February 22, 2012

Ikea Sustainability Report: Over Half of Energy Now From Renewables

Renewable energy now provides 51 percent of Ikea’s energy, up from 47 percent in FY10, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report.

In FY11 (September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011), the company’s 60 wind turbines and 40 solar arrays generated about 152 GWH of electricity. Ikea’s renewable installations now generate about 12 percent of the electricity needed to run its stores and distribution centers.

In FY11 the company bought a seven-turbine wind farm in Scotland, and it expects its nine-turbine farm in central Sweden to come online at the end….

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