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KONE 2015 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
ENVIRONMENT - SOLUTIONS
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Reducing the carbon footprint of our
products
KONE’s environmental responsibility covers the
full life cycle of its products from design and
manufacturing to installation, maintenance,
modernization, and end-of-life treatment.
KONE’s life cycle assessments, carried out in
accordance with the ISO 14040 standard, show
that our biggest environmental impact stems
from the energy consumed by our elevators and
Carbon footprint of KONE’s elevators and escalators,
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2013
2014
2015
Production of materials for products (calculated)*
2,086,000 2,295,000 2,320,000
Lifetime energy consumption of products ordered
from KONE during the reporting year (calculated)
5,045,000 4,554,000 5,017,000
*2013 and 2014 restated
Materials used, tonnes
Materials
2013
2014
2015
Manufacturing (calculated)
Metals (steel,
aluminum, copper)
531,600 586,700 622,900
Electronics
27,000
28,800
29,500
Other materials
5,500
3,600
3,200
Plastics
4,100
4,000
4,100
Glass
3,900
4,100
4,800
Rubber
500
600
700
Packaging (calculated)
Wood
39,500
37,900
38,000
Plywood
12,400
14,200
16,000
Plastics
1,100
1,100
1,200
Cartonboard
1,100
900
800
Other materials
500
500
500
Office consumables (actual data)
Paper
600
700
800
Total*
627,800 683,100 722,500
*2013 and 2014 restated: manufacturing electronics and rubber, packaging plywood and other packaging materials added
Calculations are based on Life Cycle Assessment data and products ordered from KONE
(2013: 137,000; 2014: 154,000; 2015: 161,000)
escalators during their operational lifetime. By
reducing energy consumption we reduce the
environmental impact of KONE solutions during
their operational lifetime.
KONE is an active member of the European
Lift Association (ELA) working group that in
2015 published a set of new Product Category
Rules (PCR) for use in Environmental Product
Declarations (EPD) of elevators.
90% of the materials used in
elevators and escalators are metals
Metals
Electronics
Other materials
Plastics
Glass
Rubber
Packaging wood
Packaging plastics
Packaging cartonboard
Other packaging materials
According to KONE’s Life Cycle
Assessment data and products
ordered in 2015, almost 90%
of the materials used for
manufacturing and packaging
KONE elevators and escalators
consist of metals that can be
recycled at the end of the
product life cycle.