How much wood from Luxembourg did IKEA use?
We require that suppliers use Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified or recycled wood in our home furnishing products. All information presented here is valid for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) with a reporting period from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022 and, unless otherwise specified, applies to virgin wood used in IKEA home furnishing products (excluding paper).
Amount of virgin wood used roundwood equivalent (RWE): 1,142 m3
Contribution to total IKEA virgin wood used for home furnishing products: <0.1%
Approximate proportion of Luxembourg’s total harvest used by IKEA suppliers: 0.3%
Approximate proportion of Luxembourg’s forests that are FSC-certified: 27%
Years in IKEA supply chain: 20+
Regions and types of forests
In FY22, virgin wood of Luxembourgish origin used in IKEA products mainly came from actively managed temperate forests in the northern and southern regions.
Wood species
In FY22, the top species sourced from Luxembourg for solid wood applications was beech.