Welcome to IKEA Homebush!

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1 Welcome to IKEA Homebush! Sustainability Tour create ra bette The IKEA vision is to create a better y everyday life for the many people. everyda This includes doing what we can to life help create a world where we take better care of the environment, the earth s resources, and each other. We know this continuous improvement is a never-ending job, and that we are sometimes part of the problem. But we work hard to make improvements at every stage, and add them all to a list our Never Ending List. As you walk through our store, you can see some of the products featured on our Never Ending List, and read about some of the improvements we ve made so far. Inter IKEA Systems B.V I m taking responsibility for the environment, what do you do? 1

2 Showroom and Restaurant Wardrobes & Storage 6 Bedroom 5 Work IKEA Shortcut Bathshop Dining 3 Kitchen 4 7 Children s IKEA Shortcut 8 Market Hall Self-Serve Furniture Area Check-outs Exit 2 Living Room Storage 9 Shortcut 1 Living Room IKEA Restaurant & Café Entrance 1. Big sofa that travels smaller. Pg 3 2. LED technology. Pg 3 3. Waste knot! Get the most of every tree. Pg 3 4. Saving water every time you turn on your kitchen tap. Pg 4 5. Strong and durable, yet so much lighter. Pg 4 6. Wood for IKEA products. Pg 4 7. Alternatives to PVC. Pg 5 8. Helping out at Bear Cottage. Pg 3 9. UTZ certified coffee. Pg 5 2

3 1. Big sofa that travels smaller Improvement #13: Since its launch in 1996, EKTORP sofas have been one of IKEA s most popular and enduring products. They are also the bulkiest, making it a challenge to transport and store them in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner. We have recently made EKTORP a customer assembly piece which means that the product can be packed in a way that reduces space consumption by half. With this change, each EKTORP pallet fits twice as many sofas, which has made transport costs drop sharply. And guess what? So has the price! 2. LED technology Improvement #21: LED stands for Light Emitting Diode and it has caused a revolution in lighting because of its many positive environmental and energy consumption benefits. The new LED STRANNE has a lifetime of 25,000 hours and even better the new STRANNE has a significantly lower energy consumption than its predecessor. 3. Waste knot! Get the most of every tree Improvement #9: NORDEN birch tables are a great example of how IKEA tries to get the best possible return from every tree trunk. Introduced in 1998, it was probably the first time anyone had thought of making furniture also from the knotty top part of the birch tree instead of burning it as firewood or grinding it for chipboard production. 3

4 4. Saving water every time you turn on your kitchen tap Improvement #30: IKEA RINGSKÄR taps come with a special flow control function. Water flow can be adjusted in two steps with a lever, so customers can minimize water waste. Most IKEA taps are fitted with a Pressure Compensating Aerator (PCA), which have the ability to reduce water use by up to 30% 5. Strong and durable, yet so much lighter Improvement #15: MICKE series is one of the latest IKEA products made from wood-based frames filled with recycled, honeycombed paper, a fabrication chosen for its strength and rigidity. MICKE uses less raw material than particleboard. It is also more lightweight and thus easier to handle during transportation and ultimately, for our customers. 6. Wood for IKEA products Improvement #4: We don t accept illegally felled wood, or wood harvested from intact natural forests. We re working with suppliers to improve their ability to trace the origin of the wood they use - a requirement for all suppliers of solid wood. Our long-term goal is to source all wood for IKEA products from forests certified as responsibility managed. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is so far the only forest certification standard supported by IKEA. We also have our own forest specialist working in the field. They inform, share knowledge and trace timber back to its origins at suppliers. IKEA work together with WWF to promote responsibile forestry and to fight illegal logging. 4

5 7. Alternatives to PVC Did you know? Improvement #48: SAGOSTEN inflatable children s floor cushions are made from polyolefin, a smooth and durable plastic without the chlorine and other harmful additives found in the more commonly used PVC. Use of PVC is banned from IKEA products since the early nineties. The only exception is electrical cords, where no viable alternative is available - yet. Every year IKEA runs a Soft Toy Campaign, where one euro from every soft toy sold is donated to our partners Save the Children and UNICEF. So far donations are benefiting more than 8 million children in 40 countries. 8. Helping out at Bear Cottage When we all pitch in, good things happen. Want to know why it makes us so happy when FAMILY members swipe their cards in store? Because every time you do, we split a donation between UNICEF and a local charity. At IKEA Homebush, we donate to Bear Cottage - the only children s hospice in New South Wales. This is a cause we feel so good to be involved with because it enables our donations to make a real difference to the lives of sick children and their families when they need it most. 9. UTZ certified coffee Improvement #58: All coffee sold and served at IKEA is UTZ Certified. That means that you can trace the bean all the way back to the plantations through a code on the packaging. UTZ Certified is an independant non-profit organisation that sets social and environmental standards for sustainable coffee growing and distribution. 5

6 Markethall Home Decoration 14 Lighting 13 Self-Serve Furniture Area Check-outs/Exit Shortcut Home Textiles Home Organisation Cooking & Eating 11 Shortcut Bed Textiles Bathroom Accessories Rugs & Flooring From Showroom 10. Lead-free glasses. Pg No optical brighteners. Pg Reused, again and again. Pg How the sun helps you read at night. Pg Low-energy bulbs. Pg 8 6

7 10. Lead-free glasses Improvement #39: In 1994, we stopped using the lead crystal glass in our drinking glass ranges. And now, we are one of the first companies in the world with a lead free mirror range - with one added benefit: your reflection is clearer, as lead-free mirrors have improved reflection properties! Read more about making home furnishing products safe. 12. No optical brighteners Improvement #12: It is our policy never to use optical brighteners in IKEA textiles. In addition, IKEA products must not contain hazardous substances and we always try to minimise the use of chemicals used in production processes. Whenever practicable, we apply the strictest health and safety requirements to manufacturing in all of our markets. 13. Reused, again and again Improvement #28: KASSETT magazine files are made from 80% recycled paper, and now arrive to our customers flat folded. This means more files per truck, for less impact on the environment (and a better price). Each pallet now holds five times as many KASSETT. CO2 emissions from transporting it have decreased 75%. 7

8 14. How the sun helps you read at night Improvement #29: For every SUNNAN lamp, IKEA Social Iniative donates a lamp to UNICEF and Save the Children to distribute to children in India and Pakistan to help them play, read, write and study after dusk. So far, over 500,000 lamps have been donated. SUNNAN lamps combine low energy LED technology with solar cell panels. Since there s no need for electricity, you can use it anywhere indoors. Just charge the panel for 9-12 hours in the sun and get three hours of full lamplight. 15. Low-energy bulbs Did you know? Improvement #36: SPARSAM low energy bulbs are a great alternative to traditional incandescent bulbs. They last up to ten times longer and the energy consumption is reduced by up to 80% over the bulb s lifetime. One 20-watt bulb provides as much light as a 100-watt incandescent bulb, without getting anywhere near as hot. IKEA customers can return low energy bulbs to IKEA Homebush store for recycling. 8 If every IKEA customer replaced an ordinary 60-watt bulb with an energy-saving bulb, it would be like taking 750,000 cars off the road in terms of CO2 emissions. Imagine all the good we could do together with more actions like this.

9 Self Serve furniture area From Market Hall As-Is Check-Outs Customer Service Area Exchanges & Returns Home Delivery Service Exit 18 IKEA Swedish Food Market IKEA Bistro 17 Småland 15. Flat packs. Pg As-Is. Pg Organic meals. Pg We make it easy for you to recycle! Pg 10 9

10 16. Flat packs Improvement #1: We don t design flat packs to sell more but to save more. Flat packs mean optimised loads and fewer transports, which reduces emissions. Our use of recyclable packaging requiring minimal raw material helps, too. Brown cardboard is one of our best friends it saves costs and the environment. 17. One thing you ll never find in here is trash Improvement #18: Maybe there s a scratch. It could have been a floor model. Or someone took it home and decided it wasn t right for their home and brought it back. It s perfectly good and doesn t deserve to be thrown in the trash. By shopping in As-Is, you get great bargains and give IKEA furnishings a second chance to lead happy, productive lives. Each year, AS-IS shops in IKEA stores worldwide keep millions of kilos of materials from being wasted and help tens of thousands of people like you save piles of money. 18. Organic meals Improvement #8: Every year, millions of people eat at IKEA Restaurants. And even here we ve got an eye on the environment - at least one organice dish is offered in all IKEA restaurants and 15% of all products in the Swedish Food Market are certified organic. 19. We make it easy for you to recycle! Did you know that you can bring some of your recycling with you to IKEA Homebush? Bring your batteries and light globes to our recycling station as both contain some nasties which are harmful to the environment. Rather than throwing them out and damaging the environment, save them in a recycling box and bring them along next time you come over to shop! Leave your items at our recycling area and we ll dispose of them safely with the correct recycling companies. 10

11 What did you think was the best improvement that you saw on the tour? Every year, IKEA partners with WWF to support their annual campaign, Earth Hour. Earth Hour asks people around the world to think about their personal energy usage and switch off all How many organic products were you able to find in the Swedish Food Market? their lights for one hour. Earth Hour is usually held on a Saturday night in March. What are some things you think people could get up to during Earth Hour? What is the local charity IKEA Homebush donates money to every time FAMILY members swipe their cards in store? The recycling stations What are some of the things customers can recycle at IKEA Homebush? My best tip for Earth Hour is: What are some of the things you recycle in your home? The SUNNAN lamp Why is it good for people? Why is it good for the environment? Which colours can you buy the SUNNAN lamp in? 11

12 clean water clean air Why are we so obsessed with keeping things flat? Why are flatpacks better for the environment than already assembled furniture? Some environmental facts about IKEA HOMEBUSH... We have movement sensors in all office spaces to manage unnecessary lightning. In the store, we have software automation to control lighting as well as 3 watt energy light saving globes. IKEA Homebush is now connected to a new online monitoring system. We can now compare month to month, day to day or even compare switch to switch to see where and what times/ days/months we use the most energy. If you can measure it- you can improve it! We have solar panels on the roof that heat up the domestic hot water used in the store in order to save on electricity. We have a wrapping station for customers to wrap up those fragile items purchased, located after the check outs. We re replacing some of this brown paper with recycled newspapers. Every little smart solution makes a difference!! 12

13 Why not start your own never ending list at home? Here are a few tips for a more sustainable life at home! tip #1 tip #2 Lazy way to rinseplus you save water Instead of continually running water, get a big bowl, drop in fresh vegetables and fill with cold water (which also revives limp veggies you might have tossed). Swish around, rub root vegetables a bit, and let sit. When you come back, the dirt s fallen off to the bottom od the bowl, and veggies are clean. You ll save gallons of water every time you rinse a head of lettuce. Then, just pour the bowl of water into thristy house plants or out in your garden. tip #3 ter Get spaghetti ready fas - put a lid on it. 75% faster Pasta water boils up to heat doesn t e aus bec it on lid a with designs pots A IKE y escape. That s wh t let the don you so lids ss with gla see how to k pee heat out when you g. kin stuff s coo cooler, which Your kitchen also stays. can save you energy too tip #4 Summer: light curtains, winter: dark heavy ones. White reflects heat, so use light curtains in summer and keep them closed to block out warmth on sunny days. In winter, heavy curtains help A clothes dryer uses a lot of insulate against the cold, and energy, and creates a lot of darker colours absorb sun to heat too. Instead just drape warm rooms so you can lower wet laundry on a line or drying your thermostat a bit. For each rack and let it air out. Your degree you lower it, you save 3 clothes will thank you for to 5% on your energy bill. reduced water and tear. By saving energy every time you skip adryer load, you ll save money too. Let it air-dry, inside or out Thank you for visiting IKEA Homebush! Look forward to seeing you again! A SUSTAINBILITY If you see our local IKE don t be shy to LEADER Geoff Lawrence ns! stio ask him que 13