Title: Harmonising sustainability through green human capital management: an Indian perspective

Authors: Pankaj Agarwal; Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay; Megha Sharma; Anuj; Harish Kumar; Vishal Sagar; Kapil Ahalawat; Sachin Chauhan

Addresses: School of Management, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India ' College of Business Studies, COER University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India ' School of Management, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India ' School of Management, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India ' School of Management, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India ' School of Management, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India ' Department of Management Studies, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India ' College of Business Studies, COER University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract: The object of this research is to scrutinise the mantle of 'green human resource management' (GHRM) on the HEI's 'environmental performance' (EP). Besides, this study also centres on the mediating influence of 'corporate social responsibility' (CSR) on the above relationship. The study used a quantitative design following convenience sampling technique by gathering information through a structured questionnaire from 396 employees of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, who are employed in the Garhwal Province of Uttarakhand State, India. The data were collected from June 2023 until November 2023. The present investigation outcomes give empirical discernments that show how GHRM lead to EP at a significant level in the pharmaceutical background. Further, fallouts also demonstrate that CSR mediates the liaison amid GHRM and EP. The direct sway amid GHRM and EP was shown to be substantial even when a mediating variable (CSR) was present. This paper explores how CSR bridges the gap between GHRM and EP in pharmaceutical industry. The inference of the existing research was proficient in corroborating the positive disquiets of GHRM and CSR for EP.

Keywords: green human resource management; GHRM; corporate social responsibility; CSR; environmental performance; EP; pharmaceutical sector; PS.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.147613

International Journal of Management Practice, 2025 Vol.18 No.4, pp.371 - 396

Received: 09 Apr 2024
Accepted: 02 Aug 2024
Published online: 24 Jul 2025 *

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