Level 6 Business Studies: Sustainable Organisation Report

This report delves into the concept of building a sustainable organization, examining its significance and impact on long-term competitive advantages. It explores the definition of sustainable development, emphasizing the balance between present and future needs, and analyzes how organizations can utilize resources effectively to foster innovation and strategic planning. The report uses examples like Mark and Spencer and TESCO to illustrate the positive effects of sustainability on environmental impact and competitive advantage. Furthermore, it identifies and critically discusses crucial attributes and capabilities necessary for business success in a complex and changing environment, focusing on strategies, leadership styles, and the ability to adapt to technological changes. The report concludes that businesses must evolve with the dynamic environment, emphasizing the effective use of resources and the adoption of capabilities to ensure a strong brand image and sustained success. The report is a solution to an assignment on building sustainable organisations.

Building a sustainable
organisation

Table of Content.
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK A ..........................................................................................................................................1
Drawing on relevant studies, critically discuss the concept of substantiality and its impact on
the long term competitive advantages of the organisations. Use example to illustrate your
discussion. ..................................................................................................................................1
TASK B...........................................................................................................................................2
Critically discuss attributes and capabilities that are necessary for business success in a
complex and changing environment............................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
The main motive of the business organisation is to stay for the long term within the
market. So, one of the important aspects to remain in the competitive business environment is
sustainable development. The term sustainable development refers to the process of developing
and balancing the needs of the future generation without hampering the needs of current one.
(Bansal, 2019). This report is basically done on various organisations having different operations
and functions. This report includes about the sustainability of the business and its impact on the
long term competitive advantage in respect to the organisations. Further, attributes and
capabilities which are essential for the business success are also discussed within the report.
MAIN BODY
TASK A
Drawing on relevant studies, critically discuss the concept of substantiality and its impact
on the long term competitive advantages of the organisations. Use example to
illustrate your discussion.
Sustainable development basically focus on the utilizing the resources effectively and
efficiently so that business can find new opportunities that leads them to be more unique and
innovative. Sustainable development helps the business organisation to give more focus on long
term strategic planning.
Advantages of sustainable development
 There is lower impact of sustainability on the environment that helps business to achieve
the growth and success in the long term. With respect to Mark and Spencer, the company
provides environmental friendly products to the customer due to which their less impact
on the business.
 Sustainable development also helps the business organisation to make and implement
strategy that helps them to gain competitive advantage. As TESCO makes strategy to
provide the customer with low price products and services.
Impact of sustainability on the long term competitive advantage
Sustainability has made the business organisation to remain in the market for the long
term (Tong, Luo and Xu, 2020). But there are some impact of sustainability on the normal
functioning of the business of various organisations which are mentioned below:
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 Eco-friendly methods: Mark and Spencer has made commitments to the customers to
provide customers with recyclable and compostable packing of the products which
enhance the firm to gain competitive advantage. This leads in eliminating the wastage
and make proper use of resources which makes them to work in favour of customers.
 New opportunities: Through sustainable development Aston martin can find new
opportunities within the market in order to get a proper and valuable position among its
competitors. This leads them to expand their business on the global platform also.
Through new opportunities the business are also able to provide customers with the new
and updated versions of the products and services.
TASK B
Critically discuss attributes and capabilities that are necessary for business success in a
complex and changing environment.
Every function of the business are interrelated and interconnected which helps the
business organisation to achieve the goals and objectives. The necessary attributes and
capabilities that are required for the success of the business in complex and changing
environment are as follows:
 Strategies: As organisation should adopt different strategies in order to gain
competitive advantage (Won, 2018). So the needs and preferences of the customers
should be taken into the consideration which helps them to achieve maximum profits.
Here the TESCO adopts various new strategies and plan which leads them towards the
growth and success. Due to proper strategy the respective company is able utilize the
resources properly in a productive manner. This leads in reduction of wastage of
resources and it saves lot of time.
 Styles of leadership: It is very important for every business organisation that leader
give more focus on working collectively in order to achieve the target smoothly
(Worthy, Dawson and Tavakoli, 2020). So, Mark and Spencer adopts participate
leadership style which leads the employee to participate in the decision making process.
Through this the employees are motivated and overall performance is also increased
which assist the organisation towards the growth and success.
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 Adapting changes: In an effort to gain success, its very important for an organisation to
adapt the new technologies. This leads them to be innovative and provide customers
with dynamic products that assists in gaining competitive advantage. Here Aston martin
reacts very quickly towards the change in technology, so they are able to gain
competitive advantage.
CONCLUSION
From the above report we can conclude that business environment is becoming
innovative and dynamic so its very important for the business enterprise to make the changes
according to the changing environment. Sustainable development leads the to use the resources
very effectively and efficiently which leads them towards creating good brand image among the
market. This report also concludes that business has to adopt different capabilities and attributes
according to the changing and complex environment.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Bansal, P., 2019. Sustainable development in an age of disruption. Academy of Management
Discoveries, 5(1), pp.8-12.
Tong, S., Luo, X. and Xu, B., 2020. Personalized mobile marketing strategies. Journal of the
Academy of Marketing Science, 48(1), pp.64-78.
Won, R., 2018. Sensing new opportunities. Nature Photonics, 12(12), pp.721-722.
Worthy, K., Dawson, R.M. and Tavakoli, A.S., 2020. Relationships among nursing deans'
leadership styles and faculty job satisfaction levels. Journal of Nursing
Education, 59(2), pp.68-75.
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