Become a completely remote company

Provide a living wage for all employees

Provide a comprehensive benefits package

Establish an employment pathway program for local youths

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

Upgrade and optimize on-premise servers

Implement a comprehensive recycling program

Install automatic faucets

Conduct regular maintenance on vehicles

Create a fund/scholarship for local youth to pursue higher education

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

Donate a percentage of profits to an environmental cause

Purchase certified highly efficient appliances

Provide a social or environmental product or service

Exceed federal and state regulations for your industry

Install a filtered water tap

Have accessible green space

Provide a third party for conflict resolution

Donate surplus meals and edible food items

Use chlorine-free and FSC-certified paper products

Evaluate employee satisfaction

Sponsor an annual local sustainability event

Purchase 100% recycled or FSC-certified paper

Arrange workspace for natural sunlight

Select used or recycled office equipment and furniture

Hold at least one volunteer day a year

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

Implement a sustainability process for meetings and events

Develop an office thermostat policy

Conduct exit interviews

Ensure employees take breaks

Adhere to labor laws and practices

Implement an employee code of conduct policy

Replace light bulbs with LEDs

Install window coverings

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

Conduct regular cyber security checks

Place an employee on a sustainability event committee

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

Use reusable cleaning products

Print and copy double-sided

Hold shareholder meetings

Implement a conflict of interest policy

Train employees on cyber and data security procedures

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