Publications

Annual review

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Annual Review FY25

Report

Explore our 7th annual review, detailing our methods, highlighting our initiatives and showcasing our contribution to positive impact through supporting 120 social enterprises across 21 countries.

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Annual Review FY24

Report

Explore our progress and initiatives over the financial year 2024 as we supported 104 social enterprises across 21 countries to create a better everyday life for people from vulnerable and marginalised groups.

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Annual Review FY23

Report

Read about how we continued the work we started over a decade ago, supporting vulnerable populations and creating positive social impact during a year defined by poly-crisis.

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Annual Review FY22

Report

Read more about our initiatives and impact for social entrepreneurs, IKEA customers and co-workers, and our global community.

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Annual Review FY21

Report

Read about how we continued to support vulnerable populations and innovated to address old and new challenges to benefit the many.

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Annual Review FY20

Report

Read about how we faced COVID-19 and how through it all we were still able to continue developing new programmes and partnerships.

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Annual Review FY19

Report

Read our very first Annual Report, highlighting our challenges and accomplishments as we look back on 2019.

Reports

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Circularity and Informality: Redefining narratives

Paper

Explore the intersection of circularity and informality and often overlooked topics like the importance of the social aspects of circularity, such as informal employment.

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Inclusive Loops: The Crucial Role of Social Enterprises in the Circular Economy

Paper

Take a deep-dive into the role of social entrepreneurs in circularity and the opportunities they present for companies to engage with.

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Waste sector mapping in Indonesia

Paper

Learn about opportunities to improve plastic waste management in Indonesia from our quick mapping of plastic sector in East Java, together with the WASTE Foundation.

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Learning Capabilities Development

Paper

Read about the conceptual framework we developed that aims to assess the capabilities developed by social enterprises in East Africa after participating in our accelerator.

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Dela programme evaluation

Report

Read the evaluation of Dela, our global accelerator programme to learn more about our three years of working together with Ashoka to support over 35 social entrepreneurs.

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The multidimensional impact of business accelerators

Report

Read this literature study by the London School of Economics funded by IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, that provides key insights on how business accelerators impact enterprises and the economy.

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Corporations and social enterprises doing business to drive Impact

Report

IKEA Social Entrepreneurship in collaboration with Acumen has released new research on what it takes for social enterprises to cultivate and sustain corporate partnerships.

Case studies

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Value through social business collaboration

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Case study of the partnership between i-did and IKEA “Creating multiple values through social business collaboration”.

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How to guides

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IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Handbook

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Read about how we develop and collaborate with social businesses producing products for IKEA.

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