53 results for ‘IKEA’
It’s official: EU says neither FSC nor Ukraine government can guarantee wood is legal
This analysis can be read in Ukrainian here.A new guidance document for timber imports from Ukraine states that neither official logging documents nor FSC certificates constitute compliance with EU timber laws.The adoption of...
Europe awash with wood from billion-dollar Russian illegal logging scandal
More than 100,000 tonnes of lumber linked to one of Russia’s largest illegal logging scandals has entered Europe, a new report revealsEarthsight’s report, Taiga King, traces how timber giant BM Group plundered precious taiga...
Ikea’s response to its illegal timber scandal is a sham. Here's why
In June this year, Earthsight published the results of an extensive investigation which showed how illegal timber from some of Europe’s last forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians was being utilised to make furniture...
Відповідь ІКЕА на скандал із незаконною заготівлею деревини – це суцільна профанація. І ось чому
У червні цього року Earthsight опублікувала результати детального дослідження, де було показано, як деревина, незаконно заготовлена в одних із останніх європейських пралісів в українських Карпатах, використовується для...
Sign the petition: Ikea chairs aren't worth the destruction of our natural forests
A petition launched today by SumOfUs, in partnership with Earthsight, adds yet more pressure on Ikea and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to implement serious change following our recent investigation. SumOfUs, the...
FSC digs heels in as pressure builds for it to act on Ikea illegal timber scandal
One month ago, Earthsight released the findings of an 18-month long investigation into the illegal timber being used in Ikea products. The report rocked the industry and made headlines. But while Ikea and the Ukrainian...
EU and Ukraine authorities urged to ‘systematically reform’ forest sector
A group of leading Ukrainian civil society groups has today led calls for systematic and urgent reform of Ukraine’s forest sector in letters sent to EU and national authorities. The five NGOs, supported by Earthsight and...
Ukraine Prime Minister pledges crackdown on illegal logging after Earthsight exposé
London, 25 June 2020 – Earthsight today welcomed the Prime Minister of Ukraine’s pledged crackdown on illegal logging in the country, days after the London-based NGO revealed wood from such activities had entered Ikea’s...
Flatpacked Forests
An Earthsight investigation published today reveals how Ikea’s fast-furniture empire has been propped up with illegal timber used to make some of its most popular products. Flatpacked Forests: Ikea’s Illegal Timber Problem and...
Earthsight exposes Ikea’s illegal logging links
Suppliers in Ukraine sourced illegal wood for Ikea products on sale across the world, including in the UK, US and GermanyLoggers broke environmental laws over years – even during Covid-19 lockdownIkea launches probe following...
