Pathways towards Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from Small and Medium Enterprises of the Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan

Abstract

This paper purposes to analyze the relation among top management support, environmental orientation, and green HRM practices with environmental sustainability in SMEs of Pakistan. A survey based methodology is adopted for collecting data from the main cities of Punjab, Pakistan. SMEs related to the manufacturing sector were targeted. The data gathered were collected from 200 HR professionals and analyzed using partial least squares (PLS). The observed findings indicate that top management support and internal environmental orientation stimulus green HRM practices which improve environmental sustainability. The implication of green HRM practices can smooth the progress of firms in saving resources in manufacturing sector by increasing activities at the workplace for environmental sustainability. Present study empirically inspects green HRM as a mediator between top management support, environmental orientation, and green work engagement for environmental sustainability in SMEs.