SWEDEN - The devastating war in Ukraine is a human tragedy, and the deepest empathy and concerns are with the millions of people impacted.

The immediate actions of Inter Ikea Group and Ingka Group have been to support the personal safety and security of Ikea co-workers and their families, and it will continue to do so.

The war has had a huge human impact already. It is also resulting in serious disruptions to supply chain and trading conditions. For all of these reasons, the company groups have decided to temporarily pause Ikea operations in Russia.

These decisions have a direct impact on 15,000 Ikea co-workers. The ambitions of the company groups are long term and they have secured employment and income stability for the immediate future and will provide support to workers and their families in the region.

Several initiatives have already started throughout Ikea, together with established humanitarian organisations, to support the affected people with emergency relief in the most needed regions.

Ikea Foundation, funded by Ingka Foundation, has announced an immediate donation of €20 million for humanitarian assistance to those who have been forcibly displaced as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. This is in response to an emergency appeal from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to scale up its assistance and protection to people affected by the conflict in Ukraine.