“We’re going all-in to transform IKEA into an even more sustainable business that’s fit for the 21st century. We made great progress in FY14, but we’ve got a lot more to do. We have a huge opportunity to make a positive difference for people and the planet, and when we all work together, there is no limit to what we can achieve.”

A message from Steve

Steve HowardChief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Group

IKEA USSustainability Summary FY14

We want to inspire and enable people to live a more sustainable life at homeWe offer affordable home furnishings that help people save energy and water and reduce waste. They may seem like small things – but they all add up!

LED lighting is a breakthrough technol-ogy that we have fully embraced at IKEA. In our range, we have both LED bulbs and lamps with LEDs already built in. By 2016, all the lighting that we sell will be LED.

More Sustainable Life@Home Co-worker ActivityWe gave LED bulbs to 815 of our co-workers. LED lighting uses 85% less energy than incandescents, reducing the impact on the environment while saving money. With such great advantages, we wanted our co-workers to experience the benefits of LED lighting, too!

2016

11,419 LED bulbs We gave away 11,419 LED bulbs to co-workers across the country to help them live a more sustainable life at home. Here’s what a couple of them said:

“Switching all the bulbs in my home to LED has drasti-cally reduced my electric bill.” - Dennis, IKEA Orlando

“I love the quality of the LED lights.” – Katie, IKEA College Park

$4.49IKEA US made LED bulbs more affordable for our customers by lowering the price of our E26 400 lumen bulb from $9.99 to $4.49.

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We want to become resource and energy independentOur goal to be 100% renewable by 2020 was created by our desire to contribute towards positive change for our environment.

We made our first wind farm investment in the US with the purchase of Hoopeston Wind in Hoopeston, Il-linois. When completed, this 98-mega-watt wind farm will generate enough safe, pollution-free energy to power approximately 30,000 US homes.

Increased solar energy effortsIn FY14, we installed additional solar energy systems to more US locations, including our two newest stores in Mer-riam, Kansas, and Miami, Florida. Now, nearly 90% of our buildings are outfitted with solar panels.

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25%In FY14, the IKEA Centennial and Stoughton stores had their solar energy systems expanded by at least 25%.

4,299 tons of Co2The IKEA Perryville distribution center completed phase two of their solar panel installation. Including the existing system, the total panels will now generate enough clean electricity, yearly, equivalent to reducing 4,299 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).

80%In FY14, 80% of waste in our US stores was recycled or turned into energy. We want to minimize waste generated from our operations and ensure that as much as possible is recycled. We strive for zero waste to landfill wherever possible.

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We want to create a better life for people and communities touched by our businessWhile we work on a global level to improve the lives of people in developing countries, we also want to be a good neighbor in our local communities.

In 2014, an estimated 68,500 unac-companied children fled from Central America to the US to seek refuge from difficulties in their countries. We do-nated children’s furniture to Save the Children’s assistance centers in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to create a more comfortable space for some of these children while they are in transition.

Soft Toys for Education CampaignFrom November 10, 2013, through Janu-ary 4, 2014, for every soft toy sold, IKEA Foundation donated $1 to UNICEF and Save the Children to give children in developing countries access to a quality education. Over $1 million was raised in the US.

68,500 children2 timesCustomers had the opportunity to “give twice” in each of our stores – to donate $1 to education by buying a soft toy, and to donate the soft toy itself to a child in need. By the end of the campaign, thousands of soft toys were donated to local charities.

$13.6 millionGlobally, the campaign raised $13.6 million for UNICEF and Save the Children programs in Africa, central and eastern Europe, and Asia.

50,000 treesThrough a $50,000 donation to American Forests’ Disaster ReLeaf program, we helped plant 50,000 trees in the US. Some of these trees were in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where we helped restore an urban forest hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.

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Sending a message of hope with UnICEF cards IKEA and UNICEF have a long-standing collaboration. We’ve sold UNICEF cards in our stores since 1988, with 100% of the proceeds donated to the UNICEF US Fund.

the Life Improvement Challenge supported local communities The Life Improvement Challenge gave co-workers the opportunity to nominate local charities to win an IKEA makeover. Co-workers and customers voted for their favorite charity, and the winning charities received a makeover of their space.

39 projectsIn FY14, IKEA co-workers across the country nominat-ed 85 charities for the Life Improvement Challenge, with a total of 39 projects successfully completed.

$1 millionSince 2011, over 120 local charities – nominated by co-workers – have received over $1 million in IKEA products, design expertise, and manpower.

39,074 boxes soldDuring the holiday season, IKEA customers purchased 39,074 boxes of UNICEF cards, for a donation of $457,729 to the UNICEF US Fund. And, we donated $1 for every box of cards sold, resulting in a total donation of $496,803.

We joined forces with Feeding America to fight child hunger in the USThrough our Feeding the Future campaign, for every healthy kid’s meal purchased in our restaurants from July 1 through July 31, 2014, we donated $1 to Feeding America.

Consumers were invited to our stores for BYOF (Bring Your Own Friend) Day – a special day of free giveaways, food, and chances to win gift cards. For every RSVP made for BYOF Day, we donated $1 to Save the Children, resulting in a $70,000 donation to their Early Steps to School Success program.

Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign supports the UnHCrDuring the Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign, for every IKEA LED bulb pur-chased from February 3 through March 29, 2014, IKEA Foundation donated $1 to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). $570,000 was raised in the US, contributing to the global total of $10.6 million.

70,000 rSVps350,000 children and familiesThe funds raised through the Brighter Lives for Refu-gees campaign enabled UNHCR to bring sustainable lighting and energy to over 350,000 children and families living in refugee camps in Ethiopia, Chad, Bangladesh, and Jordan by providing solar-powered street lights, indoor solar lanterns, and other renew-able energy technologies, such as fuel-efficient cook-ing stoves.

32,426 meals Through 32,426 meals sold and customer donations, we donated $100,000 to Feeding America. The funds were used to provide free meals to low-income children, and to supply nutritious food for children to take home on weekends.

A bEttEr LIFE For pEopLE AnD CommUnItIES

With 14,485 co-workers in the US, we celebrate diversity and recognize that it’s the unique contribution of each co-worker that makes IKEA a success. After all, it’s our differences that make us great!

14,485 co-workers

The financial year 2014 of the IKEA Group (INGKA Holding B.V. and its controlled entities) refers to the period between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014.

Check out the annual IKEA Group Sustain-ability Report on IKEA.com

See how the IKEA Foundation is working to improve the lives of children around the world. IKEAfoundation.org

Visit the People & Planet Positive section of IKEA.com

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