Level of Green Employment Practice and Its Impact On Environmental Sustainability

Abstract

This study sought to determine the degree of green recruitment practice, to learn about the most prominent obstacles to its application, as well as to evaluate the degree of its contribution and impact in promoting environmental sustainability in its human, economic and technical dimensions, applying to public organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The descriptive survey method was used by distributing a questionnaire as a study tool to all employees in human resources departments in public organizations included in the study. Around 247 questionnaires were retrieved and suitable for statistical analysis. The findings revealed the following. The organizations practice green employment at a relatively high level, some obstacles that moderately hinder its application are found, including the absence of a clear and integrated environmental policy, the lack of environmental awareness in general, and shortage of funding. Additionally, the study confirmed that green recruitment has a positive impact on promoting environmental sustainability through its human, economic, and technological dimensions, and leads to more preservation of the available resources of the case study organizations. The study proposed some practical recommendations.