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Committed Since:
567

GBB Points

0

Accomplishments

0

Commitments

567

Total Points Earned

All Initiatives
Prerequisites
5 points
Workplace & Culture
78 points
Transportation
16 points
Consumption & Waste
128 points
Water Use
119 points
Energy & Emissions
151 points
Governance
70 points

All Initiatives

These initiatives encompass a comprehensive range of sustainability strategies implemented to reduce environmental impact and promote social responsibility. They address key areas such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, sustainable transportation, fostering an equitable workplace, and supporting community well-being. Each initiative is designed to tackle specific environmental, social, or economic challenges, helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals while contributing to a more sustainable future. Initiatives are listed by completion date, each contributing to the overall score and GBB certification level.

Initiative

Category

Upgrade from older fluorescent T12, T8 and T5 lamps to LED alternatives

Energy & Emissions

Use a tankless or otherwise highly efficient hot water heater

Energy & Emissions

Limit impermeable surfaces such as parking lot blacktop and concrete sidewalks or install a rain garden

Water Use

Replace water-intensive grass with regionally native, climate resilient ground coverings

Water Use

Implement a comprehensive recycling program

Consumption & Waste

Create an executive leadership team with women, minorities, and people from underrepresented communities in top leadership roles

Workplace & Culture

Plant native, regionally-friendly plants to minimize water use and impact on local habitat

Water Use

Develop a comprehensive water use and conservation plan with measurable goals to optimize water usage

Water Use

Meet if not exceed Federal and State regulations for your industry

Governance

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

Create a detailed risk management plan for projects and programs

Governance

Install a programmable thermostat to automate your HVAC or A/C system

Energy & Emissions

Purchase all office paper products made from 50-100% recycled materials

Consumption & Waste

Arrange the workspace to take advantage of areas with natural sunlight

Energy & Emissions

Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified or similarly highly efficient appliances

Energy & Emissions

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

Provide equitable opportunities to ensure women have equal access to employment, leadership roles, and pay

Workplace & Culture

Provide fair and appropriate breaks for workers based on hours worked and enforce a strict policy that they must take them

Workplace & Culture

Institute a policy for providing training, certification, and professional development opportunities to employees

Workplace & Culture

Pay top executives no more than the minimum compensation necessary to ensure productive and effective performance

Governance

Create and implement a human health and safety policy

Governance

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste materials including batteries, paint and chemicals, lightbulbs, aerosol cans, and electronics

Consumption & Waste

Install a filtered water tap or water bottle refill station that provide high-quality drinking water

Water Use

Conduct an energy assessment/audit to pinpoint specific areas of energy use and waste

Energy & Emissions

Encourage employee carpools

Transportation

Significantly limit the amount of physical marketing materials you produce

Consumption & Waste

Use environmentally-friendly, non-toxic, bio-based cleaning products

Consumption & Waste

Replace regular light bulbs with LED bulbs

Energy & Emissions

Establish a paperless billing program for your customers

Consumption & Waste

Have accessible green space somewhere onsite or in close proximity to grounds

Workplace & Culture

Choose paperless billing with vendors, business partners, and suppliers when possible

Consumption & Waste

Eliminate unnecessary paper usage as much as possible including forms, contracts, meeting agendas and materials, proofs, and drafts

Consumption & Waste

Administer company-wide employee training on sustainability efforts both at work and at home

Workplace & Culture

Recycle or sell your used toner cartridges

Consumption & Waste

Purchase recycled or remanufactured toner cartridges

Consumption & Waste

Change your HVAC or A/C filters every six months or more frequently as is recommended by filter type

Energy & Emissions

Regularly test your irrigation system to ensure proper configuration, optimized watering schedule, and eliminate overwatering and waste

Water Use

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

Reduce junk mail by removing your organization’s name from national direct marketing databases

Consumption & Waste

Use reusable cleaning products such as towels and sponges, eliminating paper towels

Consumption & Waste

Print and copy double-sided only

Consumption & Waste

Choose bio-based, reused, recycled, recyclable, or FSC certified boxes and bags for shipping

Consumption & Waste

Use virtual meeting platforms to replace travel when possible

Transportation

Create and implement an employee code of conduct

Governance

Regularly disclose business practices, operations, and financial statements to shareholders and stakeholders

Governance

Minimize air conditioning usage through natural ventilation by opening windows

Energy & Emissions

Purchase trash liners made from 50-100% recycled materials

Consumption & Waste

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

Use ceiling fans in place of air conditioning when possible

Energy & Emissions

Reduce “vampire loads” by unplugging appliances when not in use

Energy & Emissions

Organize a sustainability committee to lead your organization’s sustainability program

Prerequisites

Complete the GBB getting started steps

Prerequisites

Develop a sustainability mission statement for your business and define your company’s core commitments

Prerequisites

Populate your company’s sustainability accomplishments in your profile

Prerequisites

Announce your commitment to GBB to all employees

Prerequisites

Use natural odor elimination

Workplace & Culture

Relax the office dress code to allow for attire that doesn’t require dry cleaning

Workplace & Culture