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IKEA and the IKEA Foundation honoured at Save the Children’s first ever Corporate Business Awards
[International]  On 22nd September, at Save the Children’s first ever Corporate Business Awards, IKEA and the IKEA Foundation were recognised for outstanding contributions to the Save the Children’s work.
IKEA and the IKEA Foundation were presented an award for Exceptional Achievements in Programme Funding. They were chosen to receive this award because of the support IKEA and the IKEA Foundation have given to Save the Children to help them make a child’s right to a healthy and secure childhood with access to education a reality. Since 2003, this annual global Soft Toy Campaign has raised over 35.2 millions Euros, which has supported 95 projects in 45 countries, helping 8 million of the world’s most disadvantaged children to enjoy an education they may not have otherwise received.

Save the Children’s Chief Executive Justin Forsyth and ambassador Natasha Kaplinsky presented the award to Martin Hansson, IKEA’s UK and Ireland Country Manager. After the awards presentation Natasha Kaplinsky gave an inspirational speech about visits to India and South Africa, where she has witnessed firsthand the difference that corporate support is making to children’s lives.

Douglas Rouse, Corporate Partnerships Director at Save the Children said:

“We were delighted to have the opportunity to recognise the invaluable support and achievements of IKEA and the IKEA Foundation for the first time at Save the Children’s Corporate Business Awards. Through this support we are working to save children’s lives in the world’s poorest countries and ensure their right to an education is fulfilled.”

Further information
IKEA Foundation: Jonathan Spampinato, Head of Communications Tel: (+31) 61 175 6336
jonathan.spampinato@IkeaFoundation.org
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Save the Children

Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfill their potential.For more about Save the Children visit: www.savethechildren.org.uk

About the IKEA FoundationThe IKEA Foundation aims to improve opportunities for children and youth in developing countries by funding holistic, long-term programmes that can create substantial, lasting change. The Foundation works with strong strategic partners applying innovative approaches to achieve large-scale results in four fundamental areas of a child’s life – a home, education, health, and family income. Currently-funded programmes benefit an estimated 100 million children. Learn more at www.ikeafoundation.org.

About IKEA
•IKEA was established in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad at the age of 17, in Småland in Sweden.
•IKEA is the world’s leading home furnishing retailer with a grand total of 280 IKEA stores in 26 countries/territories that are visited by 626 million people every year. IKEA UK has 18 stores and IKEA Ireland has 1 store. The first IKEA store in the UK was opened in Warrington in 1987.
•The IKEA Group has 127,000 co-workers in 40 different countries over four continents. 103,500 in Europe, 15,500 in North America and 8,000 in Asia and Australia. There are 9,000 employees currently working at IKEA UK and Ireland organisation.
•IKEA has a range of 9,500 different home furnishing products.
•Sales for the IKEA Group for the financial year 2010 increased by 1.7 per cent to a total of 23.1 billion euros. Despite the tough economic climate, IKEA UK & Ireland has reported that total sales for the year to 31 August 2010 rose by 1.1% to £1.2 billion.
•Last year, IKEA stores welcomed a total of 712 million visitors across the world and IKEA had 42.3 million visitors in the UK stores
•Last year, the annual IKEA catalogue was printed in 197 million copies, 61 editions and in 29 languages. In total, the catalogue was read by 400 million people in 41 countries. Ingvar Kamprad penned all the text himself until 1963.

100 million.

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