Consented efforts by all stakeholders is now a requirement world-wide to manage the devastating effects of climate change due to environmental mismanagement. Organisations at all levels are now mandatorily requested to adopt practices that are environmentally friendly. In this regard Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) is one practice that human resource practitioners and organisations can embrace for resource utilization and environmental sustainability. GHRM if infused in all human resource practices and policies will lead to an eco-friendly environment that is sustainable.The study assesses the general uptake of Green human resources practices and policies in Zimbabwe’s private sector organisations with a view to understand the uptake rate, challenges and benefits of GHRM.The emerging importance to embrace GHRM by organisations serves as a motivator of the study. A qualitative study that used a case-study design approach. Semi-structured interview questions were administered to a purposively sample group of participants. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. GHRM is being partially adopted and implemented. There is a slow uptake of GHRM in the private sector. The study found out that general lack of appreciation was the major challenge affecting the uptake and implementation of GHRM.