1. GREEN BUSINESS Ervins Labanovskis

2. Who is Ervins? Owner of ECO shop dabasdobe.lv

3. For 4 years Director of Riga city business coordination center

4. Vice president of Freedom and solidarity foundation

5. What is green business?

6. Environmentally and socially responsible

7. Economical towards resources. LESS IS MORE!

8. Responds to global warming

9. Recycling

10. Transparent

11. Healthy

12. Why we should talk about green business?

13. Increasing market demand!

14. Why is it so?

15. Consumer society is changing This is not SEXY any more!

16. THIS IS SEXY!

17. or this

18. OUR VALUES ARE CHANGING From more expensive, bigger, faster TO greener, long lasting, sustainable.

19. Changes are active on every level Business Politics Daily choices Even when seeking a life partner

20. BET ON GREEN

21. 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

22. 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

23. What can we do to increase our competitiveness?