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IKEA: Sustainable Cotton Initiative in China

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  • Yu Gong

    (University of Southampton, UK)

  • Steve Brown

    (University of Southampton, UK)

  • Fu Jia

    (University of York, UK)

  • Jiang Duan

    (Blockchain Research Center of China, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China)

Abstract

This case presents an industry leading company — IKEA’s multi-tier sustainable cotton initiative in China. The case begins with the background information of IKEA, cotton production in China and cotton-textile supply chain. It then presents IKEA’s sustainable cotton practice globally. This is followed by IKEA China’s motivation to implement sustainable cotton initiatives, its processes and the impacts on its cotton-textile supply chain. Finally, it ends with the case summary.

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  • Yu Gong & Steve Brown & Fu Jia & Jiang Duan, 2019. "IKEA: Sustainable Cotton Initiative in China," Asian Case Research Journal (ACRJ), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 23(02), pages 491-518, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:acrjxx:v:23:y:2019:i:02:n:s0218927519500202
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218927519500202
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    1. Jamalnia, Aboozar & Gong, Yu & Govindan, Kannan, 2023. "Sub-supplier's sustainability management in multi-tier supply chains: A systematic literature review on the contingency variables, and a conceptual framework," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
    2. Jamalnia, Aboozar & Gong, Yu & Govindan, Kannan & Bourlakis, Michael & Mangla, Sachin Kumar, 2023. "A decision support system for selection and risk management of sustainability governance approaches in multi-tier supply chain," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 264(C).
    3. Ángela García‐Alaminos & Fabio Monsalve & Jorge Zafrilla, 2024. "Disentangling social impacts in global value chains through structural path analysis: Investigating forced labor in the cotton industry," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 28(2), pages 303-319, April.

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