The LEGO Group celebrates parkland reforestation project near its Virginia, USA, site in ceremony with local officials

The LEGO Group's Preben Elnef and James M. "Jim" Holland, Chair, Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, plant a tree in Rockwood Park as a ceremonial marker of the public-private reforestation program.

Local operations designed for sustainability
When completed, the LEGO Group's investment in Virginia will span more than 1.7 million sq. ft., including office spaces, molding, processing, packing buildings, and a warehouse. The new facility aims to reduce emissions from electricity and fuel use (scope 1 and 2) using on-site or off-site renewable energy. The site is designed to minimize energy use, in line with the company's overall sustainability ambitions of reducing absolute global carbon emissions by 37% by 2032* as noted in the LEGO Group's 2023 Sustainability Progress Report.

The company aims to achieve zero waste from factories to landfill, a shared ambition across the LEGO Group's global operations, and secure WELL and LEED certification for the Virginia facility once completed.

Community support through play-based programming for children and families
Today's tree planting ceremony marks the latest milestone in the LEGO Group's ongoing community support for the region. In November 2023, the company announced $1 million in grant funding to six local nonprofit organizations that serve children and families, building on earlier grants of $300,000 to support play-based programming at the Children's Museum of Richmond and the Science Museum of Virginia.

Continued progress on site, adding to team at external packing facility
Progress on the reforestation project also builds on the recent announcement of Preben Elnef as the permanent program lead at the Virginia USA site and Gray|Hourigan as the general contractor. The LEGO Group expects construction of the factory buildings to begin later this year and full production to commence in 2027.

In November 2023, the company opened its external packing facility, where it employs approximately 250 people. View job openings at legocareersvirginia.com.

The LEGO Group will add over 1,760 jobs as part of its investment in Virginia.

Program overview