TK Elevator sustainability score: 45/100
TK Elevator is a German maker and servicer of elevators and escalators, based in Düsseldorf and owned by Advent and Cinven; KONE agreed in April 2026 to buy it. 2 billion revenue in the year to September 2025.
Head office Düsseldorf, GermanyStaff ~53,200 (FY2024/25)Revenue ~€9.2B (FY2024/25)Website ↗
TK Elevator's market-based operational emissions are 31% below 2019, and its value-chain emissions fell 22% in the last year, partly because it shipped fewer units in China. Most of its renewable electricity is certificates, and its vehicle fleet keeps renewables to 13% of total energy. Its targets are described as SBTi-validated, but that could not be confirmed independently.
TK Elevator scores 45/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified October 2026.
That places TK Elevator joint 275th of 900 companies scored, and 4th of 15 in Industrial Equipment / Machinery.
What is TK Elevator doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Water Impact (3/10, 4/10).
Where TK Elevator lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is TK Elevator's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is TK Elevator's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
30% of them were published by TK Elevator itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Scope 1 113,580 115,383 115,283”
“Scope 1 and 2 emissions down 31% vs. 2019 baseline”
“Scope 1 and 2 emissions are down 31%”
“TK Elevator recently joined RE100”
“escalator and elevator factories in Spain and Germany have been operating exclusively with green electricity”
“KONE and TK Elevator (TKE) are among the OEMs recognized with a prestigious A score”
“Advent and Cinven acquired TKE for €17bn from German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp in 2020”
“Primary Offense : solid waste violation”
“The Science Based Targets initiative has approved TK Elevator’s emission reduction targets”
“commits to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050 at the latest”
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How does TK Elevator compare with other industrial equipment / machinery companies?
Where TK Elevator sits among industrial equipment / machinery peers.
Among the 15 major industrial equipment / machinery brands we've scored, TK Elevator sits 4th of 15.
Who scores higher in Industrial Equipment / Machinery?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above TK Elevator.
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