Research Journal of Recent Sciences ________________________________________________ ISSN 2277-2502
Vol. 1 (ISC-2011), 244-252 (2012)
Res.J.Recent Sci.

Green HRM: People Management Commitment
to Environmental Sustainability
Gill Mandip
Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Sciences, Indore, MP, INDIA

Available online at: www.isca.in
(Received 12th November 2011, revised 6th January 2012, accepted 28th January 2012)

Abstract
The topic of environmental sustainability is attracting increased attention among management scholars. Despite its importance to
managers, employees, customers and other stakeholders, however, there are very few research studies that consider the role of
human resource management systems in organizations striving to achieve environmental sustainability. There is thus a growing
need for the integration of environmental management into human resource management (HRM) – green HRM – research practice.
Green HR is the use of HRM policies to promote the sustainable use of resources within business organizations and, more
generally, promotes the cause of environmental sustainability. Green initiatives within HRM form part of wider programmes of
corporate social responsibility. Green HR involves two essential elements: environmentally-friendly HR practices and the
preservation of knowledge capital. The objective of this paper is to detail a process model of the HR processes involved in green
HRM on the basis of available literature on green HR. The literature has been classified on the basis of entry-to-exit processes in
HRM (from recruitment to exit), revealing the role that HR processes play in translating green HR policy into practice. The paper
also examines the nature and extent of Green HR initiatives undertaken by ITC Limited as a case study.
Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, environmental management, sustainability.

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