KONE Sustainability Report 2017

KONE 2017 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Being the best employer and attracting talent 34 G4 INDICATORS RELATED TO THIS SECTION G4-LA1: Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region G4-LA6: Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender G4-LA10: Programs for skills management and lifelong learning G4-LA11: Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender and by employee category G4-LA12: Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender and age group BEING THE BEST EMPLOYER AND ATTRACTING TALENT In 2017, KONE was recognized as one of the best employers in the world by business magazine Forbes. Being a great place to work has been one of KONE's strategic targets for years. One of the ways in which KONE works towards this target is by having a strong focus on competence development and leadership competencies. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS RELATED TO THIS FOCUS AREA One of our strategic targets is to make KONE a great place to work. Our personnel strategy aims to ensure the availability, engagement, motivation and continuous development of our employees. We strive to maintain a safe and healthy working environment and foster a collaborative culture, where people are motivated to develop their competencies and deliver the best results. We see diversity as a strength and prohibit discrimination of any kind.