Why IKEA Furniture’s Origin is a Global Concern : CO2 Reduction Goals vs Deforestation

Billy & Co.: these IKEA furniture products can be found in living rooms all over the world. With its IKEA furniture product lines, the company is the leading manufacturer worldwide. IKEA processes 20 million cubic meters of wood every year (Source: IKEA website). Despite the immense consumption, the large corporation advertises the environmental awareness. 

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1. Annually, IKEA needs approximately 1% of the world’s wood 
2. Around 100 million pieces of IKEA´S furniture product lines sold each year 
3. The furniture giant is one of the largest private owner of forest land worldwide
4. IKEA applies poor forest management that encourage soil erosion and biodiversity loss while on the other replacing old forest with pine plantations