17 - IKEA Sustainability Strategy - People & Planet Positive - © Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2023 Fair & equal What we have done so far Our ambitions for 2030 We are committed to As a home furnishing business with a vision to create a By 2030, our ambition is to play our full Being a responsible business and contributing Securing a just transition2 to a net-zero and Actively providing livelihoods and opportunities better everyday life for the many people, IKEA has long part in contributing to a fair and equal to resilient societies circular economy with a focus on enabling to marginalised groups of people in the IKEA been working in di昀昀erent ways to contribute to a more fair society by respecting and promoting decent work through, for example, upskilling and value chain and beyond. and equal society through our business and by advocating human rights across the value chain and Respecting human rights and children’s rights reskilling to meet future demands. for change. contributing to resilient societies. We by operationalizing the UN Guiding Principles on Promoting a human-centric approach to our recognise our responsibility to address the Business and Human Rights and the Children’s Providing and promoting that everyone in the digital touchpoints and data-driven processes, We have a long-standing commitment to respecting negative impacts of our business and will Rights and Business Principles, ensuring we IKEA value chain is empowered to play an active ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion. human rights and have been working to develop our always seek to create a positive impact for address our most critical human rights risks role in their work. Everyone is free to join or form human rights due diligence approach in line with the UN people. We will provide and support decent and impacts across our value chain. We are also associations of their choice (or to refrain from Ensuring our marketing and communication Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. and meaningful work, including providing committed to promoting human rights and doing so) and bargain collectively. are not discriminatory, but actively challenge and promoting a living wage and ensuring children’s rights in society. stereotypes and promote diversity. We continue to focus on vulnerable groups – children’s a just transition. We will ensure that IKEA Providing and promoting that everyone in the rights have always been at the heart of what we do – contributes to a more equal, diverse and Ensuring ethical business practices, including IKEA value chain is recruited responsibly and is and we continue our e昀昀orts to integrate respect for inclusive society, through our business combatting corruption, securing ethical handling free to enter and end employment. children’s rights in all our business operations in line with practices as well as our products, services of data and digital technology, complying with the Children’s Rights and Business Principles. To reach and communication. We will also use our both the letter and the spirit of the law when vulnerable groups furthest away from the labour market, size and in昀氀uence to advocate for a fair it comes to corporate tax policies, and being Being an equal, diverse and inclusive business we have partnered with social entrepreneurs and social and equal society. transparent about taxes paid. Embracing all dimensions of human diversity businesses to create job opportunities and improve livelihoods. Securing a strong approach in relation to climate, and strive to re昀氀ect the demographics of the health, political and social justice crises to secure societies in which we operate. Actively working to We have had for a long time a focus on providing and the safety, livelihoods and resilience of our co- prevent discrimination and ensuring equality of promoting decent work for people across our value chain. workers and partners across our value chain. opportunity and treatment. Most recently by developing a Responsible Wage Practices Framework that takes a holistic approach to wages, Engaging with communities building on our role Promoting accessible and inclusive workplaces placing equal focus on equality at work, pay principles, as a home furnishing business and leader in life both in structure and culture, where people can competence, enabling dialogue and a living wage. at home to create a positive social impact. be themselves and everyone’s voice is heard. 1 Responsible Wage Practices is an IKEA programme and related framework and methodology which IWAY – our supplier Code of Conduct, is the base for Being a child-friendly business, securing child takes a holistic approach to the subject of wages by 3 placing equal focus on equality at work, pay principles, our work to secure respect for human rights and good Providing and supporting decent and safeguarding, family-friendly practices and competence, dialogue and a living wage. working conditions at our suppliers. In 2021, we launched meaningful work across the IKEA value chain inclusion and empowerment of children and 2 ILO de昀椀nition: “A Just Transition involves maximizing a total system upgrade with the introduction of IWAY youth. the social and economic opportunities of climate 1 action while minimizing and carefully managing 6, which has a stronger emphasis on supporting our Providing living wages and income in IKEA suppliers to develop and reach even higher standards, operations and support the same among our Developing an inclusive and socially impactful any challenges – including through e昀昀ective social business partners and in the wider sectors of o昀昀er that mirrors the needs of society and dialogue among all groups impacted, and respect for beyond compliance. fundamental labour principles and rights”. which we are a part. reaches as many people as possible. 3 Family-friendly practices are de昀椀ned as paid parental leave, supporting breastfeeding, a昀昀ordable, accessible Providing and supporting safe and healthy work, Securing a more inclusive and diverse IKEA value and quality child care and providing child bene昀椀ts labour rights and social protection, and striving chain by integrating social businesses, minority- https://www.unicef.org/sites/default/昀椀les/2019-07/ UNICEF-policy-brief-family-friendly-policies-2019.pdf towards securing stable and predictable work for owned enterprises and small and medium-sized everyone in the IKEA value chain. enterprises (SMEs).