From Green Practices to Green Profits: Exploring the Link between Green HRM and Environmental Performance

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate Green Human Resource Management (Green HRM) practices and environmental performance and the roles that green organizational culture, green employee behavior and leadership style, and employee environmental consciousness play in this process. Cross sectional quantitative research design was employed in this study where data was collected from five organizations in different industries that have significant environmental concern. This research shows that Green HRM practices positively impact environmental performance, moderated by a strong organizational culture for sustainability and employees’ pro-environmental attitude. Besides, Green HRM practices are even more effective where there is transformational leadership coupled with increased environmental consciousness. The results are consistent with the existing literature, but ROGO also identifies more complex processes and context that matter for the outcomes. Thus, implementing integrated Green HRM increases an organization’s benefits in terms of low carbon impacts, better waste disposal, and energy conservation while inculcating environmental and, therefore, the economic sustainability initiative. This research adds to the body of knowledge in sustainable HRM by offering practical knowledge for organizations that wish to align their workers with environmental goals.