Ikea, the furniture company with more than 400 stores worldwide, is planning to make its battery offerings more environmentally friendly.
In September 2020, the firm announced plans to drop its Alkalisk lineup of non-rechargeable batteries.
"By phasing out alkaline batteries and focusing on our range of rechargeable batteries, we are ... offering customers an affordable and convenient solution to prolong the life of products and materials, and reduce waste."
Caroline Reid, Sustainability Development Manager at Ikea Range & Supply
Ikea is not the only company making moves in sustainability this year. Microsoft announced plans in January 2020 to be carbon negative by 2030, and to remove its historical emissions by 2050.
Royal Dutch Shell announced in April that it plans to reach net-zero by 2050, making it the biggest oil and gas company to release a public target.
With 2019 being the second-hottest year on record, global corporations will need to undergo transformative changes to stop the climate crisis from getting worse...