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What is green HR?

Green HR is when the field of HR focuses on expanding its role to support the organisation in the pursuit of sustainability. In green HR, HRM policies are used to …

Barriers to change

While acknowledging the drivers of change as important there are still many barriers to making the shift to become a sustainable organisation. Common barriers to change toward sustainability include: Competing …

Changing mindset- the need to go green

Recognising the need to go green is one thing; but going green is a totally different matter. The ability of a business to embrace sustainability can vary significantly according to …

Meet the academics and educators

Throughout the three weeks you will be in touch with our RMIT University Academic and Lead Educator. Educators Meet your Lead Educator and academic mentor who will take you on …

Introduction

Firstly, let’s deal with what this course is not. It is not about greenwashing – token gestures such as recycling paper and declaring you are sustainable. Moving well beyond mere …

Course wrap up

On behalf of RMIT University, thank you for participating in Sustainable business through Green HR, part of RMIT University’s Business Futures program. If you have enjoyed this course then you …

Check what you’ve learnt

This week you have learnt about the importance of leadership in inspiring people to be motivated and support the organisational goals of sustainability. You have learnt the importance of working …

What’s next?

Well that’s a wrap for Business Futures: Sustainable Business through Green HR! Congratulations on making your way through the whole course and thanks for engaging with us and your fellow …

Last step

This course examines the challenges associated with getting people to think beyond compliance and the traditional role of human resource management. HR has traditionally not been linked to sustainability, but …

Do you ‘walk the talk’ or ‘talk the walk’?

Several regulations and conventions have been created aimed at controlling and monitoring the accuracy and transparency of corporate statements. This has been requested by commercial stakeholders. Understanding the importance of …

Greenwashing

Greenwashing refers to the misleading information divulged by some organisations in order to appear sustainable and obtain the favour of the public. A common practice used to create this misperception …

Rhetoric or real sustainability?

Sustainable goals and targets have been proposed to address poverty, discrimination (inequality) or environmental abuse in the next two decades (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals). These universal goals will not …

Leadership and sustainability

Key differences have been identified between leaders and managers. A leader sets a direction, aligns people and motivates them during the course. A manager plans, organises and recruits, without necessarily …