The Swedish furniture giant devours 20 million cubic metres of wood every year. That’s one tree every two seconds. An investigation into a discreet predator that has become a champion of greenwashing over the years.
Almost 60% of the products manufactured by Ikea are made from wood. But are the brand’s commitments to respecting ecosystems being met? From the last boreal forests in Sweden to plantations in Brazil, via the New Zealand countryside and the wide open spaces of Poland and Romania, Disclose has traced the Swedish multinational’s supply chain. This multi-part investigation has been adapted into a 90-minute documentary, broadcast on Arte on Tuesday 27 February.
Cristal Union, France’s second biggest sugar manufacturer, is facing large-scale forever chemical contamination, Disclose can reveal in partnership with France 3. The entire production chain is contaminated, from sugar beet fields to factories. The company has been secretive about the source of pollution, which may be caused by pesticides used in the fields.
