GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: A CATALYST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIA
TERRY VICTOR DIRI
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Science, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
OTEKENARI DAVID ELISHA *
Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This paper examined how green human resource management is a catalyst for environmental sustainability in Nigeria. The paper reviewed related literatures on the GHRM and its role in improving sustainable development while HR managers are driving workplace for sustainability in terms of balancing the planet, people, and profit to produce success and viability in the long-term. The article went on to detail some of the predicted advantages of adopted sustainability programmes, including internal advantages such as organizational, financial, and human advantages, as well as external advantages such as commercial, environmental, and communication advantages. The study also explains how GHRM may use diverse practices such as recruiting and selection, training and workplace learning, and management to achieve its goals. Performance management, assessment, and reward management, as well as employment relations, are all used to reduce carbon emissions in the workplace with the goal of achieving a sustainable environment. Green HRM, it was established, contributes to environmental sustainability while also increasing organizational performance. Finally, the report advised that the government and other businesses recognize the value of GHRM and include green HR practices into their plans, policies, and strategies.
Keywords: Green human resource management, catalyst, workplace, sustainable environment, Nigeria
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