The Swedish furniture company Ikea has committed to EV100+, a new movement that will see it transition its fleet of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to zero-emissions propulsion in OECD markets, China, and India by 2040.
Ikea is one of five brands, alongside Unilever, JW Steel, Maersk, and DPD, that have signed up for the commitment that was created by The Climate Group, an international non-profit organization.
“The key to accelerating the deployment of zero-emission trucks is to collaborate confidently across the transport industry and create clarity on the direction,” said Elisabeth Munck af Rosenschöld, Sustainability Manager, Supply Chain Operation, IKEA Supply AG. “The electrification of transport plays a big role in phasing out fossil fuels in the IKEA supply chain. We are joining EV100+ to magnify the movement toward sustainable transport. It is urgent and doable.”
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The move is part of Ikea’s wider goal of becoming a climate positive company by 2030, something it says it has a responsibility to do because of its heavy use of transportation services. The company makes 2 million shipments per year, making it important for it to reduce its emissions.
“We’re very excited to launch EV100+ at this year’s Climate Week NYC alongside IKEA,” said Sandra Roling, Director of Transport at Climate Group. “[Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles] represent the final frontier of zero-emission road transportation, and EV100+ will tackle the heaviest, most polluting vehicles across the world.”
Separately, the company recently announced that it would be installing more than 400 individual EV charging ports at 25 of its locations across the United States. The move, made in conjunction with Electrify America, means that the company is quadrupling the number of chargers it operates at its stores.
