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Löfbergs Turns Coffee Waste into Sustainable Potting Soil

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

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.

Trina Törnqvist, Annika Wallin and Åsa Lindqvist from Löfbergs at the award ceremony.

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.

Gabriella Gille, CMO, Anders Fredriksson, CEO, och Kajsa-Lisa Ljudén, Head of Sustainability, were present in Berlin to celebrate Löfbergs' successes.

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.

During 2023, ICP supported over 36,000 households in Brazil, Ethiopia, Honduras, and other coffee-producing countries.

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.

In 2014 the Löfberg family strengthened its sustainability commitment by establishing a private foundation. Now, a new collaboration with Help to Help means more young people in Tanzania and Uganda are given the opportunity for higher education.

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.

Martin Löfberg Chief Purchasing Officer at Löfbergs.

"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”

“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.

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