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Canvas 15 minutes Selected in the TOP 10 of the biggest scandals in business in 2020, we find both the richest Lithuanian names of the past and evidence drowned in the stream.
Some companies have been apprehended for a possible crime, while others have been convicted of trying to take advantage of a difficult situation for everyone.
And the reaction of the population to misconduct or mistakes by entrepreneurs and companies has once again confirmed that the population is becoming increasingly civic and expects from the country’s businesses not only empty statements of high standards, but also appropriate behavior. .
1. “Grigeo Klaipeda“Pollution scandal
On January 7, Klaipėda Law Enforcement, which summoned journalists, announced a large-scale operation at night, revealing that the Grigeo Klaipėda cardboard factory in the port city, belonging to the Grigeo group of companies, had been deliberately discharging wastewater untreated in the Curonian Lagoon for many years.
Grigeo Klaipeda
Politicians and environmentalists called it one of the biggest ecological disasters in Lithuania. The then Minister of the Environment, Kęstutis Mažeika, said that the company had been able to discharge wastewater since 2012 and that the damage caused to nature could reach 60 million. euros.
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