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IKEA CEO Outlines Goals and Accomplishments Toward Sustainability
Anders Dahlvig, IKEA Group President and CEO, delivered a plenary address at the November 2008 Business for Social Responsibility Conference in New York which this year focused on “Sustainability: Leadership Required.”
Click on the links — Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 — to view his speech which covered the following:
Introduction and Overview of the IKEA Business
· Background on their approach to sustainability
· Outline of priorities
Products and Materials
· Reduction of chemicals
· Use of renewable materials
· Forestry requirements
· Optimizing design and production chain
Suppliers
· Requirements and compliance
· Working conditions
Environmental Impact
· Carbon footprint
· Environmental goals
· Employee travel
· Transportation
Long-term approach and conclusion
Questions from the audience
· Implementing strategies in the organization
· Customer transportation and carbon footprint
· Working with suppliers on compliance
· Communicating sustainability accomplishments
· Integrating sustainability into core business
· Forestation and use of wood
While in New York, Dahlvig was also interviewed on CNBC.
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