Provide a living wage for all employees

Provide a comprehensive benefits package

Have a four-day work week

Install energy efficient windows

Provide 12 weeks paid family leave

Provide equitable pay and leadership opportunities for women

Institute a professional development policy

Upgrade and optimize on-premise servers

Implement a comprehensive recycling program

Conduct quality checks on products and services

Conduct regular maintenance on vehicles

Install a programmable thermostat

Choose a building with easy public transit access

Plant native ground coverings

Provide regular formal employee reviews

Plant native, regionally-friendly plants

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste

Use a drip irrigation system

Construct an on-site garden

Purchase certified highly efficient appliances

Administer company-wide sustainability training

Provide a social or environmental product or service

Exceed federal and state regulations for your industry

Install a filtered water tap

Regularly replace HVAC filters

Provide an annual public sustainability report

Have accessible green space

Seal, weather-strip, and maintain all windows

Evaluate employee satisfaction

Conduct a water usage audit

Purchase 100% recycled or FSC-certified paper

Use a non-toxic pest control service

Apply solar window film

Hold at least one volunteer day a year

Use a sustainable web hosting service

Have on-site bike racks

Develop an office thermostat policy

Conduct exit interviews

Ensure employees take breaks

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 discrimination and harassment policy

Keep accounting accurate and up-to-date

Disclose business practices and financial statements to stakeholders

Install window coverings

Fairly compensate board members

Evaluate feedback about violations of ethics and conduct policy

Purchase recycled toner cartridges

Schedule regular HVAC & A/C maintenance

Use paperless billing

Evaluate stakeholder satisfaction through feedback systems

Implement an employee feedback system

Conduct regular cyber security checks

Conduct regular irrigation system checks

Commit to receiving and acting on customer feedback

Create a community engagement team

Recycle used toner cartridges

Develop a paper reduction policy

Print and copy double-sided

Use a shared printer

Document board meetings

Hold shareholder meetings

Implement a board member election process

Implement a policy for removing board members

Establish a clear governance structure

Communicate pricing and services transparently

Hold employee competitions for most volunteer hours

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