IKEA Foundation
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Our mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable children by enabling their families to create sustainable livelihoods, and fight and cope with climate change.
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https://www.ikeafoundation.org 13-12-2011 14:17:11
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Many congratulations to Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and partners for helping pave the way for energy change in India. This is Indiaโs first stand-alone battery energy store system (BESS) project to get regulatory approval, which helps accelerate the energy transition. #LetsChangeEnergy
Weโre proud to support The African Climate Foundation to advocate for climate finance commitments that promote sustainable development pathways ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง We congratulate them on four years of impact across the continent!
Learn more about their work ๐
africanclimatefoundation.org
#ClimateSolutions
In collaboration with MSF International, we took a group of past IKEA Belgium ambassadors to the MSF Supply warehouse in Brussels ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง
Swipe to see more about what they got up to throughout the day ๐
#IFAmbassador
Our #FoodSystems arenโt working for people and the planet ๐ฅ๐ฅฌ
Thatโs why weโre partnering with African Food Fellowship Fellowship to support and empower food systems leaders across the continent ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง
Become a fellow! Apply by 10 May 2024: africanfoodfellowship.org/apply-now/
๐๐ฑ๐ Transforming road transport for #PeopleAndPlanet .
Decarbonising transportation is essential to decarbonising society.
Thatโs why the IKEA Foundation recently announced a $100 million investment in Drive Electric Campaign Campaignโs new Leapfrogging Partnership.
Great insights on the climate crisis and human health.
โถ๏ธWatch the #RFBreakthrough replay: rockfound.link/4aCzxRe The Rockefeller Foundation
Transitioning to sustainable food systems is essential for #PeopleAndPlanet to thrive ๐ฅ
Our Programme Manager, Annelies Withofs, highlighted a programme that is part of the solution at the World Circular Economic Forum.
Learn more ๐
circularfoodsystemsrwanda.org
The health care community has been making powerful progress in climate leadership ๐
Learn more with The Rockefeller Foundationโs #RFBreakthrough event - live on Monday April 22 at 10am ET. Hear from an expert panel, including our partner HCWH - Global ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง
More ๐
rockefellerfoundation.org/insights/rfbreโฆ
The IKEA Foundation is delighted to welcome Woochong to his new role. We look forward to working with him and our Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet partners to build a more equitable and sustainable energy future.
#LetsChangeEnergy
Today is #WorldHealthDay ๐
Clean air is essential to protecting sustainable livelihoods and enabling communities to thrive. Our partner Clean Air Fund is supporting organisations to create a future where everyone can breathe #CleanAir โ๏ธ
Learn more ๐
cleanairfund.org/what-we-do/
โI hope that as humanity faces its biggest challenges, it also sees an opportunity to reconnect.โ ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง
Our changemaker Thami Schweichler believes that in order to address the #ClimateCrisis , we must focus on people and their abilities ๐
Read more ๐
ikeafoundation.org/stories/thami-โฆ
Decarbonising transport is essential to decarbonising society: road transport alone accounts for roughly 15% of global emissions every year.
Thatโs why weโre investing $100 million in Drive Electric Campaign to accelerate the electric vehicle transition.
Read more below๐
Future proof homes, offices and public infrastructure are essential to the well-being of #PeopleAndPlanet , so why do they get so little attention from climate philanthropy?
Read insights from the IKEA Foundation and the Laudes Foundation ๐
alliancemagazine.org/blog/more-fundโฆ
#ClimateSolutions
Weโre committed to enabling #GlobalTransformations that tackle the two biggest challenges humanity faces: poverty and #ClimateChange ๐
Watch Marilia Bezerra, our Chief Programmes Officer, outline our commitment to these transformations๐ฝ๏ธ
Learn more: ikeafoundation.org/stories/how-weโฆ
The Green Genset Facility (GGF) has officially been launched at the TransformingEnergyAccess Forum 2024 in #Kigali ! ๐ ๐
The #GGF , a spin-off from Access to Energy Institute (A2EI) , will make it simple+transparent for distributors to buy #solar -powered gensets. #SDG7 #SDG13 #SDG8
More: a2ei.org/news/official-โฆ
The DRC, one of the most vulnerable countries to #ClimateChange , has been facing extreme #flooding since January.
Start Network provides emergency funding for disasters as they happen & in advance. ๐
#ClimateCrisis #PeopleAndPlanet
Do you know someone doing amazing things for refugees, displaced or stateless people?
An unsung hero who gives everything to people forced to flee or living with no nationality?
Then nominate them for UNHCR's #NansenAward ๐
lnkd.in/e8jJFN8F
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Our partner SKAO is using the power of green #procurement to reduce the carbon emissions of governments and businesses. This is through their โCO2 Performance Ladderโ instrument in the Netherlands and scaling up to ten other countries ๐
CO2PerformanceLadder #PeopleAndPlanet
In honour of #InternationalWomensDay last week, weโre celebrating female entrepreneurs in East Africa ๐
These incredible women have each launched sustainable businesses, building brighter futures for their families and communities ๐๐
Read their incredible stories below ๐