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Ikea Plans Mushroom-Based Packaging as Eco-Friendly Replacement for Polystyrene
Ikea plans to use packaging made with mushrooms as an eco-friendly replacement for polystyrene, the Swedish retail giant has revealed. The flat-pack furniture retailer is looking at using the biodegradable “fungi packaging” as part of its efforts to reduce waste…
IKEA Cooks Up Kitchen Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles
IKEA has further expanded its portfolio of green products with the launch this week of a new range of sustainable kitchen fronts made using recycled plastics and wood. The KUNGSBACKA range has been manufactured from recycled PET bottles and reclaimed…
IKEA Unpacks 88MW in Alberta
The project, which is located near Drumheller, comprises 55 GE 1.6 MW turbines and will generate 275 million kilowatt hours of electricity. IKEA Canada sustainability manager Brendan Seale said: “This investment in renewable energy supports our business and moves us…
IKEA UK Reveals Sustainable Product Sales Surge
IKEA has achieved zero waste status across its UK and Ireland operations alongside strong sales growth for its ‘sustainable life at home products’, according to its sustainability report for 2016. Published today, the report claims IKEA recycled 90.6 per cent…
IKEA Group Announces Fresh €1bn Push to Secure Supplies of Sustainable Materials
IKEA Group has revealed plans to invest a further €1bn in securing long term supplies of sustainable materials by backing projects in forestry, recycling, renewable energy, and biomaterial development. The retail giant today published its annual sustainability report for 2016,…
Big Business Calls on Government to Halt Solar Tax Hike
A group of major businesses, including retail giants Sainsbury’s, IKEA and Kingfisher, have called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to stop a planned rise in business rates for firms with solar installations. The businesses have joined senior politicians, energy executives and…
700,000 solar panels have been installed on our facilities so far
The Prime Ministers of Sweden and Serbia confirmed that IKEA will invest 300 million euros in Serbia by the end of the year at the World Economic Forum in Davos during January. Exclusively for Energy portal Mrs Irena Dobosz, the…