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Large scale study from IKEA and H&M Group shows potential to transform the way we use recycled textiles

Stuart Mitchell

Through a broad industry collaboration, Inter IKEA and H&M Group have been able to create a large-scale databank to understand potentials and challenges with recycled textile from a chemical contamination perspective. Inter IKEA Group and H&M Group will now use these findings to increase knowledge around chemical content in recycled textiles and to impact legislation around circular economy.  To reach both the companies’ ambitions aiming for only using renewable and recycled materials by 20301, a key step is to find clean and reliable sources of recyclable materials. To tackle these industrywide challenges,…

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IKEA to share unique learnings from the restoration of rainforests and its ecosystems in Borneo

Stuart Mitchell

Over a period of 20 years, IKEA has together with partners restored around 18 500 hectares of rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia. The area has now been given the highest protection status in Malaysia, and with increasing awareness of the need to end global biodiversity loss, IKEA and partners invite research organisations from all over the world to take part of the learnings from the Sow a Seed project. “IKEA is committed to improving biodiversity and protecting ecosystems throughout the value chain and beyond. One important component is the restoration and…

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Unilever, Pernod Ricard and IKEA put profit and the planet on equal footing at Transform Europe

Stuart Mitchell

What does it take to become a ‘sustainability-first’ business? The big question for all organisations as we head into the COP26 period, is whether it is possible to grow a business while reducing greenhouse gases and its impacts on customers, people, planet across its value chain. In less than a month’s time Transform Europe (23 -24th November) will convene the pioneering leaders in transforming their businesses to find out how they are integrating sustainability into the business and making investment decisions with financial returns and the social and CO2 impact…

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IKEA releases circular product design tool to inspire and accelerate the circular movement

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA is on the journey to design all products with built-in circular capabilities by 2030. After assessing over 9,500 products*, IKEA is now sharing its methodology and insights to inspire and engage designers and accelerate the movement towards a circular economy. This has been summarized into the circular blueprint and is shared through an online interactive tool. Through this easy-to-use interactive tool, IKEA hopes to enable a consistent and simple way to measure the different product types for their circular capabilities, from big, bulky furniture to smaller, decorative products. Users…

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IKEA joins 50L Home Coalition to accelerate action on water saving solutions

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA has joined the 50L Home Coalition with the vision to make 50 litres of daily water use per person an aspiration for all. The coalition brings together companies, policymakers, innovators, researchers, and communities to develop and scale innovations for efficient water use at home. Currently, the average daily water use per person in Europe is 150 litres, and elsewhere much more. “IKEA is committed to become Water Positive and by 2030 IKEA will improve water quality and availability of water for people and planet where we have an influence.…

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