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Is it still possible to change the future of our planet? Read more in our 2023 Annual Review
July 10, 2024
SELCO Foundation: A health facility in Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya State, Northeast India powered by SELCO Foundation’s ‘Energy for Health’ programme. In 2023, the IKEA Foundation announced €48 million in funding for the programme.
Is it still possible to change the future of our planet?
This is the question we ask in our Annual Review of 2023, the year that marked the halfway point to the deadline for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement commitments.
2023 highlights: Our partners’ perspectives
With their experiences of and proximity to the challenges we aim to help resolve, our partners bring valuable knowledge that we don’t have. For our 2023 Annual Review, we asked some of our partners to reflect on their progress and learnings from the year, as they worked to create sustainable change. Each of the stories from our partners stands for an important milestone on the journey to lasting positive change.
These stories include:
The successes and failures shared by Acumen and Practical Action
The indicators of positive change reported by WASTE and the IFRS Foundation
The values-based and inclusive collaboration enhanced by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food
The impact for the many people created by the Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement and Business’s CO2 Performance Ladder and the Clean Cooling Collaborative
The voice of the We Mean Business Coalition being used to accelerate impact
The importance of locally led initiatives as enabled by the International Rescue Committee, the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat and ViriyaENB
Join us on the journey
No organisation can tackle the complex root causes of climate change and poverty on its own. But we’re optimistic that – together – we can still change the future of our planet for good.
Download our one-pager summary and full publication of the 2023 Annual Review to discover our partners’ stories and our ongoing work together.
25,000 Health Facilities Across India are Transforming Public Health Systems to address Growing Critical Climate Issues
The Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited, and IKEA Foundation Announce Partnership to Launch Green Entrepreneurship Programme that Addresses Triple Planetary Crisis
The IKEA Foundation pledges more than € 11 million in emergency humanitarian aid for Sudan
Changemakers
Noah Horowitz, Clean Cooling Collaborative: "We need to be a lot smarter in how we build things and how we use them.”
Swedish nonprofit Better Shelter provides 5000 emergency shelters funded by the IKEA Foundation, to the earthquake response in Türkiye and Syria and urges others to support
Changemakers
Saliem Fakir, African Climate Foundation: "We need to champion our own causes".
In a world full of noise and misinformation, credible voices matter more than ever.
That’s why nearly 800 @IKEA co-workers applied to join the 2025 IKEA Foundation Ambassador Programme — a journey that connects them with the people and partners the foundation supports as they tackle real-world challenges every day.
Ambassadors listen, ask questions, and learn from those closest to the issues — building understanding they bring back to their teams and communities, where awareness grows and perspectives begin to shift.
In 2025, the programme:
🌎 reached five hubs across four continents
🇰🇪 launched the first-ever Super Hub in Nairobi
🌟 welcomed 169 new ambassadors
🌱 grew a global learning community of 550+ people in 30+ countries
These numbers reflect a growing curiosity — a desire to understand how change really happens and to hear directly from those working closest to the world’s toughest challenges.
None of this learning happens without the insight and generosity of our partners. Their leadership continues to inspire and inform us.
With our strategy now in motion, we’re doubling down on #ClimateAwareness at a moment when it matters most — and supporting partners creating solutions for people and planet.
For 2026, that energy is even stronger: nearly 1,000 IKEA co-workers applied, and we’re excited to welcome 161 new ambassadors, with 38 more joining our Alumni Hub.
We’re proud of what last year set in motion, and looking forward to what comes next.
#IKEAfoundation #IKEAFoundationAmbassador
This year reminded us that progress on climate action isn’t a straight line and that the way we move forward matters.
🌍 As climate extremes intensified and uncertainty grew, we saw the importance of working together — with trust, openness and shared purpose.
For the IKEA Foundation, being on the way in 2025 has meant moving forward together:
🤝 With our partners, who are doing the work — working alongside communities, testing new approaches, learning what works and pushing for change where it’s needed most. Their leadership, commitment and courage are what turn ambition into action.
👥 With our team, learning, adapting and shaping a new strategic direction — focused on enabling impact, strengthening partnerships and keeping people at the heart of climate action.
🌱 With our ambassadors and changemakers, who share trusted knowledge, challenge misinformation and help people make sense of complexity with clarity and hope.
As we look ahead — deepening partnerships and scaling impact — we carry our founder’s reminder with us: happiness, and real change, are found in the journey.
#IKEAfoundation
🌍 Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time — but doom and gloom won’t move us forward. Focusing on what can be done will.
After a challenging year for climate action, @Jessica.Anderen, CEO of the IKEA Foundation, sat down with Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (@PIK_klima ), to reflect on the choices ahead, the solutions already at hand, and the urgency of scaling what works.
Yes, the challenge is immense. But the solutions exist. They are delivering impact — and they are ready to scale, now.
👉 Watch the full conversation across our social channels and on Jessica’s platforms.
#IKEAFoundation #ClimateAction
🌟 Celebrating the 2025 UNHCR (@refugees) #NansenAward Winner: Chief Martin Azia Sodea
We are honoured to recognise Chief Martin Azia Sodea, whose leadership has helped guide the community of Gado-Badzéré in eastern Cameroon as it welcomes over 36,000 refugees fleeing conflict in the Central African Republic.
Through his steady commitment to dialogue, collaboration and shared community life, he has helped create an environment where refugees and local communities can rebuild, work, and thrive together.
The IKEA Foundation is proud to support the UNHCR Nansen Awards, celebrating everyday heroes like Chief Sodea, whose dedication strengthens refugee inclusion and inspires others to act. 💙
🔗 Read more, link in bio.
#NansenAward #UNHCR
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