Abstract
This mini review explores the evolving role of Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) in advancing sustainability within organizational structures. As environmental concerns become increasingly central to global business agendas, organizations are compelled to expand their focus beyond profitability to incorporate ecological responsibility. Within this shift, GHRM emerges as a strategic approach that integrates environmental considerations into core human resource functions. The review synthesizes current literature to evaluate how HR practices such as recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and incentive systems are being adapted to support environmental goals. Evidence from qualitative analyses suggests that organizations are gradually embedding sustainability into their internal culture by prioritizing candidates with ecological awareness, offering sustainability-oriented training modules, and incorporating environmental contributions into performance appraisals. By reframing HR functions through a sustainability lens, GHRM facilitates a deeper organizational alignment with ecological objectives. Furthermore, the study highlights the potential of GHRM to foster long-term behavioral change among employees, encouraging the adoption of environmentally responsible practices across all levels of the organization. This review contributes to the growing discourse on sustainable management by emphasizing the strategic importance of human capital in achieving ecological and economic resilience.
Keywords
strategic human resources, environmental sensitivity, green practices
Chinese Abstract
绿色人力资源管理（GHRM）与可持续发展：小型综述
本文以小型综述探讨了绿色人力资源管理（GHRM）在推动组织结构的可持续发展中不断演变的作用。随着环境问题逐渐成为全球商业议程的核心，企业被迫超越单纯追求利润的目标，将生态责任纳入其重点关注领域。在此背景下，GHRM作为一种战略性方法出现，将环境因素融入核心人力资源职能中。本综述综合了现有文献，评估了招聘、培训、绩效评估和激励机制等人力资源实践，将如何被调整以支持环境目标。定性分析的证据表明，企业正逐步通过优先考虑具有生态意识的候选人，提供以可持续发展为导向的培训模块以及将环境贡献纳入绩效评估等方式，将可持续性嵌入其内部文化中。通过从可持续发展的视角重新定义人力资源职能，GHRM促进了组织与生态目标的更深层次联合。此外，本研究还强调了GHRM在推动员工长期行为变化方面的潜力，鼓励在组织各层面采用环境责任实践。本综述通过突显人力资本在实现生态和经济韧性中的战略重要性，为可持续管理的相关讨论做出了贡献。
战略性人力资源、环境敏感性、绿色实践
ORCID Identifiers
K. Bahar Meriç Atakan: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3524-2766
DOI
10.5038/2640-6489.10.1.1345
Recommended Citation
Meric Atakan, K. B. (2025). Green human resource management (GHRM) and sustainability: A mini review. Journal of Global Business Insights, 10(1), 81-105. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2640-6489.10.1.1345
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