Become a completely remote company

Provide a living wage for all employees

Provide a comprehensive benefits package

Implement a green procurement policy

Transition to 50% or more remote work

Provide equitable pay and leadership opportunities for women

Institute a professional development policy

Upgrade fluorescent tube lights to LED

Complete a consumption and waste audit

Upgrade and optimize on-premise servers

Implement a comprehensive recycling program

Conduct regular maintenance on vehicles

Choose a building with easy public transit access

Provide regular formal employee reviews

Build a diverse executive leadership team

Eliminate all single-use kitchenware

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste

Purchase certified highly efficient appliances

Provide a social or environmental product or service

Install a filtered water tap

Prioritize local, organic, and fair trade food

Provide an annual public sustainability report

Establish a diversity, equity, and inclusion policy

Provide a third party for conflict resolution

Donate surplus meals and edible food items

Require leaders to be trained in ESG policies

Purchase 100% recycled or FSC-certified paper

Arrange workspace for natural sunlight

Designate preferred carpool and EV parking spaces

Select used or recycled office equipment and furniture

Place plants throughout the office

Ship with bio-based, recycled, or FSC-certified boxes and bags

Implement a sustainability process for meetings and events

Have on-site bike racks

Develop an office thermostat policy

Conduct exit interviews

Ensure employees take breaks

Implement an employee code of conduct policy

Replace light bulbs with LEDs

Install window coverings

Encourage employee carpools

Purchase recycled toner cartridges

Eliminate physical marketing materials

Use non-toxic, bio-based cleaning products

Use paperless billing

Use concentrated cleaning products

Implement an employee feedback system

Eliminate unnecessary internal paper usage

Repurpose unused office items

Commit to receiving and acting on customer feedback

Purchase 50-100% recycled content trash liners

Recycle used toner cartridges

Develop a paper reduction policy

Switch entirely to rechargeable batteries

Print and copy double-sided

Eliminate all physical marketing materials

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

Complete the GBB getting started steps

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

Populate your company’s sustainability accomplishments in your profile

Announce your commitment to GBB to all employees