25-74% of company vehicles are electric

Offer employee incentive programs for the purchase of electric and hybrid vehicles

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.

Source 100% of energy from a third-party renewable power provider

Use a tankless or otherwise highly efficient home hot water heater

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

Compost your home food waste

Use an alternative/natural refrigerant (non-HFC) with a global warming potential less than or equal to 10 for your home refrigerators, freezers, and HVAC systems

Implement a sustainability process and standard for all meetings, conferences, and events

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

Use a hybrid personal vehicle

Meet if not exceed Federal and State regulations for your industry

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

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

Perform a yearly assessment of all suppliers/vendors’ environmental and social practices in comparison to your company’s commitments

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

Carve out a “no meetings” day during the work week

Properly recycle all household waste according to your local regulations

Purchase and serve 75-100% local, organic, and fair trade food and drink

Prioritize working with business partners, service providers, etc. that are women-led, minority-owned and local small businesses

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

Arrange the workspace to take advantage of areas with natural sunlight

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

Purchase or lease used or recycled office equipment and furniture

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)

Construct a vegetable garden on roof, facility grounds, or a communtiy garden in close proximity to the office

Evaluate your company’s social and community footprint including diversity of supply chain, demographic of suppliers, and physical and financial impact of operations on local community

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

Provide fair and appropriate breaks for workers based on hours worked and enforce a strict policy that they must take them

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

Purchase produce in-season from local farmer’s markets or co-ops

When working from an alternative location (not home office) walk or bike

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

Work with a food recovery service to donate surplus meals, stock and other edible food items to reduce waste.

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

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

Encourage employee carpools

Significantly limit the amount of physical marketing materials you produce

Complete a consumption and waste audit to help identify and quantify the items your business acquires, uses, and discards

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

Replace regular light bulbs with LED bulbs

Establish a paperless billing program for your customers

Have accessible green space somewhere onsite or in close proximity to grounds

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

Use concentrated home cleaning products

Choose paperless billing with vendors, business partners, and suppliers when possible

Eliminate unnecessary paper usage as much as possible including forms, contracts, meeting agendas and materials, proofs, and drafts

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

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

Use reusable cleaning products such as sponges or towels instead of paper towels throughout your home

Purchase home paper towels and toilet paper made from 50-100% recycled materials

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

Locate home office in room with ample windows to take advantage of daylighting

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

Recycle or sell your used toner cartridges

Designate carpool, hybrid, and EV parking spaces that are in preferred areas of your parking lot (e.g. closer to the building entrance or covered)

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

Eliminate the use of disposable batteries and switch entirely to rechargeable

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

Use air-filtering plants throughout the office

Print and copy double-sided only

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

Use a sustainable web hosting service

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

Reuse, sell, or donate used or unneeded furniture, equipment, and office supplies

Use virtual meeting platforms to replace travel when possible

Add shades/window covering to reduce heat gain

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

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

Opt out of receiving home junk mail

Create a board that is diverse and inclusive, made up of members with differences in thought, perspective, cultural and geographical background, age, ethnicity, race, gender, knowledge & skills–representative of the community and stakeholders

Create and implement an employee code of conduct

Minimize air conditioning usage through natural ventilation by opening windows

Purchase trash liners made from 50-100% recycled materials

Use ceiling fans in place of air conditioning when possible

Reduce “vampire loads” by unplugging appliances when not in use

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

Use ceiling fans and windows in place of air conditioning

Donate used clothing and furniture

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

Complete the GBB getting started steps

Populate your company’s sustainability accomplishments in your profile

Announce your commitment to GBB to all employees

Use natural odor elimination

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

Eliminate the use of disposable batteries throughout your home and switch entirely to rechargeable