Business Environment Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Strategic Management: A Case Study Analysis of Climework Solutions

This report analyzes the roles and responsibilities of Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as sustainable strategic managers at Climework solutions. It also discusses the concepts and tools of strategic business management applicable to sustainability problems and economic and ethical dilemmas faced by strategic leaders in balancing long and short-term goals.

Individual case study
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................1
Critically evaluate the roles and responsibilities of Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as
sustainable strategic managers. ...................................................................................................1
Discuss the concepts and tools of strategic business management that are applicable to
problems of sustainability. ..........................................................................................................2
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................5
Discuss the economic and ethical dilemmas that strategic leaders face in the process of
balancing long and short-term goals............................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Business management is one of the most effective process which is used for developing
business on large scale. It allows business operations to be performed without any problem faced
by them. Through business management sustainability is achieved making growth of
organization possible on large scale. This has allowed business organization to proceed in right
direction by using strategic tools making decisions improved within an organization. Ethical
delima is one of the most important part which leads towards creating discipline and order within
the organization. It is based over code of conduct and policies related to behaviour followed in
an organization. The report is based of case study of “Climework solutions” that work towards
reduction of usage of carbon die oxide by organizations. In this report things related to strategic
management is covered with ethical delima in context of case study provided.
MAIN BODY
Task 1
Critically evaluate the roles and responsibilities of Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as
sustainable strategic managers.
Strategic management means ongoing process which is used for planning, monitoring,
analysing and assessing about necessities within an organization making needs of goals and
objectives fulfilled that has been set by an organization(Betti and Sarens, 2020). The
management is responsible for change within business environment that require organization to
focus upon strategic success of organization. It makes manager involved with analysing
formulating and applying of business strategies that has made economic stability created for
balancing of business cycle. It is important for managers of organization like “Climework
solutions” as through this right strategies are formed to deal with rising in use of carbon dioxide
within an organization. Further, it helps in defining about role and responsibilities of Christoph
Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as sustainable strategic manager towards organization that has been
discussed as follows:
Roles of Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as sustainable strategic manager are
 Analysing the issue: This is one of the most effective role which is required to be played
by managers of business organization. As per the role of sustainable strategic manager
performs various analysis making issues existing within internal and external
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environment of a company. In context of “Climework solutions” the most important
issues that has been analysed is based over emission of carbon dioxide. Strategies development: This is another important role which is required to be played by
sustainable strategic manager by allowing input of employees and feedbacks from
customer studied to enhance stargates for organizations success(Contractor and et. al.,
2020). In relation to “Climework solutions” environmental friendly strategies are
required to be developed by Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher which helps in
making usage of carbon dioxide reduced by organizations.
Responsibilities of Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as sustainable strategic manager
are
 Follow environment law: It is one of the most important responsibility that requires to
be followed by sustainable strategic manager. This makes organization work over its
environmental policies and seek that it does not violate environment laws followed within
an organization(Ivanovich, 2020.). Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as sustainable
strategic manager of “Climework solutions” must study about environmental legislation
which makes carbon emission controlled up to certain limit and allows aim of carbon free
environment achieved by organization.
 Public awareness: This is another important responsibility of an organization to make
public aware about problems caused due to carbon emission. In relation to “Climework
solutions”, its sustainable strategic managers should work upon developing innovative
ideas to conduct programs over reduction of carbon emission by organization.
Discuss the concepts and tools of strategic business management that are applicable to problems
of sustainability.
Strategic business management is one of the most effective process which is followed
within an organizations by its managers in order to form strong framework allowing business to
progress towards success of an organization. The management makes business work upon
internal and external factors with their impact upon organization. In relation to “Climework
solutions” strategic management has important role to play within organization. Strategic tool are
those techniques which is used for dealing with issues of excessive carbon comission by
organizations. There are certain tools which is used by “Climework solutions” and has been
discussed as follows:
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 BREEAM: The Building Research Establishment Environment Assessment Method that'
an environmental score scheme that has awards credit score primarily based totally over
sustainability considerations. This makes crowning glory of evaluation through
BREEAM approved an venture may be surpassed as consistent with its
grade(Khajeheian, Friedrichsen and Mödinger, 2018. ). It is crucial for corporations to get
allow so one can construct manufacturing facility or enterprise inside unique area.
Initially advanced as a advertising device for inexperienced workplace buildings,
BREEAM has raised focus of environmental sustainability, unexpectedly increasing into
sector consisting of healthcare and retail. As consistent with the device there are three
elements of venture evaluation inside BREEM workplace scheme. There are three
elements of industrial constructing evaluation inside BREEAM Office scheme. It makes
middle troubles to be taken into consideration and effect of beginning a venture is
studied. Also, it really works upon electricity usage, heating lights and location effect.
The element is targeted over layout and procurement, assessing fabric specification with
on-webweb page construction. This makes control and operations to be taken into
consideration which has occupied constructing and presented over operational
adjustments for enhancing performance inside venture and decrease carbon emission
from it. In relation to “Climework solutions” they prepares record that' submitted to
BREEAM assessor. It is primarily based totally over carbon emission devoted out of
unique venture and therefore the agency has crucial function to play concerning venture
clearance. Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as sustainable strategic supervisor have
to comply with norms earlier than analysing any technicalities of venture.
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 SpeAR: Attempting to create a totally complete sustainability device, ARUP advanced
Sustainable Project Appraisal Routine (SPeAR). Extending the triple backside line
through additionally together with herbal useful resource conservation, SpeAR makes use
of signs which ARUP declare have ‘as some distance as viable received recognition
within the worldwide community’. These encompass a international warming indicator
advanced through the United Nations and company social obligation trackers created
through each the Dow Jones Group and FTSE. Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher as
sustainable strategic supervisor have to speak with corporations over norms set through
SpeAR in order that hassle of carbon emission is solved to an extent.
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Task 2
Discuss the economic and ethical dilemmas that strategic leaders face in the process of balancing
long and short-term goals.
Leaders are those persons holding responsibility towards developing vision and mission
within an organization that makes organization attain its goals and objectives with positive
approach. They acts over providing motivation to employees which makes them more productive
in nature. Also, leaders are required to analyse over strategies related to ethics and economic
growth of an organization within which various challenges are faced by an leaders of
organization. These challenges in relation to “Climework solutions” has been discussed as
follows:
Economic dilemma: This is based over economic situations within which organizations
are not able to make sales and profit up to expected level. It makes organizations face difficulties
in conducting financial operations which has been discussed as follows:
 Economic slowdown: It has become one of the biggest threat for leaders of organization
during past years. The slow growth of economy has made organization suffer from heavy
loss within profit generation(Luiz Ganson and Wennmann, 2019.). Also, it has made
organizations rethink about their policies which makes growth possible. In relation to
“Climework solutions” their leaders must provide organization with idea of less carbon
omission by suggesting them technology which is economically beneficial for them and
contributes to money savings on large scale.
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 Inflation: Another challenge that is faced by organization is inflation which has made
problems increase with rise in demand of consumers. Also, organization faces problems
with higher price that impacts their customer base. Business organizations in past years
has contributed towards higher price. In relation to “Climework solutions” organizations
leaders must work over carbon omission by proving customer with healthy options this
makes their demand to be fulfilled and organizations leaders is able to survive tough
situation.
 Investment: The investment becomes biggest economic challenge for leaders which has
impacted their short and long term goals allowing leaders to focus bringing investment.
In relation to “Climework solutions”, leaders should focus upon investing towards carbon
free country which makes programs of carbon awareness created within organization.
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Ethical dilemma: This manner a hard and fast of requirements this is performed via way
of means of the personnel of their profession, particularly once they had been interacting with the
purchaser(Nam and Bao Tram, 2021). Ethical dilemmas is a ethical judgement wherein justice is
taken into consideration pretty and respectfully in appreciate of each personnel and viable
purchaser. All tiers of personnel of an organization are anticipated to observe many forms of
dilemmas. In hospitality enterprise moral dilemmas is taken into consideration maximum
essential at the same time as interacting with purchaser. In relation to “Climework solutions”
numerous forms of moral dilemmas is mentioned below:-
 Honesty: The fundamental moral dilemmas for an worker is honesty in the direction of to
its organization and purchaser. The managers of an organization are sincere and sincere
once they had been coping with customers. In enterprise organisation personnel must be
sincere and sincere and that they had been now no longer allowed to misinform or
misinform others, partial truths, selective omissions, overstatement or another fraud to be
able to make suitable relation with their capacity customers. Employees of “Climework
solutions” are sincere and sincere with their all dealings in respecting of creating suitable
role within the market.
 Promise-maintaining and Trustworthiness: The personnel of an organization to carry
out moral practises of promise maintaining trustworthiness(Sedej, 2019). The personnel
of an organization deliver facts to the purchaser must be actual and applicable , accurate
the false impression of the fact, and make each viable efforts to fulfil their commitments
and promises. The personnel or personnel of the “Climework solutions” are truthful and
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promise maintaining deliver accurate and applicable facts to their purchaser and attempt
to clear up their confusion .
 Loyalty: The moral dilemmas of Loyalty in personnel of an organization is taken into
consideration maximum essential. They had been agree with worth and constant in the
direction of to the organization and purchaser. They support, adversity and committed in
the direction of its duty, they do now no longer expose any exclusive facts with the
others. The personnel of the “Climework solutions” are unswerving to their businesses
and co-workers and do now no longer deliver exclusive facts of the eating place with the
others.
 Fairness: The personnel of the organization must be truthful in the direction of their
paintings and organization and do now no longer take gain of another's problems and
mistakes. Fair character show real justice, offer identical remedy to individual, tolerate
and take delivery of changes, open minded , and do now no longer attempt to do any
fraud with their organization or another character. The “Climework solutions” 's
personnel are truthful and do now no longer carry out any fraud activity.
 Concern for Others: The personnel of an organization must be compassionate, caring,
benevolent, type, beneficial for others (Uluskan and Godfrey, 2018). They assist the
organization to reap their enterprise goal in a green way that don't damage other. The
personnel of the “Climework solutions” are involved in nature, caring, compassionate,
caring, benevolent, type and beneficial in the direction of the purchaser or their
colleagues.
 Respect for Others: The personnel of the organization imply appreciate for the
autonomy, human dignity, privacy, rights and hobby with regards to them who helps their
decision. They provide identical appreciate to the human beings except their sex, race,
colour, or countrywide origin. The personnel of the “Climework solutions” provide
identical appreciate to their purchaser which assist them to make long time purchaser
relation with them.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been analysed that there are different types of organisation that
is performing its business operations. Each and every organisation have different motives and
aims to conduct business operations. It is crucial for business to identify and analyse external
environment as this will help in better decision making. By determining internal business
environment and analysing capabilities, company will be able to conduct task in effective and
efficient manner. It has been analysed that different functions of organisation is interrelated with
each and play crucial role in accomplishment of desired objectives.
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