ONE OF THE MOST SUSTAINABLE CORPORATIONS
EcoVadis platinum medal for building sustainability performance: we are in the top 1% of all assessed companies.
DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE SMART CITIES AND LOW-CARBON COMMUNITIES
We support the ongoing green transformation by providing sustainable building solutions and services for smart eco-cities, low-carbon communities, and net-zero buildings.
Our Environmental Achievements
LEADER IN CLIMATE CHANGE PERFORMANCE
Achieved a place on CDP's prestigious A-List for Climate Change.
BEST-IN-CLASS ENERGY EFFICIENCY
23 residential and commercial elevator models with A class ISO 25745 highest energy efficiency ratings and 8 escalators and moving walkways with the best A+++ rating.
EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS FOR GREENER BUILDINGS
We provide smart building solutions and services that help our customers achieve their eco-efficiency goals during every phase of their buildings’ life cycles, from escalator and elevator design and construction to maintenance and modernization.
TRUSTED PARTNER FOR GREEN BUILDING DEVELOPMENT
We use healthy building materials to help reduce on-site energy consumption and the carbon footprint of buildings. We publish the environmental impact of KONE products and contribute to developing global energy management standards.
CARBON COMPENSATED OPERATIONS
KONE has set science-based targets for significant reductions in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We have committed to a 50% cut in the emissions from our own building solutions and aim for carbon neutrality by 2030.
CARBON NEUTRAL KONE CARE™ DX MAINTENANCE
We pledge to have carbon-neutral operations by 2030 while actively reducing our emissions and working with our externally verified science-based targets; we will offset carbon emissions from KONE Care™ DX maintenance. Together with our partner, South Pole, which is an industry leader in climate action, we have selected to support recognized and certified projects to offset our carbon emissions. The diverse range of selected projects includes forestry, renewables, waste management, and energy access projects.
KONE Care maintenance carbon emissions will be calculated and compensated quarterly based on the number of building maintenance and modernization visits, average fuel consumption, estimated embedded carbon emissions of the used spare parts, and maintenance-linked carbon emissions from KONE facilities, IT servers, and IT solutions.
REDUCING OPERATIONAL CARBON FOOTPRINT
Our vehicle fleet of 18,000 cars accounts for ca. 75 % of our emissions from our own operations. The key to reaching carbon neutrality is our program for transitioning to a low-emission vehicle fleet.
Additionally, we are reducing our electricity consumption in our ca. 1000 facilities. Our target is to increase the share of green electricity globally to 100% by 2030.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
At KONE, our contribution to a circular economy starts with our focus on reducing the escalator and elevator materials, energy, and other resources used in our solutions and operations. By providing customers with reliable and energy-efficient equipment that has a lifetime of over 25 years, KONE has an important role in keeping resources in valuable use for as long as possible.