Investigate the industry or sector that faces sustainable consumption and production challenges.

As a starting point:

• Choose a topic that has relevance to a specific country.
• Conduct a preliminary investigation using a global economic database. See the examples below.
• World Bank - Data CatalogLinks to an external site.
• OECD StatLinks to an external site.
• Australian Bureau of StatisticsLinks to an external site. (Australia only)
• Reserve Bank of AustraliaLinks to an external site. (Australia only)
• IbisWorldLinks to an external site. (Access via ECU Library DatabasesLinks to an external site.)
• https://ecu.au.libguides.com/business-resources/accounting-economics-financeLinks to an external site.
• Conduct preliminary research to obtain an overview of the issue and try to narrow down your topic. For example, the effects of extreme weather on water scarcity in Pakistan.