what is IKEA doing to reduce theirs?
They have a list of “substances which should not be used in IKEA products: These include; wood preservatives like ‘copper chrome arsenic’ (CCA), antimony compounds and PVC (with the exception of electrical cables). There is a similar list of “restricted substances” that includes the likes of any formaldehyde, which “shall be below E1 level in wood based products, and even stricter concerning textiles.” They note that in the long term all timber used for IKEA products will come from certified forests. And they acknowledge that FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified is the “only current standard that meets the long-term aims of IKEA”.
