I was looking for some of the stuff regarding IKEA for my organizational behaviour report assignment. i got your page and it is interesting to read it. well just to update, i had been recently to IKEA for a job interview and to my surprise, it is not only the energy conservation they are attempting to market but also the recyclelable or disposable type lamps which use paper cover paper cover for products too making a more eco-friendly organization. i am from a hill state of India call MANIPUR where we avoid plastics and use the old news paper bag, where buyer and seller are fined heavy penalty for using plastic bags. so your topis was of great interest to me personally and academically.i expext to read more from you in future.have a look at this website “www.greenpeace.org “.

thank you again

cheers
raj

Perhaps your contribution to this is to convince your employer (since it’s a large corporation) to produce and promote green and environmentally-friendly products in the Asian market.

Its good to see you have your eyes out for green companies, but sorry to burst your bubble - it is merely a marketing ploy to appeal to green-conscious citizens like yourself - its the wonderful world of globalisation’s ability to cater to local cultures and tastes. Step into any Ikea store here in Singapore and see items wrapped in plastic, inside plastic and no such mention of ‘Green Energy’ or ‘Saving the Planet’. Why? Because, to be honest, Singaporeans don’t give a shit.

It’s a sad reality, but one of the major things I have noticed about how far behind Singapore is (and perhaps the greater asian world is) in terms of conserving energy.