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 HR involves two essential elements:

• Environmentally-friendly HR practices

• The preservation of knowledge capital.

 Need For Green HRM
• Reduction in ecological footprints
• Concentrate on social and environmental
factors
• A positive joint effort by everyone Employees
are more committed AND satisfied
 Green HR Practices.
• Green Recruitment
• Green Performance management
• Green Training and Development
• Green Compensation
• Green Initiatives
• Green Building , Paperless Office ,
Conservation Of Energy and Recycling the
Waste
• Green Recruitment means a paper-free
recruitment process with a minimal
environmental impact.
• Applications are invited through online
mediums like e-mail, online application forms or
the Global Talent Pool.
• If possible, telephone or video-based
interviews are conducted to minimize any
travel-related environmental impact.
• Green performance management consists of
issues related to environmental concerns and
policies of the company. It also concentrates on
use of environmental responsibilities.
• Role of managers in achieving these goals is
included in appraisal
• Green standards for all department such as
waste reduction etc.
• Penalty for non compliance of the goals
• Green training and development is conducted to the
employees in order to educate them about the environment

• Creating environmental awareness among the workforce by

conducting seminars and workshops at organizational level is
also important to achieve good environmental performance

• Train the employees as how the energy can be conserved and

train them with best business practices enthused with green
initiatives