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management has become a theme of vital importance among
entrepreneurs in all Baltic countries. Society and the business world have
changed their attitude towards environment – very often issues connected
to the latter have become serious arguments in decision making process.
Ability to improve environment is a significant task for enterprises to
maintain international competitiveness. This necessity influences Baltic
countries’ enterprises more and more, as there are high environment
standards in the European Union, and these standards are being
amended by regulating documents in the course of time. In implementing
environment policy more and more attention is paid to the use of
economic instruments. Aims of using economic instruments are the
following: to limit mismanagement of natural resources; to reduce
manufacturing and using of production that pollute environment; to
promote introduction of new and advanced technologies, which reduce
environment pollution, to create financial provision for environment
Map of Baltic Sea Region
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Source: Helcom
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