Managing environmental training in organizations: Theoretical review and proposal of a model

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this work is to address the issue of environmental training in organizations, presenting a theoretical review on the subject and proposing a model that highlights the importance of this type of training for organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper presents a thorough, updated literature review, discusses typology and the best practices of environmental training, and presents a framework integrating environmental training and organizational results.

Findings

A careful consideration allows identifying a significant theoretical gap related to the lack of theoretical references, best practices, and an alignment between environmental training and organizational results. To overcome this gap, a model was proposed that helps to manage the environmental training process in organizations.

Research limitations/implications

The paper needs to be complemented with empirical research on the topic.

Originality/value

Environmental training is considered to be an essential element for organizations seeking to mitigate their environmental impacts. ISO 14001 states that environmental management is a duty of certified organizations. However, there have been few published articles that suggest models and insights to improve the environmental training in organizations.

Citation

José Chiappetta Jabbour, C., Alves Teixeira, A., Henrique Caldeira de Oliveira, J. and Fouad Soubihia, D. (2010), "Managing environmental training in organizations: Theoretical review and proposal of a model", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 21 No. 6, pp. 830-844. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777831011077673