Ingka | IKEA

Ingka Group welcomes the European Commissions Digital Package - Simplification Agenda (REFIT) and strongly supports its goal of reducing unnecessary administrative burdens while maintaining the EUs high standards of data protection, cybersecurity, and responsible AI.

The EU Circular Economy Act represents a vital opportunity to shift Europes economy toward a model that prevents waste, reduces emissions, and enables a market for secondary raw material. The IKEA business is committed to advancing the circular economy and a well-crafted Circular Economy Act can accelerate the green transition, contribute to climate goals, and deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits…

Ingka Group is the largest IKEA franchisee, operating 620 IKEA retail locations in 32 countries, alongside worldwide IKEA e-commerce and digital solutions. With over 160,000 co-workers, our reach is strengthened by our network of meeting place shopping centres and an active investment arm supporting sustainable growth.

This is an extract of IKEA’s response (full attached). IKEA supports the European Green Deal initiative toward a climate neutral Europe and the ambition to propose the first European ‘Climate Law’. In reaching climate neutrality by 2050, we urge policy makers to consider some areas of early focus: Leading with science towards 1.5°C: Leading with a science-based approach is an essential prerequisite to establishing…

Since 2018, Ingka Group, the strategic partner in the IKEA franchise system, has embarked on a journey to transform our company into a retailer fit for the 21st century. We are becoming data-driven, using digital tools such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to meet customers wherever and whenever they choose, with the range and services they want, always at prices they can afford.

The IKEA brand – represented by Inter IKEA Group and Ingka Group – is driven by our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people and the IKEA Sustainability Strategy. We are committed to respecting and supporting human rights and the environment throughout our value chains, in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the Organisation for Economic…

Ingka Group/IKEA welcomes the European Commissions upcoming legislative initiative to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission vehicles in corporate fleets. A well-implemented legislative proposal setting binding zero-emission targets for corporate fleets, coupled with supporting policies and incentives, will boost the transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs).

IKEA welcomes the EU Commission’s efforts to enable and accelerate the adoption of the circular economy principles by creating policy and regulatory pre-conditions. Reuse and repair are of paramount importance to prolonging product and material life, addressing one of the most problematic climate impact areas.

The IKEA brand and franchise system unite thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners around the world. With divided responsibilities, companies operating under the IKEA brand and franchise system are responsible for the entire IKEA value chain with an end-to-end perspective from product development, sourcing to retail in more than 60 markets.

We welcome the European Commissions draft Amending Regulation on green-listing waste streams for recovery shipments between Member States under the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR). This initiative is an important step toward creating a single market for waste, enabling predictable and efficient cross-border shipments and strengthening markets for secondary raw materials.

Ingka Group welcomes the proposal of a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. We believe leading companies must take responsibility and utilise their resources to raise awareness and tackle issues that affect employees and customers alike.

IKEA, represented by Inter IKEA Group and Ingka Group, welcome the publication of the draft Implementing Act under the ESPR. We acknowledge the Commissions efforts to establish a workable framework that enables the collection of comparable data, which is essential to support effective measures against the unjustified destruction of goods.

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people, and we believe that an equal everyday is a better everyday. Equal treatment and a shared responsibility for both people and planet are deeply rooted in our culture and values. At Ingka Group, we welcome the Commission’s initiative to revise the EU Victims’ Rights Directive.

Since 2018, Ingka Group, the strategic partner in the IKEA franchise system, has embarked on a journey to transform into a retailer fit for the 21st century. We are becoming an omnichannel retailer, using payment solutions to meet customers wherever and whenever they choose, with the products and services they want, always at prices they can afford.