Sustainability | La Lorraine Bakery Group

Respect for product, planet & people

Discover LLBG's renewed sustainability program with 10 projects, linked to our 3 P's!

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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

Sustainability report

In November 2020, La Lorraine Bakery Group published its first Group Sustainability Report. It complements our financial reporting with non-financial information, more specifically the social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainability important to La Lorraine Bakery Group and its stakeholders.

This document covers 2019 mainly, and when available we included intermediate ytd 2020 figures. We intend to publish a sustainability report at least every two years, in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, Core level.

Download the report

Our sustainability initiatives

Want to know more about LLBG's initiatives to become a more sustainable company?

Aiming for zero foodwaste

According to UN figures, roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted. The total volume would take up more surface than China. As a food producer, LLBG wants to do its bit to tackle this global issue by aiming for zero food waste.

Lowering our logistics footprint

First, we bake. Then, we transport our bakery products to our customers. But every mile we make, is in fact a mile too many for our planet. So lowering our logistics footprint is an LLBG priority.

Transitioning to more sustainable packaging

Packaging is indispensable for the protection and storage life of almost any product. Also for our bakery products at LLBG. Whether it’s paper, plastic or cardboard, it all has an impact on the environment. To limit our impact, we are continuously looking to transition to more sustainable packaging.

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Sustainably towards a better world