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Company Response

12 Mar 2024

IKEA's response on allegations of main manufacturer being responsible for environmental crimes

...All suppliers to Inter IKEA Group, regardless of industry or where they operate in the world, are required to comply with IWAY, the IKEA supplier code of conduct. IWAY is the IKEA way of responsibly procuring products, services, materials and components. IWAY is based on internationally recognised standards and principles, such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and International Labour Organization Conventions...

While no system is a guarantee against all risks, should we receive indications of misconduct, we immediately investigate and act on them.

The two incidents of unauthorised landfill and the felling of a native tree determined as violations of local laws by Brazilian authorities are also defined as IWAY violations. This is not an acceptable practice according to our supplier code of conduct, which has been communicated to the supplier.

We have been in dialogue with Artemobili and have secure that the supplier has addressed these violations, to ensure that such an incident does not occur again.

As of today, the company is not currently supplying any IKEA products...

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