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Sustainability - Lithuania

Updated 11/2010

Legal requirements

The following legal acts regulate sustainable development:

  • Programme for the Development of Social Responsibility of Enterprises for 2009-2013 and the Plan of Measures for its Implementation for 2009-2011 lietuvių

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility means policy and practice of businesses whereby, in keeping with laws, international agreements and agreed norms of behaviour, they voluntarily integrate social, environmental and transparent business principles into internal processes of their activities and external relations. Businesses together with social partners and partners from political sector are looking for innovative systemic solutions to social, environmental issues and wider problems of economic well-being.

The Ministry of Social Security and Labour is responsible for corporate social responsibility. CSR means the voluntary involvement of businesses in the search for solutions to social and environmental issues, while following the principles of caring for human beings, society and nature.

  • Ministry of Social Security and Labour lietuvių

Corporate social initiatives means voluntary company investment in measures to improve the following:

  • development of employee social welfare;
  • working conditions;
  • health-promoting activities;
  • psychological support;
  • skill development;
  • promotion of life-long learning;
  • leisure time organisation and a healthy way of living;
  • development of social partnerships; and
  • other social partnerships aimed at promoting employee motivation and their loyalty to the company.

Corporate social initiatives are described in the Draft Law on Social Initiatives of Enterprises:

  • Draft law lietuvių

Standards

Corporate social responsibility standards:

  • Quality management systems - Requirements lietuvių
  • Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use lietuvių
  • Environmental labels and declarations - General principles lietuvių
  • Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling) lietuvių
  • Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework (ISO 14040:2006) lietuvių
  • Environmental labels and declarations - Type I environmental labelling - Principles and procedures lietuvių
  • Occupational health and safety management systems - Guide (BS 8800:2004) lietuvių
  • Occupational health and safety management systems - Guidelines for the implementation of LST 1977:2008 (BS OHSAS 18002:2008) lietuvių
  • Occupational health and safety management systems - Requirements (BS OHSAS 18001:2007) lietuvių
  • Businesses that have implemented Work Safety Management Systems lietuvių

Legislation regulating employee safety and health:

  • List lietuvių

The law requires businesses to comply with minimum social and environmental rules.

Administrative procedures

Applying corporate social responsibility

Businesses can become members of the Global Compact and/or the National Responsible Business Network.

Resources

A list of socially responsible businesses, information about the newest trends as well as legal acts and communications are published on a web portal of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour.

  • Corporate Social Responsibility lietuvių

Check also the legislation on this topic in:

  • References

    Legal texts

    • Draft Law on Social Initiatives of Enterprises, XP-3418, 17.10.2008 lietuvių
    • Order No. A1-337 of 22 December 2005 of the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania on the Approval of Corporate Social Responsibility Stimulating Instruments for 2006-2008 (Official Gazette, 2006, No. 2-28) lietuvių
    • Resolution No. 1020 of 17 October 2006 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the Approval of the Implementation Measures Programme for 2006-2008 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (attributed to primary work measures of the Trust Government) (Official Gazette, 2006, No. 112-4273) lietuvių
    • Resolution No. 53 of 12 January 2010 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the Approval of the National Programme for the Development of Social Responsibility of Enterprises for 2009-2013 and the Plan of Measures for its Implementation for 2009-2011 (Official Gazette, 2010, No. 8-368) lietuvių

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