IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments

treehugger.com 23 Oct '12, 3pm

IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments

IKEA has unveiled a new sustainability strategy, outlining the mega-retailers' green plans through 2020. Entitled "People & Planet Positive", the plan has three main areas supporting the notion, in the words of IKEA's Chief Sustainability Officer, "that sustainability should not be a luxury good; it should be affordable for everyone." In terms of energy usage, IKEA plans on investing $1.95 billion in renewable energy by 2015—a figure including investments dating back to 2009—and by 2020 will produce as much renewable energy as it consumes. Already, solar panels installed on its buildings, and the wind farms it owns across six European nations, account for 27% of all the electricity it consumes. To date the company is slightly under halfway to its 2015 commitment on investment. The plan also aims to improve energy efficient of of IKEA operations by at least 20% by 2020. In ...

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@Vollegrond » 13 Nov '12, 12pm
#IKEA wil nog duurzamer, oa. meer hout aanplanten dan gebruiken [link]
@1to1Movement » 29 Oct '12, 4pm
Way to go @DesignByIKEA [link]
@treehuggeruk » 29 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @greenplacecsr: IKEA promises to grow more tree than it uses by 2020 and invest 1.95 billion in renewable energy. [link]
@greenplacecsr » 29 Oct '12, 3pm
IKEA promises to grow more tree than it uses by 2020 and invest 1.95 billion in renewable energy. [link]
@MHBoys » 29 Oct '12, 2pm
IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments [link] (still evil in other areas)
@treehuggeruk » 28 Oct '12, 8am
RT @michelebianchi1: good stuff; happy to be part of the effort and working here #IKEA. [link]
@michelebianchi1 » 28 Oct '12, 8am
good stuff; happy to be part of the effort and working here #IKEA. [link]
@treehuggeruk » 28 Oct '12, 5am
RT @emirj: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020 [link] via @TreeHugger #business #news #eco #sustainability #green
@emirj » 28 Oct '12, 5am
IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020 [link] via @TreeHugger #business #news #eco #sustainability #green
@treehuggeruk » 27 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @Energy_Mobile: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020 | @treehugger [link] Does this improve your opinion of the brand?
@Energy_Mobile » 27 Oct '12, 1pm
IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020 | @treehugger [link] Does this improve your opinion of the brand?
@treehuggeruk » 26 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @aaronkwan7: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments : TreeHugger [link]
@treehuggeruk » 25 Oct '12, 1am
RT @steveleedesign: Change by policy: Ikea to grow more wood than it consumes [link] #environment
@steveleedesign » 25 Oct '12, 1am
Change by policy: Ikea to grow more wood than it consumes [link] #environment
@treehuggeruk » 25 Oct '12, 12am
RT @corbyfugitt: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @GreenTechPR: IKEA will grow more wood than it uses by 2020. So great when big companies like #IKEA lead by example! [link] via @treehugger
@GreenTechPR » 24 Oct '12, 10pm
IKEA will grow more wood than it uses by 2020. So great when big companies like #IKEA lead by example! [link] via @treehugger
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @JoannaRHarp: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@poplarnetwork » 24 Oct '12, 7pm
IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments [link] #green #ikea #greenbiz
@SHRodman » 24 Oct '12, 7pm
#Innovation: Focus on #Reforestration--individual & co. rather than just recycling. Ikea to grow more than used--2020. [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @LMTOnsrudLP: Renewable Energy - Furniture Manufacturer [link] #mfg
@LMTOnsrudLP » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
Renewable Energy - Furniture Manufacturer [link] #mfg
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @JohnNeher: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @Re_Post_co: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @UbuntuFutur: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments [link]
@GreenChoiceSol » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
Covered in #solar panels and growing more wood than it uses - .@IKEA making #sustainable powerful movements [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @joecarryon: IKEA To Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020: [link] (via @TreeHugger) Impressive clean energy/efficiency plans as well. #CSR
@joecarryon » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
IKEA To Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020: [link] (via @TreeHugger) Impressive clean energy/efficiency plans as well. #CSR
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @billhandy: Another reason to love Ikea. IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020 [link]
@billhandy » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
Another reason to love Ikea. IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020 [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @rwr3peat: Tree-kea. Swedish for forest? IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @WorkingBldgs: #IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts #CleanEnergy, #Efficiency Commitments [link]
@WorkingBldgs » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
#IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts #CleanEnergy, #Efficiency Commitments [link]
@rwr3peat » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
Tree-kea. Swedish for forest? IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments [link]
@cjutting1 » 24 Oct '12, 3pm
Preaching and practicing #sustainability .@IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020 [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @NPTRE: Hats off to IKEA... [link] [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @GreenStudent: MT @bennuworld: IKEA's CSO: "Sustainability should not be a luxury good. It should be affordable for everyone" [link]
@GreenStudent » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
MT @bennuworld: IKEA's CSO: "Sustainability should not be a luxury good. It should be affordable for everyone" [link]
@NPTRE » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
Hats off to IKEA... [link] [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @Bennuworld: "Sustainability should not be a luxury good. It should be affordable for everyone" -IKEA's Steve Howard via @treehugger [link]
@Bennuworld » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
"Sustainability should not be a luxury good. It should be affordable for everyone" -IKEA's Steve Howard via @treehugger [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @MicroRecycCoop: Ouais! RT @emplois_engages Génial! D'ici 2020, IKEA prévoit produire autant de bois et d'énergie qu'elle en utilise [link]
@MicroRecycCoop » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
Ouais! RT @emplois_engages Génial! D'ici 2020, IKEA prévoit produire autant de bois et d'énergie qu'elle en utilise [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @KathleenHutton1: IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @scottiebreen: Impressed with IKEA's progress and investments made towards its sustainability goals. Go Swedes! @therealbergoo [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @emplois_engages: Génial! D'ici 2020, IKEA prévoit produire autant de bois et d'énergie qu'elle en utilise. [link]
@emplois_engages » 24 Oct '12, 1pm
Génial! D'ici 2020, IKEA prévoit produire autant de bois et d'énergie qu'elle en utilise. [link]
@scottiebreen » 24 Oct '12, 1pm
Impressed with IKEA's progress and investments made towards its sustainability goals. Go Swedes! @therealbergoo [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 12pm
RT @chrislike: I want more news like this: Ikea to Invest $1.95B in Sustainability. [link]
@chrislike » 24 Oct '12, 11am
I want more news like this: Ikea to Invest $1.95B in Sustainability. [link]