A sustainable everyday

We want to empower people to live more sustainably, so we’re focusing on affordable, resource and energy efficient products. With veggie hot dogs, and energy-saving solutions, we’re paving the way for more sustainable homes for the many.

How to live more sustainably at home

We understand that more and more people are interested in reducing the impact they have on the planet, but many don’t really know how to do it. To make this easier, we focus on a few key things: energy, air, water, and waste.

A young couple preparing food in their galley kitchen. One of them chops a pepper while the other looks in a wall cabinet.

Tips and ideas for a more sustainable home

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A person’s finger presses the on/off switch on the cord of a white FUBBLA LED work lamp on a light-blue tray table.

A person adds a vegetable peel to a brown-paper food waste bag in a HÅLLBAR waste sorting bin within a high MAXIMERA drawer.

Stainless steel VIMMERN kitchen mixer tap with handspray at a round BOHOLMEN inset sink, green leaves on the edge.

A person’s hand holds a paintbrush and applies gray paint to the top surface of a piece of untreated pine furniture.

A person places a turquoise, silicone, ÖVERMÄTT food cover on a glass of chopped watermelon that stands on a chopping board.

A person sprinkles chopped green herbs on to HUVUDROLL plant balls in a IKEA 365+ frying pan on a hob.

Beige seagrass basket on a bed with a pair of grey socks inside.

Everyday actions matter. See some ideas.

Delicious, healthy, and sustainable food for the many

At IKEA, we believe that making healthier and more sustainable food an easy, affordable, and delicious choice is a vital part of creating a better everyday life for the many people.

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A pink hexagonal plate on white marble bench top. On the plate are baby spinach leaves decoratively arranged in a ring.

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.

The materials we use

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More sustainable choices

A wood-topped dining table with a striking grain pattern upon which is a pile of dinner plates, some candlesticks and a vase.

A cotton plant with three white, fluffy cotton flowers at sunset in a lush green field of cotton plants.

Three wall mounted KNOPARE hooks mounted at different heights, one of which is holding a white macrame bag.

A storage unit with a vertical, white metal mesh surface. A woman’s hand is hanging several earrings in the mesh holes.

A flock of unshorn sheep grazing on a sunny day. In the background are pine trees, mountains, and blue sky.

The hand of an Indian artisan hand-weaving a bamboo lattice from long, thin strands of bamboo.

The sun setting behind a building on a street full of pedestrians. In the foreground leaves of a bush are lit up by the sun.

A clear sustainability strategy

We’ve set ambitious goals that includes commiting to becoming climate positive by 2030. This means reducing more greenhouse gas emissions than the full IKEA value chain emits, while growing the IKEA business.

More on the IKEA Sustainability Strategy

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