A reported 85% of Ikea’s virgin wood still comes from European producers, including Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden. The company website cites China as responsible for nine percent of its lumber — another notable provider is Vietnam, making up three percent. Until Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ikea sourced 11% of its timber in Russia and Belarus but has since ended all business with either country, scaling back operations. Ikea’s report for the Fiscal Year 2023 claims the company used 97.8% Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified or recycled wood materials. However, concerns about Ikea’s conduct regarding Brazilian lumber arrived this year from NGO Disclose. …The furniture giant has since partnered with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for environment restoration operations in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes in Brazil and the Tapajós River Basin in Colombia. …Notwithstanding these incremental changes, there are still threats to old forest areas across the world, especially in China.