Abstract: The sustainable development of enterprises is very important. In the paper, the author designs the evaluation indexes system of the sustainable development for the manufacturing enterprises, according to the production and technology characteristics of manufacturing enterprises. Then the author analyzes the relationship between the indexes system and the sustainable development of enterprises. Furthermore, the author develops the evaluation model system based on the abovementioned indexes system. Finally, the author illustrates the specific method which can be used to evaluate the situation of the sustainable development for the manufacturing enterprises.

Key words: manufacturing industry, sustainable development, evaluation methods