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IKEA release “Us & Our Planet: This Is How We Live” – A book about life at home and sustainable living

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA proudly presents Us & Our Planet: This is How We Live, a book produced in collaboration between PHAIDON and IKEA. Together they have teamed up to explore one of the biggest challenges of our generation: sustainable living. Us & Our Planet looks at the life at home of twelve everyday people including activists, artists, athletes and gardeners as well as young families across the globe. From Mexico to Bali, the book shines a light on the small things one can do to make our world a little better. “This…

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IKEA releases Sustainability Report FY21 and confirms being on track towards 2030 climate commitment

Stuart Mitchell

The financial year 2021 (FY21)* was a year of both challenges and important movements towards the IKEA 2030 commitments. Although the effects of the pandemic continued, nearly all stores could re-open, and everyday life returned to something more familiar. Important sustainability achievements include improvements throughout the value chain to further reduce the IKEA climate footprint in absolute terms compared to baseline FY16, the launch of an interactive online circular product design tool, and taking a big step towards using only renewable energy across the value chain. The IKEA Sustainability Report…

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IKEA invites tech talents for a job interview over 3D-printed meatballs

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA is inviting people with imagination for a job interview over experimental 3D-printed meatballs as part of a new data and technology recruitment campaign. During 2022 the brand will open more than 150 technology and innovation roles across Europe. So it’s reaching out for people who share its values and vision: to create a better everyday life for the many people. The world-famous Swedish meatballs are an iconic part of the IKEA offer. Now IKEA is exploring new technologies to make them more sustainable. In line with their commitment to…

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Test period of the second-hand IKEA shop in Sweden extended – to further explore the circular business potential

Stuart Mitchell

In November 2020, the world´s first second-hand IKEA shop opened in Eskilstuna, Sweden, with the purpose to test and develop how the second-hand segment can contribute to prolong the life of the IKEA products and contribute to moving IKEA towards a circular business. The test period is now prolonged by one more year. “With the prolonged testing period we can take further learnings to see if and how the second-hand shop could be integrated in the IKEA customer meeting point portfolio, to understand if this solution has the potential to…

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IKEA scales up social business collaborations to include more marginalised groups

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA will add three new large-scale partners in Southeast Asia. This will create more job opportunities for people in rural areas and marginalised groups, and two of the partners have a special focus on integrating persons with disabilities in their manufacturing. The collaboration will broaden the range of products produced in a sustainable industrial environment. The first collection VÅRDANDE will launch in June 2022. “To join hands with three new large-scale partners, create a new possibility for IKEA to offer products made of natural fibres and waste material. These partners…

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