Annual review Annual review 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.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report Annual Review FY22 Report Read more about our initiatives and impact for social entrepreneurs, IKEA customers and co-workers, and our global community.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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. Read report Read report Read report Read report 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.Read report Read report Read report Read report Annual Review FY19 Report Read our very first Annual Report, highlighting our challenges and accomplishments as we look back on 2019. Read report Read report Read report Read report Reports Reports 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.Read paperRead paperRead paperRead paper 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.Read paperRead paperRead paperRead paper 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. Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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.Read paper Read paper Read paper Read paper 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.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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.Read report Read report Read report Read report Case studies Case studies Edit column width33% Value through social business collaboration Case study Case study of the partnership between i-did and IKEA “Creating multiple values through social business collaboration”.Read case studyRead case studyRead case studyRead case study 33%33% How to guides How to guides IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Handbook How-to Read about how we develop and collaborate with social businesses producing products for IKEA.Read handbookRead handbookRead handbookRead handbook
Annual review 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.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report Annual Review FY22 Report Read more about our initiatives and impact for social entrepreneurs, IKEA customers and co-workers, and our global community.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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. Read report Read report Read report Read report 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.Read report Read report Read report Read report Annual Review FY19 Report Read our very first Annual Report, highlighting our challenges and accomplishments as we look back on 2019. Read report Read report Read report Read report
Reports 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.Read paperRead paperRead paperRead paper 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.Read paperRead paperRead paperRead paper 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. Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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.Read paper Read paper Read paper Read paper 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.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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.Read reportRead reportRead reportRead report 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.Read report Read report Read report Read report
Case studies Edit column width33% Value through social business collaboration Case study Case study of the partnership between i-did and IKEA “Creating multiple values through social business collaboration”.Read case studyRead case studyRead case studyRead case study 33%33%
How to guides IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Handbook How-to Read about how we develop and collaborate with social businesses producing products for IKEA.Read handbookRead handbookRead handbookRead handbook
