While IKEA Switzerland advances towards its goal of fully integrating circular design into all its products, recycling remains crucial in an immediate environmental strategy. Currently, recycling serves as an essential bridge between present practices and future ambitions, helping to manage waste effectively and reduce the consumption of raw materials. It allows IKEA Switzerland to conserve natural resources, minimize environmental footprints, and mitigate the impacts of climate change while new sustainable design and manufacturing processes are being developed and implemented.
This transitional strategy is vital as it maintains sustainability momentum and fosters a culture of resource consciousness, preparing for a smoother transition to a fully circular economy model that IKEA Switzerland is committed to achieving.
IKEA Switzerland, joining our Circular Economy Initiative with a dedicated project, is seeking groundbreaking solutions to address one of the most pressing sustainability challenges today: the repurposing and recycling of treated wood waste.
The objective of scouting is to identify a few companies and startups with which to define and develop a pilot project.
To participate in this scouting, read about the collaboration opportunities below and propose your solution.
Treated wood: waste to resource
Partner
Experts and Jury
All our
verticals
Finance & Insurance
Based in one of the world’s leading financial cities, Kickstart is at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation in the finance and insurance sector.
Food &
Retail
Disruptive solutions tackling challenges in the Food and Retail sector to create positive impact on the current climate and health crises.
Health & Wellbeing
Innovative solutions that feed Switzerland's dynamic and rapidly developing startup landscape in the digital health sector.
Intrapreneur-
ship
We encourage, select and coach intrapreneurship teams of our partner companies to grow from prototype to a scaled solution.
New Work & Learning
Tackling the shifts that are influencing organizational work and the new cultures of learning by enabling innovative solutions and industry leaders for sustainable development.
Submission of interest: Check the full list of collaboration opportunities above and, by June 7th, provide a comprehensive overview of your company, your solution, and how it addresses the opportunity of transforming treated wood waste into an opportunity.
Evaluation: A panel of jury experts and IKEA Sustainability team members will review applications based on innovation, impact, scalability, and alignment with the collaboration opportunities.
Pitching session: On July 5th, shortlisted candidates will be invited to pitch potential pilot projects, detailing implementation, expected outcomes, and scalability.