GREEN HRM A requirement of 21st century

AISHWARYA.R

KEERTHIRAJ.S & RASHMI.G

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA)

SOUNDARYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & SCIENCE, BLORE

ABSTRACT

GREEN HRM is the emerging topic in the current scenario. There is a great deal of increase in adopting
of environment management systems by the corporate sector. HR of the organization plays a major role in
making environmental responsibility a part of CSR. GREEN HRM promotes the environment related
issues by adopting it, in HR policies and practices, training & development and implementation of laws
related to environment protection. GREEN HRM involves two essential elements environment friendly
HR practices and preservation of knowledge capital. This paper identifies how corporations today
develop HR policies for promoting environment management initiatives.

KEYWORDS

GREEN HRM, Environment Management, Corporate Social Responsibility.

INTRODUCTION

Twenty-first century has been showing heightened interest in the environmental concerns all around the
globe irrespective of related fields be it politics, public, or business.

GREEN initiatives within the HRM form part of wider programs of CSR. GREEN HR involves
undertaking environmental friendly HR initiatives resulting in greater efficiencies, lower costs and better
employee engagement and retention which in turn help employee carbon footprints by the likes of
electronic filling, car sharing, job sharing, tele-conferencing and virtual interviews, recycling, tele-
communicating, online training, energy efficient office spaces.

The responsibility of the present generations, HR managers is to create awareness amongst the youngsters
and among the employees, about the GREEN HRM, green movement, utilization of natural resources and
helping the corporate to maintain proper environment and retain the natural resources for our future
generations.
What is GREEN HRM?

The term GREEN HRM is most often used to refer the contribution of people management policies and
practices towards the broader corporate environmental agenda.

GREEM HRM is directly responsible in creating green workforce that understands, appreciates and
practices green initiative throughout the HRM process of recruiting, hiring, training, compensating,
developing and advancing the firms human capital.

LITERATURE REVIEW

Mr. M.W.SHAIKH in his paper submitted GREEN HRM, A requirement of 21st century to Abhinav
journal of Research has made an attempt to promote the importance of GREEN HRM in industries. The
GREEN HRM is based on green movement related to Protection of Environment and save the planet
Earth from disasters. The Magna Carta on Human Environment was declared in the first United
Nations (International Conference) on Human Environment held in June 1972 in Stockholm declared
that, to defend and improve the human environment for present and future generation has become an
imperative goal for mankind. The GREEN HRM will play an important role in industry to promote the
environment related issues by adopting it, in management philosophy, HR policies and practices, training
people and implemention of laws related to Environment Protection.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PAPER

Provide with a basic understanding of GREEN HRM to the readers.

Attempt to spread the awareness amongst the organizations, across the country on GREEN HR.

Changing attitudes and behaviors related to environmental issues in the workplace.

To reduce environmental problems, hazards and pollutions by the organizations by going green.

To identify how corporations today develop human resources policies for promoting environment
management initiatives.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research methodology is considered as the nerve of the project. The research design is both primary as
well as secondary. Secondary Data was collected from various research journals, websites and articles to
detailed understanding of the subject authenticity of information. For Primary Data we have selected 20
respondents working in Infosys Pvt Ltd and ICICI Bank through questionnaires.
Sample Units - Professionals, HR Managers, Employees, Working Women and Students.

Sample Size - 20 people responded for this survey.

ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRE

1) Do you know GREEN HRM?

a) Yes b) No

Company No. of Respondents Yes No

Infosys 10

ICICI 10

2) To what extent HR policies can improve environment and make name for the organization?

a) Great b) Average c) Low d) No Effect

Company No. of Respondents Great Average Low No Effect

Infosys 10

ICICI 10

3) Role of HR in environment management?

a) High b) Medium c) Low

Company No. of Respondents High Medium Low

Infosys 10

ICICI 10

4) Best practice for going green can be -

a) Eliminating excess use of paper. b) Computerized training.

c) Vehicle sharing. d) Any other.

Company No. of Eliminating excess use Computerized Vehicle Any

Respondents of paper training training other
Infosys 10

ICICI 10

5) How you are contributing to the place you work or spend maximum time?

a) Recycle, Reduce, Reuse.

b) Motivating others to participate.

c) Doing basics like switching lights & monitors off when are not in use.

Company No. of Respondents Recycle, Reduce, Reuse Motivating others Doing basics

Infosys 10

ICICI 10

6) Why GREEN HRM?

a) Trend nowadays b) Need of hour c) Necessity forever

Company No. of Respondents Trend nowadays Need of hour Necessity forever

Infosys 10

ICICI 10

7) How much Indian organizations are promoting GREEN HRM?

a) Very much b) Average c) Very less

Company No. of Respondents Very much Average Very less

Infosys 10

ICICI 10

8) At what level more improvements is needed to spread HR policies in the organizations

effectively?

a) At organizational level b) At HR level c) At employee level

Company No. of Respondents Organizational level HR level Employee level

Infosys 10
ICICI 10

RESULT / FINDINGS

Role of HR professional is very big for GREEN HRM.

Impact of GREEN awareness is fruitful.

Changing attitudes and behaviors related to environmental issues in the workplace.

CONCLUSION

GREEN HR efforts to date have primarily focused on increasing efficiency within processes, reducing &
eliminating environmental waste and revamping HR products, tools & procedures resulting in greater
efficiency & lower costs. With society becoming more environmentally conscious, businesses are starting
to incorporate work environment. Environmentally friendly HR initiatives result in greater efficiencies,
employee engagement, which in turn helps organizations to operate in an environmentally sustainable
fashion.