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Globalisation Human Resources and The Green Economy

The document outlines the relationship between globalization and sustainability, emphasizing the impact of global developments on unsustainable practices and the interconnection between sustainability and human resource management. It discusses the opportunities and threats posed by globalization, the role of digital technology in sustainability, and the importance of green HR practices in achieving corporate sustainability objectives. Additionally, it highlights various green jobs and the need for sustainable leadership in contemporary business.

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Globalisation Human Resources and The Green Economy

The document outlines the relationship between globalization and sustainability, emphasizing the impact of global developments on unsustainable practices and the interconnection between sustainability and human resource management. It discusses the opportunities and threats posed by globalization, the role of digital technology in sustainability, and the importance of green HR practices in achieving corporate sustainability objectives. Additionally, it highlights various green jobs and the need for sustainable leadership in contemporary business.

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CRICOS Provider No. 00300K (NT/VIC) I 03286A (NSW) | RTO Provider No.

0373

BUS504 – Sustainable Enterprise


Week 5: Globalisation, Human Resource
Challenges and Green Economy
Learning outcome of the session

1. Describe the relationship between globalization and


sustainability
2. Understand how global developments have led to
unsustainable practices
3. Analyze how sustainability and HRM are interlinked and may
lead to sustainable corporate practices
4. Summarize the role of globalization and green HR practices
in achieving corporate sustainability objectives 2
Globalization and contemporary business

• Global business global sustainability issues


• Global commons
• Space-time compression
• Social and environmental problems with global trade Different Social
responsibility
practices
(tobacco)
Labour Waste
Exploitation dump sites

3
Globalisation: opportunity for sustainability or
threat

Optimist
Globalists Pessimist
Globalists Transformational
Globalists

Internationalists

4
Globalisation, Digital Revolution and Risk Society

Cybercrime
WannaCry
ransomware
attack 2017

Eco-
leadership

5
Globalising sustainability
Nike, Levi
Struass,
 Work conditions in global operations H&M

 Waste and production of hazardous by-products


UNEP,
UNDP, WWF
 Social enterprises and sustainability

 Anthropocentric issues

6
Green Supply Chains

Source: https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/63678 7
Green Manufacturing Framework

Yuan, C., Zhai, Q., & Dornfeld, D. (2012). A three dimensional system
approach for environmentally sustainable manufacturing. CIRP Annals,
61(1), 39-42. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2012.03.105 8
Globalising technology for sustainability

9
Digital Technology Revolution

10
Digital technology and sustainability

11
Greening human resources

A green employee

Source: Opatha1 & Arulrajah, (2014)


12
Sustainable HRM

Source: Hronová and Spacek


(2021)

13
HRM and social ecology

Source: Cohen et al., (2012)

14
Delivering Sustainability Skills – UN Principles of
Responsible Management Education

15
Sustainability and
leadership

Source: Shriberg, M., & Macdonald, L. (2013). Sustainability


Leadership Programs: Emerging Goals, Methods & Best
Practices. Journal of Sustainability Education.

16
Green HRM contributing to Sustainability

Source:
Kainzbauer and Rungruang
2019)

17
Green jobs

• Green engineers
• Water foot printing managers
• Virtual health support workers
• Retail energy specialists
• Living roof/wall gardeners
• Green call-center advisers
• Smart travel coordinators
• Traceability managers
• Clean car mechanics
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Thank you

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