IKEA announced that starting September 1, 2015, all stores will sell only LED bulbs and lamps, enhance customer home sustainable qualities. The second initiative put forward in early 2012, and IKEA are pleased to be able to actually achieve their goals.
Since 2013, the United States has accumulated Guests IKEA stores buy 7.6 million LED bulbs save nearly $ 3 billion in total energy consumption. According to IKEA Research shows that the United States in 2012 and 2015 for the purchase of most LED bulbs enthusiastic following finishing several key findings:
At 2015, at least 64% of home users purchased a LED light bulb in USA, and the same data in 2012 was 49%. Durig 2015, 51 percent of Americans have to buy more than one LED bulb as home use, while in 2012 was 39%.
Now it seems that Americans are the cognitive benefits of LED lighting has yet to be strengthened. About 68 percent of Americans still do not understand the LED life of up to 20 years, and a total of 34 percent of Americans do not know the LED lamps lower energy than other bulbs.
IKEA Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer Steve Howard expressed: “LED lamp is a revolutionary technological breakthrough with the continued rapid increase in home electricity bills, and rising global energy consumption, LED lamps will have a great impact we believe. Everyone should have the ability to afford a more sustainable characteristic homes, we will ensure that the price of LED bulbs for most people are reasonably affordable price. ”
LED bulbs use only 15 percent of traditional incandescent bulbs needed energy, and its life expectancy up to 20 years. Provide high-quality LED light source can be applied to a variety of different needs, for example, the difference between cold and warm colors. IKEA intelligence to set a price close to the people, the two loaded LEDARE E26 400 lm / 40 watt bulb priced at $ 4.49 (about NT 135 RMB) – The lamp will continue to operate 20,000 hours – more than all other Low light bulbs also cost-effective. IKEA also offers a set of 600 lumens / 60 watt dimmable bulb, priced at $ 4.49, and the price of $ 10.99 in 1000 lumens / 75 watt dimmable bulb. IKEA’s LED bulbs most can dimming, and provides a variety of shapes and sizes to choose from.
Recently, IKEA Group and IKEA Foundation invested $ 1.12 billion, contributing to accelerate the transformation of a low-carbon economy, and to help those who need support and community. By the end of 2015, IKEA Group will invest up to $ 1.9 billion in renewable energy investments.