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KONE 2015 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
ENVIRONMENT - OPERATIONS
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KONE’s operational environmental work
focuses on reducing our carbon footprint and
improving energy and material efficiency,
lowering our water consumption and waste
amounts, and minimizing our use of hazardous
substances. We work with our suppliers and
customers to avoid greenhouse gas emissions
and other adverse environmental impacts from
our business operations whenever possible.
In 2015, KONE’s absolute operational carbon
footprint amounted to 307 ktCO
2
e (thousand
tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) (2014:
296). The 3.6% increase in our absolute
carbon footprint is mainly the result of growth
in employee numbers, sales, and production
volumes. KONE’s operational carbon footprint
relative to net sales decreased by 12.1%
compared to 2014 (the reduction was 4.4%
with sales growth calculated at comparable
exchange rates).
During the year, the absolute operational carbon
footprint of externally assured scope 1 and scope
2 greenhouse gas emissions increased by 1.0%.
The scope 1 and 2 carbon footprint relative to
net sales decreased by 14.4% (6.7% with sales
growth calculated at comparable exchange rates).
Logistics operations were the major source of
greenhouse gas emissions in KONE’s absolute
carbon footprint, accounting for 148 ktCO
2
e
(2014: 138). Other significant contributors
were our vehicle fleet at 89 ktCO
2
e (2014: 86),
electricity consumption at 40 ktCO
2
e (2014: 41),
business air travel at 17 ktCO
2
e (2014: 18), and
fuels for heating and cooling, which added to
the total by 11 ktCO
2
e (2014: 11).
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF KONE’S
OPERATIONS IN 2015
2013
2014
2015
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Vehicle fleet
Heating fuels and
cooling gases
Electricity and
district heat
Logistics
89
11
40
86 86
14 11
41
44
129
138
REDUCINg OUR OPERATIONAL
CARBON FOOTPRINT
KONE has been measuring its
operational carbon footprint since
2008. Between 2008 and 2015, we
have managed to reduce our Scope
1 and 2 carbon footprint relative to
orders received by over 60%.*
Direct energy and electricity
carbon footprint,
kgCO
2
e relative to orders received
*Calculations include Scope 1 direct
energy and cooling gases as well as scope
2 indirect electricity and district heat.
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Business air travel
17
17 18
Absolute operational carbon footprint per category, ktCO
2
e
Data assured externally
1,200
1,050
900
750
600
450
300
150
0
1,200
1,050
900
750
600
450
300
150
0
Relative operational carbon footprint
Data assured externally
kgCO
2
e / Unit in service
kgCO
2
e / Headcount
kgCO
2
e / Headcount
kgCO
2
e / Unit
tCO
2
e / MEUR Sales*
Vehicle fleet
(Scope 1)
Electricity (Scope 2)
Business air travel
(Scope 3)
Logistics (Scope 3)
Overall operations
2013
2014
2015
-5.0% -2.9%
-4.3% -9.5%
77.4 73.5 71.4
1,200
1,050
900
750
600
450
300
150
0
1,018
869
798
397 380 344
-5.6% +1.0%
1,200
1,050
900
750
600
450
300
150
0
965 911 920
-4.3% -12.1%
42.2
40.4
35.5
1,200
1,050
900
750
600
450
300
150
0
-8.2%
-14.6%
*4.4% reduction in 2015 with sales growth calculated at comparable exchange rates.
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