Become a completely remote company

Provide a living wage for all employees

Provide a comprehensive benefits package

Install a smart irrigation system

Install high-efficiency plumbing fixtures

Operate in a certified green building

Provide equitable pay and leadership opportunities for women

Upgrade fluorescent tube lights to LED

Use a highly efficient hot water heater

Complete a consumption and waste audit

Upgrade and optimize on-premise servers

Hire an Energy Services Company (ESCO)

Install automatic faucets

Install a programmable thermostat

Plant native, regionally-friendly plants

Implement a “no meetings” day

Eliminate all single-use kitchenware

Conduct an energy audit

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste

Purchase certified highly efficient appliances

Install a filtered water tap

Regularly replace HVAC filters

Have accessible green space

Establish a diversity, equity, and inclusion policy

Seal, weather-strip, and maintain all windows

Purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)

Donate surplus meals and edible food items

Conduct a water usage audit

Install faucet flow rate controls

Sponsor an annual local sustainability event

Purchase 100% recycled or FSC-certified paper

Arrange workspace for natural sunlight

Use a non-toxic pest control service

Hold at least one volunteer day a year

Eliminate VOCs

Install light switch occupancy sensors

Place plants throughout the office

Implement a sustainability process for meetings and events

Replace light bulbs with LEDs

Encourage employee carpools

Purchase recycled toner cartridges

Use non-toxic, bio-based cleaning products

Schedule regular HVAC & A/C maintenance

Optimize exterior and roof colors for climate

Use paperless billing

Place an employee on a sustainability event committee

Conduct regular irrigation system checks

Eliminate unnecessary internal paper usage

Purchase 50-100% recycled content trash liners

Recycle used toner cartridges

Use reusable cleaning products

Unplug appliances when not in use

Print and copy double-sided

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