The Role Of Human Resource Management In Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: An Analytical Perspective

Abstract

This study investigates the role of Sustainable Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and employee development and engagement in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within organizational contexts. While sustainability research has largely emphasized technological innovation and governance reforms, limited empirical attention has been given to the human dimension of sustainability. Addressing this gap, the study adopts an analytical and quantitative research design to examine how people-centered HRM strategies contribute to SDG-related organizational outcomes. Primary data were collected from 250 respondents, including HR professionals, line managers, middle- and senior-level employees, and CSR coordinators, using a structured questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, multiple regression, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The findings indicate moderately high levels of Sustainable HRM implementation, employee development and engagement, and SDG achievement. Correlation results reveal a strong positive relationship between Sustainable HRM practices and SDG achievement, supporting the first hypothesis. Multiple regression analysis demonstrates that both Sustainable HRM practices and employee development significantly predict SDG achievement, explaining approximately 68.9% of its variance. Notably, employee development and engagement emerged as the strongest predictor, highlighting the critical role of workforce empowerment in advancing sustainability objectives. The SEM goodness-of-fit indices confirm that the proposed model provides a robust and statistically acceptable representation of the relationships among the study variables. Overall, the findings underscore that achieving SDGs within organizations is fundamentally rooted in effective HRM systems and active employee engagement. The study contributes to Sustainable HRM literature by empirically validating a people-centered framework for SDG achievement and offers practical implications for organizations seeking to integrate sustainability into their human resource strategies.