Production NW - Context
The role of resource productivity in business competitiveness & market transformation
Linking to business competitiveness
The environmental factors above then need to be linked back to factors of business competitiveness, generalized by production sector. This can be seen with the 'ladder of sustainability' diagram below. This is to be implemented in the interface which covers a range of information to be supplied mainly from industry / trade associations, and economic / business development agencies. On the 'push' side (negative pressures or risks).
- Rising costs of energy, transport, waste, water etc
- Increasing liabilities, insurance costs
- Regulatory pressures
- Supply chain pressures from larger customers with CSR agendas
On the pull side of positive incentives:
- New markets
- New technologies and processes
- Improved image for customer base
- Improved commitment by employees
- Increased confidence by investors
