{"id":254,"date":"2016-12-15T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T20:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/semba\/?p=254"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:59:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T20:59:02","slug":"from-the-web-ikeas-1-billion-sustainable-supply-chain-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2016\/12\/15\/from-the-web-ikeas-1-billion-sustainable-supply-chain-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Web: Ikea\u2019s $1 Billion Sustainable Supply Chain Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Furniture giant <strong>Ikea<\/strong> says it will invest \u20ac1 billion ($1.1 billion) in forestry and companies developing recycling technologies, renewable energy and biomaterials as part of the retail giant\u2019s plan to secure a long-term supply of sustainable materials for its products.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/semba\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-15-at-2.55.33-PM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-12-15-at-2-55-33-pm\" width=\"615\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-15-at-2.55.33-PM.png 615w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-15-at-2.55.33-PM-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-15-at-2.55.33-PM-500x300.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Part of\u00a0Ikea\u2019s billion-euro investment will focus on <strong>sustainable forestry<\/strong>. One of the ways Ikea and other companies\u00a0do this is by investing in forests. This allows the companies to ensure the forests are managed responsibly, while also ensuring a reliable source of wood for products and packaging materials.<\/p>\n<p>Learn <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentalleader.com\/2016\/12\/why-ikeas-1-billion-supply-chain-investment-will-boost-its-profits-and-its-brand\/\">more<\/a><\/strong> &gt;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furniture giant Ikea says it will invest \u20ac1 billion ($1.1 billion) in forestry and companies developing recycling technologies, renewable energy and biomaterials as part of the retail giant\u2019s plan to secure a long-term supply of sustainable materials for its products. Part of\u00a0Ikea\u2019s billion-euro investment will focus on sustainable forestry. 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