100% green electricity
We purchase 100% green electricity certified by Origin Certificates from renewable water and wind sources. To produce our own clean power, we operate photovoltaic solar installations at our Unterinn and Heinfels facilities.
At Loacker, we implement regenerative and innovative practices to lead environmental stewardship by example. By applying scientific Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), we systematically decarbonise our operations, optimize packaging design to promote resource circularity, and eliminate unnecessary materials.
We purchase 100% green electricity certified by Origin Certificates from renewable water and wind sources. To produce our own clean power, we operate photovoltaic solar installations at our Unterinn and Heinfels facilities.
Freight transport represents a key part of our carbon footprint. We take targeted action across two key priorities:
Backing ovens are the heart of our wafer production—and historically our primary source of direct operational emissions.
In collaboration with our long-standing technology partner Bühler, we designed and built an innovative electric induction oven.
Following successful testing in Austria, the oven was installed at our Heinfels site in April 2025, baking its first wafers in July 2025. Powered by 100% renewable electricity, this project replaces fossil gas technologies and initiates a 4-to-5-year fine-tuning phase. It serves as a fundamental step toward decarbonising our wafer baking process while preserving Loacker's signature crispness and quality.
We reduce packaging impact without ever compromising food safety, legal compliance, or product crispness. Guided by Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) science, we focus on four concrete pillars:
1. Recyclable mono-materials. Our packaging is designed to be fully recyclable where suitable local collection and recycling facilities are in place.
2. Material elimination and weight reduction. In 2025, we achieved a 7% weight reduction in paper-based packaging compared to 2024. For our Patisserie 100g line, eliminating the outer cardboard sleeve reduced packaging weight by 68%. Redesigning Quadratini packaging achieved a 17% weight reduction, saving 1 tonne of plastic per year.
3. 100% FSC® certified paper. Since 2023, 100% of paper and corrugated cardboard directly purchased for our production facilities is FSC® certified, guaranteeing responsible forest management.
4. Infrastructure mapping. To ensure our packaging is genuinely recyclable in practice, we are mapping recovery and recycling infrastructure across key markets accounting for at least 25% of our global sales volume.
Co-financed by the European Union under the ERDF programme (code FESR1054), the SmartFlexPack project revolutionises food packaging by integrating flexible, serialised printing technologies directly into our production lines. By combining AI, automation, and digital twin technology, direct packaging printing eliminates the need for external adhesive labels. This initiative aims to eliminate up to 200 million labels per year, saving 20 tonnes of material and cutting 18,000 km of truck travel.
Find out moreAgricultural raw materials represent the largest share of our environmental footprint. We partner directly with local farming communities to restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and safeguard livelihoods: