Become a completely remote company

Source 25-50% of power from on-site renewable energy

Provide a comprehensive benefits package

Use an electric personal vehicle

Install high-efficiency plumbing fixtures

Install energy efficient windows

Establish an employment pathway program for local youths

Provide equitable pay and leadership opportunities for women

Institute a professional development policy

Grow a food garden

Upgrade fluorescent tube lights to LED

Hire an Energy Services Company (ESCO)

Conduct quality checks on products and services

Conduct regular maintenance on vehicles

Install a programmable thermostat

Build a diverse executive leadership team

Create a detailed risk management plan

Conduct investigations of ethical violations

Plant native, regionally-friendly plants

Eliminate all single-use kitchenware

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste

Donate a percentage of profits to an environmental cause

Construct an on-site garden

Purchase certified highly efficient appliances

Exceed federal and state regulations for your industry

Disclose any risks to the environment or the public created by products or operations

Install a filtered water tap

Regularly replace HVAC filters

Provide a third party for conflict resolution

Seal, weather-strip, and maintain all windows

Sponsor an annual local sustainability event

Arrange workspace for natural sunlight

Use a non-toxic pest control service

Place plants throughout the office

Implement a sustainability process for meetings and events

Have on-site bike racks

Conduct exit interviews

Maintain and weather-strip home windows

Implement a human health and safety policy

Adhere to labor laws and practices

Replace light bulbs with LEDs

Encourage employee carpools

Evaluate feedback about violations of ethics and conduct policy

Schedule regular HVAC & A/C maintenance

Implement an employee feedback system

Use natural light for 75% of the day

Add home window coverings

Conduct regular cyber security checks

Place an employee on a sustainability event committee

Purchase 50-100% recycled content trash liners

Recycle used toner cartridges

Open windows in place of air conditioning

Print and copy double-sided

Use a shared printer

Implement a conflict of interest policy

Implement a sensitive information protection policy

Communicate pricing and services transparently

Train employees on cyber and data security procedures

Designate your office as a smoke-free working environment with outside smoking areas 25 feet away from building entry areas and common walkways

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