Editing IKEA (section)

==Environmental initiatives==
[[File:Yellow IKEA shopping bag (2019) 03.jpg|alt=yellow IKEA shopping bag|thumb|Yellow IKEA recyclable shopping bag]]
[[File:HK CWB Park Lane basement shop IKEA lighting LED lamps notice Dec-2015 DSC.JPG|thumb|LED lamp display at an IKEA in Hong Kong]]

===Umbrella initiatives===
After initial environmental issues like the highly publicized [[formaldehyde]] scandals in the early 1980s and 1992,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ikea and formaldehyde |url=http://www.peterre.info/ikea/formaldehyde/ |publisher=unknown (2003 to 6 February 2004) |access-date=2 July 2013 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121042415/http://www.peterre.info/ikea/formaldehyde/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Formaldehyde and other VOC's |url=http://www.ikeafans.com/forums/articles/5107-formaldehyde-other-vocs.html |publisher=ikeafans.com | date=February 1998 |access-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625033018/http://www.ikeafans.com/forums/articles/5107-formaldehyde-other-vocs.html |archive-date=25 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Eco Etiquette: Should I Freak Out About Formaldehyde In Baby Furniture? | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eco-etiquette-should-i-fr_b_814096 | first=Jennifer | last=Grayson | work=[[HuffPost]] | date=26 January 2011 | access-date=27 April 2020 | archive-date=22 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922215154/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eco-etiquette-should-i-fr_b_814096 | url-status=live }}</ref> IKEA took a proactive stance on environmental issues and tried to prevent future incidents through a variety of measures.<ref>See Bartlett, Dessain, Sjöman (2006)&nbsp;– Ikea's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labour (A) in Harvard Business School</ref> In 1990, IKEA invited [[Karl-Henrik Robèrt]], founder of [[the Natural Step]], to address its board of directors. Robert's system conditions for sustainability provided a [[Strategy|strategic approach]] to improving the company's environmental performance. In 1990, IKEA adopted the Natural Step framework as the basis for its environmental plan.<ref name=Owens>Owens, Heidi (1998) [http://www.ortns.org/documents/Ikea.pdf Ikea: A Natural Step Case Study]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125152924/http://www.ortns.org/documents/Ikea.pdf |date=25 November 2005 }} Oregon Natural Step Network. Retrieved 6 April 2008.</ref> This led to the development of an Environmental Action Plan, which was adopted in 1992. The plan focused on structural change, allowing IKEA to "maximize the impact of resources invested and reduce the energy necessary to address isolated issues".<ref name=Owens /> The environmental measures taken include the following:

# Replacing [[polyvinylchloride]] (PVC) in wallpapers, home textiles, shower curtains, lampshades and furniture—PVC has been eliminated from packaging and is being phased out in electric cables;
# Minimizing the use of [[formaldehyde]] in its products, including textiles;
# Eliminating acid-curing [[lacquer]]s;
# Producing a model of chair (OGLA) made from 100% [[Post-consumer waste|post-consumer]] [[plastic pollution|plastic waste]];
# Introducing a series of air-inflatable furniture products into the product line. Such products reduce the use of raw materials for framing and stuffing and reduce transportation weight and volume to about 15% of that of conventional furniture;
# Reducing the use of [[chromium]] for metal surface treatment;
# Limiting the use of substances such as [[cadmium]], lead, [[Polychlorinated biphenyl|PCB]], [[Pentachlorophenol|PCP]], and [[Azo dye|Azo pigments]];
# Using wood from responsibly managed forests that replant and maintain [[Biodiversity|biological diversity]];
# Using only [[Recycling|recyclable materials]] for flat packaging and "pure" (non-mixed) materials for packaging to assist in recycling.<ref name=Owens />
# Introducing rental bicycles with trailers for customers in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usingbicycles.blogspot.com/2008/07/ikea-bikes-no-theyre-not-made-of.html|title=IKEA Bikes (no, they're not made of plywood)|work=Using Bicycles|author=Sherwood Stranieri|date=17 July 2008|access-date=27 July 2008|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032431/http://usingbicycles.blogspot.com/2008/07/ikea-bikes-no-theyre-not-made-of.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2000, IKEA <ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-11-21 |title=Unveiling the Elegance: Transform Your Space with IKEA Bedroom Furniture Sets |url=https://decormastery.com/ikea-bedroom-furniture/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Decor Mastery}}</ref> introduced its code of conduct for suppliers that covers social, safety, and environmental questions. Today IKEA has around 60 auditors who perform hundreds of supplier audits every year. The main purpose of these audits is to make sure that the IKEA suppliers follow the law in each country where they are based. Most IKEA suppliers fulfil the law today with exceptions for some special issues, one being excessive working hours in Asia, in countries such as China and India.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

{{As of|2018|March}}, IKEA has signed on with 25 other companies to participate in the [[British Retail Consortium]]'s Better Retail Better World initiative, which challenges companies to meet objectives outlined by the United Nations [[Sustainable Development Goals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brc.org.uk/making-a-difference/priorities/better-retail-better-world/#WHO'S%20TAKING%20ACTION|title=Better Retail, Better World|website=brc.org.uk|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025192353/https://brc.org.uk/making-a-difference/priorities/better-retail-better-world#WHO'S%20TAKING%20ACTION|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Product life cycle===
To make IKEA a more sustainable company, a product life cycle was created. For the idea stage, products should be flat-packed so that more items can be shipped at once; products should also be easier to dismantle and recycle. Raw materials are used, and since wood and cotton are two of IKEA's most important manufacturing products, the company works with environmentally friendly forests and cotton, whereby the excessive use of chemicals and water is avoided.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/reports-downloads/sustainability-strategy-people-and-planet-positive.pdf |title=IKEA Group Sustainability Strategy 2016 |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=26 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226181231/https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/reports-downloads/sustainability-strategy-people-and-planet-positive.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

IKEA stores recycle waste and many run on renewable energy. All employees are trained in environmental and social responsibility, while public transit is one of the priorities when the location of stores is considered. Also, the coffee and chocolate served at IKEA stores is [[UTZ Certified]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.utz.org/better-business-hub/strengthening-your-reputation/from-store-to-farm-traceability-in-action-at-ikea/|title=From store to farm – traceability in action at IKEA – UTZ.org|website=UTZ.org|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-date=17 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817184547/https://utz.org/better-business-hub/strengthening-your-reputation/from-store-to-farm-traceability-in-action-at-ikea/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The last stage of the life cycle is the end of life. Most IKEA stores recycle light bulbs and drained batteries, and the company is also exploring the recycling of sofas and other home furnishing products.

===Energy sources===
In August 2008, IKEA announced that it had created IKEA GreenTech, a €50{{nbsp}}million venture capital fund. Located in [[Lund]] (a university town in Sweden), it will invest in 8–10 companies in the coming five years with focus on [[solar cells|solar panels]], alternative light sources, product materials, energy efficiency and water saving and purification. The aim is to commercialise green technologies for sale in IKEA stores within 3–4 years.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 August 2008 |title=Ikea Sets its Sights on the Sun |url=http://futurethinktank.com/2008/08/07/ikea-sets-its-sights-on-the-sun/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710105817/http://futurethinktank.com/2008/08/07/ikea-sets-its-sights-on-the-sun/ |archive-date=10 July 2009 |access-date=10 June 2009 |publisher=Futurethinktank.com (futurethink's innovation weblog)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=10 August 2008 |title=IKEA GreenTech |url=http://www.greenvc.org/ikea_greentech/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430194505/http://www.greenvc.org/ikea_greentech/ |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=10 June 2009 |publisher=Green VC}}</ref>

On 17 February 2011, IKEA announced its plans to develop a wind farm in [[Dalarna County]], Sweden, furthering its goal of using only renewable energy to fuel its operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20032930-54.html|title=IKEA building its own personal wind farm|publisher=CNET|date=17 February 2011|access-date=17 February 2011|archive-date=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221214447/http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20032930-54.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{as of|2012|June}},{{update inline|date=October 2017}} 17 United States IKEA stores are powered by solar panels, with 22 additional installations in progress,<ref name="Business Wire">{{cite web|title=Ikea U.S. Solar Plans near 89% with Two More Installations Proposed; Distribution Centers in Perryville, MD and Westampton, NJ Will Be among Country's Largest Projects |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ikea-us-solar-plans-near-89-with-two-more-installations-proposed-distribution-centers-in-perryville-md-and-westampton-nj-will-be-among-countrys-largest-projects-2012-06-12 |publisher=Business Wire |date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712230851/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ikea-us-solar-plans-near-89-with-two-more-installations-proposed-distribution-centers-in-perryville-md-and-westampton-nj-will-be-among-countrys-largest-projects-2012-06-12 |archive-date=12 July 2014 }}</ref><!-- The archived link is now also dead. --> and IKEA owns the 165 MW Cameron Wind farm in [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron County]] on the South Texas coast<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Steady-breezes-at-the-right-time-boost-Gulf-Coast-11363533.php |title=Sea change: Gulf Coast wind farms become vital to Texas energy mix |first=Ryan Maye |last=Handy |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=27 July 2017 |access-date=31 July 2017 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023412/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Steady-breezes-at-the-right-time-boost-Gulf-Coast-11363533.php |url-status=live }}</ref> and a [[List of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea|42 MW coastal wind farm]] in Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vindkraftsnyheter.se/20171006/5375/ajos-vindpark-overlamnad-till-kund|title=Ajos vindpark överlämnad till kund|work=vindkraftsnyheter.se|date=6 October 2017|access-date=11 October 2017|archive-date=16 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016125949/http://www.vindkraftsnyheter.se/20171006/5375/ajos-vindpark-overlamnad-till-kund|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2019, IKEA announced that they would be investing $2.8{{nbsp}}billion in renewable energy infrastructure. The company is targeting making their entire supply chain climate positive by 2030.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/1712654/ikeas-retail-arm-is-investing-2-8-billion-in-renewable-energy/|title=IKEA is investing $2.8{{nbsp}}billion in renewable energy infrastructure|last=Quito|first=Anne|website=Quartz|date=21 September 2019|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031050154/https://qz.com/1712654/ikeas-retail-arm-is-investing-2-8-billion-in-renewable-energy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Sourcing of wood===

The group is responsible for approximately 1% of world commercial-product wood consumption, making it the largest individual user of wood in the world.<ref name="tnr-romania" /><ref name="IKEA Group Sustainability Report FY13">[http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/sustainability_report/sustainability_report_2013.pdf IKEA Group Sustainability Report FY13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107050510/http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/sustainability_report/sustainability_report_2013.pdf |date=7 January 2018 }}, Page 23. Retrieved 13 February 2014</ref> IKEA claims to use 99.5% recycled or [[Forest Stewardship Council|FSC]]-certified wood.<ref name="ikea-sustainability-report-2021">{{cite web |title=IKEA Sustainability Report FY21 |url=https://gbl-sc9u2-prd-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/aboutikea/newsroom/publications/documents/ikea-sustainability-report-fy21.pdf?rev=6d09c40ec452441091b10d9212718192&hash=1A1FDACCB00D35EE9D64428D85CA6C4E |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=ikea.com |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523084830/https://gbl-sc9u2-prd-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/aboutikea/newsroom/publications/documents/ikea-sustainability-report-fy21.pdf?rev=6d09c40ec452441091b10d9212718192&hash=1A1FDACCB00D35EE9D64428D85CA6C4E |url-status=live }}</ref> However, IKEA has been shown to be involved in unsustainable and most likely [[illegal logging]] of old-growth and protected forests in multiple Eastern European countries in recent years.<ref name="tnr-romania">{{cite magazine| title=Ikea's Race for the Last of Europe's Old-Growth Forest| url=https://newrepublic.com/article/165245/ikea-romania-europe-old-growth-forest| magazine=The New Republic| date=16 February 2022| publication-date=6 February 2022| access-date=22 July 2022| last1=Sammon| first1=Alexander| last2=Renault| first2=Marion| last3=Renault| first3=Marion| last4=Cummins| first4=Eleanor| last5=Cummins| first5=Eleanor| last6=Lee| first6=Kevin| last7=Lee| first7=Kevin| last8=Shapiro| first8=Walter| last9=Shapiro| first9=Walter| last10=Beyerstein| first10=Lindsay| last11=Beyerstein| first11=Lindsay| last12=Haas| first12=Lidija| last13=Haas| first13=Lidija| archive-date=22 July 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722121507/https://newrepublic.com/article/165245/ikea-romania-europe-old-growth-forest| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Harvey |first=Fiona |author-link=Fiona Harvey |date=23 June 2020 |title=Timber from unsustainable logging allegedly being sold in EU as ethical |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/23/timber-unsustainable-logging-allegedly-sold-eu-ethical |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815112329/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/23/timber-unsustainable-logging-allegedly-sold-eu-ethical |archive-date=15 August 2022 |access-date=22 July 2022 |website=The Guardian |publication-date=16 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Ikea sold children's furniture 'made of illegally-logged Russian wood'| author=Jane Dalton| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/ikea-children-furniture-illegal-wood-b1884276.html| website=The Independent| publication-date=23 June 2020| access-date=22 July 2022| archive-date=7 July 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707060435/http://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/ikea-children-furniture-illegal-wood-b1884276.html| url-status=live}}</ref>

IKEA is the world's largest buyer and retailer of wood.<ref name="tnr-romania"/> In 2015, IKEA claimed to use 1% of the world's supply of timber.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2015 |title=Making Solid Wood |url=http://www.ikea.com/us/en/about_ikea/newsitem/022615_pr_making-solid-wood |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419042236/http://www.ikea.com/us/en/about_ikea/newsitem/022615_pr_making-solid-wood |archive-date=19 April 2015 |website=ikea.com}}</ref>

According to IKEA's 2021 ''Sustainability Report'', 99.5% of all wood that the company uses is either recycled or meets the standards of the [[Forest Stewardship Council]]. IKEA states that "[a]ll wood used for IKEA products must meet our critical requirements that ensure it's not (e.g.) sourced from illegally harvested forests [...]".<ref name="ikea-sustainability-report-2021"/> However, despite these claims, IKEA has been involved in unsustainable and most likely illegal logging of wood in multiple Eastern European countries in recent years; see [[Criticism of IKEA#Wood sourcing practices|Criticism of IKEA]].

IKEA owns about 136,000 acres of forest in the US and about 450,000 acres in Europe.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Takahashi |first1=Paul |title=Ikea acquires 42,000 acres of forestland in East Texas |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/retail/article/IKEA-acquires-42-000-acres-of-forestland-in-East-14853600.php |newspaper=Mysa |date=22 November 2019 |access-date=26 November 2019 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801190708/https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/retail/article/IKEA-acquires-42-000-acres-of-forestland-in-East-14853600.php |url-status=live }}<!--455+125=580--></ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ikea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development |author=Alaa Elassar |date=31 January 2021 |website=CNN The Good Stuff |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/us/ikea-forest-georgia-protect-trnd-scn/index.html |access-date=31 January 2021 |archive-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201185131/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/us/ikea-forest-georgia-protect-trnd-scn/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 14 January 2021, IKEA announced that Ingka Investments had acquired approximately 10,840 acres (4,386 hectares) near the [[Altamaha River]] Basin in the U.S. state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] from [[The Conservation Fund]]. The acquisition comes with the agreement "to protect the land from fragmentation, restore the longleaf pine forest, and safe-guard the habitat of the gopher tortoise".<ref>{{cite news |title=Ingka Investments acquires forestland in United States from The Conservation Fund |url=https://www.ikea.com/us/en/this-is-ikea/newsroom/ingka-investments-acquires-forestland-in-united-states-from-the-conservation-fund-pub70656d40 |access-date=2 February 2021 |website=ikea.com |archive-date=31 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131194127/https://www.ikea.com/us/en/this-is-ikea/newsroom/ingka-investments-acquires-forestland-in-united-states-from-the-conservation-fund-pub70656d40 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ikea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/us/ikea-forest-georgia-protect-trnd-scn/index.html |date=31 January 2021 |last=Elassar |first=Alaa |publisher=CNN |access-date=2 February 2021 |archive-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201185131/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/us/ikea-forest-georgia-protect-trnd-scn/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

IKEA is reported to be the largest private landowner in Romania since 2015.<ref name="tnr-romania"/>

===Use of wood===
In 2011, the company examined its wood consumption and noticed that almost half of its global pine and spruce consumption was for the fabrication of [[pallets]]. The company consequently started a transition to the use of paper pallets and the "Optiledge system".<ref>{{cite web|title=IKEA Phases Out Wood Pallets|url=http://packagingrevolution.net/ikea-phases-out-wood-pallets/|publisher=Packaging Revolution|date=3 November 2011|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021014658/https://packagingrevolution.net/ikea-phases-out-wood-pallets/|url-status=live}}</ref> The OptiLedge product is totally recyclable, made from 100% virgin high-impact [[copolymer]] polypropylene (PP) plastic. The system is a "unit load alternative to the use of a pallet. The system consists of the OptiLedge (usually used in pairs), aligned and strapped to the bottom carton to form a base layer upon which to stack more products. Corner boards are used when strapping to minimize the potential for package compression." The conversion began in Germany and Japan, before its introduction into the rest of Europe and North America.<ref>{{cite web|title=The OptiLedge Offers Efficiencies for International Shipments|url=http://packagingrevolution.net/the-optiledge-offers-efficiencies-for-international-shipments/|publisher=Packaging Revolution|date=8 December 2011|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021012438/https://packagingrevolution.net/the-optiledge-offers-efficiencies-for-international-shipments/|url-status=live}}</ref> The system has been marketed to other companies, and IKEA has formed the OptiLedge company to manage and sell the product.<ref>{{cite web|title=OptiLedge|url=http://www.optiledge.com/|publisher=Inter IKEA Systems B.V.|year=2012|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124083200/http://optiledge.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Packaging and bags===
Since March 2013, IKEA has stopped providing [[plastic bag]]s to customers, but offers [[Reusable shopping bag|reusable bags]] for sale.<ref>[https://www.ikea.com/sg/en/files/pdf/2e/9d/2e9d0074/ikea-to-do-away-with-disposable-shopping-bags.pdf IKEA to do away with disposable shopping bags] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224193215/https://www.ikea.com/sg/en/files/pdf/2e/9d/2e9d0074/ikea-to-do-away-with-disposable-shopping-bags.pdf |date=28 August 2020 }} (Jan 2013)</ref> The IKEA restaurants also only offer reusable plates, knives, forks, spoons, etc. Toilets in some IKEA WC-rooms have been outfitted with [[dual flush toilet|dual-function flushers]]. IKEA has recycling bins for [[compact fluorescent lamps]] (CFLs), energy-saving bulbs, and batteries.

In 2001, IKEA was one of the first companies to operate its own cross-border goods trains through several countries in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cisionwire.com/banverket/ikea-leads-the-way-on-deregulated-european-railways |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120731170858/http://www.cisionwire.com/banverket/ikea-leads-the-way-on-deregulated-european-railways |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 July 2012 |title=Banverket&nbsp;– press release |publisher=Cision Wire |date=29 June 2001 }}</ref>

===Electric vehicles===
IKEA has expanded its sustainability plan in the UK to include electric car charge points for customers at all locations by the end of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Briggs|first=Fiona|title=Ikea becomes first retailer to install electric vehicle rapid chargers at all UK stores|url=http://www.retailtimes.co.uk/ikea-becomes-first-retailer-install-electric-vehicle-rapid-chargers-uk-stores/|publisher=Retail Times|access-date=13 November 2013|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809073311/https://www.retailtimes.co.uk/ikea-becomes-first-retailer-install-electric-vehicle-rapid-chargers-uk-stores/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=April 2022}} The effort will include [[Nissan]] and [[Ecotricity]] and promise to deliver an 80% charge in 30 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Murray|first=James|title=IKEA promises rapid rollout of electric car chargers|url=http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2306219/ikea-promises-rapid-rollout-of-electric-car-chargers|publisher=Business Green|access-date=13 November 2013|date=12 November 2013|archive-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101005036/https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2306219/ikea-promises-rapid-rollout-of-electric-car-chargers|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 2016, IKEA has only sold energy-efficient [[LED lightbulb]]s, lamps and light fixtures. LED lightbulbs use as little as 15% of the power of a regular [[incandescent light bulb]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB/about-the-ikea-group/people-and-planet/sustainable-life-at-home/ |title=Make a difference without leaving your home |publisher=IKEA UK |access-date=17 February 2014 |archive-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101003521/https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB/about-the-ikea-group/people-and-planet/sustainable-life-at-home/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>