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KONE 2016 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
ENVIRONMENT - OPERATIONS
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Key actions to reduce the carbon footprint of KONE’s vehicle fleet
Compliance with KONE vehicle
fleet policy
KONE continued to manage its vehicle fleet in compliance with the
global vehicle fleet policy, which defines maximum CO
2
emission limits
and encourages employees to select vehicles with lower CO
2
emissions
for benefit cars. Typically best in class vehicles in each segment (vehicle
size) are listed in the local vehicle policies.
Fuel-efficient vehicles
KONE continued its cooperation with internationally preferred sup-
pliers Ford, Renault and Fiat, who comply with the Euro 6 emission
standard for light passenger and commercial vehicles. Both passenger
and commercial vehicles taken out of use were replaced by new,
significantly more fuel-efficient models. In Finland & the United King-
dom, we have benefited from Ford’s new product line of vans with
improved fuel efficiency and have introduced a new compact van
Courier. In Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and
Poland, we continued working mainly with Fiat Fiorino with stop-start
technology. France, Belgium, Sweden and Netherlands continued
with Renault vans, especially with Renault Kangoo which is among the
best ones in terms of fuel efficiency in the medium vans segment.
Introduction of electric vehicles Piloting full electric vehicles continued in Norway, France, the UK, and
piloting hybrid electric vehicles continued in the United States and
the Netherlands. In the US, KONE currently has 145 hybrid sedans on
the road, where in the Netherlands around 15 hybrid vehicles in the
fleet.
Vehicle rightsizing
The vehicle rightsizing program continued in 2016. KONE has
continuously paid attention to selecting correctly sized commercial
vans when replacing existing models, which often had larger cargo
capacity than required. The proportion of compact and medium-sized
vans in the global fleet continues to grow.
Monitoring driver performance The driver performance monitoring program continued in 2016.
KONE monitored the driving performance of its service drivers in
France, the UK, the Netherlands, and the US. Each month, drivers
were scored in terms of fuel efficiency and driving behavior.
Vehicle sharing program The vehicle sharing program in France continued.
Telematics systems
Telematics systems were used in the UK and Sweden to increase
driver safety and security, and to improve fuel efficiency through
safer driving. Both countries achieved good results in fuel efficiency
by minimizing idling time as well as reducing the number of
incidents on the road.
Vehicle fleet
Of KONE’s operational greenhouse gases
in 2016, 30% was emitted by our global
vehicle fleet, making it the second biggest
contributor in terms of our greenhouse gas
emissions. The total size of our fleet during
the year was around 16,200, out of which
15,200 (94%) were in the scope of KONE’s
environmental reporting globally. The
reporting scope, covering 22 countries, was
extended during the year by adding some
500 employee benefit cars from Finland to the
scope. Service vehicles made up in total two-
thirds of the fleet while benefit cars accounted
for the rest. In total, KONE’s vehicle fleet
emitted 92 ktCO
2
e in 2016 (2015: 89). The
absolute carbon footprint of our vehicle fleet
increased by 2.1% compared to 2015. The
relative carbon footprint per units in service
(elevators/escalators/building doors under
KONE’s maintenance contracts) remained the
same as in 2015.
We continuously search for new and
innovative ways to reduce the carbon
footprint of our vehicle fleet. We have been
further exploring the use of alternative fuels
and planning for the long-term (2030)
restructuring of our vehicle fleet composition.
Our aim is to shift from fuel cars to electric
cars in our vehicle fleet as soon as the leasing
contract renewal periods allow and the
infrastructure needed is in place in different
countries where we operate.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
At the end of 2016, we received
our first electric vehicle in France, a
Renault Zoe. This is part of our car-
sharing pool based in Nice.
In 2017, we hope to continue
working towards an environmentally
sound fleet composition. We expect
more electric vehicles to be integrated
into the car-sharing pool of our offices
close to Paris. In addition, there
is a growing customer interest in
using electric vehicles in our service
fleet and we plan to respond to this
demand.