Taking stock of how HR practices in Malaysia can become "green"

Despite the perceived importance of green human resources management (GHRM), most HR practitioners do not feel that their organisations are ready for it, a new study by the Asian Institute of Finance (AIF) revealed.

Surveying 542 stakeholders across the financial services industry (FSI), the study entitled 'Green Human Resource Management: An Organisational Strategy for Sustainability', revealed that 90% of respondents perceived GHRM as being important. Yet, only 26% of HR professionals felt ready to implement GHRM practices in their organisation.

Of the 90% who perceived GHRM as being important, the highest affirmative responses came from the future FSI employees (97%), comprising primarily of students who were studying courses related to the FSI; followed by current FSI employees (77%). While the lowest affirmative responses came from the governing agencies.

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