2025 Annual Report and Action Plan
Company Name: IKEA FOOD SUPPLY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
Trading As: IKEA FOOD SUPPLY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
ABN: 50111317447
About APCO
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a co-regulatory not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. APCO's vision is a packaging value chain that collaborates to keep packaging materials out of landfill and retains the maximum value of the materials, energy and labour within the local economy.
Each year, APCO Brand Owner Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and an APCO Action Plan. This document is the Annual Report and Action Plan output for IKEA FOOD SUPPLY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD. This document provides the overall performance level of the organisation, as well as any commitments they have made to work towards on their packaging sustainability journey. This document may also include additional information provided by the Member in their report.
Overall Performance
The chart below indicates the overall performance level of IKEA FOOD SUPPLY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD in the 2025 APCO Annual Report. The organisation's reporting period was September, 2023 - August, 2024.
Performance Levels:
- 1 Getting Started: You are at the start of your packaging sustainability journey.
- 2 Good Progress: You have made some first steps on your packaging sustainability journey.
- 3 Advanced: You have taken tangible action on your packaging sustainability journey.
- 4 Leading: You have made significant progress on your packaging sustainability journey.
- 5 Beyond Best Practice: You have received the highest performance level and have made significant progress on your packaging sustainability journey.
APCO Action Plan Commitments
For each of the Packaging Sustainability Framework criteria listed below, a description is provided along with the commitments made by IKEA FOOD SUPPLY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD in their APCO Action Plan.
Criteria 1: Governance & Strategy
This criteria considers actions to integrate packaging sustainability into business strategies.
- Develop a strategy that includes goals for packaging sustainability that addresses the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines (SPGs) or equivalent.
- Communicate and promote packaging sustainability objectives and targets within your organisation and to external stakeholders (suppliers, final consumers, community groups etc.).
Criteria 2: Design & Procurement
This criteria considers actions taken to ensure that sustainability principles are considered in the design or procurement of both new and existing packaging through use of the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines (SPGs).
No commitments have been made for this criteria this year.
Criteria 3: Recycled Content
This criteria considers actions taken to increase or optimise the amount of recycled material used by your organisation.
- Develop a policy or procedure to buy products and/or packaging made from recycled materials.
- Aim to use recycled materials in any packaging where this is feasible, including:
- Primary packaging
- Secondary packaging
- Tertiary packaging
Criteria 4: Recoverability
This criteria considers actions taken to improve the recovery of packaging at end-of-life and increase use of reusable packaging.
- Investigate whether all of IKEA FOOD SUPPLY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD's packaging is recyclable at end-of-life and identify any gaps and opportunities for greater reuse or recycling.
Criteria 5: Disposal Labelling
This criteria considers the extent to which packaging has been labelled to help consumers determine what to do with packaging at end-of-life.
No commitments have been made for this criteria this year.
Criteria 6: On-site Waste
This criteria considers progress in increasing the amount of on-site solid waste being diverted from landfill.
No commitments have been made for this criteria this year.
Criteria 7: Problematic Materials
This criteria considers the extent to which organisations are actively phasing out problematic and unnecessary single-use plastic packaging and preventing/reducing litter.
- Undertake the following to help reduce the impact of litter:
- Look for opportunities to redesign packaging to eliminate components that may have the propensity to become litter
- Avoid over-packaging our products
Further commitments:
These commitments look at additional actions the organisation may take to improve reporting.
No commitments have been made for this criteria this year.
