Sustainability | La Lorraine Bakery Group

Respect for product, planet & people

Discover LLBG's renewed sustainability program with 10 projects, linked to our 3 Ps.

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Sustainability report

In April 2023, La Lorraine Bakery Group published its second Group Sustainability Report. In this report, we share our new sustainability strategy with all our stakeholders, look back at our 2022 sustainability highlights and put forth bold sustainability ambitions for the years to come. With our employees, suppliers, customers and family shareholders, we’re baking a better world together!

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A better world through top-quality products

By embedding sustainability into our sourcing strategy, product innovation & brands, we treat the world with bakery products that are better for people and better for our planet.

Our product projects

Creating a portfolio of purpose-led brands that are forces for growth and forces for good.

Implementing a new supplier code of conduct, resulting in lower environmental and higher social impact.

Striving for sustainable product leadership and a good mix of both healthy & indulgent bakery products.

A better world with a healthier planet

By reducing our carbon emissions, we want to keep our planet healthy. But caring for our planet is also about soil health,waste reduction & giving back to our communities.

Our planet projects

Reaching 100% packaging circularity by reducing, reusing & recycling.

Increasing our community impact, contributing to good food & education for everyone.

Reducing our energy consumption & shifting to renewable energy sources.

Reducing our carbon footprint, reaching net zero for our own emissions (scope 1 + 2) by 2039 and reaching net zero for our entire value chain by 2050.

Reducing fertilizer use while improving soil health & biodiversity.

Reducing our internal food waste with 50% by 2030, and our external food waste with 50% by 2050.

A better world with happier people

By giving our employees the chance to develop to their full potential, we aim for happy and healthy employees that thrive in a safe, inclusive & rewarding workplace.

Our people project

with its 4 engagement platforms:

A diverse & inclusive LLBG family where everyone feels at home.

Engaged employees that invest in their physical & mental health.

A zero-accident workplace, everywhere & every day.

An LLBG Academy that motivates our employees & encourages life-long learning.

"LLBG is growing fast, without losing our people, our products and our planet out of sight. We want to become a bigger, but above all, a better company."

Guido Vanherpe
CEO La Lorraine Bakery Group

LLBG's Codes of Conduct

Code of Conduct & Ethics

LLBG’s Code of Conduct & Ethics describes our company’s standards on ethical, social, labor and environmental practices. It applies to all LLBG employees and business partners.

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Supplier Code of Conduct

LLBG’s Supplier Code of Conduct sets forth our company’s expectations towards our suppliers and sub-suppliers in terms of product, planet and people commitments.

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Our sustainability initiatives

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Graduation of Atelier La Lorraine students in Romania

Our Atelier La Lorraine project aims to shape the bakers of the future by providing quality education to underprivileged youngsters. We’re proud of the hard work of our first graduates in Romania who have complemented their high school education with baking and technical skills, preparing them for the first steps of their professional life.

Our annual sustainability report is out!

Exciting news: we just published our second sustainability report! With this report, we share our new sustainability strategy with all our stakeholders, while looking back at our 2022 sustainability highlights and putting forth sharp goals and bold ambitions for the years to come.

Commitment to Science Based Targets Initiative

LLBG has signed the SBTi commitment letter, reinforcing its commitment to climate neutrality. By doing so, we join the growing group of companies that are setting carbon reduction targets in line with what science says is necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

LLBG supplier code of conduct enters into force

To implement our responsible sourcing strategy, we implemented our new LLBG supplier code of conduct, setting out the environmental, social and ethical expectations we have towards our suppliers.

La Lorraine Poland switches to 100% green electricity

By 2030, LLBG is committed to switch to 100% green electricity. In January 2023, our production site in Poland already made the switch to 100% renewable electricity, resulting in a carbon reduction of more than 35,000 tons. Our other production sites will follow in the coming years.

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