Towards a sustainable public sector: exploring the relationship between environmental knowledge, green HRM, and performance

Many firms adopted sustainability as a long-term organisation goal. To measure the goals, sustainable performance concept was adopted to measure the economic, social and environmental performance, which is a key for successful sustainable organisation. In the public sector, where decisions have wide-reaching societal implications, integrating environmental knowledge on the relationship between green human resource management (green HRM) and sustainable performance is essential. Green HRM integrates environmental strategy into human resource management strategy and policy as organisations recognise the pivotal role in fostering eco-friendly practices. A survey was conducted among leaders in Malaysia public sector organisations and structural equation modelling was employed for data analysis. Results reveal a positive association between environmental knowledge and green HRM adoption and achieved positive sustainable performance. The study contributes to the sustainable performance body of knowledge, offering practical insights for leaders, policymakers, and HR professionals especially in the public sector.