Rainer Nõlvak

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Rainer Nõlvak in 2012.

Rainer Nõlvak (born September 28, 1966) is an Estonian entrepreneur and the initiator of the largest civic movement in history.[1]

He is the initiator of Let's Do It 2008,[2] a civic action with 50,000 volunteers (4% of the population of Estonia) participating in cleaning up the country in one day.[3][4][5] For this he was awarded the title of the Citizen of the Year in 2008 and received 2008 Estonian Volunteer of the Year national award.[6] The movement has grown into the global Let's Do It! World action,[7][8] happening annually. Let’s Do It! World has since engaged 114,000,000 participants (1.4% of global population),[9] from 211 countries and territories (which includes 95% of UN member states) and is named the biggest civic action movement in human history.[10] In 2023 United Nations unanimously adopted resolution 78/122 “World Cleanup Day”, which proclaims 20th September as World Cleanup Day.[11]

Rainer Nõlvak has advocated for the Estonian energy industry to move away from oil shale and move towards renewable energy systems. He has published the "Green Energy" program.[12]

Rainer Nõlvak founded the following companies: MicroLink (the largest computer manufacturer in the Baltics), Curonia Research, Celecure, Docobo,[13][14] Spacedrip,[15] Kodea.[16]

He was awarded the Order of the White Star 3rd Class of Estonia in 2014.[17]

He is a former chairman of the board of the Estonian Nature Fund.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Let's Do It World Global | LinkedIn". ee.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  2. ^ "Estonia leading a World Cleanup Day — staying stubborn and uniting people — Estonia". 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  3. ^ "Rainer Nõlvak — L'Almanach international des éditions BiblioMonde". Les éditions Bibliomonde (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  4. ^ "European Ombudsman". www.ombudsman.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  5. ^ Tavčar, Borut (2010-04-10). "Čiščenje okolja in človeka od znotraj". old.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  6. ^ "Aasta kodaniku tiitli sai Rainer Nõlvak". Postimees (in Estonian). 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  7. ^ "L'étoile du jour. L'Estonien Rainer Nölvak, l'homme qui voulait nettoyer le monde". Franceinfo (in French). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  8. ^ Hirmo, Meelika (2015-03-11). "A crazy Estonian idea urges people to clean up their countries". Estonian World. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  9. ^ "World Cleanup Day – Join the Global Movement for a Cleaner Planet". www.worldcleanupday.org. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  10. ^ "Let's Do It World NGO". climate-pact.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  11. ^ "World Cleanup Day | UN-Habitat". unhabitat.org. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  12. ^ "Rainer Nõlvak: Roheline Energiakava 2020". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  13. ^ Hoeksma, Jon (2021-11-15). "Graphnet buys patient monitoring specialist Docobo". Digital Health. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  14. ^ "EE: Eesti arstiteaduse uus imeriist". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  15. ^ "Spacedrip | About | Wastewater treatment and water recycling". www.spacedrip.com. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  16. ^ "Our way to KODEA – KODEA Modular Houses". kodea.eu. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  17. ^ "State Awards". www.president.ee. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  18. ^ "Rainer Nõlvak: uutmoodi elamuehitus saab heaks äriks". Ärileht (in Estonian). Retrieved 2025-09-03.
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