IKEA to pump €200m into assembling a 'climate positive' business

Madeleine Cuff
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Cash will be spent on green energy projects, and reforestation and sustainable forestry schemes, flatpack giant reveals

Retail giant IKEA has today announced a major cash injection into its 'climate positive' sustainability strategy, promising to spend a further €200m on green energy, reforestation, and forest protection...

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