IKEA Group

Assessment year: 2018

Total score 
3 out of 5
Intent and awareness 
5 out of 5
Commodity policies 
4 out of 5
Palm oil 
4 out of 5
Cattle 
3 out of 5
Timber 
4 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
3 out of 5
Scope and Ambition 
8 out of 5
Reporting and implementation 
4 out of 5
Social considerations 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
4 out of 5
Palm oil 
5 out of 5
Cattle 
3 out of 5
Timber 
5 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
3 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
4 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
4 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5
Sector 
Furniture & flooring
Segments 
Manufacturer, Retailer
HQ 
Netherlands
Company type 
Private

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No
Consumer Goods Forum member
No

350 companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

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This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

In 2018 the number of companies assessed increased from 250 to 350.

Profile 

IKEA is a Swedish home furniture company. Their business idea is to offer well-designed and practical home furnishing products at affordable prices. There are over 350 IKEA stores worldwide, with more than 180,000 employees. According to the company, they are the largest producer of wooden furniture in the world, meaning that their operations require large amounts of timber. 

Other companies

IKEA Group

Score
3 out of 5

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Score
3 out of 5

Kingfisher Plc

Score
3 out of 5

3M Company

Score
3 out of 5

Target Corp.

Score
2 out of 5

Woolworths Group Ltd.

Score
2 out of 5

Disclaimer

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