Steve Howard: Lets go all in on selling sustainability

The big blue buildings of Ikea have sprouted solar panels and wind turbines; inside, shelves are stocked with LED lighting and recycled cotton. Why Because as Steve Howard puts it: Sustainability has gone from a nicetodo to a Howard, the chief sustainability officer at the furniture megastore, talks about his quest to sell ecofriendly materials and practices both internally and to worldwide customers and lays a challenge for other global giants. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at Follow TED news on Twitter: Like TED on Facebook: Subscribe to our channel: