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IKEA joins Stockholm+50 events to highlight the role of business in protecting and improving biodiversity

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA has been an early supporter of global efforts to reverse biodiversity loss in this decade. This week, Inter IKEA Group joins the Stockholm+50 conference with one aim to foster dialogue around the important role the private sector can play, by bringing together around 30 businesses in an event co-hosted with WWF and H&M. Stockholm+50 and surrounding events takes place 2-3rd June in Stockholm, Sweden. Inter IKEA Group will be present to engage in conversations around sustainable living, circular economy, sustainable food systems, responsible forest management and biodiversity. In the…

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IKEA takes a new leap towards 100 per cent circular mattresses

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA is leading an initiative where new mattresses are created from a collection of disposed mattresses, prolonging the life of already made products by increasing the use of post-consumer recycled polyols in foam. With this initiative, IKEA aims to reduce foam ending up in landfill, decrease pollution, and drive the industry agenda to develop foam solutions centred around recycled materials. The target for 2025 is a minimum of 20 per cent recycled and/or renewable content in the polyols used in foam production for IKEA mattresses. At IKEA we continue the…

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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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