An exploratory study on the existence and practice of green HRM-with special reference to hr professionals in Chennai

With today‘s economy being a ‘green economy’, organizations across the globe are adopting environmentally conscious management practices and policies. Green HRM (Human Resource Management) is an initiative to help organization to attain its social sustainability through environment friendly HR practices. Green HRM is an emerging concept to interface employees to promote sustainable practices and increase commitment of the issues of sustainability, such as economic, ecological and social sustainability. The linking of employee involvement in environment management leads to improved organization environment performance. The trend of green economy can be expended from just individuals to organizations. Linking employees from across all the levels of the organization is a tedious task, but proper environmental planning, implementing green human resource polices and practicing the same will lead to a green environment. This research paper throws light on the concept and awareness levels of employees on Green HRM. It also discusses that how the organization can create new corporate culture through Green HR practices that will give greater efficiencies, lower costs and create an atmosphere of better employee engagement, which in turn helps organization to operate in an environmentally sustainable business practices. The paper also attempts to develop a Green HRM model.