Achieve complete energy self-sufficiency by 2020, thanks to the installation of solar panels, wind farms and a strict energy saving policy. This is the goal of the Ikea group, the Swedish giant in the low-cost modular furniture sector, which has launched a new project for environmental sustainability.
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Get a complete one energy self-sufficiency by 2020, thanks to the installation of solar panels, wind farms and a strict energy saving policy. This is the goal of the Ikea group, Swedish giant in the low-cost modular furniture sector, which has launched a new project for environmental sustainability.
“We have installed and will be installing solar panels in our 120 warehouses and depots around the world. - Ikea said in a statement - Plus we have gods wind farms in six countries. Right now we can produce 27% of the electricity we need, but that's just a start. Within eight years the group will produce all the energy necessary for its business “.
To achieve this ambitious goal, the Ikea group will invest a total of 1,5 billion euros for solar and wind power (a part of this sum has already been spent over the last 3 years) and once energy independence is achieved, it will no longer have to bear energy costs.
But there's more: Ikea unveiled a real strategy for environmental sustainability, named People & planet positive, which has 3 specific objectives:
-to meet at consumer needs, helping them to live more sustainably, offering them products and solutions that allow them to save, consume less energy and water and reduce waste;
- become independent from an energy and resource point of view, producing renewable energy to meet the needs of the IKEA Group's shops and buildings and improving theenergy efficiency activities;
- build a better life for people and communities, fostering the creation of good working environments and encouraging suppliers not to focus exclusively on regulations, but also on common values.
“We want to create a better everyday life for the majority of people. - he has declared Mikael Ohlsson, President and CEO of the IKEA Group - But 'better' also means more sustainable. We have been pursuing this goal for many years and have already done a lot. Now we are ready for the big step. People & Planet Positive will allow us to transform our business and have a positive impact on the planet ”.
“Sustainability is not a luxury: it must be within everyone's reach. - He said Steve Howard, Chief Sustainability Officer of the IKEA Group - We have over 770 million visitors to our stores. Customers give us the extraordinary opportunity to make their dreams come true with beautiful and affordable products, which help save on bills by reducing electricity and water consumption and limiting waste generation. With People & Planet Positive we will take on more responsibility in the coming years, in every link of the supply chain, for example by using only renewable energy to power our buildings and fighting for the defense of children's rights “.
Verdiana Amorosi
