IKEA constructs multi-billion euro energy independence plan

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Retailer plans €1.5bn investment in wind and solar energy through to 2015 as part of new sustainability strategy

IKEA plans to be energy and resource independent by 2020 under an ambitious new sustainability strategy backed by €1.5bn in clean energy investment and unveiled today by the global furniture retailer....

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