Winners of Baltic Sustainability Awards announced

AmCham joined the third edition of the Baltic Sustainability Awards as an Ecosystem Partner contributing in the selection of the winners of Climate Innovations category. In the Awards jury AmCham was represented by AmCham Vice President Liene Dubava. In total over 200 applications were submitted from all over the Baltics. Two winners were from Latvia - PurOceans Technology and Augstsprieguma tīkls. Ringo Eco and R8 Technologies represented Estonia and PVcase Lithuania. This year’s Sustainability Ambassador Latvia Award went to Jana Trapāne, CEO of Mitigate. Find out more about the Baltic Sustainability Awards in this blog post. Read more

RSU receives award for growth in sustainable governance

On 6 December, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) received a special award for growth at the Latvian Sustainable Governance Awards 2023 ceremony at the Bank of Latvia. RSU was praised for its contribution to sustainable governance and growth, as well as for improving corporate governance and ensuring that the University's activities are in line with the defined values. Read more

Luminor receives best ESG rating in Baltics

For the second year in a row, Luminor has received the best environmental, social responsibility and governance (ESG) risk rating determined by Morningstar Sustainalytics among the largest banks in the Baltic States – 12.4. Luminor was also ranked 61 out of 1,009 banks worldwide. Morningstar Sustainalytics is a global leader in ESG research, ratings, and data, serving the world's leading institutional investors and corporations. Read more

Latvian Education Accelerator to bring positive change

On November 30, Latvian Education Accelerator, the first such initiative in Latvia, powered by The World Economic Forum as part of their global "Skills Revolution," was launched in cooperation with Swedbank, Accenture, and the Ministries of Education and Science, and Economics. This is the first World Economic Forum initiative of this scale to be implemented in the Baltic region. Revisit the event HERE Read more

AmCham raises over €8850 for charities in 2023

In 2023 we raised more than €8850 for the following charities: The Children's Hospital Foundation, Latvian Foster Family Association, Pink Train Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities Latvija, and SOS Children’s Villages. As a result of members' donations, the charities will be able to promote the healthy development of Latvia's children and their rights to grow up in a family environment as well as support women affected by breast cancer. Let's continue to support the great work to improve the health and well-being of Latvia's women and children! Read more

Luminor donates €14 000 to Dod Pieci

For the tenth year in a row, Luminor is supporting the charity marathon "Dod Pieci" (High Five!). This year they have donated 14,000 euros to give children and young people the opportunity to escape from an unfavorable environment and provide assistance to create a better and safer future. From December 1 to 21, the bank invites everyone to donate by exchanging a song to play on www.dodpieci.lv. As usual, the songs will be played on Latvijas Radio 5 and on pieci.lv during the charity marathon. Read more

MikroTik gives away €1M to the Children's Hospital Foundation

This year, the Children's Hospital Foundation received a donation of one million euros from IT company MikroTik. The company has been supporting the Children's Hospital since 2015, donating more than four million euros. This time, the donation is intended for the improvement of medical services of the Children's Clinical University Hospital, further education of employees, as well as attracting specialists from abroad. Read more

6 months journey of SEB Growth Program

September marked the conclusion of SEB Growth Program - training for ambitious Latvian small and medium-sized enterprises for confidence in the growth of their companies. Throughout the 6-month journey, 11 teams identified growth challenges and worked diligently to find solutions. The growth program focuses on business sustainability factors offering day-to-day mentorship of international and local business experts.
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Dynatech helps kids with special needs

During this time of giving Dynatech continues collaboration with BeKind.lv in supporting kids with special needs. This time, they were on a mission to fill charity boxes with joy and warm feelings for the little ones to have a brighter festive season. Furthermore, they were united by a cause - "Team is a Force". Read more

AVIS supports Hospiss

AVIS Latvia contributes to good deeds of Hospiss LV for the third year in a row and will ensure their support also in 2024. AVIS provides the foundation the opportunity to drive the reliable KIA SPORTAGE for a year. This support ensures that Hospiss LV doctors, nurses and caregivers can get to their patients every day at their places of residence in Riga and greater Riga region. Read more

Brighten Christmas for 416 foster kids

The Latvian Foster Family Association promotes social inclusion of children under the care of foster parents and guardians. The Association is comprised of 198 families with 416 children in various regions of Latvia. As every year, the Association holds campaign "Christmas Angels" and welcomes both financial and in-kind donations – sweets, Christmas gifts and prizes for 416 children from foster families at the Christmas celebration on December 28. Read more

Angels above Latvia will help 264 children across Latvia

The Children's Hospital Foundation, an organization taking care of the children's health through raising help from general public, is looking for donations to support campaign “Angels Above Latvia” in collaboration with TV3 Group Latvia. This year the goal is to provide support for at least 264 children with ASD, mobility impairments, neurological disorders or in emergency situations when a child needs special medication, treatment or diagnostics abroad. Read more

Making the difference for children of Latvia and Ukraine

Ronald McDonald House Charities Latvija (RMHC Latvija) has provided more than 5200 medical consultations to children in the regions of Latvia in 2023 and to 370 Ukrainian children currently residing in Latvia. The Mobile Clinic in Ukraine has also continued its operations providing medical care to more than 16500 Ukrainians. To improve and extend their services in Latvia and Ukraine, RMHC Latvija would highly appreciate both financial and in-kind donations of services and goods. Read more

Raising awareness on breast cancer

The Pink Train Foundation aims at ensuring professional, psychological support and physiotherapy to women diagnosed with breast cancer. This support is also extended to women from Ukraine diagnosed with this disease and seeking refuge in Latvia. The foundation will be grateful to receive donations that will help fulfill its mission to continue raising awareness and providing the much-needed support for breast cancer patients. Read more

Support program For New Parents

SOS Children’s Villages, a provider of long-term family-based care for children who have lost their parents and supporter of vulnerable families in three Family Support centers as well as five Support centers for foster families, guardians and adoptive parents in Latvia, is seeking both financial contributions and in-kind donations. Particularly this year SOS Children's Villages invites you to support the preventive program ”For New Parents” offering emotional and informational support for new parents from the First Emotional Aid (FEA) mothers. Read more