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Water saving tap |
Energy-saving |
Water and energy saving, because the mixer tap has a mechanism that reduces water flow with 50%, while maintaining pressure. |
It has an aerator inside that mixes air with the water, without losing any pressure RINGSKÄR tap reduces water use by 40% |
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http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/bathroom/20724/ |
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LED lightbulb |
Energy-saving |
the most efficient lighting technology |
LED consumes 85% less energy than traditional incandescent lighting and lasts 20 times longer (up to 20 years per bulb). It is even more efficient than conventional energy-saving bulbs and the bulbs last an average of 10 years longer. LED bulbs contain no mercury and can be fully recycled. |
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FOLKLIG induction hob |
Energy-saving |
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IKEA induction hobs use magnetic field technology to heat the pan, not the rest of the hobor surrounding air. This reduces cooking time by up to 60% and energy use by up to 40%. |
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Bamboo table |
Resource efficient |
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IKEA PS dining table uses bamboo, a fast-growing, renewable resource that is stronger than other types of wood. |
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KOTTEBO basket |
Waste reduction |
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KOTTEBO basket made from coconut palm leaf. We adapted the product design and changed the way the material is cut during production. This has halved the amount of waste material generated and enabled us to reduce the purchase price by 3%. |
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COLIGHT |
Resource efficient |
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A new type of lightweight particle board designed by Swedspan, a business within the IKEA Industry Group that manufactures particle boards mainly for IKEA. COLIGHT is 30% less dense than a standard particle board. This means less wood and resin is used and the product is lighter to transport so trucks can be filled up to 30% more efficiently. A BILLY bookcase made from COLIGHT weighs just 15kg, 30% less than one made with standard particle board, without sacrificing product quality. COLIGHT also uses a special glue that reduces emissions of formaldehyde. |
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Urban gardening |
Environmentally friendly |
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In developing more efficiency per land acre, urban gardens can be started in a wide variety of areas: in vacant lots, public parks, private yards, church and school yards, on roof tops (roof-top gardens), and many other places. Aesthetically pleasing edible landscaping plants can also be incorporated into city landscaping such as blueberry bushes, grapevines trained on an arbor, pecan trees, etc. With as small a scale as home or community farming, sustainable and organic farming methods can easily be utilized. |
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Transportation |
All-electric helicopter |
Environmentally friendly |
* Potential to become the world’s safest piece of air sport equipment * No emissions * Very easy to fly by joystick * Easy and cost-efficient pilot training * Extremely low operating costs and low-maintenance * Quiet, pleasant sound * No vibrations |
* The construction of the helicopter integrates six rotors arms with three drives which are supplied from different energy sources. Each is powered by 20 independent computers, capable of individually navigating the volocopter in mid-air. * All parts connect to an intelligent mesh network. In the event of a failure of several components, the low-maintenance aircraft is still able to land safely. |
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Transportation |
High filling rate for transport of products |
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A higher filling rate means less space is wasted in each shipment. Our filling rate increased to 65% and our goal is to achieve 70% by FY13 for inbound transport (transport from suppliers to distribution centres) |
Improvements to trucks, pallets and packaging enable us to transport more products in each shipment: Using bigger trucks and containers Switching from wooden to paper pallets or loading ledges. These are lower than wooden pallets, lighter and flexible in size. In FY12 we conducted a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, comparing wooden pallets with paper pallets, which found that using paper pallets reduces the footprint of transporting IKEA products by 75,000 tonnes of CO2 per year – a 6% saving. Working with suppliers to improve product packaging. For example, in South East Asia our supplier of children’s SPARKA football toys doubled the number of toys per loading unit by changing the packaging. |
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Transportation |
Reduce business travels |
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We encourage co-workers to reduce air travel to meetings and we promote the benefits of meeting by web, phone and video. As well as reducing the environmental impact of travel, virtual meetings enable co-workers to use their time efficiently, improve work–life balance and reduce travel costs. When business travel is needed, we inspire co-workers to choose lower carbon options through online booking tools and an intranet guide. In FY12, we introduced a “green meeting” guide for coworkers organising large meetings. Co-workers held 40% more virtual meetings in FY12, with around 600 web and phone meetings held every day. We added video conferencing facilities at 40 new sites in FY12, bringing the total to 110. The increased use of web, phone and video meetings has limited the increase in travel costs while our business has grown. |
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