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  • Löfbergs Sustainability Report: “Sustainable packaging solutions are good for us and our customers”

    Löfbergs has been a pioneer in sustainable packaging solutions for a long time. Through systematic and innovative efforts, the company is developing material and design that reduce the environmental impact, facilitate recycling, and comply with new legal requirements. Madelene Breiling, Head of Development and Compliance, explains why packaging is a key feature in the sustainability transition.

  • Löfbergs Sustainability Report: “As a family business, we are not taking any short cuts”

    When Anders Löfberg and his brothers Josef and John started their coffee roastery in Karlstad in 1906, they laid the foundation for something bigger than perhaps they could imagine. But one thing was clear from the beginning – the business should be built on sustainable values. This is a principle that still lives on, and a principle that Kathrine Löfberg is passionate about passing on.

  • Löfbergs’ New Sustainability Report: "While Others Slow Down, We Want to Accelerate"

    Löfbergs’ sustainability report for 2024 shows that the Swedish-based coffee roaster continues to invest strongly in sustainability. 2024 was a challenging year for the coffee industry – but Löfbergs continues to prioritise sustainability. Development projects in the producing countries, fossil-free sea transports, packaging development, and full traceability were some of the focus areas in 2024.

  • Löfbergs Turns Coffee Waste into Sustainable Potting Soil

    Using coffee grounds to enrich soil is a well-known trick among gardeners. Now, Sweden-based Löfbergs and Weibulls are taking it a step further with Coffee Soil – a completely peat-free potting mix made from upcycled coffee beans.

  • Löfbergs Expands Its Partnership with Scandic

    The Swedish-based coffee roastery Löfbergs is extending and expanding its long-standing partnership with the hotel operator Scandic. The new agreement runs until 2027 and covers all Scandic hotels in Sweden, Finland, and now also Denmark.

  • Löfbergs Receives McDonald’s Sustainability Innovation Award

    Löfbergs has been awarded the prestigious Sustainability Innovation Award by Food Folk, McDonald's licensee for the Nordics, recognising the company’s outstanding efforts in sustainability. This award highlights the hard work behind Löfbergs' commitment to improving traceability within the supply chain and comes amidst tough competition from McDonald's suppliers across the Nordic region.

  • Top Placement for Löfbergs at the European Coffee Awards

    On Tuesday evening, the European Coffee Awards took place in Berlin, where Löfbergs secured double top placements. The family-owned coffee roastery from Sweden reached the top three in two categories: Europe's Best Coffee Roastery and Europe's Most Sustainable Brand.

  • ICP Annual Report 2023: Successful Efforts for Smallholder Coffee Farmers

    The ICP Annual Report 2023 highlights support for over 36,000 coffee farming households, promoting sustainable practices and women's participation. Key achievements include increased climate-friendly farming methods and income diversification, enhancing resilience among smallholder farmers across several coffee-producing nations.

  • The Löfberg Family Foundation supports young talents in East Africa

    The Löfberg Family Foundation initiates a multiannual collaboration with the Help to Help foundation. The support makes it possible for young people in Tanzania and Uganda, who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to carry out higher education, to qualify for vital societal professions like agronomists, economists, engineers, or doctors.

  • "Fair trade a driving force for sustainable development"

    A fair growth on commercial terms, where fundamental human rights are respected, is a prerequisite for sustainable development, and to contribute to a more fair, performance-driven and transparent value chain is at core in our sustainability work. We aim to be a driving force when it comes to creating better possibilities for coffee farmers and their communities around the world.

  • “We want to contribute to a world where both people and coffee can grow”

    Sustainability has always been important for us at Löfbergs, ever since we started in 1906. It permeates our entire business and everything we do. We are proud of how far we have come in some areas, but there is still left to be done in others. Our aim towards continuous sustainability improvement characterises our whole culture.

  • Löfbergs Group in the forefront to disrupt the classic coffee industry with a new, global initiative that gives hope to the world's coffee farmers

    A transparent coffee industry for the benefit of the farmers who grow the coffee. That is the ambition of Era of We, a new digital platform that gives coffee farmers the opportunity to set prices and create their own brands, and everyone can participate. In 2021, Löfbergs Group joined Era of We as the first roaster, launching the platform in Sweden. Now the turn has come to Denmark.

  • New Head of Sustainability at Löfbergs

    Kajsa-Lisa Ljudén has been appointed new Head of Sustainability at Swedish-based Löfbergs Group. Kajsa-Lisa has ten years’ experience of sustainability work and is currently working as sustainability strategist at the family-owned coffee roaster. She succeeds Eva Eriksson, who is retiring after 34 years at Löfbergs.

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