IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, has revealed that 70 percent of its production materials in 2018 were either repurposed or recycled. The progress was posted in the retailer’s latest sustainability report, which also documents the actions the furniture giant has taken to date to achieve its visions of becoming “climate positive”, free from single-use plastic and 100 percent renewable. The multinational is also targeting an 80 percent climate footprint reduction from its stores and operations in absolute terms by 2030. On top of that, IKEA is attempting to convert all of its transportation vehicles to electric. If we want to succeed in the fight against climate change, then big corporations need to follow IKEA’s footsteps and reduce their own carbon emissions across their supply chain.
70% of IKEA’s products in 2018 were either renewable or recycled
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