Ikea plans to lower carbon emissions in 2023.

Ikea will address emissions across its supply chain and operations, from factories to transport. Plans will also target the impact of its roughly 460 stores. The company has a target to become climate-positive by the end of this decade. Ikea plans to reduce more emissions than it emits. Since 2016, Ikea has reduced its emissions of carbon dioxide equivalents by 12 per cent, including by five per cent in 2022. Ikea’s 2030 climate goals require boosting renewable energy use and reducing the climate footprint of its materials. Also tucked among those challenges is the glue that holds some of the furniture giant’s most popular products together. The glue Ikea uses to make its beds, sofas and everything in between makes up five percent of its total carbon impact. Moving toward glue from renewable sources is a key enabler to achieving Ikea’s overall climate goal. But a big challenge with bio-based glues remains that not all are compatible with the company’s current conventional glue and application technology. So Ikea’s factories have to switch to organic glues and update their machines and technology. The company plans to increase the share of renewable energy in its supply chain, targeting 100 per cent renewable energy in its production by the end of the decade.