GREEN BUSINESS

Ervins Labanovskis

Who is Ervins?

Owner of ECO shop dabasdobe.lv

For 4 years Director of Riga city business coordination center

Vice president of Freedom and solidarity foundation

What is green business?

Environmentally and socially responsible

Economical towards resources. LESS IS MORE!

Responds to global warming

Recycling

Transparent

Healthy

Why we should talk about green business?

Increasing market demand!

Why is it so?

Consumer society is changing

This is not SEXY any more!

THIS IS SEXY!

or this

OUR VALUES ARE CHANGING

• From more expensive, bigger, faster

TO

• greener, long lasting, sustainable.

Changes are active on every level

• Business

• Politics

• Daily choices

• Even when seeking a life partner

BET ON GREEN

• Fossils are going to be more expensive

• Market demand and social awareness of global warming will increase

• Governments are investing billions in green technologies

• Values of consumer society are changing

Where do Baltic states stand?

• Green environment

• Northern region has a good image towards environmental issues (Scandinavia)

• High potential for organic food farming, eco tourism, eco design

What can we do to increase our competitiveness?