IKEA Featured in New 'On Paper' Sustainability Series Podcast

IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings company with more than 300 stores in 37 countries, sources wood from close to 50 different countries to supply materials for their range of home furnishings products. "Wood is the soul of IKEA products," Hildeman states.

In 1993, IKEA became a member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Explaining the importance of FSC to IKEA, Hildeman shares, "The reason we've promoted and worked closely with the Forest Stewardship Council is that it allows stakeholder input to deciding the criteria for {forest} management. It's really not up to IKEA to decide how people should be managing their forests, but we would like to see major stakeholders agree on how they should be managed."