How to reduce our carbon footprint is something all environmentally conscious people think about, especially businesses, more and more of which are making a conscious effort to reduce their impact on the environment and planet. Green HRM or Green Human Resource Management is a relatively new field that includes practices of HRM that pursue the goal of environmental sustainability, which is aimed at helping to reduce carbon footprint at work without compromising company goals. It has become very important as it helps business development in an ecologically sustainable way.

Company benefits

Going paperless

HRM systems store all HR related data online reducing the need for hard copies while it also enables company communications to be online as well as supporting e-payslips. Automation facilities both managers and employees entering data direct to the system so that there is no need to fill physical papers. With a digitised HR process the entire HR life cycle can be done without the need for physical files and paper documents. Basically automation enables a company to become paperless.

Is important for a company to have a strong green work ethic in order to attract quality employees, as the younger generation come into the workforce. Employees of today are more conscious of their impact on the environment as are clients. One area that can be easily implemented is HR automation with HRM systems that help reduce a company’s impact on the environment. 

Reducing resource wastage

Automation helps businesses achieve their goals towards becoming more sustainable because with automation and new processes and practices a company’s efficiency is increase. HR automation helps a company better manage and reduce their waste because there is clearer monitoring on how much water and day to day supplies they need compared to usage.  Automation promotes more transparency in company operations which is helpful when making changes to reduce resource wastage.

Managing logistics

Logistics are a large contributor to a company’s carbon footprint with vehicle emissions etc. When these systems are automated it helps a company to plan and manage their logistics better for a more efficient scheduling and optimised routes along with more organised and efficient shipping groups. By reducing unnecessary trips and optimising those that are running, carbon emissions produced can be greatly reduced which is a win for the environment and the planet. 

If you have not already you should really think about automating your company’s HR to benefit both your business and the planet.