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Matej Hargas

As the Country Sustainability Manager for IKEA Austria, I do have a lot of passion for all environmental and social topics. I am 36 years old, originally from Slovakia, married and have a five-year-old daughter. In my free time I am an enthusiastic runner. Since 2000, my wife and I have lived in Vienna. After finishing high school, I started studying economics, but then decided to jump directly into professional life. I worked for different companies before joining IKEA 12 years ago. Last January, I took the responsibility for sustainability at IKEA Austria. In a company that wants to have a positive impact on people and planet, this makes perfect sense for me. IKEA Austria made a lot of extra effort to support refugees during the crisis in 2015. To get a bigger picture, I applied for the IWitness trip to Jordan. I am looking forward to getting to know how IKEA, the IKEA Foundation and UNHCR are working together.

Zataari camp: creativity in adversity

On our third day in Jordan we visited Zaatari, the biggest refugee camp in the Middle East, established in 2012. The camp was built on former olive tree fields and...

3 mins July 12, 2017
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