Developing sustainable buildings

We support the ongoing green transformation by providing solutions and services for smart eco-cities, low-carbon communities and net zero sustainable buildings.

Our environmental achievements

ONE OF THE MOST SUSTAINABLE CORPORATIONS

EcoVadis platinum medal for sustainability performance: we are in the top 1 % of all assessed companies

LEADER IN CLIMATE CHANGE PERFORMANCE

Achieved a place on CDP's prestigious A List for Climate Change

BEST-IN-CLASS ENERGY EFFICIENCY

23 elevator models with A class ISO 25745 highest energy efficiency ratings and 8 escalators and autowalks with the best A+++ rating

Our approach

For KONE, environmental responsibility is a combination of offering our customers innovative and eco-efficient solutions and reducing the environmental impacts of our operations.

KONE’S ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Our Environmental Excellence program supports the ongoing green transformation of the build environment into smart eco-cities, low-carbon communities, and net zero energy buildings.

TRUSTED PARTNER FOR GREEN BUILDING

We help our customers obtain green building certifications, such as LEED and BREEAM, with best-in-class energy efficient solutions as well as healthy and sustainable materials.

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CLIMATE PLEDGE TO REDUCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

KONE has set ambitious science-based targets for significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pledged to have carbon neutral operations by 2030.

SOLUTIONS FOR GREENER BUILDINGS

We provide solutions and services that help our customers achieve their eco-efficiency goals during every phase of their buildings’ life cycles, from design and construction to maintenance and modernization.

TRUSTED PARTNER FOR GREEN BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

We use healthy materials, help to 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.

Solutions for greener buildings

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 operations and aim for carbon neutrality by 2030.

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Carbon neutral KONE Care™ DX maintenance

We pledge to have carbon neutral operations by 2030 and 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 include forestry, renewables, waste management and energy access projects.

KONE Care™ DX maintenance carbon emissions will be calculated and compensated quarterly based on amount of maintenance visits, average fuel consumption, estimated embedded carbon emissions of the used spare parts and also including maintenance linked carbon emissions from KONE facilities, IT servers and IT solution.

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 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.