We're in the business of moving people up ⬆️ . Carbon emissions however, must be going in the opposite direction ⬇️ .
At KONE, Cut Carbon is a strategic priority. By 2030, we are committed to reducing our Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 50% and our Scope 3 emissions by 40% (baseline 2018).
Today, I'm proud to share a major milestone in that journey.
After a first successful pilot, 20 additional fully electric Toyota Proace City vans have joined our fleet in Belgium. Nearly 100 more will follow still this year across Belgium and Luxembourg, and roughly 200 more will follow next year towards an almost fully electrified service fleet.
This matters because our service vans account for around 90% of our operational emissions.
Reducing our own footprint is only part of the story. As the only company in our industry actively participating in the Brussels-Capital Region's 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲, we are committed to turning sustainability ambitions into measurable action and helping our customers achieve their own environmental goals.
A sincere thank you to Toyota Motor Europe for being a trusted partner in this transition. Strong partnerships are essential to accelerating sustainable change.
By the way, if you'd think this KONE guy is way too biased: 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗩𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺 certificate confirms we're heading in the right direction 😉