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320 Sustainability<br />
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Creating a<br />
better everyday<br />
life in our local<br />
communities<br />
The Life Improvement Co-worker Challenge is<br />
one way IKEA stores in the US are making a<br />
difference right in our own backyards. Since 2011,<br />
our co-workers have been rising to the challenge<br />
by nominating local charities to receive makeovers<br />
for spaces that help them improve the lives of<br />
others in their local communities.<br />
Using our knowledge of life at home, we have<br />
created functional and inviting spaces for over<br />
120 local charities across the US. In<br />
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania we furnished<br />
a residential space for sustainable farming<br />
apprentices. A safe house for homeless women<br />
and children received a makeover in Burbank, CA.<br />
Co-workers in Schaumburg, Illinois redesigned<br />
bedrooms, a study area and a common room in<br />
a residential treatment center for kids affected by<br />
severe abuse and neglect. In Orlando, Florida we<br />
furnished a drop-in center that provides shelter<br />
for homeless LGBT youth.<br />
And pictured here is a project completed by<br />
co-workers in Carson, California. They designed a<br />
space where students at an environmental charter<br />
school work, socialize, share sustainable solutions<br />
and teach community sustainability workshops.<br />
Visit IKEA-USA.com for more inspiring<br />
stories from the Life Improvement<br />
Co-worker Challenge.<br />
A hundred<br />
million happy stories<br />
By 2015, the IKEA Foundation will have improved the lives of 100 million<br />
children living in the world's poorest communities. By picking the right<br />
partners and thinking long-term, we can:<br />
• Help refugee children and families create better lives<br />
• Fight the root causes of child labor<br />
• Empower women and girls<br />
Since 2004, we've been helping children with basic necessities such as a<br />
safe home, a healthy start in life, a quality education and a steady family<br />
income. And, in the years to come, the IKEA Foundation will help children<br />
and families to build their own foundation for a better life.<br />
To see more about what we do, please visit<br />
www.IKEAFoundation.org<br />
A better IKEA catalog<br />
The 2015 IKEA catalog is the largest print production ever to be printed on<br />
100% Forest Stewardship Council Mix Credit paper and labelled with the<br />
FSC logo. This means that the entire IKEA catalog production chain, from<br />
forest to printer, is FSC-certifed to ensure a more sustainable origin of the wood.<br />
IKEA is committed to sustainable forestry and all wood raw material in the<br />
IKEA range must meet our forestry standards. We also work with the Forest<br />
Stewardship Council and other partners to make sure our wood is sourced from<br />
responsibly managed and certifed forests. Our 2017 goal is that at least half of<br />
the wood raw material in the IKEA range will be from more sustainable sources<br />
(defned as FSC certifed or recycled wood). Once this 2017 goal is met, we will<br />
re-evaluate these criteria. Our ambition for 2020 is to reach 100%.<br />
After you've enjoyed it, please recycle this catalog.<br />
Learn more about FSC at www.fsc.org
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