In this paper, the authors present a short review of statistics in European counstruction market and describe literature on management in construction – concept and definitions of competitiveness, including PARTS checklist and Project Values, and suggestions for successful marketing as well. The enhancement of the competitiveness of construction enterprises is one of the most important strategic objectives in the construction industry. The company’s loss of competitiveness is its greatest threat. The focus of this paper is on improving quality and safety in construction enterprises – the research was done in order to obtain more information about quality performance measures used by building materials producers in Latvia. At the end of this paper, the authors shortly describe the results of the research.

Being socially responsible is actual topic for all organizations today. More and more companies worldwide subscribe to the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and a significant number of organizations have made public commitments to the financial, social and environmental impact of their operations. However CSR promotion in Latvia is on the stage of development and media plays significant role explaining CSR significance to society and providing with information about benefits of CSR activities. Unfortunately there are still several misconceptions on media side about CSR activities and importance. The study focuses on the lack of media understanding and support in promoting CSR activities done by organizations. In the paper authors have described several cases which show issues regarding promotion and communication of CSR idea, best practices of companies and benefits society could receive from activities related to CSR. The authors have also described theoretical aspects of CSR, approach to sustainability and importance of sustainability measurement tool "Sustainability Index".