Monday, October 22, 2012

IKEA to move to clean energy by 2020, protect forests

Reuters: IKEA, the world's largest furniture retailer, will shift to renewable energy by 2020 and grow more trees than it uses under a plan to safeguard nature that has won support from environmentalists. The Swedish-based group, which wants to build on many customers' desire for a greener lifestyle, also said on Tuesday it would limit sales by 2016 to energy-efficient products including induction cookers and LED light bulbs. "This will be a great driver of innovation," said Mikael Ohlsson, chief executive...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-ikea-idUSBRE89L1LZ20121022?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

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