When these environmentally friendly products are produced, IKEA works with
its manufacturers to ensure safety, efficiency, and sustainability are top goals.
Those products are then shipped using IKEA’s well-known flat pack strategy.
The “assembly required” products are shipped in smaller and fewer
containers, allowing the company to get more boxes in vehicles, thus reducing
trips, energy use, and emissions. IKEA takes it a step further by making sure
optimal loading techniques are used, vehicles run on cleaner fuels, and more
fuel-efficient driving practices are followed. To top it all off, only recyclable
materials are used for flat packaging.