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zipizi.lv: Building a Sustainable and Community-Driven Delivery Network

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22 August 2025

zipizi.lv: Building a Sustainable and Community-Driven Delivery Network

Transformative Digital Transition

Agri-food

Creating financial incentives and supportive regulation for green and circular social economy business models

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izipizi.lv is a Latvian social enterprise transforming the delivery industry by creating a participatory logistics platform that connects local farmers, producers, and communities. Through innovative infrastructure and sustainable practices, it ensures that food and non-food goods are delivered reliably across the country while supporting local economies and the European Green Deal.

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Editorial Team: Diesis

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Geographical descriptors

Latvia

Organisation Type

Company with 250 or more employees

Local Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Social Economy Entity

Trade Unions

  • Thematic area

    • Transformative Digital Transition

  • Interlinkages with other sectors

    • Agri-food

  • Action areas and keywords

    • Creating financial incentives and supportive regulation for green and circular social economy business models

    • Data sharing, Data management & Code of Conduct

    • Digital Platforms

    • Greening infrastructures and business operations

    • Innovation

    • Innovation as enabler for green transition and business development in the social economy

    • Public and private tech partnerships and support

    • Reinforcing Business to Business collaboration for greener and circular value chains

    • Supporting Digital Social Innovation & Tech for Good entrepreneurship

    • Tech for Good

  • Ecosystem focus

    • Social economy

  • Scope of activity

    • Local/neighbourhood

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Founded to restructure local food and non-food supply chains, izipizi.lv has developed a delivery model rooted in community participation and sustainability. Its platform enables individuals to become couriers using their own vehicles, while also partnering with certified freight companies for larger shipments, ensuring flexibility and efficiency. A key focus is supporting Latvian farmers and small producers by expanding their market reach and reducing logistical barriers.  

Deliveries, particularly of perishable goods, are carried out under strict temperature control and the enterprise is investing in self-service parcel infrastructure to maintain freshness from producer to consumer.  

By streamlining the supply chain, izipizi.lv allows farmers to focus on production while benefiting from reduced delivery costs and increased direct sales. The initiative not only strengthens the local economy but also aligns with the EU’s “farm to fork” strategy under the European Green Deal, aiming for a sustainable food system that reduces waste and carbon emissions.  

Future plans include expanding the food parcel network through franchising, allowing more entrepreneurs to join the effort. With its emphasis on shared benefit, environmental responsibility and innovation, izipizi.lv is building a resilient logistics ecosystem that connects people, products, and places across Latvia.

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