A sustainable everyday
We want to empower people to live more sustainably, so we’re focusing on affordable products that are both resource- and energy-efficient. With home solar panels, plant-based hot dogs and energy-saving solutions, we’re paving the way for more sustainable living for the many.
“We will inspire and enable people to move towards healthy and sustainable lifestyles, by making them a choice that is affordable, attractive, and accessible for as many people as possible.”
Our materials
Using more sustainable packing for shipping
The IKEA flat packs have been made of cardboard for decades, one of the few materials recycled on a global scale. We recognize that this is not enough. That’s why, we’re working to use only renewable, recycled, and recyclable materials for all our products, packaging, and shipping by 2030.
Our starting point will always be to use material that is renewable and easily recyclable. We will remove all single-used plastic packaging material from our supply chain when possible, and collaborate with industry leaders to decrease our environmental footprint – at lower cost – and increase our material innovation.
Many of our packaging solutions can already be reused by our customers for different purposes. For example, when storing, moving, or reselling your product. Inside our packages, our products are often protected by different kinds of supporting material, which we can reuse as filling for new parcel boxes.
A clear sustainability strategy
The IKEA Sustainability Strategy is to inspire, activate and lead us in our planning, decision-making and goal setting so that we together can achieve the big positive changes we want to see for the IKEA business, and in the world.
Social impact
We take our responsibility seriously in the local communities where we're present. Through thoughtful and enduring actions, we want our community outreach to have a positive impact on people and planet, helping to build a fairer and more equal society.
