IKEA
IKEA’s Transformation Journey Towards Circular
📍 10 September | 09:45 – 10:15
What can you expect?
With over eight decades of history and a presence in 40 countries, IKEA has always aimed to create a better everyday life. In this session, the IKEA Category Area Textile Furnishing team will share their strategies, goals, and ambitions connected to sustainability and circularity — from responsible sourcing to designing products from post-consumer textiles. Learn how IKEA achieved 100% cotton from more sustainable sources with full traceability, and discover the challenges, learnings, and opportunities in transforming one of the world’s largest home furnishing supply chains.
What will you learn?
• How to make the transition to circular measurable and impactful
• What responsible sourcing looks like in practice
• Key preconditions for securing an ethical, responsible business
Who should attend?
Industry experts, designers, product developers, recycling and waste industry professionals, retailers, textile producers, and anyone passionate about circularity in practice.
Preview program
- IKEAARENA ONE, 9:45 am - 10:15 amThe ongoing journey towards circular business
By Minna Karlsson Alm and Małgosia Niedzielska - Maastricht UniversityARENA ONE, 9:45 am - 10:15 amBetter, not more: The Sufficiency-based Circular Economy
By Laura Niessen - HVA , Copenhagen Business School, Royal Danish Academy & National College of Art & Design DublinARENA ONE, 10:25 am - 10:45 amReframing Durability: From Lab Tests to Wardrobe Reality
By Kirsti Reitan Andersen - Oost NLARENA ONE, 10:25 am - 11:25 amThe Next Stitch Investment Session
Hosted by Oost NL - The Next Stitch Investment SessionARENA ONE, 10:25 am - 11:25 amExact time coming soon!
- The Circle ClubARENA ONE, 11:00 am - 11:30 amFrom Fuck-Up to Success in Upcycling
By RethinkRebels

