Building Sustainable Human Resources Management Practices for Businesses

The pressing need for environmental preservation has never been more evident, placing companies at the forefront of the sustainability movement. As the global community grapples with the ever-escalating environmental crisis, the imperative to preserve our planet has transitioned from an ethical consideration to a business necessity. Companies now face an unprecedented challenge: not only must they adapt to more sustainable practices, but must also fully embrace them across all aspects of their operations, including at the employee level. At the heart of this transformative journey lies human resource management, a pivotal lever for shaping a sustainable and environmentally responsible future for organizations. Building Sustainable Human Resources Management Practices for Businesses is a tool for academic scholars and discerning readers who seek to understand and address this urgent issue. This book goes beyond exploration, offering a deeply insightful examination of human resource management’s role in fostering sustainability within organizations. By weaving the principles of sustainability with the intricacies of talent management, the book provides readers with the essential insights, practical tools, and real-world examples necessary to navigate the path toward a more eco-conscious approach to HR. From eco-friendly hiring practices to the cultivation of a green organizational culture, each chapter delivers actionable guidance and inspires change. Simultaneously, it delves into the challenges and future prospects of green HR management, exploring how technology, diversity and inclusion, and collaboration with key stakeholders can usher in a greener, more sustainable economy.

Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu is Full-Professor Habil. at University of Bucharest, PhD. Supervisor and Doctoral School Member at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. She collaborates with University of Craiova and is scientific researcher at The National Institute of Research and Development for Environmental Protection and the National Institute for Research and Development Comoti Turbomotors. She is Public Policy Expert at Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization. She is Member of Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania (CAFR), as Financial Auditor, and Member of Authority for the Public Oversight of the Statutory Audit Activity (ASPAAS), as Financial auditor. She is review board member: IBIMA Conferences and Journal of E-Government Studies and Best Practices, IBIMA Publishing, USA; IGI Global – Publishing House; International Journal of Health Economics (IJHE), University of Bucharest; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) (Basel, Switzerland) for Journal of Risk and Financial Management, Mathematics, Sustainability, Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, Symmetry, Administrative Sciences, World, Informatics.

Javier Martínez Falcó is Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Alicante. In the research field, he focuses his interest on issues related to the Strategic Management of the Company, specifically in the areas of Knowledge Management and Corporate Sustainability of wine companies, on which he has written several publications in the form of articles, book chapters and contributions to conferences. He has also participated in several national research projects and teaches Strategic Management in business degrees.

Bartolome Marco-Lajara , University professor in the Department of Business Organization. Since October 2020 he has been director of the department, having previously been part of the dean's team of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, holding the position of Vice-Dean of Business Administration, TADE and I2Business Administration from the 2012/13 academic year to February 2018, and Vice-Dean of Business Administration and Double Degrees from March 2018 to October 2020. In the research field, he focuses his interest on topics related to the Strategic Management of the Company and the management of tourism companies, on which he has written numerous publications in the form of articles, books and contributions to conferences. He has also participated in several national and European research projects, in some of them as Principal Investigator. As for teaching, he teaches Strategic Management in the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, in the Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management and in the Master's Degree in Tourism Management and Planning.

Eduardo Sánchez García is a professor and researcher in the Department of Business Organization at the University of Alicante (Spain). He holds a PhD in Business, Economics and Society, and his research is within the scope of Strategic Management of Business. Specifically, his research focuses on the analysis of value creation, leadership, social capital, supply chain management, circular practices, knowledge management and business orientation, among other factors related to innovation and sustainable development of companies. He has published numerous articles in journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports, as well as several books and book chapters, and has presented at scientific conferences nationally and internationally. He regularly collaborates with prestigious researchers from various universities, and is a member of the research group “Strategic Management, Knowledge and Innovation in a Global Economy (DECI-GLOBAL)”. He has carried out research stays at various universities, including institutions such as Stellenbosch University, Burgundy School of Business, Lublin University of Technology, and RMIT University. In relation to teaching, he teaches the subject Management and Organization for Innovation in the Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management (MBA), as well as Strategic Business Management in the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, and the double degrees of TADE, DADE and I2ADE.

Luis Antonio Millán Tudela is Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at University of Alicante. MBA and Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, his research focuses on business longevity, and more specifically on the factors that influence the survival of companies. This activity is developed within the research group “Dirección Estratégica, conocimiento e innovación en una economía global (DECI-GLOBAL)”. He also teaches strategic management in the Degree of Business Administration.