Deforestation

The British non-governmental organization Earthsight conducted a large-scale investigation that lasted 18 months. It stated that the company obtains raw materials for one of its most popular chairs, Terje, from illegally logged forests in Ukraine.

The wood used was obtained during "sanitary" logging. European and Ukrainian legislation differ in their definition of "illegal logging". This is exactly what Ukrainian logging companies working for IKEA take advantage of.