Climate Change & Asda: Analysis in IFY Study BLSS Project

This report analyzes Asda's climate change strategies, focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of implementing environmentally conscious business practices. It discusses the impact of climate change, driven by human activities like fossil fuel consumption, on businesses and society. The report highlights strategies such as sourcing local food to reduce carbon emissions from transportation and promoting seasonal goods to minimize reliance on artificial resources. While these strategies can enhance brand goodwill, promote economic growth, and improve public health, they also present challenges. These challenges include potential customer dissatisfaction due to limited product variety and increased costs associated with sourcing natural ingredients, which could impact affordability and customer loyalty. The report concludes that businesses must prioritize climate protection, reduce waste, and promote sustainable practices to ensure environmental preservation for future generations, while also balancing profitability and customer satisfaction.

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Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Advantage 1 of creating the business..........................................................................................1
Advantage 2 of creating the business..........................................................................................2
Disadvantage 1 of creating the business......................................................................................3
Disadvantage 2 of creating the business......................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
The report aims to analyse the key issues in creating better climatic factors in the organisation.
Climate change is all about the changes in weather patterns which creates many cause in the
environment and human lifestyle. The main driver of climate change are the humans only who
indulges in the harsh practices like easting materials, burning fossil fuels, unnecessary use of oil
and gas and many other. Changing climates may impact on the lifestyle of humans itself which
becomes the reason for volcanos, disasters and Tsunami. Some of characteristics of climate
changes includes that, it may have long term effect on the heat waves and heavy precipitation. It
may destroy natural resources that will not be a successful factor for the business. This report is
going to focus on the Asda, a giant supermarket retail store chain which was established in 1949
(Fahad, Sonmez, Saud, et.al 2021). The company needs to involve in better strategies that will
lower down the climatic impact on the company. For that instance, with the report there will be
discussion about some advantages and disadvantages of creating the business by focusing on the
climatic strategies to assure growth and success.
Advantage 1 of creating the business
Climate change is as situation in which the surroundings creates many development and
changes within the environment. People live in a society where environment plays vital role and
maintaining a natural flow of air and resources to survive, in the world full of technology and
dynamic trends, climate also gets affected in negative manner. Due to high industrialisation,
heavy burning soils and fossil fuels, cutting forest and mountains creates natural disasters. The
greenhouse gases which is produced due to excess of burning fossil fuels and coals leads to
generate carbon dioxide which is not good for a human body survival. This leads to create
Impact on the key issues which is faced by the business regrading corporate social
responsibilities, focusing on environment and its protection. Therefore, in context of Asda, the
company needs to invest in such strategies which will lower down the impact of climate change
that describes the need for sustainable products. One of the strategy which needs to use is to
provide food which is made in the host county (Tong, and Ebi, 2019). The reason behind using
this strategy is to avoid carbon emission causes due to transportation in import and export. The
company will be able to reduce climatic causes by minimising the drastic impact on business and
its goodwill. It has analysed that, nowadays business reach to greater success with the ease of
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import and export, technology and social media. Working towards climate safety and protection
is a part of their duty and responsibilities but it also some advantages and disadvantages as well.
Therefore, it seems clear that, the company is responsible for better creation of strategies and
knowledge regrading growth and existence.
The advantage for creating this strategy is that Asda can look for the welfare of society and
its betterment. When they will provide food which is made in the own country, they will
minimise the cost of transportation as well as there will be less carbon emission (Monasterolo, ,
2020). Therefore, the company needs to invest in the creation of local food for the local servings
which will enhance standard of living and climatic safety. By avoiding excessive packaging and
processed foods, the Asda could give rise to a sustainable business and people will take more
interest in purchasing from Asda. Working on this strategy would be a good start in order to
serve a healthy and fruitful living to the society. It will also promote the economic growth of UK
GDP when company is fully concentrating on using local resources and avoiding import and
export.
Advantage 2 of creating the business
The another advantages for creating business with this strategy is to promote seasonal goods
which are not just naturally produced by are delicious as well. There is need to create effective
strategy for bringing innovations in producing foods by using seasonal fruits and nuts. It would
give high quality proteins and vitamins ingredients that provides a healthy eating meal for the
customers. The response for using the strategy is to promote natural resources rather than the
artificial one produced in factories and machineries (Gössling, and Humpe 2020). This will help
in reducing carbon emission by lowering down the making of artificial flavours and materials.
The climate gets mainly affect with these practices that goes excessive because of the increase in
businesses. For that instance, the company has to take advantage of this strategy to enhance bran
goodwill for welfare of business, people and planet. this strategy will also lead to focus on
planting trees and growing natural resources as much as possible. The more business will get
concerned about the resources equality, the more they could influence and create awareness
among people. this shows that, the company has to be secure about the key factors like climate
change, less use of fossil fuels, create a protected environment in ensuring much growth for
making the business success in this competitive world.
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Disadvantage 1 of creating the business
Apart from the advantages of using strategy which will lower down the negative impact of
climate change, there are some cons of these strategies as well. Business are established for
earning profits and satisfy customer needs by selling wide range of products people want. Hence,
being a largest supermarket chain, Asda has to deal with many wide range of products in the
market. Therefore, they have to focus on each individual needs of customers to make them loyal
towards the company (Ray, West, Clark, et.al 2019). Hence, by ensuring the company goals it
will be beneficial for the customers to trust on the company policy and be a long term customer
for them. With respect of the climatic strategy to produce and source goods which are made in
host country. The Asda may suffer dissatisfaction and less arrival of customers as some people
are not aware about the healthy living and consumption of eco-friendly products. But the
customer’s may lose interest in companies predicts due to inspired by current market trends. This
is the most crucial factor that Asda must look at while implementing climate change policy. They
not only look for society betterment but also need to look for own growth and profitability in
order to survive in the market.
Disadvantage 2 of creating the business
The another disadvantage of using strategy for serving local food without getting it through
export and import, it is necessary to influence people towards the right knowledge of healthy
food product substance (O’Neill, Carter, Ebi, Harrison, et.al 2020). The cons of this factor is that,
it would take high cost for Asda to source natural ingredients like fruits and flavours which will
resulting in high prices of the product. It will misbalance the company goals and objective which
is to sell goods at affordable prices. It will impact on the company values and objectives if they
raise the price of products. In order to accomplish the targeted customers’ demands, they have to
be innovative in designing products with usefulness (Hornsey, and Fielding, 2020). For that
instance, the company is required to do the market research first to attract audience towards
taking decision for climate change. This is the biggest disadvantage when people do not take
interest in the working culture of company for the betterment of society. It requires best approach
to grow in the market and secure a long term position.
From the above discussion, it has evaluated that climate change is most vital phenomena
which needs to be taken care by the humans and the organisation acting like humans (Fawzy,
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Osman, Doran, et.al, 2020). All the environment safety and protection is in the hands of people
who are living in the society. It shows that, the organisation needs to be particular about taking
decisions regarding climate protection and do not give rise to unnecessary wastage, reduce
consumption of soil, fossil and fuels and maximise the production process to not destroy natural
resources and save the environment for future generation. There comes a necessary evaluation of
the key factors which needs to be taken by the Asda in relation to promoting awareness about the
being concerned about the climatic conditions.
CONCLUSION
The report has concluded that climatic conditions are the reasons for many natural disasters
and causing scarcity of resources. Therefore, business is in need to take vital decisions regarding
climatic factors which needs to create better working environment. They need to promote better
strategic development to cope up with the uncertain environment. There is requirement of key
factors in order to ascertain key benefits for implementing good decisions.
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