Assessment Task:

We are doing a SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REPORT about an Australian manufacturing company called C-Mac (Metal Fabrication Company)

Your task is to write 1200 words about:

External analysis - how your business (C-Mac Company) suggestion addresses external drivers of change for sustainable business in Australia (description of external change drivers: political, economic, environmental, technological, social, legal, competition, global, etc...). By this is meant what are the external business drivers underpinning your business suggestion? What consumer trends or social changes or regulatory or legislated changes is your business a reaction to?

A. You need to describe 7-10 factors of C-Macs External analysis (description of external change drivers) (political, economic, environmental, technological, social, legal, competition, global, etc...), described with related examples, prioritized relevant to the C-Mac competitive advantage (Use subheading for each one):

1. Political
2. Economic
3. Environmental (Sustainable Supply Chain, reduce waste, water & energy, carbon emission, recycling and use recycling materials etc ....)
4. Technological (e.g. digital manufacturing and other trends)
5. Social
6. Legal (Industry compliance, workplace compliance etc...)
7. Competition (Who are the direct competitors etc ....)
8. Global (How the global world affects on C-Mac operations, resources etc....)
9. Other Factors not mentioned

B. What are the external business drivers underpinning your business suggestion?

C. What consumer trends or social changes or regulatory or legislated changes is your business a reaction to?

Referencing Style-Harvard Referencing Style