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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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IKEA uncovers the globe’s sleep secrets: Where the world sleeps soundly – and where sleep is a struggle

Stuart Mitchell

A new IKEA report reveals we get 1 hour and 20 minutes less sleep than we want – and it uncovers a mathematical formula for achieving the perfect night’s rest. IKEA Sleep uncovered – IKEA’s largest global study surveying over 55,000 people across 57 markets – reveals Mainland China has the highest score for sleep quality, with Norway having the lowest, and USA second to last. The report pulls back the covers on our nighttime habits, highlighting the barriers to achieving quality sleep and offering insights and solutions to help…

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IKEA invests EUR 1.5 billion to accelerate phase out of fossil fuels

Stuart Mitchell

Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, is investing a total of EUR 1.5 billion as part of its renewable energy transformation to phase out the direct use of fossil fuels. This investment in energy efficiency improvements and renewable heating and cooling technology contributes towards the target of reducing its climate footprint from own operations by 85% by 2030 (from a 2016 baseline). This is in addition to the already committed EUR 7.5 billion investment in offsite renewable energy production and technologies. “Ending our reliance on fossil fuels is essential to…

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IKEA partners with the Baby Bank Alliance, as cost of living crisis drives 44% of UK parents to consider visiting a baby bank in the last year

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA has announced a new partnership with the Baby Bank Alliance, an organisation dedicated to supporting and advocating for over 300 UK baby banks and families.  With concerns surrounding the rising cost of living and the need to provide for their family, new research revealed 44% of parents have considered visiting a baby bank in the past year.  It comes as 4.3 million children in the UK are currently living in poverty₁, with referrals to baby banks up 54% in the past year, according to research undertaken by the Baby…

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