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Today, eco-innovation represents a tool for vitalizing the circular economy ? an urgent problem ? both at the global as well as at the national level. Eco-innovation is the key to the future competitiveness of any country that contributes to the circular economy and a sustainable future while also promoting environmental protection and more efficient use of resources. Eco-innovations are implemented in all Member States, sectors and markets of the European Union, yet the intensity of this activity is still insuffi...

In order for Latvia to achieve the long-term strategic goal set in its policy documents ? to become the greenest country in the world ? it is essential to promote social entrepreneurship, as the social enterprises perform economic activities having positive social effects in relation to the protection and preservation of the environment. In 2019 in Latvia, 5% of the social enterprises were engaged in the field of environmental protection; therefore, the research aims to examine the role of social entrepreneurship ...

Renewable energy sources, including wood pellets, are increasingly used in the world to reduce CO2 emissions from the production of electrical and thermal energy. One of the largest producers of wood pellets in Europe is located in Latvia; it is a significant exporter of wood pellets on the European scale, exporting approximately 90% of the total quantity produced and supplying the remaining 10% to the domestic market. Even though there are favourable conditions for wood pellet production, industrial consumption o...

Millennials or generation Y is the largest and most diverse generation to ever attend university. They have high expectations towards teachers, the study environment and also to course mates when compared with previous generations of learners. Millennials rely on recommendations from peers and friends more than from experts, which refers to the importance they assign to their lives. In the present paper, the authors discuss the role of the social environment in the study process that millennial learners present. T...