Ikea Grows Sustainability Initiatives with New ‘People & Planet Positive’ Strategy

Ikea, which has been working for a number of years to increase its energy efficiency, while at the same time preserve the environment, has just released a new sustainability strategy, People & Planet Positive.

The strategy incorporates a new set of goals expected to be achieved by 2020, including converting all lighting to LED that the company expects will last for 20 years and use up to 85 percent less electricity.

Ikea also says that it’s working on “becoming energy and resource independent, which includes producing as much renewable energy as is consumed in Ikea Group stores and buildings,” including allocating $1.8 billion (€ 1.5 billion) to wind and solar projects.

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The Sears Tower: Greening Up to Bring Innovations, Energy Savings, and Jobs

Sears is also considering the use of renewable energies sources such as wind and solar. Tests will be done in these areas to evaluate the output of these efficiencies with relation to the building’s needs. Image Courtesy of Sears Tower, Chicago.

CHICAGO- Famously known as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the Sears Tower is now also aiming to be one of the greenest buildings in the world with its upcoming retrofits and building projects at an estimated cost of $350 million.

Sears also boast that as a whole its sustainability plans will also be economic drivers for the West Loop, potentially creating over 3,600 new jobs.

“Our goal in the Sears Tower greening project is to create a holistic approach that integrates high performance building technologies and design strategies for maximum energy efficiencies.

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