April Donation of LEDs from the north of IKEA Port

　Furniture dealer IKEA Kohoku donated 362 LED bulbs to seven municipal and Prefecture Housing elderly households in the city and held a presentation ceremony on March 30.
　In September 2015, Yokohama City and Ikea Japan Co., Ltd. concluded a cooperation agreement with the aim of aiming for a sustainable society in harmony with the environment, and are promoting energy conservation measures in cooperation. .
　At the presentation ceremony, Mr. Hideki Kanno, a market manager at IKEA Kohoku, gave a greeting and presented LED bulbs to representatives from Neighborhood Associations Neighborhood Association.

　Mr. Ikuko Maehara, Chairman of the Neighborhood Association Heights Urashimaoka, representing Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Associations, gave a thank-you greeting.

　The provision of LED bulbs from IKEA Kohoku began in 2015, and has provided a total of about 11,000 in the city so far.
　IKEA, the world's largest furniture retailer originating in Scandinavian Sweden, is strongly promoting initiatives for a sustainable environment and society based on its own strategy.
　He is a leading company in the world that resonates with people's hearts, changes lifestyles, and changes the times, and is a wonderful partner in Yokohama.
　The introduction of LED lighting, which consumes less energy, not only reduces CO2 emissions from households, but also has a longer life than incandescent bulb, thus reducing the risk of falling due to replacement of light bulbs, leading to safety and security for elderly people.
　I hope that this donation of LED bulbs will give you a chance to think about a safer and more secure life.

April, 2022

Mayor of Kanagawa Masayoshi Hibino