Green Behaviors and Innovations: A Green HRM Perspective to Move from Traditional to Sustainable Environmental Performance

This study aims to determine how green human resource management (GHRM), corporate social responsibility (CSR), green behavior (GB), and employees’ environmental knowledge (EEK) impact environmental performance (EP). Using the existing literature associated with each variable, we establish a testable theoretical model for evaluating the proposed relationships. This study is based on quantitative data that is collected on a Likert scale questionnaire with a cross-sectional research technique. With partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), we tested the model with survey responses from 501 participants who worked at the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in Pakistan. Our analysis revealed that all proposed relationships significantly impacted EP whereby adding a new framework to the body of knowledge and the theoretical implications in the literature. The practical implications of this research are important for the management of WAPDA and the Government of Pakistan (GOP) in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The future directions of this research are a way to explore the further dark areas in the literature related to EP.