GBB Points
Accomplishments
Commitments
Total Points Earned
Initiative |
Category |
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Upgrade from older fluorescent T12, T8 and T5 lamps to LED alternatives |
Energy & Emissions |
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Use a tankless or otherwise highly efficient hot water heater |
Energy & Emissions |
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Limit impermeable surfaces such as parking lot blacktop and concrete sidewalks or install a rain garden |
Water Use |
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Replace water-intensive grass with regionally native, climate resilient ground coverings |
Water Use |
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Implement a comprehensive recycling program including education, proper sinage, and monitoring |
Consumption & Waste |
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Create an executive leadership team with women, minorities, and people from underrepresented communities in top leadership roles |
Workplace & Culture |
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Plant native, regionally-friendly plants to minimize water use and impact on local habitat |
Water Use |
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Develop a comprehensive water use and conservation plan with measurable goals to optimize water usage |
Water Use |
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Meet if not exceed Federal and State regulations for your industry |
Governance |
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Eliminate all single-use paper, styrofoam or plastic cups, plates, and utensils in the kitchen area. Use reusable mugs, dishes, and silverware instead |
Consumption & Waste |
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Create a detailed risk management plan for projects and programs |
Governance |
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Install a programmable thermostat to automate your HVAC or A/C system |
Energy & Emissions |
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Purchase all office paper products made from 50-100% recycled materials |
Consumption & Waste |
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Arrange the workspace to take advantage of areas with natural sunlight |
Energy & Emissions |
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Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified or similarly highly efficient appliances |
Energy & Emissions |
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Develop an office thermostat policy that maintains internal air temperature within the recommended temperature range, and eliminates A/C and heating usage when the building is not occupied |
Energy & Emissions |
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Provide equitable opportunities to ensure women have equal access to employment, leadership roles, and pay |
Workplace & Culture |
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Provide fair and appropriate breaks for workers based on hours worked and enforce a strict policy that they must take them |
Workplace & Culture |
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Institute a policy for providing training, certification, and professional development opportunities to employees |
Workplace & Culture |
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Pay top executives no more than the minimum compensation necessary to ensure productive and effective performance |
Governance |
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Create and implement a human health and safety policy |
Governance |
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Properly dispose of all hazardous waste materials including batteries, paint and chemicals, lightbulbs, aerosol cans, and electronics |
Consumption & Waste |
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Install a filtered water tap or water bottle refill station that provide high-quality drinking water |
Water Use |
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Conduct an energy assessment/audit to pinpoint specific areas of energy use and waste |
Energy & Emissions |
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Encourage employee carpools |
Transportation |
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Significantly limit the amount of physical marketing materials you produce |
Consumption & Waste |
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Use environmentally-friendly, non-toxic, bio-based cleaning products |
Consumption & Waste |
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Replace regular light bulbs with LED bulbs |
Energy & Emissions |
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Establish a paperless billing program for your customers |
Consumption & Waste |
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Have accessible green space somewhere onsite or in close proximity to grounds |
Workplace & Culture |
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Choose paperless billing with vendors, business partners, and suppliers when possible |
Consumption & Waste |
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Eliminate unnecessary paper usage as much as possible including forms, contracts, meeting agendas and materials, proofs, and drafts |
Consumption & Waste |
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Administer company-wide employee training on sustainability efforts both at work and at home |
Workplace & Culture |
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Recycle or sell your used toner cartridges |
Consumption & Waste |
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Purchase recycled or remanufactured toner cartridges |
Consumption & Waste |
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Change your HVAC or A/C filters every six months or more frequently as is recommended by filter type |
Energy & Emissions |
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Regularly test your irrigation system to ensure proper configuration, optimized watering schedule, and eliminate overwatering and waste |
Water Use |
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Designate carpool, hybrid, and EV parking spaces that are in preferred areas of your parking lot (e.g. closer to the building entrance or covered) |
Transportation |
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Reduce junk mail by removing your organization’s name from national direct marketing databases |
Consumption & Waste |
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Use reusable cleaning products such as towels and sponges, eliminating paper towels |
Consumption & Waste |
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Print and copy double-sided only |
Consumption & Waste |
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Choose bio-based, reused, recycled, recyclable, or FSC certified boxes and bags for shipping |
Consumption & Waste |
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Use virtual meeting platforms to replace travel when possible |
Transportation |
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Create and implement an employee code of conduct |
Governance |
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Regularly disclose business practices, operations, and financial statements to shareholders and stakeholders |
Governance |
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Minimize air conditioning usage through natural ventilation by opening windows |
Energy & Emissions |
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Purchase trash liners made from 50-100% recycled materials |
Consumption & Waste |
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Designate your office as a smoke-free working environment with outside smoking areas 25 feet away from building entry areas and common walkways |
Workplace & Culture |
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Use ceiling fans in place of air conditioning when possible |
Energy & Emissions |
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Reduce “vampire loads” by unplugging appliances when not in use |
Energy & Emissions |
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Organize a sustainability committee to lead your organization’s sustainability program |
Prerequisites |
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Complete the GBB getting started steps |
Prerequisites |
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Develop a sustainability mission statement for your business and define your company’s core commitments |
Prerequisites |
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Populate your company’s sustainability accomplishments in your profile |
Prerequisites |
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Announce your commitment to GBB to all employees |
Prerequisites |
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Use natural odor elimination |
Workplace & Culture |
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Relax the office dress code to allow for attire that doesn’t require dry cleaning |
Workplace & Culture |