This is the inaugural Sustainability Report for ThyssenKrupp Elevator - Americas Business Unit. This report covers fiscal year 2008 (October 1, 2007- September 30, 2008), and also includes trend data from previous years where available.

ThyssenKrupp Elevator - Americas Business Unit operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The data in this report covers the US operations for ThyssenKrupp Elevator's Americas Business Unit, unless otherwise noted. For the 2008 Social Report produced by Brazil, click here.

This report follows the Global Reporting Initiative's G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, released in October 2006, at a Self-Declared Application level of "B". See the GRI Index for a complete index of GRI indicators.

Visit the GRI Website for more information on the GRI and its application levels.