KONE Sustainability Report 2017

KONE 2017 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Driving innovation and improving resource efficiency 18 offering for low and mid-rise residential and commercial buildings, enabling inte- gration with KONE’s People Flow solutions. In the third quarter of 2017, KONE launched a new solution for residential developments, KONE Residential Flow. The solution allows for easy sharing of build- ing information and managing access rights from anywhere. It brings new levels of convenience for homeowners and ten- ants by using mobile and cloud technolo- gies to connect building doors, elevators, information channels, and intercom sys- tems via an easy-to-use smartphone appli- cation. KONE Residential Flow is being piloted and is commercially available in a growing number of countries. KONE’s R&D process supports innovations Quality Eco-efficiency Safety ⬃ Research Concept creation Creation of new products and services Market environment and megatrends Collaborative innovation: customer co-creation and partnering RESOURCE EFFICIENCY KONE aims to be a leader in sustainability and we strive for continuous improvement in all our business activities. Increasing resource efficiency is among our top pri- orities and we always work to do things in smarter ways. We give importance to our natural resource use throughout the whole value chain as this offers significant eco- nomic opportunities, brings down costs and boosts productivity. Resource efficiency is very important to our customers, whether it is savings in materials, emissions, or time. It is essential that we create extra value for our customers by resource efficiency. KONE’s environmental policy Our environmental policy is to provide innovative, safe, high-quality and environ- mentally efficient products and services. We strive for continuous improvement in all our business operations. In addition to complying with, or exceeding applicable laws, rules, and regulations, we work with our suppliers and customers to increase circular economy opportunities, envi- ronmental awareness and minimize our operational carbon footprint as well as TAKING SERVICES TO THE NEXT LEVEL KONE has increased investments in new technologies and has broadened its digital capabilities. Our latest prod- uct and service launches underline the importance of upgradable and adapt- able solutions which make buildings and urban environments more respon- sive to people and their surroundings. Enabling sustainable cities One such innovation is KONE’s 24/7 Connected Services, which is revolu- tionizing the way maintenance ser- vices are carried out in the elevator and escalator industry. Built on the IBM Watson IoT platform, the 24/7 Connected Services system enables the secure collection of vast amounts of Read the whole story at kone.com/sustainability data from sensors on KONE’s installed equipment. The data is displayed, monitored and analyzed in real time, improving equipment performance, reliability and safety. By boosting effi- ciency, the equipment’s life cycle is extended, which translates into less of a drain on resources. This also means less equipment downtime, fewer faults and the availability of more detailed information on maintenance work.