1. IKEA Implementing Sustainable Practices
Mark Finnegan, Environment Specialist
IKEA
Ballymun

2. Introduction

3. IKEA Sustainability Overview
Sustainability?: a balance between social needs, environmental protection and economic growth
IKEA Sustainability Direction: IKEA’s business should have an overall positive impact on people & the environment
Sustainability Structure throughout the IKEA Group incl. procurement, logistics, food, property, manufacturing, forestry and retail – sustainability managers, specialists and co-ordinators.

4. IKEA Business Plan 2011
Sustainability is one of four key cornerstones in the IKEA business plan.

5. IKEA Sustainability Current Projects
IKEA WAY: Social & environmental protection – code of standard
IKEA Goes Renewable: Reducing CO2 & utilising green energy
EMS Monitoring: Waste, energy, water, non-car transport, community support
Never Ending List: Communication & raising awareness
Local community & charity work
Environment & Recovery Dept. – waste minimisation and waste management

6. IKEA Goes Renewable - Dublin
Ground source heating/cooling system – 158 bores, 90m deep, 65% carbon reduction = energy savings for 300 homes
No oil or gas connection
Biomass Burner: 650kw – heat water & loading bay area = 24% carbon reduction
Rainwater harvesting – UV treated & used for flushing toilets

7. IKEA Sustainability KPIs – 2011
Waste: 90% recycle rate
Energy: 10% reduction on 2010 total (kwhs)
Transport: 25% of employees use sustainable transport & 15% of customers
75% Recovery Index for damaged products/packaging, ex-display and customer returns

8. Sustainability results – Dublin 2010
Waste: 91% recycle rate
80 tonnes of customer WEEE & packaging take back
Energy: 2010 (baseline year) buy green energy
Transport: 47% of employees use sustainable transport & 8% of customers
71% Recovery Index
Planted 5 acres of native woodland in Fingal – IKEA Family & Tree Council of Ireland
90% of employees completed sustainability training (excl. induction)

9. Future Sustainability Focus
Offer a range of products that are more sustainable – Product Scorecard
Take a lead role towards a low carbon society – IGR, customer electric vehicle chargers…
Turn waste into a resource eg Closing the Loop project on furniture reuse
Reduce our water footprint
Take social responsibility

10. Thank You
‘Sustainability is our ultimate goal…We’re only at the beginning of our journey towards a sustainable IKEA range’
Thomas Bergmark
ex-Sustainability Manager
IKEA Group