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CSR: Ikea criticised over logging practices in Russia

Geoff Riley

2nd July 2012

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The provenance of the timber used by IKEA when manufacturing their self-assemble furniture is of importance to some but not all customers. The giant company has come under criticism for the logging practices of one of the leading timber suppliers from Russia as this news story reports. What systems must a business such as IKEA have in place to minimise the risks of these controversies?

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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