INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH CULTURE SOCIETY

Abstract:  Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) refers to the embedding of ecological objectives within core people-management activities (hiring, training, appraisal, rewards and staff participation) so that employees act in environmentally responsible ways and firms perform more sustainably. This paper asks what part GHRM plays in helping Indian manufacturers become sustainable organisations. It is a desk-based synthesis of published scholarship that traces how green hiring, training, appraisal, compensation and involvement relate to the environmental, social and economic strands of sustainability. Across the studies reviewed, GHRM is associated with better use of resources, improved employee wellbeing and stronger financial results. It also appears to nurture a sense of social responsibility that supports lasting competitive strength. At the same time, the literature is uneven: manufacturing, and small firms in particular, is under-studied; measures of GHRM and sustainability differ from one study to the next; and the social pillar receives comparatively little attention. The paper concludes that GHRM should be built into corporate strategy rather than run as a stand-alone HR programme if Indian manufacturers are to secure durable sustainability gains.