Here you will find the latest corporate press information from IKEA UK.
IKEA Soft Toys to children in cyclone affected area of Myanmar Save the Children distributed a total of 200,000 IKEA soft toys to children in Myanmar. This is in response to the emergency caused by the cyclone in spring this year.
IKEA Launches Soft Toy Campaign At IKEA we believe that children are the most important people in the world. So when creating products, we think about children’s joy and imagination, development, and safety. Because every one of them should be free to play and learn!
With the money raised during the annual Soft Toys campaign, IKEA Social Initiative supports Save the Children and UNICEF projects in places like China, Vietnam, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe.
Read the PDF for more information about the 2008 Soft Toy Campaign that takes place between Novemeber 1 to December 23. Soft Toy Campaign 2008 pdf 2.6mb
IKEA 21 years in the UK April 2008 saw IKEA celebrating its 21st birthday in the UK. We had a whole host of exciting activities for you in the media, our customers and co-workers.
Click on the link below for all the information about our 21st birthday celebrations. IKEA 21 years in the UK
WWF and IKEA Cooperation Two of the world’s leading organizations are working closely to promote the responsible and sustainable use of natural resources. WWF, the global conservation organization, and IKEA, the home furnishings company, co-operate in the areas of responsible forestry, better cotton production, and climate change.
Soft Toy Campaign Thank you Together we have given children a better future!
We broke our record. We exceeded our global soft toy sales goals. From November 3rd to December 24th 2007 almost £3.05 million (4.1 million Euro) was raised globally in IKEA stores to support UNICEF and Save the Children educational programs in developing countries.
IKEA Launches £1.3 Million “Foot of Forest” Campaign to Create UK Woodland Home furnishings company IKEA UK has teamed up with the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, the Woodland Trust, to help expand the country’s forests
IKEA Belfast Finishes First Day on a High IKEA’s first store to open on the island of Ireland finished on a high on the 13th of December following a very successful first day of trading.
IKEA Coventry Opening Day Read the release for further information.
IKEA Launches Third Soft Toy Campaign The annual IKEA soft toys activity, where £1 from the sale of each soft toy sold is donated to UNICEF and Save the Children, finances projects aiming to improve children’s lives.
IKEA Checks Out of Plastic Bags IKEA UK is to become the country's first leading retailer to abandon traditional plastic bags in the latest environment initiative by the world's largest home furnishings company.
IKEA Greenlights New Environmental Initiatives IKEA UK today announced two new initiatives to improve sustainability, continuing the retailer’s ongoing commitment to take action to improve all environmental aspects of its business. The latest initiatives involve:
•Giving low-energy light bulbs to the entire UK workforce of 9,600 •Switching its entire company car fleet to low emission hybrids
IKEA Says “Get on Your Bike” In Green Festive Gift Message IKEA UK today handed over its traditional end-of-year gift – and for 2006 it’s a brand new folding bike. Each co-worker will also be eligible for 15% subsidised travel tickets to encourage more to use public transport to travel to and from work.
The eco-friendly gift choices are part of IKEA’s continued commitment to improve all environmental aspects of its business.
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