“Green Human Resource

Management: A Need of Today for

Better Tomorrow”
Presented By:
Ms.Shivani Agrawal (Assistant Professor)
Dr.Amar Kr Saxena (Director-RATM)
 Objective
• The present paper makes an effort to discuss
the concept of Green, reasons for greening,
meaning of Green HRM & its importance and
also illustrated few studies on Green HRM
practices across the globe.
Green Human Resource Management
• Opatha ,(2013) and Opatha & Arulrajah,
(2014) define GHRM as “In an organisation, all
the activities that are involved in
development, implementation and on-going
maintenance of a system that works with the
motive of making employees green. It is the
part of HRM which involves transformation of
employees into green employees which aims
to achieve environmental goal and
contribution to the environment sustainability.
GHRM Cont:
• Green Human Resource Management (Green HRM)
– integration of Environmental Management with Human
Resource Management
– where HRM policies of the business organizations are
used to promote:
• environmental sustainability and
• the wise and judicious use (conservation) of resources
THE NEED
 Green HRM processes

• Green Recruiting
• Training, Development, and Learning
• Performance Measurement
• Compensation and Rewards
 ONLINE RECRUITMENT

RECRUITMENT
GREEN TRAINING

TRAINING
&
DEVELOPMENT

GARDENING
WORKPLACE
 Green HRM Effect
• It increases employee morale.
• It helps in employee retention and reduces labour turnover.
• It provides lucrative opportunities for quality human talent.
• It helps in building company image to attract good human
resource.
• Improves brand image of the company in the market.
• It can also be used as a marketing strategy.
• It improves the quality of the overall organization both
internal and external.
• It improves relationship of the company with its stakeholders-
customers, suppliers, vendors, shareholders, government
agencies, employees and the media.
Cont:
• It reduces the overall cost of the company as costs are largely
influenced by the size of the company and steps taken to
make it environment friendly.
• It provides competitive advantage to the company in industry
as well as the market.
• With increasing global issues, many organizations are
becoming vigilant of their activities and their impact over the
environment.
• Green management practices are also beneficial to the
companies as it helps to save money and reduces ill effects on
the environment, hence avoiding much government
interventions.
• It stimulates innovation facilitating growth, improvement in
quality and enhancement of procedures and methods.
Green Companies

The
eco
eye
 Suzlon Energy
The Suzlon One Earth campus is a unique corporate headquarter
spread over 10 acres of land in Hadapsar, Pune, India. It’s corporate
building is the most energy-efficient building ever built in India.
‘Ozone-treated elemental chlorine free
Bleaching technology’
11TH ‘World’s Greenest Companies’
Mokshada Green Cremation
Potted plants at bus stop
Solar powered ATMs
• 100% self-sufficient
• Bio Methanation Project
 Conclusion:
• The employers and practitioners can establish the usefulness
of linking employee involvement and participation in
environmental management programs to improved
organizational environmental performance, like with a specific
focus on waste management recycling, creating green
products.

• Unions and employees can help employers to adopt Green

HRM policies and practices.

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