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KONE Corporation | Sustainability Performance

https://www.kone.com

Designs and manufactures elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors.

1910

Finland

10,001+ employees

Machinery

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#372
Overallⓘ
#5
in Finlandⓘ
#10
in Machineryⓘ

Sustainability Maturity

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Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

5 out of 388

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
140.0KCO2e tonnes, 2025
Leading
Renewable energy ⓘProportion of the company's total energy consumption sourced from renewable sources, expressed as a percentage.
18%2025
Aligned
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
37.0Ktonnes, 2025
Leading
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
12%2025
Critical
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
40.9M$, 2024
Leading
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
26.5B$, 2026▲6.8% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
11.2B$, 2025▼1.3% YoY

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

11.0

B/M 23.3

812.0

B/M 448.9

41.5

B/M 54.2

2.9

B/M 1.0


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  • KONE Corporation Oyj, Finnish major elevator/escalator manufacturer (Herlin family controlled), has faced sustained EU Commission antitrust enforcement scrutiny including the historic 2007 USD 992 million EU lift cartel fine (KONE, Otis, ThyssenKrupp, Schindler) over alleged Belgian/Dutch/Luxembourg/German elevator/escalator cartel conduct affecting institutional shareholder ESG concerns.
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Total sustainability employees

11+

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