Photovoltaic systems for public buildings: this is the new project in which Ikea Italia participated in collaboration with the ArezzoCO₂ organization and the Legambiente association. The plan consists of donate two photovoltaic systems to two public housing projects in Florence and Empoli to reduce electricitya, going to help some citizens in difficulty.
This is a project that is part of Ikea’s “Let’s Compost Well” campaign, which invites customers to return their Christmas trees for composting during the winter. It is also the first program carried out by EnergyPOP, an initiative to promote corporate social responsibility. There are 40 Florentine families involved in the project and they live in neighborhood 4.
As regards Empoli, however, there are 18 families and they are located in the hamlet of Avane. Both condominiums will therefore be equipped with photovoltaic systems with a power of 10.5 kWp. This initiative in total should help avoid emissions of 160,000 kg of CO₂.
«This project is very important because it brings together two fundamental dimensions: that of an ecological transition that is both environmentally sustainable and socially just – explains the ecological transition councilor Andrea Giorgio – Installing photovoltaics on the roofs of public housing in our city means keeping together the production of renewable energy but also lower bills for the families and people who live there”.
In addition to this idea, Ikea has also thought of a further gift for the families involved in the program. The Swedish company has decided to donate a kit to each family unit, contained in two bags, full of items to encourage participants towards environmental sustainability even at home. «We wanted to participate in this social photovoltaic project, which combines attention to the environment with concrete help for families in difficulty. Inside the bags that we will donate to the families there will also be solutions and objects to help save energy at home” explains Saverio Fusco, from Ikea Italia.
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