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IKEA launches MÄVINN – made with social businesses and celebrating traditional craftsmanship

Stuart Mitchell

Ikea’s new MÄVINN collection is all about appreciating the artisanal craft and workmanship that goes into making unique accessories for the home. The collection comprises 20 carefully crafted items, made together with seven social businesses across Asia, that provide long-term jobs for people in rural areas and vulnerable groups. MÄVINN features home accessories made using traditional artisan techniques. The collection spotlights handmade crafts, and includes baskets, rugs, a lampshade, an apron, bags, cushion covers, a wall organiser, and more. Created from leftover denim, natural fibres and handwoven textiles, the items…

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IKEA to use bio-based glue for reduced climate footprint

Stuart Mitchell

To reduce the climate footprint of board production, IKEA is switching from fossil-based to bio-based glues. Today, 5% of the climate footprint of the total IKEA value chain is connected to the use of glue in board materials. With this change, the goal is to reduce fossil-based glue use by 40% and greenhouse gas emissions from glue by 30% by FY30. Finding new glue solutions is one of the main approaches to reducing the IKEA climate footprint, and most glue consumption is used in board production. As a result of…

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IKEA expands renewable electricity programme to suppliers in ten additional markets

Stuart Mitchell

The increased share of renewable electricity in production is one of the key contributors to why the total IKEA climate footprint decreased by 5% in absolute terms in FY22, compared to FY21. To speed up the reduction of the climate footprint from production, IKEA has decided to include ten additional markets into the programme to support suppliers to switch to renewable electricity. Almost two-thirds of the IKEA climate footprint is directly connected to the supply chain, including production at suppliers. To contribute to limit climate change to 1.5°C by drastically…

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IKEA Sustainability and Climate Reports FY22: Reduced climate footprint and significant increase of renewable energy

Stuart Mitchell

The financial year 2022 (FY22)* was another year of global challenges, but also of important achievements towards meeting the IKEA sustainability commitments for 2030. Key movements include a 12% reduction of the total IKEA climate footprint in absolute terms and a 20% decrease in relative terms** compared to baseline year FY16, a significant increase in renewable energy in both retail and production, and one of the first corporate disclosures of outdoor air pollution generated across a value chain.  The IKEA Sustainability Report FY22 and the IKEA Climate Report FY22 are issued by Inter IKEA…

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IKEA increases transparency about origin of wood in products

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA is moving toward greater transparency with an industry-first global wood supply map sharing where all the wood material in IKEA products comes from and more information about why it plays such an essential role in the range. IKEA uses wood more than any other material, and for the very first time, shares all of the 45 markets suppliers sourced wood from in FY22. By sharing this new information, IKEA aims to build greater awareness for consumers on the approach to ensuring responsible wood-sourcing practices. “People are curious to know…

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