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Xavier Creative House
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Committed Since:
1115

GBB Points

11

Accomplishments

1

Commitments

1115

Total Points Earned

All Initiatives
Prerequisites
5 points
Community & Society
86 points
Workplace & Culture
186 points
Transportation
117 points
Consumption & Waste
272 points
Water Use
59 points
Energy & Emissions
270 points
Work from Home
120 points

All Initiatives

These initiatives encompass a comprehensive range of sustainability strategies implemented to reduce environmental impact and promote social responsibility. They address key areas such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, sustainable transportation, fostering an equitable workplace, and supporting community well-being. Each initiative is designed to tackle specific environmental, social, or economic challenges, helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals while contributing to a more sustainable future. Initiatives are listed by completion date, each contributing to the overall score and GBB certification level.

Initiative

Category

Become a completely remote company, requiring no office space or regular transportation to/from work

Transportation

Own/lease a business space that has a green building certification such as LEED, BREEAM, Green Globes, WELL, Energy Star, Green Star, or another standard in your area.

Energy & Emissions

Upgrade from older fluorescent T12, T8 and T5 lamps to LED alternatives

Energy & Emissions

Use a tankless or otherwise highly efficient hot water heater

Energy & Emissions

Purchase 25-49% of products and services from sustainability-certified or Green Business Benchmark vendors

Consumption & Waste

Provide 20 weeks paid family leave policy accessible to all employees

Workplace & Culture

Install a smart irrigation controller that uses weather or soil moisture data to irrigate appropriately

Water Use

Complete a consumption and waste audit

Consumption & Waste

Optimize your on-premise servers and business systems by ensuring the hardware is up-to-date and energy efficient

Energy & Emissions

Create an executive leadership team with women, minorities, and people from underrepresented communities in top leadership roles

Workplace & Culture

Plant native, regionally-friendly plants to minimize water use and impact on local habitat

Water Use

After completing the energy audit/assessment, develop a comprehensive energy use and conservation plan

Energy & Emissions

Buy home office electronics that are energy efficient, ENERGY STAR, EPEAT, ROHS, etc.

Work from Home

Eliminate all single-use paper, styrofoam or plastic cups, plates, and utensils in the kitchen area. Use reusable mugs, dishes, and silverware instead

Consumption & Waste

Schedule regular maintenance on company vehicles to ensure each vehicle is operating as efficiently as possible to reduce emissions

Transportation

Provide a product or service, as part of your company’s core strategy, that delivers a social or environmental benefit and/or focuses on an underserved part of the community.

Community & Society

Provide a benefits package that meets the needs of employees, and is well-defined, accessible and transparent to all workers

Workplace & Culture

Provide a living wage for all employees, at all levels of the organization including both full time and part time workers

Workplace & Culture

Properly recycle all household waste according to your local regulations

Work from Home

Choose a pest control service that minimizes the use of toxic pesticides

Consumption & Waste

Install a programmable thermostat to automate your HVAC or A/C system

Energy & Emissions

Prioritize local, organic, and fair trade food

Consumption & Waste

Define, institute, and clearly communicate a policy to prioritize employee diversity, equity, and inclusion

Workplace & Culture

Donate surplus meals and edible food items

Consumption & Waste

Implement a supplier code of conduct policy

Consumption & Waste

Assess your vendors’ procurement practices

Consumption & Waste

Purchase all office paper products made from 50-100% recycled materials

Consumption & Waste

Arrange the workspace to take advantage of areas with natural sunlight

Energy & Emissions

Purchase offsets for the travel emissions and in-person work days that can’t be reduced

Transportation

Purchase or lease used or recycled office equipment and furniture

Consumption & Waste

Philanthropically donate a percentage of your revenue or profits and/or company time to an environmental cause

Community & Society

Reserve at least one day a year when your company volunteers for local environmental or community projects (e.g., Habitat for Humanity, Earth Day, Save a Tree)

Community & Society

Optimize the color of your outside walls and the roof for your climate

Energy & Emissions

Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified or similarly highly efficient appliances

Energy & Emissions

Implement a sustainability process for meetings and events

Consumption & Waste

Have a clearly defined policy that specifies how you will screen partners and vendors to ensure that their business operations are socially responsible and eco-friendly

Community & Society

Provide equitable opportunities to ensure women have equal access to employment, leadership roles, and pay

Workplace & Culture

Institute a policy for providing training, certification, and professional development opportunities to employees

Workplace & Culture

Grow an at-home or community food garden

Work from Home

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste materials including batteries, paint and chemicals, lightbulbs, aerosol cans, and electronics

Consumption & Waste

Purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to off-set any emissions related to energy consumption

Energy & Emissions

Properly dispose of all household hazardous waste materials including batteries, paint and chemicals, lightbulbs, aerosol cans, and electronics

Work from Home

Install a filtered water tap or water bottle refill station that provide high-quality drinking water

Water Use

Become an annual sponsor, making a substantial contribution to a meaningful event promoting sustainability in your area

Community & Society

Conduct an energy assessment/audit to pinpoint specific areas of energy use and waste

Energy & Emissions

Ensure all windows and doors are properly installed, functioning, maintained, and weather-stripped, etc.

Energy & Emissions

Encourage employee carpools

Transportation

Significantly limit the amount of physical marketing materials you produce

Consumption & Waste

Use environmentally-friendly, non-toxic, bio-based cleaning products

Consumption & Waste

Replace regular light bulbs with LED bulbs

Energy & Emissions

Ensure there are no harmful VOCs or chemical fumes in building furnishings, coverings, and walls including paint, curtains/blinds, carpet, flooring, and furniture

Workplace & Culture

Undergo regular and complete check-ups and maintenance of your HVAC or A/C system

Energy & Emissions

Use paperless billing

Consumption & Waste

Buy electronics that are energy efficient, EPEAT, ROHS, etc.

Energy & Emissions

Regularly evaluate employee satisfaction through interviews, surveys, or calculation of employee net promoter score

Workplace & Culture

Weatherize your home by ensuring all windows and doors in your home are properly installed, functioning, maintained, weather-stripped, etc.

Work from Home

Establish company-wide local community volunteer days and create a company-wide challenge to see who can volunteer in the community at a green event the most throughout the year

Work from Home

Eliminate unnecessary paper usage

Consumption & Waste

Repurpose or donate unused office items

Consumption & Waste

Administer company-wide employee training on sustainability efforts both at work and at home

Workplace & Culture

Conduct exit interviews to gain insights on company culture and operations and make improvements based on feedback

Workplace & Culture

Give opportunity for all employees to provide feedback of any kind and feel secure and empowered to do so

Workplace & Culture

Replace all traditional bulbs with LED bulbs throughout your home work space

Work from Home

Use eco-friendly, bio-based, non-toxic home cleaning products

Work from Home

Administer company-wide employee training on sustainability efforts related to home offices and general life practices

Work from Home

Use natural light throughout 75% of the day instead of overhead lights

Work from Home

Place a company employee on the organizing committee for a sustainability event

Community & Society

Become an active member, either by serving on the board, donating or volunteering time for an organization that continually works to improve the environment

Community & Society

Recycle or sell your used toner cartridges

Consumption & Waste

Purchase recycled or remanufactured toner cartridges

Consumption & Waste

Develop a paper reduction policy that clearly defines when and how items should be printed

Consumption & Waste

Change your HVAC or A/C filters every six months or more frequently as is recommended by filter type

Energy & Emissions

Regularly test your irrigation system to ensure proper configuration, optimized watering schedule, and eliminate overwatering and waste

Water Use

Reduce junk mail by removing your organization’s name from national direct marketing databases

Consumption & Waste

Switch entirely to rechargeable batteries

Consumption & Waste

Use reusable cleaning products such as towels and sponges, eliminating paper towels

Consumption & Waste

Use air-filtering plants throughout the office

Workplace & Culture

Print and copy double-sided only

Consumption & Waste

Make your business’ sustainability efforts a central part of your message by filling out and linking to your GBB Public Profile and publishing your sustainability commitment on your website

Community & Society

Use a sustainable web hosting service

Energy & Emissions

Choose bio-based, reused, recycled, recyclable, or FSC certified boxes and bags for shipping

Consumption & Waste

Use virtual meeting platforms to replace travel when possible

Transportation

Communicate your social responsibility initiatives with customers and other stakeholders in a way that clearly defines your company values, policies, objectives and actual performance

Community & Society

Provide regular formal review, linked to a comprehensive development plan, with clear and constructive feedback to all employees

Workplace & Culture

Require all business leaders to be trained in, maintain current knowledge of, and commit to complying with the company’s environmental, social and employee wellbeing policies and practices

Workplace & Culture

Add shades/window covering throughout your home to reduce heat gain

Work from Home

Change your home HVAC or A/C filters every 90 days-6 months maximum as is recommended by your filter thickness and type

Work from Home

Reduce vampire loads by unplugging non-essential electrical appliances when not in use

Work from Home

Plant native, region-friendly plants in your home garden

Work from Home

Opt out of receiving home junk mail

Work from Home

Designate an employee as community engagement leader or create a community engagement team

Community & Society

Minimize air conditioning usage through natural ventilation by opening windows

Energy & Emissions

Purchase trash liners made from 50-100% recycled materials

Consumption & Waste

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

Workplace & Culture

Use ceiling fans in place of air conditioning when possible

Energy & Emissions

Assist at least one other business in learning about sustainability, social responsibility, and environmental business efforts and encourage them to join GBB

Community & Society

Commit to inviting, receiving and acting upon customer and community feedback in a welcoming and constructive way at all times.

Community & Society

Donate used clothing and furniture

Work from Home

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

Prerequisites

Complete the GBB getting started steps

Prerequisites

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

Prerequisites

Populate your company’s sustainability accomplishments in your profile

Prerequisites

Announce your commitment to GBB to all employees

Prerequisites

Use natural odor elimination

Workplace & Culture

Relax the office dress code to allow for attire that doesn’t require dry cleaning

Workplace & Culture