Provide a living wage for all employees

Provide a comprehensive benefits package

Operate in a certified green building

Establish an employment pathway program for local youths

Provide 12 weeks paid family leave

Compost food waste

Implement a green procurement policy

Prioritize working with minority-owned and local businesses

Transition to 50% or more remote work

Provide equitable pay and leadership opportunities for women

Sponsor local conservation efforts

Complete a consumption and waste audit

Implement a comprehensive recycling program

Purchase carbon offsets

Have EV charging stations on-site

Conduct quality checks on products and services

Choose a building with easy public transit access

Provide regular formal employee reviews

Build a diverse executive leadership team

Create a detailed risk management plan

Eliminate all single-use kitchenware

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste

Offset unavoidable travel emissions

Donate a percentage of profits to an environmental cause

Administer company-wide sustainability training

Provide a social or environmental product or service

Provide transit passes or funds

Buy certified energy efficient office equipment

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

Establish a diversity, equity, and inclusion policy

Provide a third party for conflict resolution

Use chlorine-free and FSC-certified paper products

Measure carbon footprint

Evaluate employee satisfaction

Purchase 100% recycled or FSC-certified paper

Arrange workspace for natural sunlight

Designate preferred carpool and EV parking spaces

Hold at least one volunteer day a year

Place plants throughout the office

Use a sustainable web hosting service

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

Have on-site bike racks

Ensure employees take breaks

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

Install window coverings

Encourage employee carpools

Evaluate feedback about violations of ethics and conduct policy

Purchase recycled toner cartridges

Use paperless billing

Evaluate stakeholder satisfaction through feedback systems

Implement an employee feedback system

Conduct regular cyber security checks

Eliminate unnecessary internal paper usage

Repurpose unused office items

Commit to receiving and acting on customer feedback

Donate used clothing and furniture

Create a community engagement team

Recycle used toner cartridges

Develop a paper reduction policy

Switch entirely to rechargeable batteries

Use recycled office supplies

Use a shared printer

Establish a clear governance structure

Implement a sensitive information protection policy

Communicate pricing and services transparently

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