Abstract
Environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, and the loss of biodiversity are the concerns of society in different parts of the world today. As human activities have adverse impacts on the environment, developing pro-environmental behaviour in each individual is an essential aspect of protecting mother earth. The primary purpose of this research is to evaluate the influence of green work climate perceptions and harmonious environmental passion on pro-environmental behaviour (PEB). Additionally, the mediating effect of harmonious environmental passion between green work climate and PEB is determined. A total of 167 academics from a private university in Malaysia participated in this study. The results from Partial Least Square – Structural Equation Modelling suggested that green work climate and harmonious environmental passion positively influence PEB. Apart from this, harmonious environmental passion partially mediates the relationship between green work climate and PEB. The results indicate that leaders should actively shape the perception of green work climate within their organisations through policies and procedures that support environmental sustainability efforts, as well as effectively communicate with their employees. Such efforts will lead to greater harmonious environmental passion, in turn, promoting pro-environmental behaviour among members. Keywords: Green work climate, harmonious environmental passion, pro-environmental behaviour.
Highlights
Environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, and the loss of biodiversity are the concerns of society in different parts of the world today
Local universities should further improve their performance in the Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Ranking, which is an indicator of university sustainable practices and performance (Sani, 2019)
Corresponding with the notions put forward by a few authors (Afsar et al, 2016; Norton et al, 2015a), this study has shown that the organisational element produces a motivational force for the academics to freely partake in the pro-environmental activities
Summary
Environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, and the loss of biodiversity are the concerns of society in different parts of the world today. A report by the United Nations (2019) showed that a 2°C temperature increase will cause more heatwaves, destroy the world’s coral reef ecosystems, and accelerate sealevel rise due to melting glaciers and ice sheets. These detrimental environment conditions indicate an urgent need for different parties to take immediate action to curb environmental problems (Mustafa & Saad, 2011). Local universities should further improve their performance in the Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Ranking, which is an indicator of university sustainable practices and performance (Sani, 2019). The improved recognition of the HEIs through the sustainability initiatives will be a crucial driver for competitiveness in the international arena
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