Green HRM: Management of people through commitment towards environmental sustainability

The term Green human resources refer to promotion of sustainable employee practices with the help of interface of every employee. Its aim is to increase the awareness among the employees on the issue of sustainability. The topic of sustainable environment is gaining augmented interest of the management people. A great need of integration of environmental management into the HRM has been felt. Thus the term Green HRM is used. Green HR deals with the HR activities which are environment friendly and promote the sustainable use of resources in the organizations. It results into decreased costs, high efficiency, and better management of employees. This in turn, help business organizations to trim down employee carbon footsteps by the likes of teleconferencing, sharing of car, telecommuting, filing electronically, virtual interviews, recycling, online training, etc. The effectiveness formed by Green HRM can lower operational costs and enable industry people to become conscious of their business and communal responsibilities in a better way. This paper aims is to study current environmental sustainable solutions to stay “Green” in the Human Resource function by reviewing the literature on HR aspects of environmental management. A review of the literature shows that a broad process frame of reference for Green HRM has yet to emerge.