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Sustainability is about being able
to do good business over the
long term. That is the consensus
of five senior KONE executives
who put their heads together
for People Flow to discuss the
crucial place of sustainability in
business, now and in the future.
Aiming for
the long
term
S
ustainability goes to the
heart of what KONE is about.
It is part of the culture and the
daily practice. And it informs
all aspects of the business, from
design to the factory floor, to
installation and maintenance,
TEXT
Rex Merrifield
PHOTOS
Piia Arnould
and
kone
KONE’s Environmental Director.
She points out some of the facts:
cities take up about two percent of the
world’s land surface, but account for
75 percent of energy consumption; they
are also responsible for 80 percent of
manmade carbon emissions.
driving continuous improvement
in products, processes and services.
“We are a forward-looking,
future-oriented company, and
have a very important role to
play in sustainable, urbanized
societies,” says
Hanna Uusitalo
,
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