Talk:Stichting IKEA Foundation

Orphaned references in Stichting IKEA Foundation

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Stichting IKEA Foundation's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "flatpack":

• From Stichting INGKA Foundation: "Flat-pack accounting". The Economist. 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
• From Ingvar Kamprad: "IKEA: Flat-pack accounting". The Economist. May 11, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-02.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 04:46, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion:

• Ikea logo.svg

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New editor requesting updates

Hello! This is Altaf from IKEA Foundation. I recently joined Wikipedia to work on improving the Stichting IKEA Foundation article. As I've learned, I cannot directly edit the article because I have a financial conflict of interest. I have disclosed my COI here and on my user page, and will only make suggestions here for others to review and implement if appropriate.

I'll start by suggesting some updates to the Infobox:

• The foundation does not have an endowment. I suggest this field be replaced with disbursements. In 2021, our disbursements were €269.9 million. Here are our 2021 ANBI disclosures, will that source work for this information? Let me know if not.
• Also from the ANBI disclosures, our income in 2021 was €287.7 million.
• Last, I'd like to request adding our CEO, Per Heggenes to the Infobox. Here's a Financial Times article that confirms his position.

Let me know if there is anything I should have done differently, or if you have any questions at all about my suggestions. Thank you very much for your help! AMfromIKEA (talk) 08:46, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

 Partly done: Thank you for the request. Did no go through with the first two at this time, given I'm unsure as to the reliability of the ANBI disclosure, given it is provided by the organization itself. Is there any other source you could provide with similar information? PK650 (talk) 04:23, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

@PK650: Thank you for the assistance. As far as the ANBI disclosure, I saw that an older one is already used in Giving section, and thought a more recent version would be acceptable. I am happy to defer to whatever you're comfortable with. The only other source for this information I've found is OECD, although it is from 2020. If I can give more assistance here, let me know. Thank you, AMfromIKEA (talk) 08:45, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

I'm willing to use the OECD source for at least a partial addition. Is it the income specifically? PK650 (talk) 08:13, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

@PK650: Yes, and I was also hoping we could add disbursements. The organisation is a philanthropy, so I think it would be clearer for readers if the article included the total amount of grants disbursed in addition to the funding we receive from Stichting INGKA Foundation. I've looked around and that seems pretty common in articles about philanthropies. Let me know if that makes sense. Thank you for your assistance! AMfromIKEA (talk) 08:38, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

@AMfromIKEA: Took care of the disbursements amount as stated in the OECD source as well. PK650 (talk) 04:00, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

content additions

Hi, Altaf from IKEA Foundation. I've been working on content to expand this article so it gives a more thorough history of our work to readers. In the box below, I've included an expansion on the Giving section with a subsection on our various projects with UNHCR, and a short section on recognition. Would editors be willing to review my work and add it to the article as appropriate since I have a conflict of interest? I'm open to suggestions and feedback.

Extended content

In 2019, the IKEA Foundation pledged $7.7 million to a development impact fund assembled by KOIS, an impact finance firm, to support Syrian refugees. The IKEA Foundation announced an alliance with the Rockefeller Foundation to raise $10 billion in capital to finance small-scale renewable energy projects in June 2021. Each organization committed $500 million to the fund initially, with a goal to partner with other organizations and grow the fund to $100 billion. According to Financial Times, the foundations set targets to reduce annual CO2 emissions by one billion tonnes, and eliminate energy poverty for one billion people by the end of 2029. The Bezos Earth Fund joined the IKEA and Rockefeller foundations, pledging an additional $500 million in funds in November 2021. The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet was officially launched at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, with more than $8 billion in additional funding from multilateral banks and development agencies. The alliance's first projects were scheduled to take place in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In March 2022, the IKEA Foundation gave $22 million in immediate aid to people displaced by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The announcement came shortly after IKEA ceased Russian operations in response to the conflict. The foundation provided $11.83 million in funding to Renewable Energy for Refugees, a project that The Guardian reported had installed 183 streetlights, 4,000 solar home systems and 5,600 stoves across three refugee camps and nearby villages in Rwanda, as of April 2022. In May 2022, the foundation committed $5.8 million to the Sustainable Energy for All's Universal Energy Facility, a results-based financing initiative. Projects with UNHCR Between 2012 and 2019, the foundation invested approximately USD$100 million in the UNHCR operations in the Dollo Ado refugee camps. According to a study by the University of Oxford Refugee Studies Centre, at the time it was the largest private sector investment made in a specific refugee setting. The funds were grouped into two phases. From 2012 through 2014, a $61.5 million grant was distributed to address infrastructure and emergency aid needs, including investments in education, shelter, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene. From 2015 to 2019, a $37.5 million grant supported refugee livelihoods and establishment of self-reliance. This phase emphasized investments in agriculture, livestock, environment, energy, and microfinance loan initiatives. At the end of 2018, the livelihood program had 2050 members earning income, and had disbursed 525 loans. The foundation has also partnered with UNHCR for its Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign, contributing $10.6 million to provide lighting to refugees in 2014; and the foundation funded Better Shelter to develop a flat packed refugee shelter in collaboration with UNHCR. The shelter consists of a steel frame, stab-proof polypropylene panels, and rooftop solar panels. Better Shelter won the London Design Museum's Design of the Year award in 2016. Between 2015 and 2017, shelters were sent to locations such as Iraq, Djibouti. They were used as clinics following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. The shelter project had some challenges. 62 shelters ordered by Zurich, Switzerland were not used due to fire concerns. A spokesperson for Better Shelters noted that they were not intended to meet Swiss fire regulations, or be used indoors as the city planned. In April 2017, Better Shelter said the product would be redesigned with improvements to lighting and ventilation, and sturdier frames and walls.  Done PK650 (talk) 03:51, 31 August 2022 (UTC) @PK650: Thank you very much for making those additions! For clarity, did you plan to move any of the suggested Recognition content into the article? Checking before I move on. Thanks again for your assistance. AMfromIKEA (talk) 11:42, 12 September 2022 (UTC) Logo update Hello! Altaf from IKEA Foundation, here again looking for help since I have a conflict of interest. The current logo in the article is the IKEA logo. I've uploaded a copy of the IKEA Foundation logo here. Would an editor be willing to replace the current logo with the correct one? PK650, if you're available for another of my requests, I'd appreciate the help. Thank you. AMfromIKEA (talk) 11:44, 12 September 2022 (UTC)  Already done The infobox uses File: IKEA Foundation Logo.png, which is what you linked to? Happy Editing--IAmChaos 03:59, 20 January 2023 (UTC) Recognition The IKEA Foundation was the recipient of the Special Award for Innovating for the Most Vulnerable and Disadvantaged at the Financial Times and International Finance Corporation's 2020 Transformational Business conference. References

PK650, are you available to review another of my requests? Thank you all for the help. AMfromIKEA (talk) 08:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

PK650 Thanks for adding the logo. Are you able to close out the edit request for me? Much appreciated! AMfromIKEA (talk) 09:20, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

history section

Hi editors, Altaf from IKEA Foundation. I spent some time working on an updated version of the article that keeps the general structure and content while reorganizing the article a bit, updating sources, making some fixes that I hope better meet style guidelines, and adding some new information (I uploaded a draft to my user space here if anyone is interested).

For my first request related to that effort, I propose creating a short History section at the top of the main body of the article, which will give a brief rundown of the history of the organization and move the content flagged in the Criticism and reforms section up while hopefully making it a bit more neutral. The content I hope to add is in the box below.

Extended content

The Foundation was created by Ingvar Kamprad in 1982 to advance "innovation in the field of architectural and interior design." In 2006, The Economist reported that the Stichting INGKA Foundation funded the IKEA Foundation, which did not publish its giving numbers. The Economist calculated the value of the INGKA Foundation at €28.67 billion at the time and reported the IKEA Foundation had given a comparatively small amount and concentrated its donations on the Lund Institute, providing €1.35 million to the Institute annually. It also reported that the arrangement allowed the INGKA Foundation to make minimal disclosures, made IKEA immune to takeover, and allowed the Kamprad family to make a large profit. In 2009, Kamprad changed the legal mission of the IKEA Foundation to support "poor children in the developing world". The organization's focus shifted to combatting climate change and supporting the development of sustainable livelihoods in 2018. References

Please let me know what you think! @PK650: tagging you here because you were gracious to review my past requests. I really appreciate anyone taking a look at this and welcome any thoughts. AMfromIKEA (talk) 13:01, 16 April 2024 (UTC)