Climate Change
Elevator Industry’s Energy-Efficiency Solutions Highlighted
Energyworld.com, a division of The Economic Times, on May 10 highlighted the elevator industry’s “innovative solutions” for minimizing energy consumption as concerns over climate change and energy efficiency mount and...
KONE Receives “A” Score for Climate Change Performance
KONE Corp. has been recognized for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change by the global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its annual “A List.” Based...
Finland Participates in COP28 With Its Own Pavilion For First Time
Finland, a leader in the race toward carbon neutrality, participated in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP28, at Expo City in Dubai on November 30-December...
Registration Open for Inaugural CTBUH Europe Conference
Registration is open for the inaugural Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Europe Conference, “Full Circle: The Life and Second Life of European Tall Buildings,” on June 22-23...
Schindler to Deploy Canoo EVS to U.S. Fleet
On March 7, Schindler announced plans to deploy 50 electric vehicle (EV) light-duty vans to its U.S. fleet, observing it is the "first in the industry to announce its intent...
TKE Awarded Top Grade in CDP Climate Ranking for Third Year in a Row
For the third time in a row, TK Elevator (TKE) has been awarded with the top grade of “A” in CDP's annual climate ranking. The elevator manufacturer is one of...
ELEVATOR WORLD Correspondent Dr. Lee Gray in WSJ
The Wall Street Journal called on the expertise of longtime ELEVATOR WORLD correspondent and historian Dr. Lee Gray for a November 8 article about the future of vertical transportation (VT):...
TKE Sustainability Expert to Participate in Conference Roundtable
TK Elevator (TKE) Senior Sustainability Manager Monica Miller Brown plans to participate in a roundtable discussion on embodied carbon in steel on November 3 at the Greenbuild International Conference +...
CTBUH’s “Sustainable High-Rise Buildings” Book Now Available
The book “Sustainable High-Rise Buildings: Design, Technology, and Innovation,” a collaboration between the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and longtime collaborators Kheir Al-Kodmany, Peng Du and Mir...
CDP Deems Kone Supplier Engagement Leader
KONE has again been awarded a position on the CDP 2021 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) Leaderboard. KONE, the only elevator and escalator company on the board, ranks among the top...
