Vilnius bakery assessed under the Lantmännen Unibake Green Site programme

The Vilnius bakery of “Vilniaus duona” met the criteria of the internal Lantmännen Unibake Green Site programme. The programme is designed to assess progress across the Group’s bakeries and offices in the areas of environmental performance, the working environment, and improving the nutritional composition of bakery products.

“The Green Site programme helps us systematically assess what we have already achieved and where we can still improve. It evaluates specific actions, including reducing waste and energy consumption, improving the working environment, increasing employee engagement, and improving the nutritional composition of bakery products. The assessment is based on employee surveys, management self-assessments, and a review carried out by the Lantmännen Unibake team,” says Jurga Staniukėnienė, Organisation Development Specialist at “Vilniaus duona”, who coordinates the programme within the company.

The Vilnius bakery’s progress against the programme criteria will be reassessed every two years. The aim is for the Vilnius office and the Panevėžys bakery to also be assessed under the Green Site programme in the future.

The Green Site programme involves all employees

According to Jurga Staniukėnienė, every employee can contribute to specific improvements, regardless of their role.

“Every day, we can reduce unnecessary use of resources by considering more carefully whether printing is necessary, avoiding single-use items, switching off equipment that is not in use after work, promptly reporting faults or leaks, and keeping windows and doors closed when heating or cooling systems are operating. Reusable, disinfectable cloth towels are also used at our sites,” says Jurga.

How does the Green Site assessment work?

The programme assessment at the Group’s offices and bakeries consists of several stages:

Management self-assessment. The local management team assesses the current situation and identifies areas for improvement based on the programme criteria.

Employee survey. Employees are invited to assess the current situation and submit suggestions relating to the working environment, resource use, and other areas covered by the programme.

Internal review. The Lantmännen Unibake team reviews the assessment results and determines whether the site meets the Green Site programme criteria.

The assessment is repeated every two years. Lantmännen Unibake aims for all Group sites to be assessed under the Green Site programme by 2030.

A full list of the Group’s bakeries and offices that currently meet the Green Site programme criteria can be found here.

Specific improvements at “Vilniaus duona”

In 2024, we allocated one quarter of all “Vilniaus duona” investments to projects covering reductions in energy consumption and CO₂ emissions, as well as automation. Projects implemented included heat recovery solutions and energy consumption monitoring at 60 measurement points.

We regularly assess the working environment through employee surveys, while colleagues also submit suggestions on how to improve workplace safety and quality.

In 2024, we allocated one quarter of all “Vilniaus duona” investments to projects covering reductions in energy consumption and CO₂ emissions. Projects implemented included heat recovery solutions and energy consumption monitoring at 60 measurement points.

We regularly assess the working environment through employee surveys, while colleagues also submit suggestions on how to improve workplace safety and quality.

You can find the Lantmännen Unibake Group sustainability plan here.