16 million cubic metres of wood are sawn up each year for IKEA, the world's biggest commercial wood consumer. When 15 – 30% of the timber sold worldwide is thought to be illegal, how sustainable is the wood used in Ikea’s products? The company claims it only uses responsibly-sourced materials but – as this investigation reveals – some of their sub-contractors are pillaging Romania’s ancient forests.
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