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KONE 2016 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
ENVIRONMENT - OPERATIONS
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Business air travel
Business air travel accounted for 6% of KONE’s
operational carbon footprint in 2016. India
was added to the reporting scope in 2016. The
absolute greenhouse gas emissions from air
travel increased by 3.3% to 19 ktCO
2
e (2015:
18). The relative carbon footprint decreased
by 1.4%. In order to reduce the need for travel
and to facilitate global virtual collaboration,
KONE continues to invest in better online
meeting solutions and video conferencing
equipment. In addition, KONE carefully
considers the need for travel in the first
place, and in the second place recommends
optimizing the locations of the meetings and
conferences. In 2016, virtual meeting time
increased by 4% compared to 2015. This has
been achieved by encouraging KONE personnel
to use online meeting tools instead of travel.
Electricity
Globally, 40% of CO
2
emissions comes from
electricity consumption. Corporations are
responsible for 50% of that figure*. As such,
these organizations play a vital role in reducing
carbon emissions and it is crucial that they
cut electricity consumption. KONE’s aim is to
increase its share of green electricity. Many of
our units have already begun to purchase more
green electricity in 2016, which has shown
promising results.
Electricity and district heat consumption
accounted for 37 ktCO
2
e (2015: 40) or 12% of
KONE’s operational carbon footprint in 2016.
The electricity was used in KONE’s offices,
warehouses, and manufacturing facilities. The
figures take into account our usage of green
electricity produced using renewable sources
(market-based calculation method). Without
the use of green electricity (location-based
method), the electricity/district heat carbon
footprint would have amounted to 43 ktCO
2
e
(2015: 43). The share of green electricity
increased to 28% in 2016 (2015: 19%). In
2016, electricity consumption was 78,900
MWh (2015: 79,900) and the consumption
of district heat 15,900 MWh (2015: 15,100).
The absolute electricity/district heat carbon
footprint decreased by 7.2% and the relative
footprint by 11.5%.
Heating fuels and cooling gases
Heating fuels and cooling gases account for
4% of our operational carbon footprint. In
2016, fuels for heating and cooling generated
13 ktCO
2
e (2015: 14) of greenhouse gas
emissions.
Material management
In 2016, KONE used 701 k tonnes (2015: 723)
of materials for producing and packaging its
elevators, escalators, and building doors. The
figures have been calculated based on life-cycle
assessment data. In 2016, building doors were
added to the scope, but their impact on the
overall material amounts is small. Read more
about the material use on p. 32.
Waste optimization in
the manufacturing chain
In 2016, waste accounted for 1.8 ktCO
2
e
(2015: 2.3) or 0.6% of KONE’s operational
carbon footprint. We aim to reduce the waste
generated by our manufacturing processes
and offices through reduction at the source,
reuse and recycling. Landfill waste is kept to a
minimum. Waste is always handled according
to applicable laws and regulations in local
KONE organizations, and we aim to exceed
legal requirements. Based on environmental
data collected from 13 KONE engineering
and manufacturing sites, 90% of the waste
generated by KONE’s global delivery chain was
recycled or incinerated. Only 10% (2015: 9%)
was landfilled. KONE’s long-term target (2030)
for waste management is 0% landfill waste at
our manufacturing units.
Water consumption
Water consumption in KONE’s production
and maintenance processes is minimal, and
we continue to optimize and further minimize
our usage of water. KONE uses municipal
water, and waste water is released into
municipal treatment systems that abide by
local regulations. The total amount of water
used in our manufacturing and office facilities
was 350,000 m³ (2015: 390,000). In 2016,
KONE’s manufacturing units released 14 tonnes
(2015: 17, excluding GiantKONE ) of waste
water effluents into the municipal waste water
systems.
*Source: World Resources Institute (WRI)
0%
landfill waste at our
manufacturing units in
China, the Czech Republic, Finland,
India, Italy, the Netherlands, and the
new AllenPlace in the U.S.
100%
of the electricity consumed
at KONE’s corporate
head offices and its manufacturing
and R&D sites in Finland, Italy, and
the Netherlands is green electricity
produced from renewable sources.
Other KONE units that purchase
green electricity are our Austrian,
Belgian, Danish, Dutch, German,
Italian, Norwegian and Swedish
country organizations. In addition, we
have some onsite renewable energy
production in the U.S., Italy, Norway,
Finland, and China.
Read more
about Kaizen workshops arranged to
improve resource efficiency and to reduce
waste on p. 45.