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KONE 2015 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
ENVIRONMENT - SOLUTIONS
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Our long-term environmental objectives are
to further improve the eco-efficiency of our
solutions, and modernize existing elevators,
escalators, and automatic building doors to make
them more energy efficient. In addition, we aim
to further reduce the adverse environmental
impact of our operations, particularly with regard
to our operational carbon footprint as well as
energy, material, and water efficiency.
Energy efficient solutions
for greener buildings
The biggest environmental impact of our
solutions stems from the amount of electricity
elevators and escalators use over their lifetime.
This underlines the importance of focusing on
energy efficiency innovations.
KONE is a pioneer in developing eco-efficient
solutions in the elevator and escalator industry.
The KONE MonoSpace® 500, our current
machine-room-less volume elevator, is up to
90% more energy efficient than KONE’s elevators
from the 1990s. This has been made possible by
the completely renewed low-rise volume KONE
EcoDisc® hoisting machine, a highly efficient
drive, enhanced standby solutions, and LED
lighting. Our revolutionary KONE UltraRope™
high-rise hoisting technology cuts the energy
consumption of a 500-meter elevator ride by
15%.
Elevators and escalators currently in operation
are aging at a rapid pace, especially in Europe.
A TOP LEADER IN
CLIMATE CHANgE
REPORTINg AND
PERFORMANCE
KONE received the
best possible 100 A
(2014: 100 A-) score
in CDP’s climate change program, and
was included in CDP’s Global A List of
113 (5%) leading companies for the
first time, and in the Nordic Carbon
Disclosure Leadership Index for the fifth
year running.
KONE also made it to CDP’s global
Supplier A List including the top 71
(2%) of suppliers that have been
awarded an A grade for their climate
performance.
In this market equipment aged over 20 years is
expected to increase from 2.2 million units to
3.2. million units by 2020, representing 60%
of the equipment base (Source: European Lift
Association ELA). Elevator modernization can
bring vast energy savings. According to the
Energy Efficiency of Elevators and Escalators
(E4) study supported by the European
Commission, energy savings of up to 63% can
be achieved by modernizing elevators installed
in 1985 or earlier with the best available
technology. On the European level this would
amount to 11.6 TWh.
Over the years, KONE has also worked
on further improving the safety, quality,
and reliability of our escalators. We have
set a target of further improving the
energy efficiency of KONE solutions in our
Environmental Excellence program for 2014–
2016 (Read more on page 29).
Eco-efficiency in every phase of a
building’s life cycle
We provide services that help our customers
achieve their eco-efficiency goals in every
phase of their buildings’ life cycles – from
designing and constructing buildings to
maintaining and modernizing them. We pay
careful attention to the way our services are
produced and delivered to ensure that they are
environmentally efficient.
LONg-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL
TARgETS
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
Leader in low-carbon People Flow®
solutions for smart eco-cities
OPERATIONS:
Efficient low-carbon operations
Calculation is based on:
Speed: 1 m/s, load: 630 kg
Since 2008 also: 150,000 starts per year,
travel height 9 m, 4 floors
Due to historical reasons, the data for
starts, travel height and floors is not
available for the 1990s elevators.
ENERgY CONSUMPTION OF KONE
ELEVATORS
Annual energy consumption (kWh/year)
Current
KONE
Mono-
Space
technology
2008
KONE
Mono-
Space
1996
KONE
Mono-
Space
90s
KONE
elevators
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Up to
70%
energy savings
by modernizing an elevato
r
2.9%
relative reduction of
vehicle fleet emissions
1. Supporting green
building design
Calculating our products’
energy use and enabling green
building construction. We publish
the environmental impact of
KONE products and contribute
to developing global energy
management standards.
3. Efficient maintenance processes
Using smart technologies and a green
vehicle fleet to minimize emissions and
maximize efficiency. Remote monitoring
solutions reduce unnecessary technician
callouts. By carrying optimized spare part
stocks in our vehicles we reduce warehouse
visits, further decreasing emissions.
4. Eco-efficiency through
modernization
Applying a range of solutions to
make the biggest difference with
the lowest possible environmental
impact. Our modernization solutions
range from retrofitting LED lights to a
completely new elevator with energy-
regeneration technology.
2. Eco-efficient installation
Considering the environment
when installing new equipment.
Our well planned and efficient
installation processes minimize the
adverse environmental impacts of
installation work, and our systems
ensure we reduce our chemical use
and handle waste efficiently on site.