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Ingka Group | IKEA
About Ingka Group With IKEA retail operations on 31 markets, Ingka Group is the largest IKEA retailer and represents about 90% of IKEA retail sales. It is a strategic partner to develop and innovate the IKEA business and help define common IKEA strategies. Ingka Group owns and operates IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. It has three business areas: IKEA Retail, Ingka Investments and Ingka Centres. Read more on Ingka.com The EU Public Affairs team performs EU advocacy activities for Ingka Group. It advises the company of relevant EU developments and inform EU decision makers of opportunities and barriers regarding EU rules and policies. The change we call for is good for IKEA but we also believe it is good for people, planet and wider society.
Lobbying Activity
Response to Circular Economy Act
6 Nov 2025
Response to Digital Omnibus revising several legislative acts in view of regulatory simplification
13 Oct 2025
Meeting with Elena Arveras (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque) and
1 Oct 2025 · Value chain cap - Omnibus
Response to Apply AI Strategy: strengthening the AI continent
4 Jun 2025
Meeting with Vincent Hurkens (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and Inter Ikea Systems BV
3 Jun 2025 · Simplification, CSRD, CSDDD
Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner)
27 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views
Response to Amendments to Taxonomy Delegated Acts
26 Mar 2025
Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)
26 Mar 2025 · Circularity, sustainability and recycling
Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)
26 Mar 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal
Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and
26 Mar 2025 · Discussion on the decarbonisation opportunities for businesses in Europe
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Commissioner) and
26 Mar 2025 · Simplification
Meeting with Sven Gentner (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
11 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the Omnibus proposal.
Meeting with Magnus Brunner (Commissioner)
10 Mar 2025 · Ingka Group - UNHCR cooperation
Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis), Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)
29 Jan 2025 · Omnibus
Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament)
23 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting
Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and
14 Jan 2025 · Greening corporate fleets
Meeting with Henrik Dahl (Member of the European Parliament) and IKEA Foundation
18 Sept 2024 · Internal Market
Meeting with Ruth Reichstein (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and
29 Aug 2024 · transport policy
Response to Administrative burden
28 Nov 2023
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
2 May 2023 · Years of Skills, Pact for Skills
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
8 Mar 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and
28 Feb 2023 · round-table on digital euro
Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and
16 Nov 2022 · Global economic situation Financial regulation and corporate risk management (EMIR, MiFID) Banking package ESG reporting Payments
Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and
27 Sept 2022 · To exchange views on the transition to a more circular economy, notably the role and roll-out of new business models, Ecodesign for sustainable products, and sustainable and circular textiles initiatives
Meeting with Helena Dalli (Commissioner)
27 Sept 2022 · Commissioner Dalli met with INGKA (IKEA) Group CEO Jesper Brodin to discuss Commission initiatives on inclusion and diversity as well as to exchange views on how inclusion and diversity are leading values that foster economic development.
Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and
27 Sept 2022 · Sustainability Reporting
Response to Initiative to promote sustainability of consumer goods in the Sale of Goods Directive
5 Apr 2022
Meeting with Silvan Agius (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)
17 Jan 2022 · Meeting on equality data collection projects within Ikea, projects around the anti-racism action plan, LGBTIQ and gender equality.
Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and
18 Jun 2021 · To discuss the circular economy and the use of sustainable resources, as well as the company’s annual sustainability report and related investments.
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
15 Apr 2021 · Pact for skills roundtable with the retail sector.
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
15 Apr 2021 · Skills roundtable with the retail sector
Response to Initiative on instant payments in the EU
6 Apr 2021
Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Pauline Weinzierl (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
2 Feb 2021 · Digitisation of retail
Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and
25 Jan 2021 · Commission’s priorities for digital and industrial policy in 2021
Meeting with Helena Dalli (Commissioner)
10 Sept 2020 · Diversity, inclusion and gender equality (including closing the pay gap) in companies
Meeting with Lesia Radelicki (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)
10 Sept 2020 · Best practices - gender equality
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
21 Apr 2020 · economic impact of COVID-19 on the retail sector
Response to Commission Communication outlining a comprehensive plan to increase the EU 2030 climate target
15 Apr 2020
Meeting with Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)
19 Feb 2020 · To discuss the upcoming policy proposals on the European Green Deal, in particular on renewable energy.
Response to Climate Law (Legislative proposal)
6 Feb 2020
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and Unilever
23 Jan 2020 · Opportunities and collaboration on the European Green Deal
Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)
4 Feb 2019 · Plastics and product policy
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
29 Jan 2019 · GDPR, e-privacy, e-commerce
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and
6 Nov 2018 · DSM general, eCommerce, data, copyright
Meeting with Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner) and
28 May 2018 · Exchange of Views on current topics
Meeting with Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
13 Apr 2018 · Exchange of views on furniture manufacturing & retail
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
26 Feb 2018 · Discussion on Sustainable Development and Plastic Strategy
Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
18 Oct 2017 · Obstacles to trade in: - India; - Mexico; - Mercosur
Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and
8 Mar 2017 · Circular Economy agenda in Europe & The EU Single Market
Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
8 Mar 2017 · Renewable energy targets in the EU, Solar, Low carbon economy
Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen), Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and
7 Feb 2017 · green growth and energy union
Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
13 Jan 2017 · EU priorities
Meeting with Bernardus Smulders (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and
3 Nov 2016 · Infringments
Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and
30 Oct 2015 · creation of a network of Energy Union Business Ambassadors
Meeting with Aurore Maillet (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella), Heidi Jern (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)
1 Jun 2015 · Circular Economy
Meeting with Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
18 Dec 2014 · Functioning of the internal market