Keyword: «sustainability factors»

The purpose of this study is to disclose the essence of the category «economic sustainability of the enterprise» and identify the factors that determine it. The article presents various approaches to defining this concept and concludes on the multidimensionality of this category. The features of ensuring economic sustainability in the agricultural sector are revealed, the factors influencing the sustainable development of enterprises in this business area are analyzed. As an example, calculations are given and an analysis of the economic sustainability of one of the agricultural enterprises operating in the «harsh» natural and climatic conditions of the east of the Rostov region is performed. Based on the results of the analysis, conclusions are made about the level of sustainability of the enterprise in the context of its constituent elements, «problem areas» are identified and the main strategic directions are determined that will contribute to achieving growth and increasing the level of economic sustainability of this economic entity.