A study on green human resources management practices in organizations

Human Resource Management (HRM) is an important faction of management that deals with the most valuable assets of an organization which is human resources. The whole context of HRM is currently being considered in the light of sustainability all over. Expanding the statement, we contend that Green Human Resource Management is the most significant element of sustainability. Green Human Resources Management (Green HRM) has recently attracted the attention of academic researchers and practitioners. The objective of this study is to explore the green human resource management practices of organizations. Thus, the major areas of the study include basic understanding of Green HRM to the readers, the reasons why we need to adopt Green HRM, the limitations or barriers to its successful implementation and finally, the paper suggests some potential HR initiatives for Green organizations.