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WWF and IKEA renew their 23-year partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Since 2002, WWF and Inter IKEA Group have partnered in projects focusing on forests, climate, cotton, and freshwater to protect key landscapes, enhance biodiversity, and empower communities. Today, the partnership announced the next phase until 2030, continuing its work within forests and freshwater while taking a wider stance on agriculture.   WWF and IKEA have worked together to promote responsible management and protection of natural resources through joint projects in 23 countries, across Europe, Asia and South America. The new phase of the partnership will run from 2025 to 2030 and…

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IKEA launch new paper-based fitting bag which will reduce plastic consumption by 1,400 tons

Stuart Mitchell

During FY25, IKEA Components started replacing its plastic fitting bags with paper-based ones. This shift will reduce annual plastic consumption by approximately 1,400 tons. It is linked to the Plastics Out Agenda, which aims to phase out plastic consumer packaging by 2028 and is an important step towards the IKEA goal of only using renewable and recyclable materials. Have you ever bought IKEA furniture? If yes, then you’ve most likely ripped open one of the plastic-fitting bags containing the screws, bolts and Allen keys to assemble the product. Starting this…

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IKEA allocates 16,000 hectares of forests for research to further improve responsible forest management

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA is taking an important step toward improving global standards in responsible forest management. Together with the European Forest Institute and Preferred by Nature, IKEA will start a research project that will explore, test and scale improved forestry practices, strengthening climate resilience and minimising negative impacts on biodiversity. In this research project, Inter IKEA Group, Ingka Group (the largest IKEA retailer), the European Forest Institute (EFI), and Preferred by Nature together will explore opportunities for biodiversity and climate-smart forestry across various forest types in Europe, starting in forests owned by…

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IKEA cuts transport climate footprint by 9% year-on-year

Stuart Mitchell

The IKEA climate footprint linked to product transportation continues to shrink. Between FY23 and FY24, relative greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) decreased by 9%. Since the baseline year FY17, transport-related emissions have decreased by 26%. The Decarb Catalogue for FY24 is now available, summarising the projects and highlights achieved with partners and service providers to reach these results during the last fiscal year. With 1.7 million shipments annually, IKEA is one of the biggest shippers globally. Transporting IKEA products, excluding last-mile deliveries, represents 5% of the total climate footprint. To summarise…

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Inter IKEA Group introduce new Chief Sustainability Officer

Stuart Mitchell

Lena Julle will take on the role as Inter IKEA Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer, effective 1 May, 2025. Lena has been serving as the Acting CSO since September 2024, while also being the Sustainability Manager at IKEA Range, leading and contributing to the development of sustainable products and solutions for IKEA customers around the world to enable healthy, affordable and low-impact everyday life. With over 30 years experience at IKEA, Lena has been instrumental in advancing the IKEA climate, circularity and the overall sustainability agenda. “The IKEA goal – to…

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