Social Responsibility

Jonava region

Achema AB, Agrochema AB
Permanent social partners of Achema: Jonava children’s foster home, Jonava old people’s home,
Activity Centre for the Disabled, Švenčionėliai children’s foster home, Jonava Polytechnic School, Jonava Culture Centre, Jonava district schools, kindergartens, community-based organisations, etc.

Achema AB presented the city with an impressive event dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the company.

Achema is a permanent and irreplaceable sponsor of the unique Feast of St John in Jonava. The company’s general manager, Jonas Sirvydis, is the president of the Republic of Johns that exists once a year for one day.

Achema AB has sponsored the arrangement and regular maintenance of cycle paths in Jonava near Varnutė ponds, which offer Jonava residents great opportunities for a healthy lifestyle and sport.

On the occasion of the millennial anniversary of the first mention of Lithuania’s name, Achema AB has presented Jonava with a monument to Abraomas Kulvietis, a XVI century cultural figure, an erudite person, a humanist and the father of Lithuanian writing who was born in this region.

Achema AB intends to build an entertainment and leisure centre in Jonava, which would revitalise public/cultural life of the region, promote the creation of new jobs and regional infrastructure development. 

Achema AB gave a unique present to Jonava – a new economical bus meeting EURO 4 standards and causing little air pollution, which went to the city’s fleet of buses.

Achema AB constantly supports Jonava Polytechnic School which trains future construction, electrical engineering and chemical industry workers. Achema AB has sponsored the equipment of a modern office of economics with an interactive board, donated welding equipment, etc.

Achema AB and the Jonava municipality are negotiating a joint project to supply heating energy of Achema to the town of Jonava. By this project, which has attracted EU Structural Fund support, the company seeks rational use of energy resources. Central heating prices for consumers should decrease by some 10%.

Achema AB was picked as Environmental Company 2008. It is a National Responsible Business Award presented to Achema for its efforts to reduce environmental effects, unflagging attention to the saving of energy resources and a responsible attitude towards the business environment. The National Responsible Business Award is the first and only such United Nations initiative in Lithuania supported by public authorities, which is aimed at encouraging companies to introduce the principles of social responsibility in their activities and improve the image of socially responsible activities.

A regional business and self-government conference “Environmental protection: tendencies and prospects” was organised at the initiative of Achema AB in the Jonava district municipality. During the conference, representatives of the region’s major industrial companies Achema AB and Lifosa AB, Jonava and Kėdainiai municipalities, the Kaunas county administration, public health and environmental protection bodies, small and medium-size business discussed preservation of the business environment, arising problems and responsibility.

Support is an integral part of innovative and socially responsible business. Agrochema UAB focuses on local communities operating within the area serviced by agro-centres (in Jonava, Vilkaviškis, Šeduva and Viduklė (Lithuania), Latvia, Poland and Estonia): parishes, schools, community-based organisations, sporting and cultural activities.

Agrochema UAB, which has established modern agro-complexes providing advanced services to farmers, often participates in a popular Lithuanian TV broadcast Bėdų Turgus (Trouble Market), supporting those in need and in trouble within the regions of agro-centre activities.

Traditional festival Summer with AGROMAX with AGROMAX attracts farmers, customers and partners living within the area serviced by the agro-centre before the start of the great summer work.

Klaipeda region

Permanent social partners: Klaipėda city municipality, the city’s cultural establishments, public library, Association of Plungė Residents, children's foster home, community-based organisations and Klaipėda University. 

KLASCO has reconstructed two important crossroads under a cooperation agreement with the Klaipėda municipality, improving traffic conditions in the city by its investments;
KLASCO sponsored repair works on Klaipėda city cultural centre Žvejų Rūmai (Fishermen’s House) and contributed to the renovation of the public library exposition of the Klaipėda municipality after building reconstruction.

In an effort to improve the ecological condition of the city, KLASCO has installed a sound insulating wall on Švyturio Street, which reduces noise produced by the seaport.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of concern Achema Group, KLASCO organised an event for the city’s schoolchildren to celebrate the International Children’s Day in the dolphinarium.

KLASCO actively supports community-based organisation initiatives to promote citizens’ patriotism and make the city more beautiful. KLASCO sponsored fishermen’s festival Gintarinis Kablys (Amber Hook) in Neringa.

The company has built an informational pole near the Birža bridge on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city (2002), sponsored the creation of monuments to Little Lithuania’s accession to Lithuania (2003) and the millennial anniversary of Lithuania’s name (2009).

KLASCO is a permanent sponsor of the Sea Festival and participant in traditional events such as a solemn parade, sailors’ party and other events.

In an effort to support cultural traditions, on the occasion of the International Theatre Day and festival Music August on the Seacoast, KLASCO regularly allocates support for Klaipėda Music and Drama Theatres. KLASCO regularly supports publishing projects immortalising public and cultural figures of the Klaipėda region and bolstering the country’s image in the world (Neregėta Lietuva (Unseen Lithuania)). Supporting the activities of community-based organisations, KLASCO regularly sponsors events organised by Klaipėda 11 March Club of Independence Act signatories, publishing activities of the Association of Plungė Residents, events organised by community-based youth organisation Darbas and Klaipėda regional Latvian association Atpūta, contributes to the organisation of the European Victory Day by the Klaipėda-based Organisation of World War II Anti-Hitler Coalition Countries.

During Christmas and Easter, KLASCO participates in charity campaigns of the mayor: allocates support for various social charity funds, children’s foster homes and organisations of the disabled. In an effort to promote sporting activities of residents, KLASCO supports the city’s sports club Audra, helps sport veterans’ clubs and young athletes to go to international competitions. At the local community’s request, KLASCO has allocated funds for renovation of local religious parish churches.

KLASCO and KLAIPEDA UNIVERSITY are partners in preserving the image of a seaside city and ties between science and production. A long-term cooperation agreement with Klaipėda University was signed in 2001. Student grants, bonuses for teachers for their scientific work, support for Baltic Sea studies, publishing of books and events organised by the Students’ Union have been allocated on an annual basis under this agreement.

In 2009, KLASCO took part in an international event – Baltic Marine Innovation Forum “Wind Rose” – and provided financial support to the organisers, i.e. Baltic Valley, a Klaipėda University establishment. Being the oldest company in the seaport, KLASCO supports publishing of marine science books and has allocated money for public establishment Mokslotyros Institutas to publish a book entitled Lithuanian Science.

KLR and KLASCO provided various assistance to the Klaipėda municipality during the organisation of the Tall Ship Races Baltic 2009 considered the most important marine culture event in recent years.

In association with the municipality, KLR established public enterprise Jūros Vartai (Sea Gate) which takes care of reconstruction of the old castle of Klaipėda. The project has been recognised as a project of national importance and is a candidate for EU support.

On the occasion of the city’s Sea Festival, KLR organises concerts within its territory. KLR and the Klaipėda tourism and information centre prepare joint projects in the area of sea tourism and participate in a global tourism exhibition in Miami.

Further development of the Green Generation project using EU Structural Fund support.