Inter IKEA Group

Inter IKEA Group Position on Digital & AI Omnibus Creating trusted, competitive, people centric digital ecosystems The IKEA business has supported the extensive work of the European Union to create a trusted digital ecosystem.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

13 October 2025 1 (6) Digital Omnibus – Key Asks and Recommendations Inter IKEA Group 1) AI Act and high-risk requirements Do not delay high-risk obligations Ask: Keep high-risk requirements on track. If a delay is unavoidable, apply obligations first to providers, especially VLOPs, with deployer obligations phased in later.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

The EU Circular Economy Act represents a vital opportunity to shift Europe's 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…

IKEA supports the efforts of the proposed Regulation for Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR), published by the European Commission on 30 November 2022. We applaud the decision to change the Directive to a Regulation and anchor the proposal under the Internal Market legal base, which will bring increased harmonization, support further strengthening of the EU Single Market, and decrease complexity for European…

InterIKEA Group welcomes the continued development of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), as a step of the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD),andrecognisesthe progress made towards smart simplification, striking a better balance between ambition and usability.

We believe that the EU Waste Framework Directive is a one of the most important legislations that should support the transition to the circular economy, moving away as much as possible from waste management to resource efficiency. We feel a critical opportunity has been missed in addressing the fundamental issue of the definition of waste in the proposed revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD).

IKEA fully supports the goal of the Commission of improving waste management and building the preconditions for a well-functioning market of secondary raw materials. In addition to the topics identified in the call for evidence, a revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) should take into account the following: 1) Revisit the waste definition in light of the circular economy: the legal definition of “waste”…

The IKEA fire — represented here by Inter IKEA Group and INGKA Group, is driven by our vision to create a better supplying day life for the male people and the IKEA Sustainability Strategy. We are committed to restoring and supporting human rights and the environment through our value chains, in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the Organisation for Economic…

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The IKEA brand represented here 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 at IKEA are committed to become climate positive by 2030, by reducing more greenhouse gas emissions than the IKEA value chain emits, while growing the IKEA business and without the use of carbon offsets.

Reliable and factual environmental claims are key for both consumers who have the right to receive accurate and truthful information and businesses wanting to communicate their product traits or organisational efforts. We recognize the challenges to making, substantiating, and comparing certain environmental performance claims as the rules today are not always clear.

The IKEA Group 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).

As a global home-furnishing brand, IKEA has a big responsibility – and a big growth opportunity – to make a large-scale, positive impact on climate and resource use by adopting a circular business model. IKEA is committed to become a circular and climate positive business by 2030.

The IKEA business is founded on a shared vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. As innovation evolves, we take responsibility for ensuring the ethical use of data and digital technologies in ways that serve people, society, and planet.

The IKEA business welcomes the proposed implementing decision on the calculation verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles (Directive (EU) 2019/904) issued on 08 July 2025. In IKEA, we use plastic and chemicals in packaging and products across different applications.

Dear commission members, I turn to you after reading the draft act Single-use plastic beverage bottles EU rules for calculating, verifying and reporting on recycled plastic content. In this act you refer to the ISO standard, ISO22095, as if this standard would define what mass balance is and how it should be used.

IKEA strongly support the EU Commissions proposal for the revision of the Union Customs Code (UCC) aiming to simplify, digitalize, and modernize the customs procedures and welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback. The EUs customs union plays an important role in establishing a predictable and responsive customs environment especially for companies like IKEA with vast EU and international operations.

The Inter IKEA Group welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the European Commissions Call for Evidence related to the two upcoming implementing acts related to Article 7 of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). For nearly 80 years, packaging has been a cornerstone of the IKEA business model.

Inter IKEA Group welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the European Commissions Call for Evidence related to the two upcoming implementing acts related to Article 7 of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). For nearly 80 years, packaging has been a cornerstone of the IKEA business model.

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.

Inter IKEA Group welcomes the European Commissions initiative to establish EU-wide end-of-waste (EoW) criteria for plastic waste. A harmonised, fact, and risk-based framework is essential to strengthen the internal market for plastic recyclates, reducing administrative burdens, and providing legal certainty for recyclers operating across borders.

The Inter IKEA Group welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the European Commissions Call for Evidence related to the two upcoming implementing acts related to Article 7 of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). For nearly 80 years, packaging has been a cornerstone of the IKEA business model.

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.

The IKEA product range includes over 9,500 products sold in 63 markets, and we actively participate in over 100 standardisation committees. Drawing on decades of experience, we welcome the European Commissions ambition in Omnibus IV to modernise EU product legislation and reduce compliance burdens.

The ongoing trend of declining net carbon sinks in EU forests indicates that the current LULUCF targets may be unrealistic. The regulation's methodology for total target allocation is based on the percentage of managed land relative to the total area under management in the EU. This overlooks several critical factors: 1. The productivity of land use systems varies across MS and regions.

IKEA welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Commissions call for evidence on the revision of the Textiles Labelling Regulation. We believe that the update to the legislation is overdue, both from a perspective to increase clarity, flexibility and simplification of use, as well as to maintain consistency with ongoing and upcoming legislations.

The IKEA product range includes over 9,500 products sold in 63 markets, and we actively participate in over 100 standardisation committees. Drawing on decades of experience, we welcome the European Commissions ambition in Omnibus IV to modernise EU product legislation and reduce compliance burdens.

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.

As the owner of the IKEA brand and worldwide IKEA franchisor, Inter IKEA Group works together with its franchisees and suppliers to co-create an even better IKEA offer and franchise system that benefits the many. We welcome the European Commissions VAT in the digital age initiative in order to modernize VAT reporting, adapt VAT treatment of the platform economy and facilitate VAT registration and compliance.

As a large user of wood, sourcing from over 50 countries, the IKEA business can have a significant impact on the world’s forests and the timber industry. That’s why we place sustainable forest management at the core of our business – working to eliminate forest degradation and deforestation and promoting its importance in and beyond our own value chain.

As a multinational company with a global supply chain and significant trade flows across the EU and third countries, Inter IKEA Group welcomes the European Commissions initiative to evaluate and modernize the EUs Rules of Origin (RoO).