HR Green Initiatives for Sustainable Development

Environmentally aware organizations, as we re-enter a time of progress, should
become more popular. Although CO2 growth during the recession may have
stabilized, it is expected to rise again as companies increase production and other
business operations. In addition, several businesses’ principal environmental
focus during the recession was on waste management and resource optimization.
Nowadays businesses are introducing a strategic method, EMS (Environmental
Management System), to achieve competitive advantage. This program offers
greater oversight of the environmental impacts of the company. It involves
participation, strategy, planning, execution, assessment and evaluation, updating
and developing HR processes that suit the culture and long-term objectives of the
organization. Globally, companies are implementing green management practices
and policies for sustainability in different management fields, and out of respect for
environmental security. Organizations adopting ‘green’ HR practices can have huge
impact on the engagement, commitment, efficiency, quality of work life and human
resource retention of the organization. Strategic Green HRM – incorporation of
environmental management into HRM – is becoming increasingly necessary. Green
HR policies will focus on any aspect of an employee career process from recruitment
/ onboarding to leaving an employee.