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Table 1.

Core constructs and conceptual distinctions

Construct	Working definition	Distinctive emphasis	Illustrative sources
Green HRM (GHRM)	HR practices that embed environmental priorities across recruitment, training, performance, rewards and involvement	Environmental focus within HR; often modelled via AMO bundles and HR system strength	Jackson et al. (2011); Renwick et al. (2013)
Corporate sustainability (TBL)	Long-term value creation across environmental, social and economic performance	Multi-objective performance and legitimacy; includes trade-offs and governance	Elkington (1997); Hart (1995)
Sustainable HRM	HRM that sustains human and organisational resources while balancing stakeholder outcomes	Explicit well-being, fairness and ethical outcomes alongside performance	Ehnert (2009); Kramar (2014); Mariappanadar (2014)
Psychological green climate	Shared perceptions that environmental responsibility is supported and expected	Proximal mechanism translating HR signals into behaviour	Dumont et al. (2017); Norton et al. (2014)

Construct	Working definition	Distinctive emphasis	Illustrative sources
Green HRM (GHRM)	HR practices that embed environmental priorities across recruitment, training, performance, rewards and involvement	Environmental focus within HR; often modelled via AMO bundles and HR system strength	Jackson et al. (2011); Renwick et al. (2013)
Corporate sustainability (TBL)	Long-term value creation across environmental, social and economic performance	Multi-objective performance and legitimacy; includes trade-offs and governance	Elkington (1997); Hart (1995)
Sustainable HRM	HRM that sustains human and organisational resources while balancing stakeholder outcomes	Explicit well-being, fairness and ethical outcomes alongside performance	Ehnert (2009); Kramar (2014); Mariappanadar (2014)
Psychological green climate	Shared perceptions that environmental responsibility is supported and expected	Proximal mechanism translating HR signals into behaviour	Dumont et al. (2017); Norton et al. (2014)