IKEA Factory Inspection
一、Introduction to IKEA Home Furnishing Company
IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943 and has been striving to create a better daily life for the majority of people. The IKEA brand has always been linked to improving people's quality of life and adheres to the business philosophy of 'providing affordable, well-designed, fully functional, and affordable home furnishings for as many customers as possible.
While providing a wide range of aesthetically pleasing and affordable household products, IKEA strives to create a business approach centered around customer and social interests, committed to environmental protection and social responsibility issues. Today, IKEA Group in Sweden has become the world's largest furniture and home furnishings merchant, selling approximately 10000 products including seat/sofa series, office supplies, bedroom series, kitchen series, lighting series, textiles, cookware series, house storage series, children's product series, and more.
At present, IKEA has 240 stores in 34 countries and regions, including 7 stores in Chinese Mainland, respectively in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Nanjing and Dalian. IKEA's procurement model is a global procurement model. It has set up 16 procurement trade regions in the world, three of which are in Chinese Mainland, namely: South China, Central China and North China. At present, IKEA's procurement volume in China accounts for 18% of the total, ranking first among IKEA's procurement countries. According to the plan, by 2010, IKEA will have 10 retail malls in mainland China, and the required storage capacity will expand from the current 100000 cubic meters to over 300000 cubic meters. China has become IKEA's largest procurement market and one of the most important areas for business growth, playing a crucial role in IKEA's global strategy.
IKEA's procurement model
IKEA's procurement model is a global one. IKEA's products are purchased from various trading areas and shipped to 26 distribution centers worldwide before being delivered to IKEA's global shopping malls. IKEA's procurement philosophy and supplier evaluation mainly include four aspects: continuous price improvement; Strict supply performance/service level; Good quality and healthy products; Environmental Protection and Social Responsibility (referred to as IWAY-The IKE Away of Purchasing Home Furnishing Products - IKEA's policy for suppliers regarding environmental protection, working conditions, child labor, and forest resources).
IKEA has established 46 trade representatives in 16 procurement trade zones worldwide, distributed in 32 countries. The staff of the trade representative office evaluate suppliers based on IKEA's best procurement philosophy, coordinate between headquarters and suppliers, implement product procurement plans, monitor product quality, pay attention to supplier environmental protection, social security system, and safe working conditions. Today, IKEA has approximately 1300 suppliers in 53 countries worldwide.
2、 IKEA Home Furnishings Procurement Standards (IWAY)
Environmental, social, and working conditions, as well as minimum requirements for wooden goods, IKEA products should be produced under acceptable working conditions and in a way that is conducive to environmental protection. Therefore, in 2000, we launched the management standard document 'IKEA Home Furnishings Procurement Standards' (IWAY). IWAY has set minimum standards for suppliers and informed them of IKEA's hopes and requirements. At the same time, IKEA suppliers also have a responsibility to ensure that their suppliers meet IWAY standards. The management standard documents have made relevant regulations on workers' working conditions, minimum wage, overtime, union representation, waste management, chemical management, and exhaust and liquid emissions. At the same time, IKEA will not ignore social phenomena such as child labor, racial discrimination, and the use of illegal timber from primitive natural forests.
[Introduction Program]
1. General laws and regulations
2. Gas emissions, pollution discharge, and noise control
3. Ground pollution
4. Chemicals
5. Hazardous and harmless waste
6. Environmental improvement
7. Fire protection
8. Labor safety protection
9. Accommodation
10. Salaries and working hours
11. Child labor
12. Compulsory and Binding Labor
13. Discrimination
14. Freedom of Association
15. Infringement, Abuse, and Punishment
16. Wood Procurement Procedure
17. Protected Areas, Primitive Forests, and Forests with High Conservation Value
18. Artificial forests in tropical and subtropical regions
19. International reference materials for high-value tropical tree species
[International regulations]
R. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
R. 2 Occupational Safety and Health Convention and Its Recommendations
R. 3 Convention on the Human Rights of Children
R. Convention on the Minimum Working Age and Worst Forms of Work for Child Labor
R. 5 Involuntary Labor Conventions and Involuntary Labor Abolition Conventions
R. Convention on Equal Pay and Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) for Equal Work
R. Convention on the Protection of Freedom of Association and the Right to Organize
R. 8 Basic Law on the Right to Work
R. 9Rio Sustainable Development Declaration
[IKEA Reference]
R10 IKEA Furniture and Home Decoration Procurement Principles
R11 IKEA Prohibition of Child Labor Guidelines
R12 IKEA IOS-MAT-0010 Chemical Compounds and Chemicals
R13 IKEA's Principles for Handling Hazardous Waste
R14 IKEA IOS-2064 Forest Tracking System
R15 IKEA Trade Audit Procedure
三、IKEA Supplier Management Standards and Monitoring
Supplier Management Standards
IKEA products should be produced under acceptable working conditions and in a way that is conducive to environmental protection. Therefore, in 2000, we launched the management standard document 'IKEA Home Furnishings Procurement Standards' (IWAY).
IWAY has set minimum standards for suppliers and informed them of IKEA's hopes and requirements. At the same time, IKEA suppliers also have a responsibility to ensure that their suppliers meet IWAY standards.
The management standard documents have made relevant regulations on workers' working conditions, minimum wage, overtime, union representation, waste management, chemical management, and exhaust and liquid emissions. At the same time, IKEA will not ignore social phenomena such as child labor, racial discrimination, and the use of illegal timber from primitive natural forests.
Support and monitoring
IKEA does not have many factories to which it belongs. Product production is mainly carried out through 1600 suppliers located in Europe, Asia, and North America, typically located in countries with lower production costs. In helping suppliers meet IWAY standards, IKEA has also made contributions to improving the living standards of people in developing countries and promoting local economic development.
IKEA has professionally trained inspectors who travel around the world to supervise and inspect suppliers. Their job is to ensure the implementation of IWAY standards and provide assistance to suppliers facing specific difficulties. At the same time, IKEA hired an independent auditing agency to conduct random inspections of production methods and action results.
IKEA's work in social and environmental protection is an ongoing process. Many specific measures and steps taken reflect IKEA's strong desire to continuously improve its work.