IKEA To Sell Solar Panels In UK(wbur.org) |
IKEA To Sell Solar Panels In UK(wbur.org) |
Semi-disposable furniture doesn't feel particularly sustainable. I guess it'd be better if they included a sensible reuse / recycle programme, and avoided some of the unpleasant materials they sometimes currently use.
They also have some scummy tax shenanigans. Avoiding tax is fine, but it's awkward when you also claim to be socially responsible.
Having an ex-Nazi for a leader is also troubling for some people.
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/8772...)
> The move follows last month’s revelations that Mr Kamprad at the age of 17 had been an active recruiter and a registered member of the Svensk Socialistisk Samling (SSS), the successor to the Swedish Nazi party.