The owner of most Ikea stores recently purchased a property in the state of Georgia to protect it from development. Ingka Group worked with nonprofit organization The Conservation Fund to save the 10, 840-acre land from destruction. This is not the first property that the company has bought, as it has over 613,000 acres of forest land across Europe and the U.S.:
Ikea’s mission has long included looking out for the well-being of the environment, but buying land is still relatively new for the company. That investment will pay off in spades toward Ikea’s goal of becoming entirely carbon-neutral by 2030.
It’s easy to buy up carbon offsets on the internet — it’s another level of commitment entirely to buy full-on forests. And Ikea’s only getting started.
Ikea said this week that its 2020 operations used fewer fossil fuels than ever before and that it expects that trend to continue moving forward. Last year, the company sourced more than 98 percent of wood for its products from responsibly managed forests — and announced that, by 2030, at least a third of its wood will be recycled.
Ikea also made other big sustainability moves last year, like discontinuing the sale of non-rechargeable batteries, ending the print version of its catalog, and launching its own secondhand store.
What do you think about the company’s movements against deforestation?
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and now they will turn it into tacky furniture at an unbeatable price
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