Tuesday, June 17, 2014

IKEA

You can't come to Scandinavia and talk about Social Responsibility and not pay a visit to IKEA. They really are the leader in this area although in typical Scandinavian fashion, they downplayed their role as a leader. Sustainability and Social Responsibility are built into the process from the design of the product to the factories in which they are produced. IKEA spends a lot of resources auditing their contractors to ensure that they are adhering to IKEA's IWAY (methods of operation). 

Lunch in the cafeteria at IKEA headquarters is also quite a treat! Although an interesting note, the free lunch does not include sweets but you can get a beer or "near beer"- definitely cultural differences at work here!

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