2016 ENV Ministerial - Pia Heidenmark Cook - IKEA - Circular economy

1. ©InterIKEASystemsB.V.2016
THE BUSINESS
CASE FOR
CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
Pia Heidenmark-Cook
Paris, 29 September 2016

2. When we close
the circle, big
things start
to happen
The way we look at
products we sell
The way IKEA
interacts with
customers
The way we look at
our supply chain
CIRCULAR IKEA
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3. DESIGNING FOR CIRCULARITY :
TOMAT
This is a product currently on the IKEA shelves made of
100% virgin plastic. Working together with a supplier we
found a way to use our own waste to partly replace the
virgin material.
From February 2017, the bottle will be 50% made of
IKEA Group stores shrink wrap waste.
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4. ENGAGE
CARE & REPAIR RENT & SHARE TAKE BACK & RESELL
PROLONG PRODUCT LIFE-
THE BUILDING BLOCKS
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5. BUILDING BLOCKS AND
WORKING TOGETHER
• Clear definitions of waste, with roles
and responsibilities in the whole value
chain
• Policies that promotes a sound and
economically viable market for
secondary raw materials
• Revising legal barriers to new
business models
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