GREEN BUSINESS Ervins Labanovskis. Who is Ervins? Owner of ECO shop dabasdobe.lv.
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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?