IKEA, the famous Swedish home furnishing company will soon start selling solar panels, LED bulbs and a few other products at its Hyderabad store, which will be helpful in decreasing the carbon footprint of households.
According to the company, the move was part of its global campaign ‘A Better World Starts at Home’ launched with a Euro 40 million grant provided by IKEA Foundation.
Apart from solar panels and LED bulbs, the Swedish company will sell water saving taps and recycled plastic bins as Climate Hero Products at its India store in Hyderabad at affordable prices for customers and staff, according to IKEA.
With this insightful initiative, the company intends to help people who are living a more sustainable life through their everyday actions supported by IKEA products.
The actions include activities from water saving, energy saving, reducing waste and food waste to how to generate energy in a sustainable way. Moreover, the research indicated, that small actions combined can add up to a carbon footprint reduction of around 50 percent.