Sustainable Workplace Environments As Pathways To Employee Psychological Well-Being: A Conceptual Model Integrating Pro-Environmental Behaviour And Leadership Support

Abstract

Purpose: The paper develops an intellectual construct that challenges how environmental factors in a sustainable workplace affect the psychological welfare of employees. 

Design/Methodology/Approach: Building upon established tenets of environmental psychology and organisational behaviour theory, the study postulates pro‑environmental behaviour as a mediating construct and leadership support as a moderating variable. The model combines the sustainability practises applied in the workplace, including the introduction of green areas, energy efficiency programmes, and effective waste-management systems, and employee-level outcomes. 

Findings: It is theoretically predicted that a dual-path effect will occur in which sustainable workplace environments will have a direct positive impact on psychological well-being and an indirect one that is mediated by pro-environmental behaviour. In addition, these associative connections are enhanced by the presence of leadership support, thus highlighting the role of managerial impact as essential in instilling sustainability as organisational culture. 

Practical Implications: The framework can be applied in practical implications to organisations, meaning that the implementation of eco-friendly workplace practises, supported with a strong will of the organisational leadership, not only can increase the well-being of the employees, but also the culture of environment stewardship. 

Originality/Value: This addition to the body of knowledge contributes to the sustainability, ecological design, and human resource development discussion by bridging the three analytical elements to deliver new information to organisations that seek to balance the need to address environmental issues with human resource management.