Can today’s bread be better for tomorrow?

From the very beginning, we have been driven by our genuine respect for product, planet & people, the foundation of our sustainability strategy. We believe we can contribute to a better world by creating top-quality products, caring for our planet and investing in our people.
Can today’s bread be better for tomorrow?

Sustainability report

At La Lorraine Bakery Group, we truly put our sustainability strategy into action in 2023. And we’re proud to share this journey with all our stakeholders. Read our 2023 sustainability report to discover our 2023 sustainability highlights and our bold ambitions for the years to come. With our employees, suppliers, customers and family shareholders, we’re baking a better world together!
Sustainability report

Our sustainability strategy is built on 10 company-wide projects
to deliver our sustainability ambitions.

Responsible sourcing

Nourishing the future through a responsible sourcing strategy, working together with our suppliers to tackle sustainability issues linked to carbon emissions, deforestation, human rights and animal welfare.

Responsible sourcing

Sustainable innovation

Redefining tomorrow’s bakery with sustainable innovation, creating a future-proof range of bakery products that are tasty, nutritious and light on the environment.

Sustainable innovation

Purpose-led brands

Crafting meaningful moments, striving for a portfolio of purpose-led brands that are forces for growth and forces for good.

Purpose-led brands

Reporting & carbon roadmap

Decoupling our company growth from our carbon emissions and reporting transparently, reaching net zero by 2039 for our own emissions and by 2050 for our entire value chain.

Reporting & carbon roadmap

Energy transition & reduction

Navigating the path to a greener and leaner bakery operation, reducing our energy consumption to the technical minimum and shifting to renewable energy sources. 

Energy transition & reduction

Wheat & regenerative agriculture

Safeguarding what nature has to offer by actively supporting the shift to regenerative agriculture, reducing our carbon footprint while also improving soil health and biodiversity to ensure quality wheat in the long run.

Wheat & regenerative agriculture

Circular packaging

Wrapping our bakery products in more sustainable packaging, creating a closed-loop system where our packaging is reduced, reused and recycled.

Circular packaging

Zero food waste

Leaving no crumb behind by committing to a zero food waste mentality, reducing our food waste to an absolute minimum and better valorizing the food waste we can’t avoid.

Zero food waste

Community

Rising together with our local communities by creating education opportunities for less-privileged youngsters and increasing access to good quality food.

Community

Happy employees

Nourishing our bakery family, creating unity between happy and healthy employees that thrive in a safe, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

Happy employees

“One of our major challenges is decoupling carbon emissions from company growth. I’m proud of the 30% reduction we achieved in own emissions in 2023.”

Guido Vanherpe
CEO La Lorraine Bakery Group

Our sustainability initiatives

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