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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:
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)
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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.
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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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] In May 2022, the foundation committed $5.8 million to the Sustainable Energy for All's Universal Energy Facility, a results-based financing initiative. [6] 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. [7] 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; [8] 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. [9] In April 2017, Better Shelter said the product would be redesigned with improvements to lighting and ventilation, and sturdier frames and walls. [10]
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)
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. [11] References
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PK650, are you available to review another of my requests? Thank you all for the help. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 08:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
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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.
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The Foundation was created by Ingvar Kamprad in 1982 to advance "innovation in the field of architectural and interior design." [1] 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. [2] In 2009, Kamprad changed the legal mission of the IKEA Foundation to support "poor children in the developing world". [1] The organization's focus shifted to combatting climate change and supporting the development of sustainable livelihoods in 2018. [3] References
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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)
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The Foundation was created by Ingvar Kamprad in 1982 to advance "innovation in the field of architectural and interior design." [1] 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. [2] In 2009, following the publication of the Economist article, Kamprad changed the legal mission of the IKEA Foundation to benefit vulnerable children. [1] The organisation's focus shifted to combating climate change and supporting the development of sustainable livelihoods in 2018. [3] References
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@ Mrfoogles: Thanks for doing that. Would you also be willing to remove the Criticisms and reforms section, since it is now redundant and it has that neutrality tag that we have now addressed? AMfromIKEA ( talk) 08:57, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
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Hi editors, my next request is in two parts.
First, I request we change the section heading from Giving to Philanthropy as I think that is a more encompassing heading and makes sense given the content of the section.
Second, I suggest changing the first two sentences from "Unlike its funder the INGKA Foundation, the IKEA Foundation has ANBI (algemeen nut beogende instelling, "Institution for General Benefit") status from the Dutch Tax Service. In 2017, the foundation received 159 million euros from the INGKA Foundation, of which it donated 144 million." to the following and making this its own paragraph:
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The Foundation is organized as a not-for-profit Public Benefit Organization with the Tax and Customs Administration. [1] [2] Between 2009 and 2021, the Foundation provided more than €1.5 billion in grants. [3] In 2022, it received €281.8 million from the Stichting INGKA Foundation, of which it provided €268.2 million in grants. The INGKA Foundation is the sole funder of the IKEA Foundation. [1] Its grants are primarily related to global economic development and climate change. Inside Philanthropy described the Foundation as transparent but difficult to reach, noting that it does not accept unsolicited proposals and prefers to provide grants to established organizations over recently created initiatives. [4] References
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This does several things:
Please let me know what you think. Happy to answer what questions I can. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 08:19, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
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Hi editors, for my next request I suggest making a slight change to the organization of the Philanthropic activities section related to subheadings. After the first paragraph, I suggest creating a new subsection, Climate change and environment. After the paragraph ending "The alliance's first projects were scheduled to take place in Africa, Asia, and Latin America", I suggest moving the Projects with UNHCR subheading and changing it to Refugees, agriculture, and emergency response. I think this will make the headings more accurate and that these are logical divisions. If you are curious about what this will look like, I did make a draft that lays everything out. Please let me know what you think! @ Superboilles: would you have any interest in looking at this request as well? I'd really appreciate it. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 07:18, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
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Hi editors, for my next request, I propose a slight overhaul to the Climate change and environment subsection.
This requested change in the collapsible box below – I tried to use the TextDiff template, let me know if that makes sense – keeps the information largely the same but does do a few key things:
Please let me know what you think! @ Superboilles: I'd really appreciate it if you might review this as well. Cheers AMfromIKEA ( talk) 08:02, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
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In 2021, the IKEA and Rockefeller foundations partnered to create a fund to expand access to renewable energy generation in India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and other countries. Each foundation pledged €422.76 million to the effort. The
Financial Times reported 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.
[11] The Bezos Earth Fund later also pledged €422.76 million. The fund received an additional €6.76 billion in pledges from
multilateral banks and the
World Bank,
Asian Development Bank, and
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. At
COP26, this fund was launched as the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, a group with the goal to provide renewable energy to people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
[12] The same year, the IKEA Foundation partnered with Enviu and the Circular Apparel Innovation Factory to reduce textile waste in India.
[13] Also in 2021, the Foundation cofounded the Global Methane Hub, which garnered more than €253.66 million that year in commitments to reduce agricultural methane production.
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In May 2022, the Foundation committed €4.9 million to the Sustainable Energy for All's Universal Energy Facility, a results-based financing initiative. [15] In November of the same year, the Foundation and Acumen partnered on a €21.14 million energy investment initiative to provide renewable power generation and efficient appliances to people living in extreme poverty. [16] The Foundation pledged €33.82 million in funding to the Clean Air Fund in 2023. [17] The same year, the Foundation partnered with the Selco Foundation and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to provide renewable energy and energy efficient equipment to 25,000 healthcare facilities in India. The IKEA Foundation provided initial funding of €48 million for the project. [18] It also partnered with the ClimateWorks Foundation to support a just energy transition in Indonesia, South Africa, and Vietnam. It committed €16.91 million over four years to the effort. [19] [20] In 2024, the Foundation pledged €15.22 million to the Science Based Targets initiative. [27] The Foundation is a funder of the We Mean Business Coalition, [22] Science Based Targets initiative, [23] Instituto Clima e Sociedade, [24] InfluenceMap, [25] and Climate Breakthrough. [26] References
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Hi editors, per my above conversation I will make all my remaining requests in one fell swoop. If editors are curious to see what everything looks like all together, I did make a draft with a diff in my user space based on a version of the article from before other requests started to be answered.
In all cases, missing sources are already in the live article.
@ Superboilles: is this what you had in mind? Please let me know. Happy to adjust if you like. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 04:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Page name
At present, the page title, translated to English, is "Foundation IKEA Foundation". The Foundation is not known as "Stichting IKEA Foundation" in sourcing, instead it is referred to as the "IKEA Foundation". It's my understanding that based on the policy on page names that the article title should reflect how IKEA Foundation is commonly referred to in sourcing. I propose changing the title of the page to simply "IKEA Foundation" to remove the redundancy.
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The IKEA Foundation is a Dutch not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by
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sustainable livelihoods and combatting
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[6] In 2022, it provided €268.2 million in grants.
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Between 2012 and 2019, the Foundation invested approximately €89.33 million in
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Dollo Ado refugee camps. According to a 2020 report by the
University of Oxford
Refugee Studies Centre, 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 €46.29 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 €33.5 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 2,050 members earning income, and had disbursed 525 loans.
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In 2014, the Foundation raised €7.98 million to provide lighting in the Al Azraq refugee camp. It ran a similar campaign that year to provide additional lighting to refugee camps in Bangladesh, Chad, Ethiopia, and Sudan. [7] The following year, the Foundation began funding the Better Shelter organisation, which produces a flat-packed shelter consisting of a steel frame, stab-proof polypropylene panels, and rooftop solar panels. In 2016, the Design Museum awarded its Design of the Year award to the Better Shelter. Between June 2015 and January 2017, the shelters were sent to Nepal, Djibouti, Greece, and Iraq. The City of Zürich ordered 62 shelters, but could not use them as they did not meet Swiss fire regulations. A spokesperson for Better Shelters noted that they were not intended to meet Swiss fire regulations or be used indoors as the city planned. [8] In April 2017, 10,000 of the shelters were retired due to fire concerns. Better Shelter announced that month the shelters would be redesigned to address the concerns as well as have better ventilation, lighting, and stronger frames and wall panels. [9] As of December 2023, more than 90,000 shelters had been delivered globally. [20] The Foundation donated €6.88 million in 2019 to a fund helping Syrian refugees find employment. [11] It partnered with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the United States Agency for International Development in 2020 to make a €26.27 million investment in Aceli Africa, an American nonprofit that assists with securing agricultural loans for small and medium businesses in Africa. [21] In 2022, the Foundation donated €18.6 million to help refugees of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [13] It also provided €10 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. [14] Following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, the Foundation donated €9.05 million to Doctors Without Borders, which had already been established in the region due to ongoing conflict. [15] The IKEA Foundation is also a funder of the Save the Children Fund, [16] the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, [17] SNV, [18] Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship, and The BOMA Project. [19] As of December 2023, the Foundation was providing 38 agriculture-related grants totaling €165 million. [17] References
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Thanks for taking a look. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 04:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
:::Regarding the founding year: The current Template:Infobox organization says to use either "formation" or "established" for the year the organization was created and to use the "start date and age" template. I did not remove the founding year from the infobox, I just changed the field name to "established" to match what the template says. Please let me know if that looks right to you.
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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":
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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:
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)
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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.
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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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] In May 2022, the foundation committed $5.8 million to the Sustainable Energy for All's Universal Energy Facility, a results-based financing initiative. [6] 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. [7] 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; [8] 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. [9] In April 2017, Better Shelter said the product would be redesigned with improvements to lighting and ventilation, and sturdier frames and walls. [10]
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)
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. [11] References
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PK650, are you available to review another of my requests? Thank you all for the help. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 08:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
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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.
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The Foundation was created by Ingvar Kamprad in 1982 to advance "innovation in the field of architectural and interior design." [1] 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. [2] In 2009, Kamprad changed the legal mission of the IKEA Foundation to support "poor children in the developing world". [1] The organization's focus shifted to combatting climate change and supporting the development of sustainable livelihoods in 2018. [3] References
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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)
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The Foundation was created by Ingvar Kamprad in 1982 to advance "innovation in the field of architectural and interior design." [1] 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. [2] In 2009, following the publication of the Economist article, Kamprad changed the legal mission of the IKEA Foundation to benefit vulnerable children. [1] The organisation's focus shifted to combating climate change and supporting the development of sustainable livelihoods in 2018. [3] References
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@ Mrfoogles: Thanks for doing that. Would you also be willing to remove the Criticisms and reforms section, since it is now redundant and it has that neutrality tag that we have now addressed? AMfromIKEA ( talk) 08:57, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
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Hi editors, my next request is in two parts.
First, I request we change the section heading from Giving to Philanthropy as I think that is a more encompassing heading and makes sense given the content of the section.
Second, I suggest changing the first two sentences from "Unlike its funder the INGKA Foundation, the IKEA Foundation has ANBI (algemeen nut beogende instelling, "Institution for General Benefit") status from the Dutch Tax Service. In 2017, the foundation received 159 million euros from the INGKA Foundation, of which it donated 144 million." to the following and making this its own paragraph:
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The Foundation is organized as a not-for-profit Public Benefit Organization with the Tax and Customs Administration. [1] [2] Between 2009 and 2021, the Foundation provided more than €1.5 billion in grants. [3] In 2022, it received €281.8 million from the Stichting INGKA Foundation, of which it provided €268.2 million in grants. The INGKA Foundation is the sole funder of the IKEA Foundation. [1] Its grants are primarily related to global economic development and climate change. Inside Philanthropy described the Foundation as transparent but difficult to reach, noting that it does not accept unsolicited proposals and prefers to provide grants to established organizations over recently created initiatives. [4] References
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This does several things:
Please let me know what you think. Happy to answer what questions I can. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 08:19, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
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Hi editors, for my next request I suggest making a slight change to the organization of the Philanthropic activities section related to subheadings. After the first paragraph, I suggest creating a new subsection, Climate change and environment. After the paragraph ending "The alliance's first projects were scheduled to take place in Africa, Asia, and Latin America", I suggest moving the Projects with UNHCR subheading and changing it to Refugees, agriculture, and emergency response. I think this will make the headings more accurate and that these are logical divisions. If you are curious about what this will look like, I did make a draft that lays everything out. Please let me know what you think! @ Superboilles: would you have any interest in looking at this request as well? I'd really appreciate it. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 07:18, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
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Hi editors, for my next request, I propose a slight overhaul to the Climate change and environment subsection.
This requested change in the collapsible box below – I tried to use the TextDiff template, let me know if that makes sense – keeps the information largely the same but does do a few key things:
Please let me know what you think! @ Superboilles: I'd really appreciate it if you might review this as well. Cheers AMfromIKEA ( talk) 08:02, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
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In 2021, the IKEA and Rockefeller foundations partnered to create a fund to expand access to renewable energy generation in India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and other countries. Each foundation pledged €422.76 million to the effort. The
Financial Times reported 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.
[11] The Bezos Earth Fund later also pledged €422.76 million. The fund received an additional €6.76 billion in pledges from
multilateral banks and the
World Bank,
Asian Development Bank, and
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. At
COP26, this fund was launched as the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, a group with the goal to provide renewable energy to people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
[12] The same year, the IKEA Foundation partnered with Enviu and the Circular Apparel Innovation Factory to reduce textile waste in India.
[13] Also in 2021, the Foundation cofounded the Global Methane Hub, which garnered more than €253.66 million that year in commitments to reduce agricultural methane production.
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In May 2022, the Foundation committed €4.9 million to the Sustainable Energy for All's Universal Energy Facility, a results-based financing initiative. [15] In November of the same year, the Foundation and Acumen partnered on a €21.14 million energy investment initiative to provide renewable power generation and efficient appliances to people living in extreme poverty. [16] The Foundation pledged €33.82 million in funding to the Clean Air Fund in 2023. [17] The same year, the Foundation partnered with the Selco Foundation and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to provide renewable energy and energy efficient equipment to 25,000 healthcare facilities in India. The IKEA Foundation provided initial funding of €48 million for the project. [18] It also partnered with the ClimateWorks Foundation to support a just energy transition in Indonesia, South Africa, and Vietnam. It committed €16.91 million over four years to the effort. [19] [20] In 2024, the Foundation pledged €15.22 million to the Science Based Targets initiative. [27] The Foundation is a funder of the We Mean Business Coalition, [22] Science Based Targets initiative, [23] Instituto Clima e Sociedade, [24] InfluenceMap, [25] and Climate Breakthrough. [26] References
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Hi editors, per my above conversation I will make all my remaining requests in one fell swoop. If editors are curious to see what everything looks like all together, I did make a draft with a diff in my user space based on a version of the article from before other requests started to be answered.
In all cases, missing sources are already in the live article.
@ Superboilles: is this what you had in mind? Please let me know. Happy to adjust if you like. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 04:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
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At present, the page title, translated to English, is "Foundation IKEA Foundation". The Foundation is not known as "Stichting IKEA Foundation" in sourcing, instead it is referred to as the "IKEA Foundation". It's my understanding that based on the policy on page names that the article title should reflect how IKEA Foundation is commonly referred to in sourcing. I propose changing the title of the page to simply "IKEA Foundation" to remove the redundancy.
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The IKEA Foundation is a Dutch not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by
Ingvar Kamprad as a means to support advancement in interior design and architecture. In 2009, the Foundation's charter was expanded to benefit vulnerable children. In 2018, the Foundation shifted its focus to supporting the development of
sustainable livelihoods and combatting
climate change. The Foundation is led by
chief executive officer Jessica Anderen.
[6] In 2022, it provided €268.2 million in grants.
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Refugees, agriculture, and emergency response
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Between 2012 and 2019, the Foundation invested approximately €89.33 million in
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees operations in
Dollo Ado refugee camps. According to a 2020 report by the
University of Oxford
Refugee Studies Centre, 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 €46.29 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 €33.5 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 2,050 members earning income, and had disbursed 525 loans.
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In 2014, the Foundation raised €7.98 million to provide lighting in the Al Azraq refugee camp. It ran a similar campaign that year to provide additional lighting to refugee camps in Bangladesh, Chad, Ethiopia, and Sudan. [7] The following year, the Foundation began funding the Better Shelter organisation, which produces a flat-packed shelter consisting of a steel frame, stab-proof polypropylene panels, and rooftop solar panels. In 2016, the Design Museum awarded its Design of the Year award to the Better Shelter. Between June 2015 and January 2017, the shelters were sent to Nepal, Djibouti, Greece, and Iraq. The City of Zürich ordered 62 shelters, but could not use them as they did not meet Swiss fire regulations. A spokesperson for Better Shelters noted that they were not intended to meet Swiss fire regulations or be used indoors as the city planned. [8] In April 2017, 10,000 of the shelters were retired due to fire concerns. Better Shelter announced that month the shelters would be redesigned to address the concerns as well as have better ventilation, lighting, and stronger frames and wall panels. [9] As of December 2023, more than 90,000 shelters had been delivered globally. [20] The Foundation donated €6.88 million in 2019 to a fund helping Syrian refugees find employment. [11] It partnered with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the United States Agency for International Development in 2020 to make a €26.27 million investment in Aceli Africa, an American nonprofit that assists with securing agricultural loans for small and medium businesses in Africa. [21] In 2022, the Foundation donated €18.6 million to help refugees of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [13] It also provided €10 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. [14] Following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, the Foundation donated €9.05 million to Doctors Without Borders, which had already been established in the region due to ongoing conflict. [15] The IKEA Foundation is also a funder of the Save the Children Fund, [16] the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, [17] SNV, [18] Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship, and The BOMA Project. [19] As of December 2023, the Foundation was providing 38 agriculture-related grants totaling €165 million. [17] References
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Thanks for taking a look. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 04:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
:::Regarding the founding year: The current Template:Infobox organization says to use either "formation" or "established" for the year the organization was created and to use the "start date and age" template. I did not remove the founding year from the infobox, I just changed the field name to "established" to match what the template says. Please let me know if that looks right to you.