About
About IKOR
Independent research and tools for a world where products last longer.
Institut kvality, opravitelnosti a reuse (IKOR) is a Czech non-profit research organisation focused on one of the largest hidden problems in the consumer market: products designed to fail sooner than they need to.
We combine academic research on planned and premature obsolescence with practical digital tools — from a secondhand aggregator to a repairability index to a database of recommended long-lasting products.
We work independently. We do not sell ranked positions. We do not accept payments for recommendations. Our income comes from grants, research contracts and transparently disclosed affiliate relationships that never influence our methodology.
We are connected to Silesian University in Opava and to a research network across Europe. The Institute was founded by Pavel Kopczyk, a doctoral researcher specialising in planned obsolescence of consumer goods.
Founder
Pavel Kopczyk, Ing.
Zakladatel a výzkumný ředitel
Doctoral researcher at Silesian University in Opava. Research focus: mechanisms of planned, technical and functional obsolescence of consumer goods and their economic impact on consumers and markets.