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IKEA To Sell Solar Panels In UK

1 pointsby venutipover 11 years ago

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DanBCover 11 years ago
&gt; <i>&quot;&#x27;We know that our customers want to live more sustainably and we hope working with Hanergy to make solar panels affordable and easily available helps them do just that,&#x27; said Joanna Yarrow, Ikea&#x27;s head of sustainability in the UK and Ireland.&quot;</i><p>Semi-disposable furniture doesn&#x27;t feel particularly sustainable. I guess it&#x27;d be better if they included a sensible reuse &#x2F; recycle programme, and avoided some of the unpleasant materials they sometimes currently use.<p>They also have some scummy tax shenanigans. Avoiding tax is fine, but it&#x27;s awkward when you also claim to be socially responsible.<p>Having an ex-Nazi for a leader is also troubling for some people.<p>(<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/8772007/IKEA-founder-pledges-1bn-to-charity-following-Nazi-past-revelations.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;worldnews&#x2F;europe&#x2F;sweden&#x2F;8772...</a>)<p>&gt; <i>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.</i>
besthamover 11 years ago
At least they are already flat pack.