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Doing business in Latvia: Sustainability

25 April 2012
by Ina Dimireva -- last modified 25 April 2012

Many companies in Latvia have incorporated corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their practice and voluntarily contribute to social development and environmental protection.


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Legal requirements

Corporate Social Responsibility

 

Latvian businesses are also aware of the UN Global Compact, which promotes sustainable business models, and thus implement socially responsible initiatives.

More about the Global Compact movement in Latvia

Corporate Social Responsibility

The National Tripartite Cooperation Council coordinates and organises tripartite dialogue among employers' organisations, government bodies and trade unions.

The National Tripartite Cooperation Council

Standards

 

Standardisation in Latvia is governed by the Law On Standardisation (1998). The Law lays down standardisation aims, principles, the organisation of standardisation activities, tasks relating to the organisation of national standardisation and other matters related to standardisation.

The Law On Standardisation

Quality management standards (ISO 9000 series), Environmental management standards (ISO 14000 series) and Occupational health and safety management system standards (OHSAS) are adopted as Latvian standards.

The law requires businesses to comply with minimum social and environmental rules.

Administrative procedures

Quality management standards

 

The Standardisation Bureau

Requirements for a quality management system are available in the following document:

LVS-EN-ISO 9001:2009-07

Guidelines for improving the implementation of a quality management system are available in the following document:

LVS-EN-ISO 9004:2010

Environmental management standards

 

General guidelines on principles, systems and additional methods for environmental management systems are available in the following document:

LVS-EN-ISO 14001:2005

General guidelines on principles, systems and additional methods for environmental management systems are available in the following document:

LVS-EN-ISO 14004:2010

Occupational safety management standards

 

Requirements for occupational safety management systems are available in the following document:

LVS OHSAS 18001:2007


Doing business in Latvia: Environmental rules

Doing business in Latvia: Staff welfare

 

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