a collaborative
culture where co-workers trust and respect
each other, and leaders inspire people to
deliver the best results. Our personnel strategy
aims to ensure the availability, engagement,
motivation, and continuous development of
employees. We want KONE to be a great place
to work – this is one of our strategic targets.
For us, creating a great place to work means
treating every employee fairly and providing him
or her with a safe working environment. High
ethical principles guide all of our activities. As
an employer, KONE is committed to an equal
opportunities approach that places people in the
positions that best suit their abilities.
We see diversity as a strength and prohibit
discrimination of any kind. We do not
differentiate between job applicants based
on their gender, race, or other aspects of
their personal backgrounds. To strengthen
our global approach and our insights on
multicultural ways of working, we have set
goals for cultural diversity in our headquarter
teams.
During the reporting year, 117 nationalities
were represented throughout KONE’s
workforce. The majority are male, which
represent nearly 90% of our employees
globally. Nevertheless, women accounted for
18%* of management team members in 2015,
a slight improvement on the year-ago figure,
and a step closer to our target of 20%.
A winning team
KONE defined A Winning Team of True
Professionals as one of its five development
programs at the beginning of 2014. The
program aims to enable all employees
to perform at their best, to develop field
competencies, and to attract the best talent
A gLOBAL TEAM OF TRUE
PROFESSIONALS
g4 INDICATORS RELATED TO OUR PEOPLE
g4-LA1: Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee
turnover by age group, gender and region.
g4-LA10: Programs for skills management and lifelong learning.
g4-LA11: Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and
career development reviews, by gender and by employee category.
g4-LA12: Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees
per employee category according to gender and age group.
*The figure excludes data for the Americas.
OUR PEOPLE
Wewant KONE to be a great place towork, and to inspire, engage, and develop our
employees to deliver great results. Our employees have the right to a safe, healthy
working environment where discrimination is prohibited and personal well-being
is promoted. We see diversity as a strength.
KONE employed approximately 50,000 people at the end of 2015. Most of
our employees are in the field every day, serving customers inmore than 60
countries.