Introduction | Becoming People & Planet Positive | Stakeholder engagement | Sustainability governance | SDG index Healthy & sustainable living - Our circularity agenda - Our climate agenda - Regenerating resources - Fair & equal - IWAY Internship to expand the diversity of IKEA Social Entrepreneurship To continue to play our full part in contributing engineers in Sweden In FY23, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship had a to a fair and equal society we provide ongoing The IKEA business is participating in the total of 12 social business partners producing support for social entrepreneurs in and beyond Jobbsprånget internship programme, an products sold at IKEA stores. Through these our value chain. initiative by the Swedish Royal Academy partnerships the IKEA business can support In FY23, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship B.V of Engineering Sciences. The aim of the people from vulnerable groups around the supported 95 social enterprises in 23 countries initiative is to support academics new to world in 昀椀nding employment and a steady around the world through a combination income. The number of people employed of impact investment and capacity-building Sweden who 昀椀nd it challenging to enter the Swedish job market. During the pilot, at social business partners producing IKEA accelerator programmes. Two funds were we were able to employ talented, highly products in FY23 grew to 11,200. Over 6,000 newly established: one for supporting refugee motivated and experienced engineers from of these are from our newest social business and migrant employment in Poland and other cultures and markets. As of FY23, partner, Karupannya. In total, over 20,000 jobs Romania, the other providing capital for social over 100 interns have found employment and income opportunities were sustained by enterprises in the waste sector in India. With through the programme, with more than our social business partners in FY23, producing a focus on circularity, inclusive employment 50 in the IKEA business. products for IKEA and other businesses. and sustainable agriculture, 昀椀ve accelerator Our partnership with Jordan River Foundation programmes supported 80 social enterprises to strengthen their business and increase New UNHCR pledge (JRF) has developed over 昀椀ve years, stabilising their impact for people from vulnerable and At the UNHCR Global Refugee Forum in and growing over time. As of FY23, over 370 marginalised groups. Read more examples December 2023, Ingka Group made a new refugee women and Jordanian artisans are from IKEA Social Entrepreneurship. commitment to support 3,000 refugees and producing handcrafted products for IKEA asylum seekers by the end of 2027 through stores. their Skills for Employment programme in At the UNHCR Global Refugee Forum in IKEA retail. Surpassing its 2019 commitment December 2023, we renewed our commitment to support 2,500 people by 2023, the to employ 400 women at JRF by 2027. programme has supported 2,935 asylum We continued to launch products that sell seekers and refugees to date, with 54% globally, year-round, to increase volumes and The latest global collection created together with social businesses was launched in FY23 and had an increase in sales of over 35% compared to going on to 昀椀nd jobs inside or outside IKEA. create consistency in production and income Additionally, since 2022, the company has security at social businesses. last year’s global collection, VÅRDANDE. directly hired 332 forcibly displaced people through its Displaced Talent programme. 54 - IKEA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FY23