Source 51-75% of power from on-site renewable energy

Become a completely remote company

Provide a living wage for all employees

Provide a comprehensive benefits package

Provide 20 weeks paid family leave

Identify and manage suppliers’ sustainability risks

Compost food waste

Implement a green procurement policy

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

Conduct quality checks on products and services

Opt-in to renewable energy

Conduct regular maintenance on vehicles

Build a diverse executive leadership team

Use a hybrid personal vehicle

Compost home food waste

Create a detailed risk management plan

Conduct investigations of ethical violations

Purchase local, in-season produce

Eliminate all single-use kitchenware

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste

Purchase certified highly efficient appliances

Recycle household waste

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

Have accessible green space

Provide a third party for conflict resolution

Conduct a water usage audit

Sponsor an annual local sustainability event

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

Use a sustainable web hosting service

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

Implement a sustainability process for meetings and events

Conduct exit interviews

Ensure employees take breaks

Landscape with native plants

Install highly efficient faucets and showerheads

Use bio-based cleaning products

Eliminate single-use kitchenware

Eliminate single-use water bottles

Use reusable bags

Properly dispose of all household hazardous waste

Purchase 50-100% recycled home paper products

Have the board assess sustainability performance

Pay top executives based on workforce, performance, and industry

Implement a human health and safety policy

Adhere to labor laws and practices

Implement an employee code of conduct policy

Implement a whistleblowing policy

Implement discrimination and harassment policy

Keep accounting accurate and up-to-date

Replace light bulbs with LEDs

Install window coverings

Encourage employee carpools

Evaluate feedback about violations of ethics and conduct policy

Purchase recycled toner cartridges

Eliminate physical marketing materials

Use non-toxic, bio-based cleaning products

Use paperless billing

Implement an employee feedback system

Use natural light for 75% of the day

Conduct regular cyber security checks

Eliminate unnecessary internal paper usage

Repurpose unused office items

Install LED bulbs throughout home work space

Purchase 50-100% recycled content trash liners

Recycle used toner cartridges

Develop a paper reduction policy

Open windows in place of air conditioning

Switch entirely to rechargeable batteries

Unplug appliances when not in use

Print and copy double-sided

Use recycled office supplies

Establish a clear governance structure

Implement a sensitive information protection policy

Train employees on cyber and data security procedures

Use ceiling fans in place of air conditioning

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