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 compliance, Green HR takes innovative concepts such as human sustainability and triple top line reporting as part of a practice that embeds sustainability across all areas of an organisation where it can provide long term benefits and deliver successful business outcomes. We’ll explain it all as we journey together.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Define sustainability from an ecological and human resource perspective.
• Identify the stages of sustainability, and the drivers of change to business sustainability.
• Define and apply green HR tools and strategies.
• Develop green HR as a concept for organisations to achieve beyond compliance.
• Explore the concept of triple top line approach for sustainability.
• Explore the elements of green HR and the linkages between ecological and human sustainability.
• Assess the effective of business strategies and approaches to sustainability.

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Lead Educator: Annie Delaney

Academic: Lena Wang

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